for your company Hope you have a
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for your company Hope you have a fabulous week,
SCOTT: Last week...
The winner of week one on The Block by half a point
is Kyle and Leslie!
We won.
SCOTT: But that narrow win hasn't made them any friends.
(DRAMATIC MUSIC)
I'm a little bit surprised that it was as close as it was.
I just didn't think that the judges wanted to see vanilla
every bloody time.
SCOTT: Our blockheads had to finish the rest of their granny flats
but for Steph and Gian, the week started badly.
After allowing Steph's father
to help them deliver their last room,
all hell broke loose at the body corporate meeting...
Your dad was there.
You can't have someone paid on site that hasn't been inducted.
Oh, well.
It's not allowed.
I think we all just needed to be reminded of the rules.
..and the conflict spread to others.
Can I just explain why I'm...
But you're not letting anyone else explain!
SCOTT: Then for Steph and Gian, it got worse.
House four got a new builder, two new guys.
Just found out they can only be here for two weeks.
(SIGHS) No, it's fine.
They just keep getting knocked down.
We're just constantly behind.
SCOTT: Tonight, our blockheads take the plunge.
Some struggle to keep their heads above water...
It's not good enough.
We're going to lose, but like, what's new?
..and with $50,000 worth of prizes up for grabs...
Different entrance.
..there's some tough judging ahead.
This week's feedback is a bit of a rollercoaster.
This is insane!
I don't know that it works.
Well, I disagree.
It seems very juvenile.
They'd better listen
because my scores will get more brutal.
So, all aboard The Block Express.
(THUNDER)
# Why am I so damn lonely
# Am I the... #
SCOTT: Just over a day till tools down,
our blockheads are waking up
to the chaos that always strikes the day before reveal.
Breakfast of champions, this.
Long black and a latte.
Let's go have a look.
Look at the house.
SCOTT: Now, I'm calling them granny flats,
but this lot are calling them self-contained studios.
One day to reveal!
WOMAN: What kind of morning is it for you today?
I'm pretty (BLEEP).
Eliza has been up all night.
She literally has not gone to bed.
So, last night, Eliza let me go to bed
and get some sleep because I was feeling horrendous.
She stayed up all night and painted
and she did an absolutely incredible job,
so we've discovered she's quite the painter.
I'm - even though I wasn't feeling great,
I would be feel better in the morning,
so I got up at 6am
because we still had so much painting to do.
The rain was horrendous last night.
Luckily, we had tarped all of our stuff down.
I know a lot of the other houses,
they were leaking through their downlights and stuff.
But we didn't have that, so we're really lucky.
Yeah, we had a bit of a rainy situation last night.
What should we do about this?
Friday night, the heavens opened up and the rain came pelting down.
Paint is bubbling, bubbling, bubbling away.
MAN: So, what do you need to do now then to get through the day?
We need a bucket.
Morning, Leah. Good morning, Keith.
How are you? Good.
Getting there. Any issues, guys?
Yeah, we had a bit of water coming in last night.
I filled three buckets within about...
Half an hour.
Bit of a blemish here...
Yeah.
..and we have, what, water above the joinery over there.
SCOTT: Despite the leaks, Leah and Ash are staying positive.
Their bucket is half full.
Starting to see the room coming together.
Yeah. It's so good.
We've got that beautiful curved bulkhead,
the pelmets are starting to come,
the lighting.
We're starting to love this room.
So, leave that issue with me.
I'll try and rectify that now and carry on. Looking really good.
Thanks, Keith.
We'll see you later.
We've got lots to do in the next 24 hours.
SCOTT: On the corner block at house three,
Brett's also leak-checking.
Just thought I'd come up here because everyone else leaked,
and luckily enough, I don't see anything,
and the main house did,
so I was up at two o'clock or something or whatever it was
and just rain going everywhere, so, buckets and all that.
It's the first time we've had it though,
so not too bad for us in house three.
SCOTT: The dry granny flat isn't Kristy and Brett's only win.
Yesterday, I awarded them ten grand for the best steak on The Block.
Winner.
(APPLAUSE)
And everyone now can crown me the Weber king.
Yeah.
It'll be another full day 'cause we have trades coming through
to fit off. We've got electrical and plumbing
and then we have Grafico going on most walls.
KRISTY: Today, Grafico came in
and we had a bit of a tricky job for them,
so we had quite a few different heights and peaks,
and all of those sorts of things.
It pulls your eye. You actually think it's concrete, right?
Yeah, until you start knocking it, it's pretty good and real, isn't it?
Yeah. Yeah. Well, let's hope that doesn't happen.
As we slowly started putting more and more into the room,
I was like, "Yeah, no, I like it." Yeah.
SCOTT: Despite plenty of wallpaper, Kristy and Brett still need paint.
Off to everyone's favourite store.
# Hallelujah... #
Although strangely, Kristy isn't in shopping heaven.
It's just boring, shopping.
Hate coming to trade stores 'cause Brett takes forever
and I don't know what we're looking at.
WOMAN: How can Kristy help, Brett?
I didn't offer to help.
Do you get free Weber stuff for life now that you are the Weber king?
I'd better.
Thanks for calling me it, by the way.
You do need a crown of some sort, a Weber crown.
Look what I found, look what I found!
Oh! Crown me.
(SINGS HIGH-PITCHED NOTE)
(HEAVENLY CHOIR SINGS)
# 'Cause when I get home all alone, baby... #
SCOTT: Leslie is also off-site shopping
for her Pilates-slash-wellness centre she's planned for this week.
Today, we had a few things to grab.
I went to Schots Home Emporium because I wanted to get some pots.
Hadn't been there yet. That was fun.
Because Schots Home Emporium, which if you go there, is ginormous.
(WIND WHISTLING)
It was very hard to get around, so I telepotted from one pot...
Popped out a different section of the store.
Surprise! Here I am.
The room is supposed to feel like a calm space away from the house.
I feel like I might need something a bit relaxing in the space.
I did some meditation.
(FAINTLY HUMMING)
And I have found peace with this plant.
That's coming home with me today.
(UPBEAT ROCK MUSIC)
SCOTT: In house four, Steph is back from a shopping spree.
STEPH: Just came back from Freedom.
