Have a great evening.
SCOTT CAM: Previously...
It was a bloody great start to a Monday.
.. in a first ever on The Block, a body corp was called in week two.
LEAH: Who are we waiting on?
It was like dropping a little stick of dynamite
in the middle of the table.
(BOTH LAUGH)
I called it. GIAN: Yep.
I don't know whether people know the rules and that
about people coming on site and being inducted.
Emotions ran high...
Your dad was there. Has he been inducted?
He hasn't been inducted. STEPH: Not been inducted.
And did you pay him? If he's on site, we're paying him.
We just lost our builder. Yep.
LEAH: We've all got hard weeks... Yeah.
..and all hard days.
But Leah didn't back down.
I just don't want that to be the excuse
where we're now bending the rules.
Yep. (SLURPS)
STEPH: I've never had to think
that I had to sack a builder, get a new builder.
I was... I was stressed.
LEAH: I think we all just needed to be reminded of the rules.
And new rivalries were formed.
Can I just explain why I...
KYLE: Yeah, but you're not letting anyone else explain!
Tonight, the focus is back to building their studios.
This is called Marco. It's a boy.
Marco will be sleeping with me tonight and from hereon in.
While some teams speed ahead...
Looking good. You boys are not playing around, eh?
..others are faced with nothing but problems.
I don't even know how it's possible. It's harder to get wrong than right.
I'm alarmed. "It's bad. I'm really worried."
Also, Leah is pushed to the limit.
I am so unbelievably desperate for a plasterer tomorrow.
Are we even going to get there for tools down?
This will break me.
And Gian gets himself into a dangerous situation.
GIAN: This ceiling is hanging by a ladder.
(GULL CRIES) (THUNDER CRACKS)
It's a lovely morning in Hampton East but in house two...
Morning.
..Ash has woken up on the wrong side of the bed.
After the body corp yesterday, I woke up in a bit of a...
not great mood.
I didn't really like the way Kyle handled that meeting.
KYLE: You didn't have a chance to speak to them before now?
Can I just explain why I...
Yeah, but you're not letting anyone else explain!
Like, he was just... Sort of yelling.
..eye daggers at me the whole time. Raising his voice.
I left there and I didn't say anything
but I will be bringing something up.
Oh, stop it. Oh, I don't know. Stay tuned.
Oooh, damn drama in The Block!
A million miles away from that drama
and after winning the first room reveal last Sunday...
Kyle and Leslie!
..house one's Kyle and Leslie
got to enjoy a lovely winter's getaway to Camelot,
the joint I was lucky enough to renovate last year.
Cheers. KYLE: Cheers.
Camelot was delightful. Yeah, I loved Scotty's place.
Really enjoyed it, had a lovely dinner.
Welcome to the first 'winners are grinners' dinner on Monday.
PRODUCER: I believe there was a VIP guest in attendance too.
I didn't know we were talking openly in the yard about our VIP guest.
Yeah, we had a surprise guest join us.
You know you can do it really quietly
because they can still hear you. (WHISPERS) So...
Just saying, because the people out in the yard don't need to hear you.
Right. OK.
Just the people at home need to hear you.
(WHISPERS) So, Danny Wallis joined us.
SCOTT: It's one of our neighbours. Oh!
Hello.
Danny Wallis. Familiar face.
SCOTT: Danny Wallis is a valuable contact to have,
having purchased over $40 million worth of Block houses.
3.8. Sold.
4.4. Sold.
4 million. Sold. Congratulations.
(CHEERING AND APPLAUSE)
He sat down for quite a while,
gave us some insight into what he looks for.
Obviously, he's bought several properties
over several years on the show.
So that was a real advantage for us.
Have you got any last bit of advice?
All good parties are in the kitchen. BOTH: Yeah.
You've got to win the kitchen. Yeah.
PRODUCER: Did you tell all the other contestants about what happened?
No. We weren't, like...
That sounds so 'gameplay-ey' but, you know, it's not.
You can guarantee people are gonna go on winners' dinners
and people are probably not gonna share.
SCOTT: Yep, it pays to be a winner.
And this morning, Kyle and Leslie are returning to the Block
bright-eyed and bushy-tailed, ready to get stuck into their studio.
She's back!
PRODUCER: Nice time in the country? Yeah, lovely.
I took my chariot and I went to Camelot.
(LAUGHTER)
SCOTT: At 97 square metres,
house one are presenting the biggest space on the Block this week.
Their freestanding studio is almost double the size of the other houses
and will include two separate rooms.
The first will be styled as a bedroom with decorative arch features
and the second will be a zen workout space
with exercise equipment and Pilates reformer.
# Just keep walking! #
Straight back into it.
Matty, what's going on?
Matty. We're back.
How good's this look!
Far out.
Looking good. You boys have been hard at it.
Double the space means double the work,
so Kyle and Leslie waste no time.
Looking forward to... Putting on the work boots.
..suiting up and... (LAUGHS)
..getting insulation in and really trying to smash out
what's probably gonna be a pretty big day.
