SCOTT CAM: Previously...
You haven't put your life on the line here.
..the house two pressure cooker exploded.
I'm here to do a job. Hang on.
What is the purpose of this discussion...
That's all I'm saying. ..if it's just to have a blue?
It's what can happen a third of the way through The Block.
(TEARFULLY) It's just so unfair.
Mistakes get made.
They're laying our (BLEEP) bricks. DAN: What's wrong, mate?
They're taking our bricks and just (BLEEP) laying them.
Desperate measures get taken...
I'm offering Lib up in any way, any service possible.
And I'm willing to do it. Anything.
And accidents can happen.
(THUD) KRISTY: Oh, my god!
Downstairs bathroom week has been a doozy...
Welcome to the Block breakdancing battle!
(CHEERING) (HIP-HOP MUSIC PLAYS)
..so I took the Blockheads dancing.
Bronze went to house four, along with 2,000 bucks.
Silver and three grand went to house two.
(CHEERING)
And gold, along with 5,000 bucks, went to the girls in house five.
Eliza and Liberty... (CHEERING)
..house five!
And in a Block first, they won a secret gnome.
(GASPS) Top-secret gnome.
Oh, yes, you know it, you know it, you know it...
(LAUGHS) ..you know it.
Tonight...
five increasingly charming houses on Charming Street
are about to deliver yet another bathroom.
And what can you do in it? (BLEEP), shave and a shower.
And after their big win on the dancefloor, the girls cut loose.
LIBERTY: Why do you have no pants on, you dumb dog?
And things fall apart.
KEITH: Have they damaged the window? I don't know how you gonna fix it.
House three are screaming towards their first win until...
It's dubious, so I'm not sure whether that glass complies.
Why the (BLEEP) does he do this, man?
And with two gnomes in play... (IMPISH LAUGHTER)
..and five great rooms on display, anyone could win.
It's kind of ours to lose, I reckon.
Do Kyle and Leslie break a Block record?
SHELLEY: This could be the smallest room in history...
It is the smallest room. ..that takes out the win.
Can Steph and Gian snatch the hat-trick?
I'm really proud of the product, actually. Yeah, I am.
Is this the week Kristy and Brett finally win a room?
For me, I think it's a win this week.
Will Leah and Ash bounce back and take the crown?
LEAH: There's marble herringbone to the ceiling.
You can't get much better than that.
Or will house five win over the judges with their daring moss move?
It's excellent, it's genius and it's real.
(GROANING)
(GULL CRIES)
It's the morning after the night before
the Blockheads became breakdancing champions.
We got three grand. So happy.
Three G-bangers.
It's going straight to the tilers, I reckon.
Yeah. Straight to anyone.
Eliza and Liberty's success on the dancefloor
added to an already great week for the reno rookies.
We're almost like a triple threat this week.
We won the 10K Best On Block,
the dressing dining table Freedom challenge
and breakdancing.
I mean, multitalented.
So, after our big win, we just had to celebrate,
so we got back on our party bus - did we party it up!
# On a night like this I want to stay forever... #
Even though we were, like,
"Oh, we've got so much to do back on the Block," we had a reset.
# On a night like this... #
Oh... So...
..it was rough.
..the Saturday morning was a bit 'how you goin'.
Oh...
I know. My shoulder's sore.
Everything.
Breakdancing is so hard.
Very taxing on your body.
LIBERTY: I was fine and fresh.
I was a bit slower. Like, I've definitely been worse.
Not too bad.
I think it was probably the four Big Macs I ate at midnight
that helped me really get up the next day and get back to it.
Are you on the waters this morning? Yeah.
Are you a bit hung-over? No.
Are you sure? Mm-hm.
Did you go out? We went out, yep.
Good.
But we were, like, home at a semi-reasonable hour.
LEAH: I'm, like, oh...
(LAUGHS)
Hey!
Why do you have no pants on, you dumb dog?
OK. What happened?
Don't worry about that, hon.