I just got a few little knickknacks.
Because I had some time on my hands,
I actually wandered into stores and looked at different items,
got some ideas about what I'm going to do for the kitchen
or the living room or whatever,
so I actually really enjoyed that
because I started to feel like I'm being productive
about what's up ahead.
SCOTT: Staying positive is good
because Steph and Gian have had a rough start.
They're onto their second builder in two weeks
and a new one is starting Monday.
But today, things are improving with their granny flat taking shape.
Looking good!
So, today was all about finishing off.
We had electrical coming to fit off,
we had the curtains and blinds being installed.
STEPH: Putting a few items out
that I had bought from the day before.
I like that painting. I like it a lot.
It's going to look good.
Give me a mark there. Let's see what the number is.
Saturday, I had the best day and I just felt like a human.
SCOTT: Next-door in house five, Liberty is still painting
and she's come to a profound realisation.
Can you understand people that are painters for a living?
It is the most boring crap thing to do.
Boring, mundane, awful, repetitive.
There's literally nothing good about it.
I hate painting so much.
People who are painters, I just don't understand it.
They have to be like murderers or something
because that is some cooked stuff
if you enjoy painting and do it for a living.
SCOTT: Right, don't hold back.
Oh, honestly.
It's the pits of hell.
Pits of ultimate hell.
You're a serial killer if you paint for a living.
It's just all there is to it.
MAN: What's still left to be done today?
We've got wallpaper to go in, we've got blinds and shutters.
Thanks, legends!
So much more painting to do and then cupboard doors.
Just literally everything.
SCOTT: And most importantly...
Well, if that was sort of there?
Yeah, I reckon.
..where to put the TV?
Do you guys think that the TV's in the best spot
it could possibly be?
If you've got the sofa bed here,
which turns into a bed facing out that way,
where else could you put the TV?
Well, you can't put it up there
'cause it's going to be way too high.
Correct. There's genuinely nowhere else it could go
unless you're a giraffe.
This is not a room for a giraffe. This is a room for humans
and I can't wait for the judges
to suggest another place for it to go.
There's a lot of flaws to this room,
so yeah, we're probably going to get crucified on everything
and were going to lose, but like, what's new?
I don't see any other solution other than when we've put it,
but everyone's up in arms about it, and now, it's really agitating me.
MAN: It is up to you where you put it.
Are you happy with it?
No, now I'm not happy with it,
but I don't know where else it could go!
Anything else?
SCOTT: Coming up...
It's curtains for Steph and Gian.
It's ridiculous.
Has measured my blind wrong.
I'm not going to lose a room
because someone didn't measure it right.
SCOTT: New judge, Marty Fox, unleashes.
The layout just doesn't work.
It seems very juvenile.
I would not have set this room up like this.
I think the styling is so bad,
had it been empty, I would have been happier.
(UPBEAT MUSIC)
SCOTT: The clock's ticking
and as you'd expect, teams are going full speed ahead.
Except for Gian.
He's paused for a moment.
(CAMERA CLICKS)
Now, when Steph and Gian picked house four,
they inherited a spa.
And guess what? It's worth a fair bit of dosh.
Lovely.
Mate, well, I think selling it's a brilliant idea.
Awesome.
I think new, they're worth about 50 K.
Yeah, but second-hand like this, you might get 20 grand or 25 grand.
That'd be a tenth of your budget.
(CASH REGISTER DINGS)
So, today, he's putting it up for sale online.
So, Scotty reckons I'll get 20 grand.
Other people think I'll get somewhere between two to five grand.
Anywhere in the middle would be a plus.
SCOTT: Now, Gian has turned it on for a test run
and guess who's noticed?
Are you thinking what I'm thinking?
Mm-hm.
This could be interesting.
That's probably enough, I reckon.
Plenty.
Come on, mate.
Chuck it in.
Get the bubbles going.
(LAUGHS)
And then I hear giggling in our backyard.
(LAUGHTER)
And then I hear the jets of our spa...
What have you done?
Then the giggling started getting louder.
(LAUGHTER)
It's moving!
WOMAN: Guys, how much did you put in?
DAN: Just a little bit.
(LAUGHTER)
Keith and Dan suggested that we should take a dip.
(SCREAMS)
DAN: Oh, you're going in!
(LAUGHTER)
I absolutely knew it.
There were too many people looking at this pool.
Oh, my lord.
('SUMMERTIME BLUES' BY EDDIE COCHRAN PLAYS)
# About working all summer just to try to... #
Stripped off and went and done a big bomb dive in.
# My boss says, no dice son, you gotta work late
# Sometimes I wonder what I'm a-gonna do
# But there ain't no cure for the summertime blues... #
(LAUGHTER)
# It's indie rock 'n' roll for me
# It's indie rock 'n' roll for me... #
SCOTT: In house one,
an extremely important delivery has arrived for Leslie.
Ta-da!
Let's put her over here
'cause I think that's where she might be going.
Not that heavy?
SCOTT: It's obviously the thing to have because Brett's got one too.
Awesome.
I've never seen one of these in my life.
Yeah, me neither. (LAUGHTER)
SCOTT: But what is it?
It's a must to have in a house, it really is.
SCOTT: No, just kidding. It's a blanket stand.
120 kg though.
SCOTT: In house four,
their blinds have arrived but there's a problem.
Window too big, blind too small,
and Steph isn't happy.
STEPH: It's ridiculous. It's just not happening.
I don't really know how to speak about it
apart from the fact that I was really upset.
I'd say it's not your fault,
so it shouldn't be taken too much into account.
I understand how these things can be missed, so I was upset, yeah.
SCOTT: Now, you may have gathered
architect, Steph, is a perfectionist.
I have really high expectations.
MAN: Is it Steph's way or the highway?
There's not even a highway. It's Steph's way.
Yeah, but it's not good enough.
SCOTT: And after the grilling she took from the judges last week,
this time, she wants to get everything right.
Last week, we learned all the lessons in one week.
Execution in the room has been let down.
Yeah.
DARREN: It's a mess. It's on all different levels.
I know it's supposed to look rustic but it doesn't look rustic.
It looks unfinished.
MARTY: No caulking, bad silicon, terrible tiling.