(STRAINS) Get in there.
I like putting in insulation. It can get itchy.
Did you hear that? He does like insulation.
Because you know why?
It feeds into his cutting everything...
OCD, yeah. It does. ..perfectly into each square, so...
There's no better feeling than looking at a space and going,
"I reckon it's about this big and then..." (WHISTLES)
(EXCLAIMS) In it goes.
PRODUCER: "There is no better feeling..."
(LAUGHS)
When it comes to installing insulation.
Obviously there's other better feelings in the world.
(LAUGHS)
You said it, dude. (LAUGHS)
('FUNKYTOWN' BY PSEUDO ECHO PLAYS)
SCOTT: Over in house three
and Kristy and Brett have just passed their framing inspection.
Well, we can start insulating, guys. Yes!
Kristy and Brett's studio is connected to their house
but will have its own access point.
This week's room is located on the first floor.
It will be styled with a combined bedroom and office space,
built-in cabinetry along the wall that'll include a desk
and kitchenette.
So, today's main focus is to get the insulation put up
and ready to go for Wednesday.
It is critical to get it done today
because if we don't, we're not gonna be able to plaster tomorrow
and we are going to be in a sticky situation.
And Kristy is drawing on her experience as a project manager
to keep everything running smoothly.
This morning, our deliveries arrived so we all had gyprock.
It does come in house order,
so, being number three,
we would have to get through five and four's delivery
before we'd be able to get ours off the truck,
so I kind of teed everyone up saying our team will help your team.
So, if we help you guys in house five unload,
then you help our guys in house three back in?
MAN: Yeah, that's fine. We'll help you, you help us?
Sweet. We'll get it going.
We'll help each other out. Nice.
BRETT: And one kicker to that. Ours...
The stitch-up that they didn't know.
So we've helped them and they're very happy.
And it's time to help us and we were upstairs
and they're going up a scaff and through a window.
So, thanks, guys.
(LAUGHS)
MAN: Big Deano's copping the...
Oh! Oi, oi...
Definitely got the better end of the deal. Yep.
While house three are totally in control,
next door in house two, the mood is a little more frantic.
Today, we are a little bit stressed, a little bit under the pump.
We had a gyprocker that came this morning
and he didn't have the right insurance,
so we had to say bye-bye to them.
So, we need to get a gyprocker. That's the problem.
My name is Leah.
I'm just on The Block this season
and I am so unbelievably desperate for a plasterer tomorrow.
Like, unbelievably.
I've never been more desperate in my life.
MAN: (ON PHONE) No, sorry, I can't help you.
House two's studio is located outside of their main house.
They plan to present a multifunctional space this week.
At one end, the freestanding studio
will feature a kitchenette and a dining area
and at the other end, a lounge area
that can easily transform into a bedroom
thanks to their pulldown murphy bed.
But none of that will be possible
if they can't get gyprock on the walls tomorrow.
OK, next person.
MAN: (ON PHONE) We are absolutely chockers.
Oh...
But, like, how chockers?
Maybe, like, one day wouldn't hurt.
MAN: (ON PHONE) Can't do it. Oh...
We are so busy at this moment. I don't have time.
MAN: (ON PHONE) Sorry.
(SIGHS)
We were starting to get really, really stressed...
Yep. ..about this.
PRODUCER: How is it so hard to find a plasterer?
I don't know. I honestly don't know.
Please? It's a pretty cool room.
I know it's asking a lot.
I just... Truly, truly just want...
MAN: (ON PHONE) Yeah. ..you to dig deep.
So many things to go wrong and it all goes wrong.
DAN: I think you're up the creek right now.
I'm far, far up the creek.
I can't swim. I'm drowning.
I actually just...
This will break me.
(GULL CRIES) (THUNDER CRACKS)
# We've got a lotta, lotta, lotta, lotta work to do
# Today we're working for the man... #
SCOTT: Studio week is in full swing and the pressure is on
as the Blockheads are facing the added challenge of a short work week.
# Got a deadline to meet... #
So, due to public holidays, this is a four-day power tool week,
so, I mean, thinking about the demo we need to do
as well as reframing and fitting off a house,
there's a fair bit to do.
House four are the only team whose studio is located
in the original part of the house,
which means they have the most work to do when it comes to framing up,
so they're currently lagging a little behind.
Yo. What's going on? So, heaps to do.
I guess we're just focusing on sheeting the floor and the walls...
Wall framing and the walls.
At the end of the day, it has to be fully framed.
Great. Framed.
Ready for roughing in and plaster tomorrow. Good.
But the mood with their new builders is sombre this morning
after yesterday's revelation
that they wouldn't be sticking around for long.
So, I met with Doug and Chris.
They just let me know that they can't give the full commitment
for the full 11 weeks,
so we've got them for two weeks.
STEPH: We're just constantly behind! Constantly!
And obviously, the builders aren't helping,
as in the fact that we, like, you know, are not gonna have a builder.
I swear, I'm just dying! I'm, like, "I need a builder..."