Oh, my god.
Saturday was a huge day, so we had to finish tiling, we had to grout,
we had the shower to be installed,
we had all of our fit-off for all of our, like, plumbing and electricals,
we had to clean, we had to style... Paint the ceiling.
..we had to paint the ceiling and the door,
so we pretty much had to do everything.
Massive day. Massive day ahead.
PRODUCER: Did you have any disasters this morning?
I feel like there was. Yeah, there was.
Oh, god. No, the window.
KEITH: Actually, I'm just looking, Dan.
Is that blade marks on the... See that plastic there?
Down lower, right? DAN: Yeah. Yeah.
Have they damaged the window? That's been hit with a blade.
Dan and Keith...
That is, like, you know you're in the poos
when you see both of them together, shaking their head...
We've now cut through a laminate on the face of the window...
Mm-hm. Not ideal, guys.
They had to, like, shave a bit off or something
but structurally that's not allowed
and so there was a lot of, like, "This is the end of the world."
Now, your builders have really tampered with our windows.
Right.
They've actually ruined the face. Right.
When they've cut it with the power saw... Right.
..the blade has actually taken the laminate off the front of the window.
I don't know how you're gonna fix it,
if you want to try and cover it with tiles or something like that,
but the guys have to come and see us...
Yeah, OK. ..if they're gonna do something like that.
We love Dan and Keith.
We love Dan and Keith, just not when they're on camera.
(LAUGHS) They're mean.
Just not when they're doing their job.
They have two personalities. Split personalities.
# The devil inside, the devil inside
# Every single one of us, the devil inside... #
LESLIE: Good morning. Hello. Morning.
Have you finished? Oh... KYLE: No. But has anyone finished?
Surely you've finished. You haven't finished?
It's the world's smallest room.
Many people have mentioned that it is...
Our powder...
It probably is the smallest Block room in history.
# It's a small world after all... #
SCOTT: Once again, Kyle and Leslie are incorporating curves,
this time in their tiny powder room.
In the corners, the mirror and the basin.
They're combining finger tiles with textured paint on the walls
and they've splashed out on a smart toilet.
# It's a small world after all... #
That's a good toilet. That's a very good toilet.
I better get comments about my toilet
because if I do, I'm using it upstairs.
KEITH: What did it cost? 3,000.
So you've bought a $3,000 toilet.
Do hands come out of it or anything and wipe your bum or...?
(LAUGHS) I hope not. (LAUGHS) No?
(LAUGHS) Yeah, me too.
I'm just showing you my Roca in-tank toilet.
Look at it. OK?
Now, the cistern is not inside this wall, no.
This is the whole toilet, cistern and everything.
So, here is your buttons.
Now, for our bathroom, game-changer
because this is all going to be tiled.
(LAUGHS) It's a very exciting toilet.
# Hit it, boys... #
SCOTT: Down the road in house four,
architect Steph is going for drama with masses of quartzite.
So, this week it was bathroom downstairs week.
A lot of people I know have done a bathroom with a shower in it.
We decided to do a powder room.
That powder room is all about the quartzite and Dekton vanity unit
that stands opposite an in-wall toilet.
They're continuing their 'Japandi' theme with beams on the ceiling
and French patterned tiles on the wall.
It fits our house better... Mm-hm.
..because our guest bathroom is opposite the hallway.
So, because of that,
there is no need to have two showers on the ground floor,
so we decided to make a bougie powder room...
Powder room. ..that ties into our kitchen.
Again, continuity.
Stonemason arrives for induction.
(TAKES PHOTO) All set and ready to go.
All green lights.
MAN: To me.
MAN: You're right, buddy.
The stonemason, honestly...
Took three and a half hours to install.
We had provisioned an hour and a half, like he had told us
but, you know, on site... Mmm.
..you never know what's gonna happen.
KEITH: That is one of the worst things
I've ever seen in my life in building.
That is just horrible.