All that effort into aspects that give them no financial return.
We now know the level of execution that we want to deliver.
She's just on a rampage.
Like, I didn't measure it wrong.
Like, what am I supposed to do?
I'm not going to lose a room
because someone didn't measure it right.
Well, something's got to happen.
Like, it's got to be resolved.
The priority for our house is to be perfect.
Yep. So, ratification is needed.
# It was a night
# Oh, what a night... #
We're doing some of the minor details.
We've got touch-ups to do.
Cleaning frames and everything like that,
getting ready to bring furniture in.
The Pilates machine, I thought this was a good use of space
and it's - nothing's fixed, there's no fixed furniture
so I feel like people can just take it out if the don't want to,
use it for something else.
I really, really love cleaning.
LEAH: We're going really well, actually.
ASH: Yeah. I think we're in a good spot.
Yeah, it's nice, actually to see the space all clean.
Come together.
(CHUCKLES)
Tszujie please.
Tszuj me up.
I think we are tracking pretty well tonight.
We've got - we did the skirtings,
we're going to stain this balustrade here as well
and then just a general clean-up,
so we're going to start with decor and whatever
and I think we'll stay up until about two-ish.
Opa! Very feng shui.
It would look nice if we also had it over there.
MAN: Did you think you'd get this far?
Yeah, we did.
We knew we were going to get this far.
I didn't. I thought we were painting tonight. So, I'm pretty pleased.
We are going to do another coat on the skirting boards.
We're also going to get some caulking done...
Mm-hm.
..and then we're going to start styling.
# So, this is the kingdom of heaven... #
We still have so much painting to do.
We have so much cleaning to do, we have so much styling to do.
Yeah, we're just planning and all-nighter.
I feel like you slog and slog and nothing happens.
Well, the only way is up.
SCOTT: Well, I guess it's time to say, "Goodnight, blockheads."
STEPH: Why are you rushing everything?
SCOTT: Hang on!
I have just No-Gaps'd this whole wall.
I've done here.
I'm not happy with the way you're doing the skirts.
I really wanted to do them.
This is my job, by the way. No gaps. Not yours.
Yeah, you weren't here, Steph.
I just, like, don't want you to touch them.
Well do them!
Literally do them!
Well, what are you doing? I don't want you to do any of this.
Like, you're not detailed enough.
Well, then, hurry up and do them. Shut up!
SCOTT: Right, finished? Let's try that again.
Good night, blockheads.
(ROOSTER CROWS)
Good morning! Morning!
(DRAMATIC MUSIC)
We were really sort of just fluffing up to tools down.
But there's always little things you sort of forget.
(DRAMATIC MUSIC)
So, this morning, Ash still had a couple of paintings to put up.
If you're not going hard until tools down,
then like, what are you doing?
(YAWNS)
Yay!
It's the kind of day Kristy has been asking for.
She keeps saying, "I just want a day where I can just style and clean."
Are you Cinderella?
I know, right?
There's just little bits.
It's not paint. It's just...
(BLEEP)
GIAN: The only thing that was left to do this morning
was hang one of the mirrors.
STEPH: It was already hung
but I wasn't happy with the way it was sitting on the door,
so I took it off and had to rehang it.
Details. Detail.
SCOTT: And what about that pesky blind?
We improvised...
..with olives.
It's better than looking at a construction site,
that's for sure.
So, some buckets with olive branches.
I think it's pretty good.
(DRAMATIC MUSIC)
ELIZA: It was a real slog when you're not feeling well
and I'm off the back of another all-nighter.
We put out the styling and Lib just absolutely nailed it.
(DRAMATIC MUSIC)
Get off of my clean floor!
(DRAMATIC MUSIC CONTINUES)
Ten seconds!
(DRAMATIC MUSIC)
(WHISTLES)
Tools down!
Yay!
Smashed it.
That was good.
Huh! Oh, my god.
We're done.
That was a big'un.
So, now we've just got to turn the lights off and set the scene.
Set the scene, mate.
That's what you can get done...
(SIGHS) ..in four days.
In a short week. Yeah, exactly.
SHELLEY: How would you like to win $30,000?
Yep, 30 grand thanks to Disney Plus.
Head to The Block website now
and vote for the couple you think
has created this week's best room.
The results, later in the show.
(UPBEAT MUSIC)
SCOTT: Here we go. Judges' feedback.
Strap yourselves in, folks.
Hello, Scotty.
G'day.
Hey! Scotty.
Don't you all look terrific, as usual.
Welcome back to HQ, everybody.
Good evening.
(OVERLAPPING GREETINGS)
A great second week on The Block.
Well done, everybody.
You kicked off the week with a body corporate meeting.
I thought, "Here we go!"
"It's going to go pear shaped right from the start!"
But you worked it out, you got stuck into the job,
you build great rooms,
and I've got to say that the execution this week
was absolutely outstanding from everybody.
Give yourselves a round of applause. It's good.
(APPLAUSE)
Now, you've got to be chuffed
to have a self-contained accommodation space in your houses.
Not only a real estate agent's dream,
but also a very handy space for you guys to live
while you build the rest of your houses?
Oh, yes. It's great, isn't it?
And I also have to tell you that there was a lot of chatter
from the judges this week
as they went through the rooms,
and this week's feedback is a bit of a rollercoaster.
# Would you lie to me... #
('LIE TO ME' BY VERA BLUE PLAYS)
# Would you lie to me? #
So, all aboard The Block Express.
(LAUGHTER)
Because there's $50,000 up for grabs this week.
$10,000 from Ford, which reminds me.
It's in the electric Mustang over here.
I'll go and get that.
I'll open up the door.
Here we go.
Great little cars, those.
10,000 bucks and a ridiculously, stupidly expensive handbag...
(LAUGHTER)
..from Hermes.
$20,000 from the Ned Kelly Collection.
(LAUGHTER)
No, the Grace Kelly Collection,
and I'll tell you what I'll do,
I'll put the ten grand in the handbag,
so now she's worth 30,000.
Ooh, that's innovative.
For 20,000, you'd reckon it would open a bit easier, wouldn't you?
(LAUGHTER)
You wouldn't want to be reaching for the pepper spray.
(LAUGHTER)
There we go.