Good thing was,
Leah and Ash's builder always said to us that he had someone.
Their builder's... Rob's amazing.
So, today, Steph and Gian are pinning their hopes
that house two builder Rob's mate Jack
will sign on as their third new builder.
The light at the end of our tunnel. Hey, guys.
How are you? Gian. Pleasure to meet you, Jack.
Steph. How are you? Nice to meet you.
Thank you so much for this recommendation.
ROB: No problem. GIAN: We met with Jack today.
Yeah, Rob introduced us to him.
Obviously they're mutual friends.
And where are you over here? Just here.
Yeah, we are neighbours.
Just right there, so we are neighbours.
So we can have a bit of a battle. (OTHERS LAUGH)
Yeah. Yeah.
Let's have a look, eh? So we've got...
This is our front render.
GIAN: He wanted to understand what it was like,
understand what house we were developing
and actually meet us as people.
Yeah, does he like our aesthetic? Yeah.
What is the scope of work?
We got a good vibe from him. Yeah.
Tomorrow, he's gonna give us the final yes or no.
So where's the bathroom you started? We just did that.
We finished our bathroom. We just finished our bathroom.
And we'll be doing that... Yeah.
We're super grateful for DS Build. DS.
The fact that we can have them just for this week,
just to complete this room and... Yeah.
..potentially have Jack starting next week.
We've got ten weeks left of The Block and we're happy to...
to just start going up the hill.
Yeah, definitely.
(LAUGHS) Yeah.
SCOTT: Next door in house five
and after a quiet day without their builders yesterday,
the team are back on site today,
with Eliza offering up words of encouragement.
Keep at it, lads.
Pick up the pace.
Good... Great work.
Coffees are coming.
Main focus today is making decisions
around, you know, blinds, doors
and then start thinking about what you need to buy styling-wise.
House five's studio space is detached from the rest of their house.
They're planning to present it
as a combined bedroom and work-from-home space,
with inbuilt desk, kitchenette and sofa bed.
So, with heaps of styling needed, Liberty's off to the shops.
Oh, my goodness.
So, I went to Freedom today to purchase a couch.
Oh, doesn't this look so luxurious!
Oh, my god, I get so overwhelmed coming here
'cause I love it so much.
I love everything
and I feel like I'm gonna blow all my budget just on one room.
This is my dream!
I spent most of my time running around the store,
building some pillow forts,
lifting up some things to see how strong I was,
having a couple of naps...
But also picked out some great furniture for our studio space.
It's actually really comfy.
I feel like sofa beds are normally a bit (BLEEP),
like, they're not very comfy, but this is actually really comfy.
I'm actually not sure if it's gonna fit in the room
because I didn't, in fact, take measurements before I went.
I'm not very good at the whole, like, measurement thing
and, like, what fits in the space.
SCOTT: Uh, yeah, we've noticed that.
Oh, hang on... That doesn't look very good.
Is it supposed to click like that?
Christ. Never give us a measuring tape ever again.
Our space is huge.
Like, we've basically got the whole space to put this couch.
It's not a good strategy not to measure your room
before you go furniture shopping
for the furniture that's gonna be in your room,
but I'm hoping for the best... and expecting the worst.
('JUMP AROUND' BY HOUSE OF PAIN PLAYS)
Over in house three, Kristy and Brett's studio is tracking well.
KRISTY: So, all of our gyprock's all up now?
All up there through that fricken roof.
That was great. That's amazing.
# Jump! Jump! #
PRODUCER: How are you feeling today? I'm feeling good.
We're gonna go to meet the real estate agent today
from Belle Property,
off site, so no-one can steal them,
so I'm pretty excited about that
because I get to go through a Hampton East house.
The aim of the game on The Block is to sell houses,
so locking in a good real estate agent is a must.
Hi! Nice to see you. I'm Sam.
Kristy. Nice to see you. Kristy, nice to see you.
PRODUCER: How did you find this agent?
So, we, actually, day one of entering the Block
like, as we were driving into Charming Street,
we had an agent walk across the road put a sold sticker on a house.
We kind of waved her over.
Hello. How are you?
What did that sell for? How much did it sell for?
We found that they were one of the biggest agents within Hampton,
so we actually ended up asking for her card.
Oh, nice. Nice.
Do you have a card? Oh...
(LAUGHS) Yeah, we'll get that off you.
It was a little bit of a...
What is it? Serendipity? Yeah.
SAM: Yeah, so we had the auction on Saturday.
2.5 million. 2.55, to be precise. Right.
This... In a quiet street, though, similar to where you are...
Yes. ..it's probably $1 million more.
Yeah.
It was good to go through there
and to kind of get a better understanding
from the agents of what the market wants,
if they've got any suggestions.
But this is really, really good.
Obviously entertaining space out there
and then you've got a lovely kitchen, stove, benchtops.
This is... Lots of storage.
Yeah, lots of storage.
You've got a self-cleaning pool out the back there.
So it's very compact, low-maintenance. Mm-hm.
Yeah, they did give some great advice too...