I'm really surprised
in which we can get a custom stone vanity in that time frame,
made all the logistics work around it.
It worked out. Yeah.
KEITH: There's no drawers, there's no doors.
It's just a big stone box.
Really proud of the product, actually. Yeah, I am.
# Oh, let me down easy... #
KRISTY: We are planning this bathroom
to be able to have a shower,
even though there is no allocated bedrooms downstairs.
No-one ever says "You've got too many showers in your house."
SCOTT: Kristy and Brett are combining
Venetian plaster on the ceiling and walls,
large terrazzo floor tiles and vertical lines in the vanity,
finger tiles and the shower screen.
The shower screen.
Yes, an amazing piece.
# Big wheels Feeling generous
# Got a big house that's not proper us... #
Absolutely amazing piece of glass that was custom-made, fluted.
MAN: No pressure. Oh, my god.
# Accelerated So, so, so, so us... #
Wow.
We got it made at 1.3 long,
which came with a few issues about support
and the wobbling of that frame.
I'm only gently just hitting this, like, just a little bit...
Mmm. Mmm.
(LAUGHS) I don't know.
Piece of glass in there, it's only got two points of fixing.
It's got the wall and the floor.
We normally like three points of contact.
I love the look of your shower screen
but it's not supposed to be a wobbleboard.
Um... OK.
What's the... Well, I don't know.
It's dubious.
I'm just touching it slightly
and the wobble's just remaining for, like, 15, 20 seconds after I hit it,
so I'm not sure whether that glass complies.
We normally like three points of contact.
At the moment, you've only got contact on your wall and your floor.
It's very, very wobbly.
What would be required to bring that one up to spec?
Well, I'm just gonna get Aidan from Nine In Six
to come and have a look at it, the builder... Yep.
See how he feels about it. OK.
Bugger.
So, hopefully that passes 'cause it looks mint, doesn't it?
(GULL CRIES) (THUNDER CRACKS)
# I will not spend the years depleted of my willingness to try... #
SCOTT: We're witnessing a fascinating battle
in this week's downstairs bathroom competition
between Leah and Ash in house two, who have the gnome advantage,
and their Block besties, Kristy and Brett in house three.
Kristy and Brett are pulling out all stops to snatch their first win
and claim bragging rights.
But things are not going to plan.
It's been chaos here.
We had a lot of delays, a lot of waiting,
a lot of drama, a lot of headaches
and I just...yeah, I'm over it.
One of those delays is because of their custom-built shower screen.
KEITH: It's still moving.
Absolutely amazing piece of glass that was custom-made, fluted.
We got it made at 1.3 long,
which came with a few issues about support
and the wobbling of that frame.
I reckon, like, especially for Keith as well,
if we put another one centre of those...
Yeah.
I know it's a pain in the arse, but if we put one more in,
it shows that we're... Having a crack.
..having a crack at getting it better
and then we caulk it and do what we need to do... Yeah.
It should fix that right up. Alright. Sweet.
MAN: Alright, we're out.
I have seen many shower screens break before,
so it's a stressful time for me to watch that.
Oh, good golly.
Amusing. I can't watch.
Because it's just PTSD from seeing them explode.
One, two, three. Yep.
Happy? MAN: Yeah, bro.
KEITH: Look, mate, the shower screen's touch and go
but we're gonna allow it. Love it.
The fact that your shower screen still is getting certified
means it just passes.
Oh, I love to hear it, mate,
'cause it looks amazing and glad it could stay.
I can tell you, it does look amazing. It does.
You'll be very hard to beat this week.
SCOTT: Right. House three are back in the game.
But what about their bathroom frenemies in house two?
The last day before reveal on the Sunday,
we had to get the tiling finished.
LEAH: Boys, boys, you're looking good.
It's looking amazing but honestly, I think we need one box.
One more box? I can't get another box.
I'll grab it for you if you can order it.
No, literally, they won't have it.
They won't have any at all? No.
What about the boxes out here? Have you got more there?