I'll put that in there.
Whoever wins, I'm gonna throw this bag at you, so don't drop it.
WOMAN: Oh, my god. No, I won't.
It's 20 grand.
And also a $20,000 upgrade from Kinsman
for your master bedroom walk-in wardrobe,
which you will be planning this week.
Ooh! Nice.
Let's find out who gets it, shall we?
House one.
We're really proud of what we've achieved.
Big space this week.
Yeah, it was a massive space.
SCOTT: Kyle and Leslie
had the biggest self-contained granny flat this week,
located here.
LESLIE: You open the door and you're coming down the steps,
and we've decided to make that a bedroom,
and then through the arch,
you're going to go into a wellness area.
Pilates.
MAN: Who does Pilates?
The person buying our home. (LAUGHS)
Ash came up and he just said,
"Like, at 10:30, we're going to call the body corporate."
Can I just explain. Can I just explain...
Everybody that said something that was contradicting
to what she was going to say, she shouted over the top of them.
Can I just explain why I am...
But you're not letting anyone else explain!
I spoke up because other people were trying to talk
and they were just getting spoken over, so I just got (BLEEP).
I like putting in insulation.
Do you know why?
It feeds into his cutting everything...
My OCD, yeah.
MAN: There is no better feeling?
(LAUGHS)
When it comes to installing insulation.
Obviously, there's other better feelings in the world.
(LAUGHS)
Short week. Public holiday.
So, we were really trying to make a push to get sheets up,
get a base and top coat on.
Painting Friday. We're happy with where we're at.
SCOTT: The finishes on those arches are amazing.
Yeah.
It's a very tranquil space.
It's just a feeling that it gives you.
I wanted people to have that, but that was their home.
# Sometimes all I think about is you
# Late nights in the middle of June
# Heat waves been faking me out
# Can't make you happier now... #
Marty's first reaction was the same as mine when I saw it.
Wow!
Look at the size of this.
Are you serious? (LAUGHS)
This is insane!
This beautiful plastering and those curves.
It is so sexy.
SCOTT: And Marty thought it was also very calming.
Like, I feel so anchored in this room.
SCOTT: Darren was also impressed.
This is bigger than my first apartment by 50%.
SCOTT: Shaynna thinks that the bedroom you delivered
shows a real understanding of minimalism.
So many well considered details.
SHAYNNA: When they understand the texture, the layers,
you don't need to say anything else other than, "Feel me."
SCOTT: She loves the stone shelves
and mismatching of the lights in the alcoves.
I love that!
They've got the same type of lighting,
but they're not matching.
Then instead of bedside tables, they've just got little ledges.
DARREN: It's natural stone as well.
SHAYNNA: Oh, really? DARREN: Yeah.
SCOTT: There is a great sense of sensuality about the room.
Look at the artwork.
How frickin' sexy is that?
Darren really liked the softness of the concrete finish
in the Kinsman cabinetry.
DARREN: We've seen it many times before
and often it feels really cold and hard.
But in this room with all the other warm textures, it works really well.
Shaynna is not usually a fan of TVs in the bedroom,
but thinks it works well in a guest suite like this.
SHAYNNA: But we've got double hang there, we've got drawers,
long hang, so just a really simple layout in the wardrobe.
Darren then raised this important question.
It's a lot of space, so is this the best use of it?
(TENSE SOUNDTRACK)
This could have been, apart from having an operable kitchen,
it could have been a fully operational self-contained house.
The judges started wondering
whether there was more that could have been done
in terms of the amount of amenity.
MARTY: There are some amenities that are missing here
that force the occupant to go back into the main house.
If you're in this room
and you just want to get a drink from the fridge,
it's missing it, and buyers will penalise that.
SHAYNNA: It could be in there. We don't know.
Yes, please. It might.
Oh!
# We don't need to satisfy... #
MARTY: Pilates studio. SHAYNNA: (LAUGHS)
DARREN: Well, this is just beautiful.
It's chic and serene.
"I could see the value of this."
But I'm still struggling with how much space we've got here,
knowing we've got a fully self-contained bathroom there,
we could easily have put a bedroom or such here.
That could be, absolutely, a living space and a kitchenette.
Marty agrees 100%, a missed opportunity.
What they've done is they've missed the opportunity
to actually be self-contained.
SCOTT: There's a classy-looking Pilates machine,
but it's a multi-million-dollar house
and presumably, there's a pool going right outside of this room.
Is there? There will be a pool outside, yeah.
And particularly with a pool,
I mean, the whole thing is carpeted.
At least one of these spaces should have had floorboards
because inside the pool,
out the pool, the water, the bathroom.
So, does it work?
Kids are going to be running in and out, wet all the time.
They've got to get the functionality right
and at the moment, it breaks my heart to say they haven't.
I don't think this space is doing enough heavy lifting
for the gift that comes with this floorplan
to add value to this home.
The buyers will come through
and they'll think that it is missing that fundamental kitchenette,
however the buyer will also see that they can do it themselves,
so it does give flexibility.
What they have is square metreage
and square metreage is so valuable.
SCOTT: Colours are beautiful,
the Anna Blatman Grafico wallpaper is absolutely superb,
the styling is excellent.
It's just not doing enough for functionality.
Marty Fox, who has done 14 renovations with his wife,
then said...
If my wife and I were renovating this space,
I would not have set up a Pilates studio
because the market segmented to Pilates is probably quite small.
Now, having this square metreage, what we would have done
is this would be a lounge room with hardwood floors
to service the pool area,
so that people can go from the pool into the bathroom,
not damage this carpet.
I would not have set this room up like this.
SCOTT: He thinks that you haven't thought hard enough
about the market.
It will photograph divinely,
but it needs some more amenity added to it to win over the buyers,
and at the end of the day, that's what it's all about, isn't it?
We want to win over the buyers.
Looks great, but it doesn't really do much.
I've been accused of the same thing.
(LAUGHS)
I told you it was going to be a rollercoaster, didn't I?
(LAUGHS) That's it.
Thanks, Scotty.
(APPLAUSE)
I'm fairly confident with our styling
and how it makes them feel when they enter the room
and how it's going to photograph and everything like that,
but yeah, you need to really make sure
the functionality of the room is working,
otherwise you're not going to win.