They did.
..to how we would decide to go with a couple of the rooms in our house.
Thank you very much. Lovely to meet you.
See you on the Block soon. Sounds good. Cheers. Thanks, guys.
Thanks very much. So we called them this afternoon.
I think we'd only just got down the street.
Hello, Kristy.
After meeting with you,
we just wanted to see what your thoughts would be in locking it in,
to sell our house.
Well, we'd love to work with you. Wouldn't we, Jules?
JULIAN: 100%. Let's do it.
BRETT: Awesome. Let's go, guys. Thanks, guys.
Stars aligned... Yeah.
..for the universe, you know.
The signs. Saved us looking too.
Yeah. Just grab anyone on the street.
"You'll do." "Do you want to sell this place, mate? Yeah, go on."
(LAUGHS)
SCOTT: Coming up...
LEAH: I can't believe this.
..Leah hits panic stations.
I can't even explain the desperation I'm in right now.
And later...
I'm concerned in a lot of places. ELIZA: Uh-huh.
..Dan finds a big issue in house five.
I don't even know how it's possible. It's harder to get wrong than right.
I'm alarmed.
(GULL CRIES) (THUNDER CRACKS)
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('MUSIC FOR A SUSHI RESTAURANT' BY HARRY STYLES PLAYS)
SCOTT: Studio week is forging ahead and the deliveries are rolling in.
I got it.
Crazy to think I'm gonna eat all this in a week.
In house four,
Steph and Gian are working on a key design feature for their room.
From the renders that we saw in house four,
we saw that there was always a fireplace, which was existing...
Mmm. ..in the plans
and we really wanted to make use of that.
We thought it would add a really nice element to the studio bedroom
but we thought it was gonna be an uphill battle given the short week,
so it came down to the decision of,
do we execute on the fireplace or do we just cover it up?
House four's studio will be styled as a bedroom
with a floating wall of cabinetry acting as a bedhead.
They'll also include a desk along the window
and if they move forward with the fireplace,
it'll be located on the side wall.
Steph's worried it'll be too much of a push
to get the working fireplace in time.
I just need some help today about the fireplace.
We won't be able to make it an operable fireplace.
We wouldn't be able to probably get it done in time,
so I'm wondering, can we make it decorative?
KEITH: Have you actually looked at making it operable?
I just don't...
DAN: I'd be trying to do it if I could. I would be too.
I'll be thinking about sale of the home.
GIAN: Yeah. Yeah, exactly.
Be nice to have an open fireplace in there.
'Cause you can buy, like, a carcass and it slots in
and then you build around it.
And then I just frame it. Yeah.
OK. OK.
The general consensus was
you'd be silly not to use the fireplace.
Yeah. So I needed to call Stoke and go, "What can you do?"
Steph has arranged a consult for the fireplace quick smart
to see what's possible to achieve in the short time frame.
Alright, guys, so, had a look at the fireplace.
Yep. Yes.
My recommendation is for what we call a DF700.
Yep. OK.
It's a nice little gas fireplace. Thank god.
Timber and plaster frame. Five-star energy rating.
Lovely. Remote control.
Wow. Nice and easy.
Yeah. Alright. All good.
So we've just gotta make sure... Yep.
..bang, everything's gonna run... Yep.
..according to plan... Yep.
..and then we'll be right. Thank you.
Alright? That's great news.
We're gonna get our fireplace in! It's gonna look good.
All good. Operable.
Selling point.
He's gonna come again tomorrow morning...
To install. ..to install.
This is music to our ears. I love it.
Alright. Thank you. Thanks, guys.
Not a problem at all.
SCOTT: Meanwhile, in house two,
Leah is still struggling to lock in a gyprocker.
This week, my only goal was
to get a really good solid team of gyprockers
and so I wanted to just lock somebody down.
But come Tuesday afternoon, I was losing a lot of hope.
I can't even explain the desperation I'm in right now.
I'm either getting no
or a yes, but then they come and they don't want to do the job
or they come and they don't have insurances or they just...
We had one guy...
Yeah, we had one guy who wanted to send four guys at 100 an hour.
He goes, "Normally it's 80
"but because it's The Block, it'll be 100."
It's just... It's complete...
It just doesn't work like that on The Block.
100 bucks? Alright. All good.
I've got to move on so fast on this.
Yeah, I appreciate your time.
I can't believe this!
I just know that everyone's gonna be plastering tomorrow.
Can't even... I just can't even...
Whoa. Are you a plasterer?
No, it's the one thing I won't do.
(LAUGHS)
Yep, there's lots of gyprock to go up in these big studios
and that means a lot of painting to do,
so Liberty and Gian are getting a lesson on the spray gun
from Kennards.
Those ski goggles look awesome. LIBERTY: Safety first.
Yep. (LAUGHS) Of course.
This is gonna make painting larger areas much quicker, much easier.
I hate painting, so anything that makes it easier...
Painting is horrendous.
Don't get me started on a rant about painting
'cause I won't be able to stop.