Yeah. Unless they're empty.
Oh, mate. We've got plenty, man.
We've got plenty. Oh!
You should've told me they were there.
Almost had a heart attack.
They thought that there was no more tiles,
so they've been so careful with each piece.
Anyway, there's about five boxes that we've just found,
so that's great.
Thank god!
SCOTT: Leah and Ash has made clever changes to their floor plan,
creating a thoroughfare through the bathroom to the laundry.
A solar-powered skylight compensates for no windows,
marble tiles run from ceiling to floor
and a soft grey palette complements the Art Deco styling.
And what can you do in it?
(BLEEP), shave and a shower. # D'uh... #
('BAD GUY' BY BILLIE EILISH PLAYS)
With only a couple of hours left on the last full day before reveal...
And we have... Hit the pole.
..lift-off.
..Leah and Kristy head out to shop for their all-important styling.
Kristy and I hit the shops.
So we went to Fenton & Fenton.
Kristy said...
This is, like, such a you store.
Mmm.
It should be called Leah.
I love that.
That was such a nice compliment, because it was so epic.
Probably really expensive stuff in there as well.
Very expensive.
# I feel pretty Oh, so pretty
# I feel pretty and witty and bright... #
Just take all of my money.
Oh, my god. I want it all.
I mean, this is very cool.
I'd rather the house fall down but have good art.
Exactly. Like, I don't care if you fall through the floor. Mmm.
At least it will look pretty, you know.
OK, so this is the stuff that I was coming to see for my bathroom...
Yeah, that's cool. ..for this week.
I love that. Loving it.
These are the pieces that I want and need to set my room apart.
It's Art Deco. Art deco. Art Deco. Deco. Deco...
Yeah.
I am starving.
Me too.
We should eat after this.
Yeah, I'm planning on never going back to site,
so we can eat all day if we wanted to.
Meanwhile, back at site, Ash isn't feeling pretty at all.
(BLEEP) drop it and I'll drop you. (MAN LAUGHS)
(MOBILE PHONE RINGS)
We had to get the shower screen in,
which I had a glazier lined up and cancel.
That was Kristy and Brett's one, so, stitch...
(LAUGHS) ..up.
Anyway, then I just piggybacked on with Eliza and Lib's guy.
Hey. LEAH: (ON PHONE) Hey.
Any luck? I just spoke to Liberty.
Their glazier's coming at, like, 2:00.
Yeah, well, I would be calling.
I wouldn't be waiting until he comes at 2:00.
No, no, I haven't got a number. I don't have a number.
Where's the number?
Well, I just rang Liberty and asked her
and she said she's gonna talk to Eliza
and Eliza will ring him and then, yeah.
Okey-dokes.
I'm sure it'll be fine.
Just ring him. (LAUGHS)
There was a big little, like, bang, bang, bang, "Ring, ring, ring,"
hectic for a minute.
(MOBILE PHONE RINGS) Yo, yo.
ELIZA: Hey, I'm gonna send you the fitter's details.
He said if you can get onto him ASAP times 1,000
with all the measurements and stuff and what you need,
then he might be able to help you.
Thanks, legend.
OK. Bye. See you, mate.
Eliza and Lib's guy, Josh, he was a weapon.
LEAH: Yeah. ASAP Glass.
Just watch your back there, bud.
It was, like, ASAP.
That's good. We did Ash a favour, so let's bank that.
Solid favour from the girls.
What I was gonna repay them with is our tilers, the boys, the twins.
# They say for every boy and girl
# There's just one love in this whole world and... #
I asked them, I said, "Have you met the girls there?
"They're hilarious."
LIBERTY: We are both single and both have been for a long time,
so we're hoping there are some single tradies or anyone, really...
Yeah. Crew.
Is that actually off... Is that allowed?
I said to them, "Are you guys keen to, like, just have a few drinks,
"take them on a date, to do a favour back for me?"
PRODUCER: You're matchmaking? Yeah, yeah.