(SEAGULL SQUAWKS)
SCOTT: At my HQ, it's Leah and Ash's turn to cop some judges' feedback.
OK, house two, you ready?
Week two was great.
Really good.
SCOTT: This week, house two have a separate granny flat space.
So, what's happening this week?
This week, my only goal
was to get a really good solid team of Gyprockers.
It's been my only focus for a long time now.
I am so unbelievably desperate for a plasterer tomorrow.
Do you think you could possibly come tomorrow to help me plaster my room?
Ben, are you going to come?
Yes!
"Hey, Ben, you're a saviour."
"Where's your WorkCover?"
(CRICKETS CHIRPING)
So, all of a sudden, we've gone from having five guys
just smash out a room, to one.
(UPBEAT MUSIC)
What are you planning here?
We've got a smart bed in here.
Oh, have you? Great idea. Love it.
So, that folds down.
Yeah, it's really cool.
I hope the judges see a connection
to the room that we did last week with the bathroom.
I hope they also see that we took their comments on board
and that we have a bit of a lighter, brighter space.
# Keep playing my heartstrings
# Faster and faster
# You give me just what I want
# My true disaster
# Keep playing my heartstrings
# Faster and faster
# You give me just what I want... #
The judges stepped through the window
and immediately loved the flooring.
(LAUGHTER)
Sorry, yeah.
The scaffolding's in the way. You gotta climb through the window.
Yeah. OK.
Different entrance.
Should have been inside to give you a hand.
No.
Wow. These flaws are gorgeous.
They're beautiful. Yeah, that's lovely.
Shaynna then said
this is about a third of the size of the house we just came from...
But it doesn't feel small.
It feels pretty cool.
DARREN: Love the artwork choice. That is fabulous.
SCOTT: Great artwork from Brent Rosenberg.
Superb choice.
On the positives, "At least this one"
"is ticking the boxes we were looking for next-door."
Do we have a kitchenette?
We've got a sink.
We've got the little fridge.
Does it have, like, a little microwave?
Microwave in here.
Oh, fabulous! So, it ticks all those boxes.
Self-contained. Tick. Self-contained.
SCOTT: But two chairs facing an empty wall...
It's a really odd placement of furniture.
We've got five side tables,
we have two chairs, and no one can talk to each other.
MARTY: You're facing the wrong way. SHAYNNA: You're facing nothing.
SCOTT: Darren was also getting a display suite vibe
from the rest of the styling.
This is giving me, no offence to you,
like a real estate showroom kind of vibes.
MARTY: It's not wanting to pull me in
and sit down and entertain the guests.
Let me just see...
Oh, yeah. A couple of hands.
Here we go. You ready?
Oh, definitely a bed. OK.
Righto. That's why these are small...
OK, it's partially made. ..and light.
Oh, shall see what it's like down? OK.
Here we go. That's why they're small and light.
Ready? Watch your head. Get back.
Oh, come on.
Get some muscle into it.
There's your bicep curls. Down it goes.
SCOTT: Darren then summed up the space.
What this is, is a sitting area
for an entertainment zone with no entertainment.
The pulldown Murphy bed is actually the wrong choice.
Why do a Murphy bed that doesn't have a dual purpose
when you could just put a sofa bed in there.
This would be a complete lounge room.
You'd be able to sit there and look out at the pool
whilst you set up a TV here
because that's why there's a window there
and not a full door that's floor-to-ceiling.
That's there so you could literally put an entertaining zone there.
The room should have been flipped around according to Darren.
I just don't see this Murphy bed being used often enough
to warrant taking this amount of space within a small room.
I just think that the buyer will be very confused
and wish that this had have been a more loungey entertainment space,
have a couple of beers at the bar.
This isn't hitting the mark from a buyer's perspective.
And should be reconsidered.
Shaynna thinks you also backed off too far
on the sense of soulfulness.
SHAYNNA: Don't feel the soul connection to the bathroom in here.
I feel like that they could even be in two different spaces
other than the colour palette.
But the news wasn't all bad from Marty.
"The execution is excellent."
MARTY: The paint job's great, the cabinetry is good,
floors are stunning.
They're actually really good at building the room.
SCOTT: Darren thought there were many successes.
I love the colour of the floor
with the chocolate velvet and the chocolate leather.
I think that's really beautiful.
I really do love the addition of the marble.
It does give it that elevated look.
You've got up-lighting here on the shelf,
you've got the little lamp over there,
light through here with the LEDs.
It's just that it doesn't feel
like it's selling a dream to me
and these should be somebody's dream homes.
Thinking about the real estate campaign ahead,
Marty Fox was concerned
that this is not an easy room to shoot for a brochure.
From a marketing perspective, where do you set up?
Like, what's the hero?
Is it having the bed, showing the buyers?
Is it having the two seats without the lounge?
SCOTT: He's worried that when the bed is up,
the photo will look bland,
and when the bed is down, the photo will look confusing.
I'll help you out there. Oh, hang on.
I'll let you out.
Otherwise, you're stuck.
There you go. Mind fingers.
Done? OK.
Happy days.
SCOTT: Darren believes what works is the amenity.
The kitchenette and the dining area, especially.
There is just not enough emotion for him,
and I'm feeling a fair bit of emotion in the room right now.
Some very tough feedback then.
It's week two.
We want you to lift.
That's it.
Thanks. Thank you.
(APPLAUSE)
They're hitting me hard.
You're alright. Yeah, I know. Like, I went...
Just out there chatting to the others
and I just said to them,
"I actually don't know how to continue in this competition."
Like, as in, I don't know how to... Yeah, it's fine, it's fine.
It's fine. You're fine.
Don't worry about it. Yeah, I know.
Seriously. Look, we love it.
(SEAGULL SQUAWKS)
# It feels like a different thing... #
SCOTT: At HQ, Kristy and Brett are up next
for the judges' in-depth examination.
OK, house three. You ready, gang?
Just pull it off like a Band-Aid. (LAUGHS)
We've had a great week.
SCOTT: Kristy and Brett have their self-contained granny flat
connected to the main house,
situated upstairs from the bathroom they delivered last week.
It's the right decision, hey, putting those like that.
That is just utilising that space.