You will actually scream if something goes wrong.
Oh... You'll be, like...
(GLASS BREAKING SOUND EFFECT) Storm...
You're a real Nick Kyrgios when it comes to painting. Yep.
(TENNIS BALL BEING HIT SOUND EFFECT)
Fairly simple to use, so...
Turn it on.
And once this comes out... GIAN: Ready to go.
With any luck, if I step over here...
Oh! Yes! We're on here.
GIAN: I've never really sprayed before.
We know that as the rooms do get larger,
we are gonna need to spray to meet tools down deadline.
OK. Can I have a go? Who wants to have a go?
Go for it.
God help me.
Stand back. (LAUGHS) That was a good start.
Perfect. Is that alright?
Looks good to me. Yeah. Great.
That's gonna save that much time.
SCOTT: Back at house two
and in her search for a gyprocker, it looks like Leah will be in luck.
It's just for the one day.
It's just for one room.
MAN: (ON PHONE) Yes.
Can you... Do you think you'd be able to help?
That's amazing.
Oh, my god. I called the $100 guy back again.
I was, like, "Hey, I'm so desperate for a gyprocker."
Yeah, sorry, I completely... Yeah, I told you I'd be right back.
He's, like, "Yeah, I've spoken to you."
I was, like, "Oh, yeah... Gotta go."
"See you." (IMITATES STATIC) (LAUGHS)
PRODUCER: Awkward.
That was so... (LAUGHS)
Let's delete that number.
I feel like I've called everyone.
ASH: Me and my wife Leah are on The Block this year
and I'm just seeing if you can be a 'ledge' and help us out.
We've left it a little bit late
but we need someone to sheet tomorrow.
(MAN ON PHONE LAUGHS) Mmm.
Ben's, like, "Leave it with me. I'll try and sort something out."
He's got a group... like, a crew of six.
Your guy better come through
or it's an all-nighter, boys, again.
So then he actually called us later on
when we're in the middle of something.
I was, like, "I've gotta get the phone call."
(MOBILE PHONE RINGS) Are you actually joking?
That's probably a gyprocker. Can I get it?
PRODUCER: Sure. Yeah.
Hi. This is Ash.
MAN: (ON PHONE) Ben. How you going, mate?
Hey, mate. How are you? Yeah, good, thanks.
Ben, are you gonna come?
Yeah, mate. Yes!
You're a legend.
You are the best person in the world.
Yes! Ssss!
We were so excited. Yep.
Such a good day.
Block god. Done.
I've just got to text him our address.
Oh, I can't believe that's happened.
So happy at the end of the day.
We are on track. On top, baby.
We're gonna finish.
(GULL CRIES)
('BLOOD BROTHERS' BY AMY SHARK PLAYS)
SCOTT: It's a new day on the Block
and over in house four,
Gian's woken up with an extra spring in his step.
GIAN: Hello, girls. How are you? WOMAN: Hi.
Have you found a builder? Yeah, we did.
Yay! WOMAN: Oh, my god. That's so good.
So, Jack sent us a message
confirming that he was gonna be signing on as our builder
for the rest of the show, which is awesome.
You know, we... Happy days.
..at this point, we'll be going into the third week with a third builder
but we would've gained that much knowledge from...
Mm-hm. ..what to do and what not to do.
Mm-hm. PRODUCER: Third time's a charm?
Mmm. I think so.
Yay. You're back on track.
Yes, we are.
# Start walking... #
Over in house two, Leah and Ash are also in a great mood.
After searching for a crew of gyprockers all day yesterday,
this morning they've arrived.
This morning, we were stoked 'cause we had gyprockers.
Ben's coming in today.
Get inducted, get into it.
We're gonna smash the entire thing out.
Hello, I'm Leah. Ben. How are you? Ben.
Thank you so much for coming. No worries.
You have saved my entire life.
Do you reckon you can handle this one?
Yeah. (LAUGHS)
This is a nice easy room. Really easy. Yeah. Yeah.
"Hey, Ben. You're our saviour."
I was, like, "You've honestly saved my life. Thank you so much."
"Where's your WorkCover?"
Da-dow!
LEAH: Are you (BLEEP) serious?
Our bubble was popped... Yep.
..really quickly. So, all of a sudden, he's...
At 7:05, it was popped. Yeah.
The gyprocker didn't have his WorkCover.
No! (LAUGHS) Oh, you're joking.
You were that close.
This will break me.
How hard is it to get plaster on the walls?
The word 'gyprocker' is triggering me
'cause yesterday was absolute (BLEEP)fight.
It was a show. It was a show.
Yeah, then this morning it was still a show.
It's, like, how hard can it be?
So, all of a sudden,
we've gone from having five guys just to smash out a room
to one. One.
Because he's allowed to work without that...
'Cause Ben can work as a sole trader and that's what he did,
which is awesome of him not to just go, "See you."
The very worst case, I can start now.
I've got $10 million liability. I've got...
Yeah.
..everything, so can I start getting the battens up?
Even if it's plastered tomorrow, sanded Friday first thing...
PRODUCER: What's the roll-on effect, though, of the delay in plastering?
The delay... Is a lot.
..it just sets everything back. Yeah.
So...
It puts us into a position of
are we even going to get there for tools down in a couple of days?
Yeah.
I want it gyprocked and set today, please.
That's all I want.
Don't let him come back and set tomorrow or the next day.
Today, boys, otherwise you're on the trowels.
OK.
SCOTT: Over in house five, Eliza and Liberty are speeding ahead.
Their gyprockers worked late last night
and this morning Foreman Dan has stopped by
to check on their progress.
But he's a little worried.
Eliza. Yo.
Mate, I've just been looking around...
Yeah.
..and I'm concerned in a lot of places.
Uh-huh.
My major concern right now is up here.
That... Yeah, OK.
What has happened? Is that... Somehow, we've got this...
Like, I don't even know how it's possible.
It's harder to get wrong than right. Yeah.
Like, all these P50s, nothing's really lining up.
It should be flush with the jamb. We've got, like, 3mm, 4mm gaps.
Look over in the internals, it just...
So... I'm alarmed...
OK. ..about what I'm seeing, that's all. OK.
So, Dan came in and it was, like,
the most dramatic human you've ever seen in your life.
So he was, like, "I'm so concerned."
(LAUGHS) "So very, very concerned."
Well, I don't know if it's carpentry or plastering
but something's gone majorly wrong up here.
(DRAMATIC CLASSICAL MUSIC)
Things like nothing lines up...
The fact that the wall looks like a wave.
It's aligning back here... Yeah.
..and then somehow it's way off here.
Yep.
I'm totally confused how that's even possible. Yep. OK.
And, like, 'cause we don't know, it is...
(DRAMATICALLY) "Very, very, very concerning."
(LAUGHS)
"Like, this is supposed to be a multi-million-dollar house."
This is a multi-million-dollar home. Yeah.
"I don't even know how you would get this crap!"
Like, I don't even know how that's possible.
If I was a stress head influenced by that kind of thing,
I would've been, like, "We may as well not go on..."
(LAUGHS)
"..because the whole house is ruined."
That's how dramatic he was being.
I think Mark needs to be here looking over everything...
Yeah. ..to be honest with you.
Yeah.
Because right now, it's not looking very nice. OK. Yep.
So we got our builder on the line and he was, like,
"Yep, I know exactly what's happened and we can get it sorted easy."
But Dan was very concerned.
He's wording was, "It's bad. I'm really worried."
MARK: (ON PHONE) Nothing we can't fix.
We've got time up our sleeve. OK.
It's alright. Yeah.
Anyway, I do appreciate... Like, I'm glad he pointed it out.
I'm glad Dan pointed it out.
But he can go and (BLEEP) himself. (LAUGHS)
No, I'm kidding.
I'm kidding.
(GULL CRIES)
('ON THE LINE' BY SAN CISCO PLAYS)
SCOTT: With gyprock going up...
We've gotta get it high too.
..cabinetry going in... MAN: Whoo!
..and flooring going down,
the Blockheads' studios are starting to take shape.
Barely.
Have you eaten that whole entire thing this morning?
Yep. And I'm sorry, it's 9:07.
I need someone to remove the box.
But not that box. I'm not finished.
I'm out of control!
My body doesn't know what's going on.
We might need to start you on fasting.
Over in house three, Kristy and Brett have made great progress.
Half the room is almost complete
and I'm talking the walls are sheeted, they're flushed,
the flooring's going down.
You boys are not playing around, eh?
Wow!
House one are also kicking goals...
So, yeah, this is essentially the bedroom for the studio,
so the bed's gonna come out here.
So I think our plan for this week was to be painting Friday.
Yep. 'Cause it's a short week.
Short week, so... A public holiday.
..we were really trying to make the push to get sheets up,
get the base and the topcoat on.
But, yeah, midweek, we're happy with where we're at.
Mate, absolutely.
Even house two have managed to catch up
thanks to a herculean effort from their lone gyprocker Ben.
Looking good, Benny boy. Getting there.
LEAH: Today is gonna be OK. We're gonna get through it.
It'll be a push before tools down but we're gonna get it done.
We feel like we're back on top.
Over in house five
and with their build tracking well,
Liberty turns her attention to styling.
I had so much shopping to do.
I wanted to tick everything off.
Hanging plants.
Even just, like, greenery...
Yeah. Like, a vase. Yep.
House five's self-contained studio
will include a few different areas to style this week.
There's a sofa bed, study nook, kitchenette and a dining table.
There's so many things to think of with styling,
hence why I needed to go to so many homeware stores.
How are you? How are you? I'm Trudy.
Liberty. Nice to meet you. Welcome to Eadie.
Basically, I'm looking for a lot of styling for this space
in terms of desk, kitchenette, coffee table,
meeting table and couch.
Sort of that... Yep.
..next to it. Yep.
And that little fort is you there. Love that.
That looks great. God, that is so...