Big potential. KRISTY: A lot of natural light.
BRETT: We'll get to see the beautiful tree that's remaining,
so - that's in-house two's property,
so they can keep that watered for us. We just get the view.
So, we actually teed up with one of the agents
to go to one of the houses that they're currently selling.
Yeah, but this is really, really good.
Obviously, entertaining space out there
and then you've got a lovely kitchen. Stone bench tops.
So, we called them this afternoon.
We just wanted to see what your thoughts would be
in locking it in to sell our house?
Wow, we'd love to work with you.
Wouldn't be, Jules? 100%. That'd be great.
I just want to get paid up.
I'm like a, "Let's just get on, crack on,"
like, "Let's not waste time."
and Brett's like a, "Let's sit on this"
"and think about it for four hours."
Like, she hasn't even taped all those edges.
Like, tells me it's done. It's not done.
I'm honestly about to let her (BLEEP) this whole thing up
and walk away from it.
I'm real scared for the feedback this week
because this was the week
where I kind of got what I asked for.
But it's all on me this week. So...
# It wants reality
# And I need to find the answer
# La-di-da-da-di-da da-di-da-da-da... #
Darren Palmer... By the way, I'm just the messenger.
(LAUGHTER)
Don't attack me.
Darren Palmer was first to react to your room this week,
saying, "It's a treehouse."
OK. Let there be light.
SHAYNNA: Magic.
Oh, and look at the skylights.
I think we're going to see tarpaulin, but that's cool.
But what we would be seeing is that tree.
SCOTT: Great design choice with the Velux skylights.
I really like what they've done with the plaster here too.
Yeah. Chamfering up each edge,
so you've got a wider opening than the actual skylight itself.
SCOTT: Shaynna was loving the olive colour palette.
SHAYNNA: The floorboards work beautifully with it.
I think it has a beautiful feel.
SCOTT: Marty described it as like a New York loft.
MARTY: Steel balustrade, the study, great views.
SCOTT: The wallpaper is very Manhattan.
But for Darren, it's basically a bedroom with some added amenity.
DARREN: And what have we got? Workspace, sink,
yeah, so a fridge in here.
Any microwave?
There's no microwave, so it's not a fully self-contained space.
SCOTT: And he thought it was very odd not to have a rug.
DARREN: It feels sparse.
And Shaynna wasn't really seeing any connection
to last week's bathroom.
SHAYNNA: Because the feeling where we went in there,
it was Moroccan.
It had that archway, it had those tiles,
but this is New York loft.
Zero connection to what's downstairs.
SCOTT: And she was questioning the layout.
Why put the bed against this wall?
This is your apartment, this is where you stay.
I really don't want to look at a sink.
I feel like the layout isn't making the most of this feel.
Marty agrees.
Where's the couch? Where's the TV?
If I'm actually going to be in here for more than just sleeping,
do I really want to sit here and study?
I mean, it should have the sofa bed.
I think it's just not actually utilising the space.
SCOTT: Marty and Shaynna think
the bed should move to under the window
and add a TV and some lounge furniture.
Make it into a more inviting guest suite.
Darren, however, doesn't mind that it's a bedroom
or that it has extra amenity as a self-contained guest area.
But if it's going to do more, then it needs more.
You could put a washer-dryer in here,
you could put more storage in here.
It could have a convection oven in here. Microwave oven.
You know, all those things will fit within the boundaries
of not having a cooktop
and you can still fully live in here
without having to go into the main house.
Let's end on a positive note though.
The judges think you did an excellent job of your execution
with this week's room
and the effort that you had clearly put in did not go unnoticed today.
Congratulations. Well done. That's it.
(APPLAUSE)
Well, that wasn't too bad, hey?
We wanted the unit and the self-contained studio
to be completely different to the rest of the house.
I don't understand why they said it wasn't styled enough
because last week, it was styled too much.
I don't know.
(SEAGULL SQUAWKS)
SCOTT: It's Steph and Gian's turn to face the music,
and I must say, Steph is looking slightly queasy.
OK, house four. Are you ready?
Think so. Did you need a bucket, Steph?
(LAUGHTER)
I'm OK.
Just do it.
This week was productive.
SCOTT: Steph and Gian's granny flat is inside the pre-existing house.
It's located at the front and will have its own access point.
Going to the body corporate,
we thought it was going to be like quite a simple chat
because I mean, like a body corporate usually vote on things.
It was just, "Hey, you've done something wrong."
A second builder, get a new builder.
That was - I was stressed.
I understand that. I didn't do anything.
I just feel like that people are talking about stuff.
I think moving forward, if you have a problem, talk to us.
We are the only ones that are playing
within the existing walls of the house.
We're the only couple that are doing demo before starting.
We thought that there was always a fireplace,
which was existing in the plans
and we really wanted to make use of that.
We won't be able to make it an operable fireplace.
I wouldn't be able to properly get it done in time.
DAN: I'd be trying to do it I could. KEITH: I would be too.
I'd be thinking about sale of the home.
Yeah.
So, by the end of today,
we needed to get the whole room sheeted with gyprock
and we had to install our Kinsman joinery.
STEPH: We still stuck without guns
in terms of what we wanted the athletic to look like.
I hope the main things they take away is our attention to detail,
good planning in a tight space.
GIAN: I'd love to take it out.
I mean, it would be such a nice reward for what happened last week.
(UPBEAT MUSIC)
# Hey... #
Marty...
This is cosy.
SCOTT: "And very warm", added Darren.
Oh, look at the fire!
DARREN: No wonder it's warm.
MARTY: Love it. SHAYNNA: That's gorgeous.
And now, the beams work.
And now the beams work.
SCOTT: Darren, however, was still not certain
they needed to be in the room as a design feature.
They're not structural, I don't think.
I don't see any reason
why they couldn't be above the ceiling line,
so I think they're purely like an architectural design feature.
Hmm, I don't know that it works.
Well, I disagree. I love it.
SCOTT: What Darren did like
is the nib wall and the offset fireplace.
DARREN: Great bed choice, great rug choice,
great flooring choice.
I really love these little bedsides.
I think that's super, super cute.
Yeah, tick, tick, tick, tick.
And Marty could tell how it all feels very deliberate.