So that's tiger lily and patchouli.
I feel like a queen! (LAUGHS)
I'm going with the most divine throw.
It's basically like a man giving me a big warm hug.
So single that this is, like... Are you?
..the man that I need... But do you know what this is called?
This is called Marco. OK.
It's a boy. So this is my man.
This is a boy. Marco is my man. He's your man.
It's meant to be. Yeah, yeah.
So, Marco's coming home with me as well.
PRODUCER: Is Marco sleeping with you tonight?
Marco will be sleeping with me tonight and from hereon in.
SCOTT: Across town,
house two's Leah is also picking out some key styling items for her room.
I've come here to get some, like, just two occasional chairs
and I have fallen in love with absolutely every object.
I'm obsessed.
Wow.
Wow. That's awesome.
Wow.
Oh, wow.
Wow. Wow.
Camerich. Oh!
Never been there.
(LAUGHS) Sounds good, but. Very beautiful.
Oh, Camerich! Very...
Mmm. Very beautiful pieces in there.
Oh, yeah. Don't worry, I'm not dirty.
No, that's... I have not been doing...
I've not been doing any hard work today.
While Leah takes it easy...
Yeah, this is great.
..back at the Block, hard work is needed
and Dan's getting house four to start on some extensive demolition.
So we really need this section demoed ASAP...
Yep.
..'cause on Thursday, we're pouring the slab.
Yep.
Because I've given the contestants
the entire schedule upfront this year,
they need to work alongside the Block builders
to keep up with the demo needed each week
to make sure the whole build stays on track.
And then we're just gonna have to get rid of all of the subfloor...
Yep. ..ceiling and wall frames.
Yeah, yeah. All good.
I'll pull one of the apprentices and me and him can hack at it.
Done. Alright. All good.
Thank you, guys. Thank you.
JULIAN: Here we are.
Another year, another bunch of Blockheads.
SCOTT: The Block's resident architect Julian Brenchley
has arrived at house four
to have a chat with our first ever contestant architect, Steph.
I'm really excited. I'm gonna meet Julian Brenchley today.
I spent the night designing my updated plan
and I was excited to talk with him and collaborate.
Congratulations. Welcome. Thank you.
I really wanted to meet you. Yeah.
I just felt like there was a disconnect.
I want to see who designed the space and...
Here I am.
..understand what you thought about the space as well
and see how we can collaborate.
I was pleasantly surprised to find out
that there was a previous architect
who actually lived in the house before
and I just think this is a dynasty here
that means that I was clearly destined for this house.
She did all of this for the family...
Oh, wow. ..and so, as you know...
We have to...
..residential houses are so personal...
Yeah. ..and so particular.
Mm-hm. Yep.
But you're about winning competitions.
So, market appeal - that's what you're looking for.
Yeah, of course.
I was nervous because I didn't know how he would be feeling
about me proposing changes
and I want to be super respectful of him,
but he's quickly gonna understand that, like, I have a vision
and I'd do anything to sort of get there.
OK, so if I'm just changing the door here...
Yeah, that's fine. Put your doors wherever you want.
Yeah. OK. Right.
I just think it would be better if that was all open
instead of closing that off.
There would be too small a space. OK. Just put the doors there.
Yep. Then it's open. Yep. That's what I think.
There we go. We solved that. Yeah.
See, that was good. Yeah.
Collab, right? Collab!
(LAUGHS) It was very familiar.
These conversations are very natural to me.
I just need to know the confines and then you design accordingly.
And it's really great to meet Julian today
to finalise what my confines are.
So, yeah, once I've finalised those plans,
I'll send them off and he'll say yes or no.
I think you can see by even my demeanour
when I am, you know, working in that sort of space,
I feel comfortable because I'm planning, I've got time
and, yeah, The Block's not like that at all,
so there's a big differentiation between Steph as an architect
and what she does
and Steph on The Block and, like, "Argh!" (LAUGHS)
So, yeah.
Coming up...
(CRACKING) KEITH: Oh... (BLEEP).
We had a major issue.
..Gian gets himself into a very dangerous situation.
PRODUCER: What happened, Gian, with the ceiling, mate?
Oh, god. That was a doozy.
This ceiling is hanging by a ladder.
You've made everything unstable and not safe.
(GULL CRIES) (THUNDER CRACKS)
SCOTT: It's late afternoon, halfway through studio week
and after Foreman Dan instructed house four to do some demo,
rookie renovator Gian has got himself into a dangerous situation.
(CRACKING)
KEITH: What's that?
Oh... (BLEEP).
PRODUCER: What happened, Gian, with the ceiling, mate?
Oh, god. That was a doozy.
KEITH: What's happened here?
This ceiling is hanging by a ladder.
So, I was demoing the room next to the studio bedroom
and I was doing some work with the carpenters
and I was coming back and getting back to the demo
and I had made my way around the ceiling
and I had cut all the ceiling joists and...
Who does that!
..as I was cutting the last one, I realised, "Oh... (BLEEP).
"This ceiling is gonna come down."
I thought I'd cut all that out and then it would drop out...
but I didn't realise I snookered myself in here.
Dangerous, mate. Yeah, I just realised.
Like, really dangerous. Yeah.
Now, did you get advice from Dan, myself,
the builders or anything like that with cutting those joists?
No, I just heard everything has to come out, so I just went at it.
Yeah, we have to use methods, though, you know what I mean?
Yeah. It's not just cut and...
As you can see, mate, that falls on someone...
Yeah. ..they're in big trouble.
Yeah.
We've got a major issue.
Like, there's probably a couple of hundred kilos of weight.
That could've come down directly on your head,
you'd be in hospital at least.
It's not a great effort, man.
You've made everything unstable and not safe.
Keith saw it and I think he was more so questioning the size of my brain.
(LAUGHS)
Because he was, like, "What are you doing?"
So, like, in our SWMS and our procedures and stuff,
we talk about demolishing things in a sequence...
Yeah.
..and making sure we take things out, like, one by one.
SCOTT: As part of the safety protocol on site,
each team has to submit a SWMS, or Safe Work Method Statement,
which outlines how they will go about any high-risk construction
like demo of a roof safely.
KEITH: Did you actually look at your SWMS before you started?
No. Not today, no.
That's why we make them.
You're trying to rush and save time but you're creating a hazard
and something that's dangerous to yourself...
Yeah. ..and other people around you, yeah?
Yeah. And it's just... It's not cool.
For the next thing you're gonna pull down,
I need you to come and see Keith... Yeah.
..and talk through exactly what you're gonna do...
Yeah.
..because I'm not cool with that
and we need to make sure this doesn't happen again.
What were you thinking when you were cutting around?
I openly wasn't thinking.
That was really bad. That was REALLY bad.
That was really stupid.
(SIGHS)
SCOTT: So, now my builders have carefully removed
the dangerous ceiling frame,
Gian is embracing the whole safety-first idea.
Yep.
KEITH: What we'll do, I'll get you guys to write a new SWM,
how you're gonna do it safely... Yep.
..and then we'll sign it, you'll sign it and then we'll stick to that plan.
Cool. That's how we gonna do it in future.
OK. He's learning.
(LAUGHS) I do like demo.
Demo is fun. (LAUGHS)
It's actually really fun. But I just...
I think I overdid it this time. You're getting better.
Tried to bite off more than... I can chew.
..the world could chew.
SCOTT: As the sun sets on day three of studio week,
the Blockheads are still hard at it.
The last gear of the night...
As usual, approaching midnight,
as usual, they're doing the hard labour.
STEPH: And we just finished insulating.
Now we're just moving materials
'cause we know it's gonna rain tomorrow.
But while the other teams are focusing on the build,
neighbours in houses two and three are taking the opportunity to bond.
Leah and Ash actually had to demo their bedroom this week,
so they asked if they could come and stay at our house
'cause we had an extra bedroom.
BRETT: Mmm.
It's really nice having people that you get along with
and you can bounce ideas off.
It is really good to have, like, a close network.
But chat quickly turns to house one
and the tension that remains with Kyle
following the body corporate meeting on Monday.
I didn't really like the way Kyle handled that meeting.
Like, he's either here or he's here.
It was too forward or loud.
And I don't really speak to my wife like that,
so I don't really want other people to speak to her like that.
So, yeah, it pissed me off a bit.
Can I just explain why I...
KYLE: Yeah, but you're not letting anyone else explain!
I just wanted to go over and say,
"Hey, mate, do you feel like you're in line or out of line?
"If I spoke like that to Leslie, how would you feel?"
And I think if he said, "No, I spoke fine,"
then I'll just look at Leslie and yell at her, then.
Is that what you do?
BRETT: He (LAUGHS) hates you, eh? It seemed very personal.
Mmm. Yeah.
And I don't know why that would be. Yeah, I know.
I either need to bring something up or just cut it and not talk to him.
PRODUCER: So you didn't have your chance to have your chat with him?
No, I walked past him and, like, he didn't even look at me
and I was, like, "Something's going on."
Can I just also say something? Mmm.
Sure can.
(GRUFFLY) "All you do is talk! All you do is talk!"
(WOMEN LAUGH) Oi, kind of fair.
Mmm. Mmm. Mm-hm. (LAUGHS)
Anyway, look, he's gonna have to talk to me sooner or later.
It'll just get to a point where I'm just gonna be, like,
"Hey, are you right with me?"
It'll be, like, "Hey, do you want to fight this out?"
Just a quick punch on, hon. (LAUGHS)
The stakes could not be higher.
VOICEOVER: At Scotty's BBQ Bonanza.
$10,000 cash.
Cash money bebe.
$20,000 right here in my hot little hand.
(GROUP CHEERS) Yeah!
VOICEOVER: But..that's not all that's cooking.
Since the body corporate.. Can I just explain, why I..
But you're not letting anyone else explain.
I can't help but just confront it.
VOICEOVER: The big block grilling.
Have you got an issue with me?