You've got the morning sun coming through these windows,
you're laying in bed, you've got garden aspects,
you've got the heater,
you've got the ability to style a little nib,
which is, I think, fantastic,
and you've got the personality of the ceiling.
It's... For me, it works really well as a guest bedroom.
Somebody staying in this house for a night or two
would love to be in here.
Shaynna took a seat in the lovely pebble chair.
Like, this is just cute and fun
and you could put your feet on the ottoman,
but you could also put your shoes on, you could get dressed
and I'm really glad there's only artwork here
because the minimalist here is really quite beautiful.
Then they went to the Kinsman wardrobe
and found plenty of great amenity.
We've got hanging, we've got drawers.
A little bar fridge and coffee area.
MARTY: The perfect user of this is that teenage kid.
Or somebody staying for the weekend.
This is the smallest room by a mile but yet look how good we feel in it.
Yeah. Yeah.
The only thing I would have done
is because it's a tight space and this could be a fifth bedroom,
there's really not much hanging space.
I don't think you need display shelves both sides.
SCOTT: She always wants more hanging space.
But how much hanging space does a guest need?
Please, Shaynna!
(LAUGHTER)
Shaynna was being very effusive with her praise today.
For the space that they're given
and the fact it's connected to the rest of the house,
it could be a guest, a teenager, an adult,
someone with their separate access.
It's not a self-contained area,
but I think it's a perfect, beautiful wing.
And then Darren decided to change his mind
on the beams on the ceiling.
The ceiling works really well from here.
This way, intersecting that wall,
and then carrying through into the bathroom.
I get it.
You won him over.
Yay!
Marty wondered whether the buyer
may also want to remake this room into a rumpus room.
So, whilst this could be a fifth bedroom,
how often would it be used?
I mean, they've nailed the way that it's been styled,
but have they nailed the use of the room?
SCOTT: And that would be an easy restyle for the buyer.
Yep.
And having the fireplace here, the TV would suit really well there,
couch, and all of a sudden, it works extremely well
as another living space
and in family homes, you need living space.
SCOTT: Shaynna knows it's hard as a young architect
to find your way.
SHAYNNA: And I feel like she has put the right level of architect,
the right level of contestant,
and the right level of warmth
and understanding the market,
and that's pretty hard to tick all those boxes, and I love it.
As Marty said, this is the kind of room
that makes a buyer want to see the rest of the house too.
MARTY: From a marketing perspective, this will shoot beautifully.
It has warmth.
It will carry right through,
and if they apply this type of style to the rest of the house,
I mean, what a stunning home.
That's it.
(APPLAUSE)
It's so amazing to hear
another professional talk about your designs in that way.
Like, I think, you could have seen it in my face.
I was just - thank you.
SCOTT: I wasn't kidding about a rollercoaster ride.
Our reno rookies in-house five are up next.
OK, last but not least, Eliza and Liberty, you ready?
Yep.
(UPBEAT MUSIC)
Week two was a real test of resilience for both of us.
SCOTT: House five's self-contained granny flat is located here.
We decided on the working-from-home space
and also a sofa bed, so people have the option to sleep out there.
Where's all the action?
We're literally... Where's the action?
We can't have our builders here until we order everything,
specify everything.
It feels like we're not doing anything, but we really are.
I had a fantastic time at Freedom Furniture for our studio space.
Plastering's done, floors done.
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 next to it. Yep, yep.
I'm so single that this is like...
Are you?
..the man that I need to give me a hug.
But do you know what this is called? This is called Marco.
So, this is my man. And it's a boy. This is a boy.
Marco's my man.
Marco will be sleeping with me tonight and from here on in.
We've got (BLEEP) to do this morning.
I've got to measure some stuff,
I've got to work out the rest of our styling.
Like, we've got quite a few things to do and I was like choppity-chop.
Cabinetry is nearly there on all levels.
We're having some Grafico on that wall,
like a map of Melbourne sort of thing on there and then...
Which I said, "Has it been done before?"
Never seen that before. (LAUGHS)
What sets at room apart for you?
Styling for me is just -
without all that, it's like kind of just an empty room.
# And maybe I'm broken
# But my arms are wide open for you
# And you'll never know it... #
The judges had already seen four very different spaces today,
so they were hardly surprised when they entered another one.
Wow!
This is really different.
Again!
SCOTT: Clearly, designed more as an entertaining zone for the pool
and also accommodation for guests.
Darren said...
Pool-appropriate flooring, pool-adjacent space.
It's a living space that also you could sleep in,
with office space so you can run a business or work from home
or study if you're an adult or a teenager.
SCOTT: And it was ticking a lot of boxes for Marty Fox today.
MARTY: I love the space.
The ceiling heights, the aspect out to the garden.
But...
MARTY: Does that wallpaper work?
It just seems like they have missed the mark on who the buyer is.
The finesse and styling, it seems very juvenile.
Shaynna also believes the styling isn't here.
SHAYNNA: What I don't understand about the wallpaper
is, like, I saw that the very first Block that I did.
The choice of rug, I think it's not sophisticated like that bathroom.
I felt like that bathroom was a little bit fun.
SCOTT: And do we really need to see a microwave on display?
I'm just really finding this part here
is like a really cheap motel part.
She could see that you had tried to pack a lot of functionality
into the space but asked...
Are they throwing the kitchen sink in here?
Darren thinks, yes, yes, you are.
DARREN: There is a kitchen sink and we have a work from home space,
and we have a dining area and we have a sofa and a bed,
and storage, and everything that I've asked for all frickin' day
from a place that has enough space to do it.
I just want to have a look at how you use this. Like...
Hello. I'm short.
You just hit your head.
Yeah, I have to wipe my make-up off.
Another bit of motel styling.
There was nowhere else to put it, was there?
Nowhere else.
So, maybe, you might leave it out.
I mean, the TV's in the wrong spot.
This table right in the middle,
like, everything, for me, does not feel luxurious enough
to command the pricing that these properties will be at.
But it wasn't all negative, girls.
Shaynna thinks the flooring is divine and the perfect choice,
the timber-look Aluplast doors are excellent,
even the execution is just about perfect throughout.
The luxury of the envelope is there
but it's just not in any of the styling choices.
I think the styling is so bad
that had it have been empty, I would have been happier.
SCOTT: Marty Fox was concerned about the marketing brochure.
The photo from here is showing a studio apartment.
This needs to be that entertaining cabana
that has the ability to sleep someone
if they need to crash the night.
They've missed the mark.
By now, Marty was feeling flat in the room,
and unfortunately, it was rubbing off on your biggest fan, Darren.
You know what really annoys me,
is when I start somewhere and end up disagreeing with myself.
(LAUGHTER)
It really, really bugs me,
but I have talked myself definitely around a corner
and I am back to a place
where I think this is a really great envelope but it's not there yet.
SCOTT: He just reckons it's a really great opportunity
for a redo room.
I feel this is a very big week for them to learn a lot of lessons
and they'd better listen
because if they carry a lot of this stuff
through to the main house, my scores will get more brutal.
Because you're not listening.
MARTY: If this style is taken into the main house here,
these guys have a serious problem.
That's it.
(APPLAUSE)
OK, scores.
Talk about a rollercoaster. Oh, yeah.
I reckon I've said it about four times today,
"What's your favourite thing?" And I'm like, "The styling."
So, when you get, "The styling was crap",
you're a bit like,
well, this is not going to be a fun journey moving forward.
(UPBEAT MUSIC)
SCOTT: Feedback is done.
Time to see who scores 50 grand worth of goodies.
OK, scores.
# So, let me get some of that hush money... #
OK, here we go. Darren Palmer, Kyle and Leslie.
DARREN: Well, this is just beautiful.
What they did in a week is mind-blowing.
Leah and Ash.
DARREN: This is giving me real estate showroom kind of vibes.
Kristy and Brett.
DARREN: It feels sparse.
Steph and Gian.
DARREN: Great bed choice, great rug choice,
great flooring choice.
Yeah, tick, tick, tick, tick, tick.
OK.
And Eliza and Liberty.
DARREN: There is a kitchen sink and we have a work-from-home space,
and we have a dining area and we have a sofa and a bed.
What the (BLEEP)?
There you go.
It's still tight.
I thought he was writing a two.
SCOTT: It's all not lost yet.
OK, Marty.
Kyle and Leslie.
MARTY: It's missing a kitchenette,
which means that it's not a studio and it is not a pool house.
(TENSE SOUNDTRACK)
Leah and Ash.
MARTY: I just don't see this Murphy bed being used often enough
to warrant taking this amount of space.
(TENSE SOUNDTRACK)
Kristy and Brett.
MARTY: If I'm actually going to be in here
for more than just sleeping, what do I do?
(TENSE SOUNDTRACK)
Steph and Gian.
MARTY: Buyers will love it because it's not polarising
and it does make you feel
like you want to see the rest of the house.
Jesus Christ.
What a rollercoaster.
And Eliza and Liberty.
MARTY: I think the styling is so bad
that had it have been empty, I would have been happier.
See you in a bit.
OK, Shaynna Blaze.
Kyle and Leslie.
SHAYNNA: They've got to get the functionality right.
It breaks my heart to say they haven't.
Leah and Ash.
SHAYNNA: This is that missed opportunity
of looking at the plan properly,
going, "So, the entertaining's there."
"How does this service that?"
(TENSE SOUNDTRACK)
Kristy and Brett.
SHAYNNA: I feel like the layout isn't making the most of this feel.
I really don't want to look at a sink.
(TENSE SOUNDTRACK)
Steph and Gian.
SHAYNNA: It's not a self-contained area,
but I think it's a perfect, beautiful wing.
And Eliza and Liberty.
SHAYNNA: If they carry a lot of this stuff
through to the main house, my scores will get more brutal.
Totals.
OK. The winner of week two,
your self-contained accommodation space
and taking home a very handy 10,000 bucks from Ford,
$20,000 handbag from Kinsmen,
and a $20,000 wardrobe upgrade from Kinsman also,
a $50,000 prize is...
Here we go!
It's Steph and Gian!
(APPLAUSE AND CHEERING) # I'll always be with you
# Got your name on my heart... #
STEPH: I can't believe it!
I didn't think we were going to win anything!
GIAN: Neither did I.
STEPH: Like, I just - I don't know. We doubted ourselves so much.
Like, last week was such a hard week.
Like, to come back and win?
New builder, like, short week, demo, which took up a whole day.
I'm just proud of how resilient we were this week,
coming off last week. Yeah, my god.
We just didn't give up.
SCOTT: Well, congratulations, Steph and Gian.
What a turnaround!
I know. It's been a crazy two weeks.
Yes, that's what feels like never giving up.
STEPH: Yeah.
SCOTT: And that got them the win with 24 and a half points.
Second place went to Kyle and Leslie with 23 points.
Eliza and Liberty scored third place with 21 and a half points.
And lucky last was shared between houses two and three on 21 points.
Well done. I'm going to really look forward
to having a beautiful night away with you
when you head out of town on your Ford getaway,
and we're going to be enjoying the hospitality
of the Balgownie Estate in the Yarra Valley.
Oh, wow! It's going to be magnificent!
Beautiful!
Yes, we're going to have a beautiful meal,
we're going to stay the night, not together, of course.
(LAUGHTER) We'll have separate rooms,
but it'll be fantastic.
Congratulations. Thank you!
Good luck, everybody. Good night! See ya!
GIAN: That's crazy! STEPH: Oh, my god!
What a rollercoaster!
Hey! Oh!
No, no, no.
I almost forgot the $30,000 bag.
Thank you, Scotty.
There you go. Thank you so much.
See you later! Oh, wow! (SQUEALS)
That's insane. Oh, my god.
I can't believe that.
VOICEOVER: These old '50s charmers....
Got us some bad news.
..have deep, dark secrets...
You just don't know what's going to be in the existing house.
..in the walls...
Not looking good. I can see daylight.
..under the floors...
We've got a bit of a situation here which isn't good for you guys.
..hidden horrors in every corner.
We are finding some pretty nasty stuff.
(CRACKING AND RUMBLING)
Guys, what was that?
Oh no!
These million dollar mansions are gonna be hard to nail.
What's the difference between a nail and a screw?
Are you serious?
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