Oh, they helped me out, I'll help them out with a date.
Sss!
OK, so we lent Ash our glazier this morning, right,
so we were, like, banking a favour.
He's come over and he's gone, "Alright, here's my payback.
"Here's the favour."
Yeah, Ash reckons he's got a favour for us to pay us back.
What? I do.
Have you met our tilers? Yeah, yeah, yeah.
They're hilarious. Yeah, they're really funny.
You guys are hilarious.
"Two sisters, they're fun, two tilers, they're fun.
"How about that?" And we were, like...
I've met them. They're not, like... They're great.
They're legends but they would not be able to deal with us.
We'd eat them alive. Eat them alive.
Yeah, no, you... No. They're not for us.
No? I also think they're too young.
That is rich if he thinks that gets him out of, like,
essentially saving their life.
They wouldn't have a shower without us.
You can't use that as your favour, unfortunately.
I need to do another one, then. Yeah, you do.
It needs to be building-related too. (CLICKS TONGUE)
# Oooh, oooh-oooh-oooh Say it isn't true... #
Because this year I've shown the entire building schedule
to the Blockheads,
they can plan ahead.
You'd think they'd show a bit of gratitude.
Yeah, it's been a battle, this one.
Self-inflicted...
Oh, no, not self-inflicted
but, like, 'three rooms at once' type painful. Yeah.
Kristy and Brett want to knock out a wall
for next week's living and dining room
but they haven't yet got their plans to my engineer Doug.
# A fool for you... #
Dan. Yeah, mate.
Is Kristy or Brett here? No, I don't think so.
They're both out? I don't know where Kristy is.
She might be. I don't know. I can call her.
LEAH: Oh, yum!
This is great.
We should do this every Saturday. (SLURPS)
Brett's gone down the hardware store, I think.
Oh...
Remember our discussion this morning
when I asked Kristy we need to set a plan
to know what you guys are doing next week? Yep.
'Cause I heard someone wanted to cut a wall down, someone didn't...
Yep. Still haven't got a drawing.
Mate...
If we don't get it within 15 minutes,
there'll be no saw cut here on Monday.
Dan is getting questions asked about demo plans and stuff,
so he's trying to put that together.
(MOBILE PHONE RINGS) Hello, Brett speaking.
Hey. Where have you got all those new plans?
Because we've got to do a whole new demo plan.
It is something that we had submitted.
I don't know where that got lost in communication.
Also, I need to know exactly what you're doing with that fireplace,
the height of it, the width of it, how much you're opening up,
how much you're coming off the wall, what stone you're having
because it needs to be in within the next 10 minutes to Doug.
(GROANS) Seriously. (BLEEP).
BRETT: So it's been a bit stressful.
I'm a little bit snappy.
I maybe had too many waters last night.
# On a night like this... #
And it's just a lot of questions
for a brain that's just not looking to fire right now.
(RINGING TONE)
Kristy. Hey, Dan.
Hey. I'm just drawing some plans up now. You're on loudspeaker.
You have all of these specifications for the fireplace.
I sent them to you...
Kristy, yes, I know that...
Kristy, I know that. I've got them in front of me.
They want to know what height off the floor,
they want to know how far off the wall,
they want to know what you're doing...
They want to know all the details. Doug needs them.
I can only do what I can do.
If you don't give me measurements and you don't give me sizes
and exactly what you want, I can't submit that to what they want.
So I've got Keith and Dan on one side, Kristy on the other
and I feel like the meat in the sandwich.
It's just copping a little bit.
Hey, Dan, what's going on? I need these plans.
I know. If Doug's... It's Saturday.
He goes, "If I don't get them soon to approve,
"we can't get these concrete cutters in Monday,"
which means you won't get them till Wednesday.
I'm starting to really feel for Dan, the builder in house three.
He is under the pump.
Mate, you may as well be the contestant.
(LAUGHS) You're doing everythin'. Seriously.
Just doing what I can do, mate.
Dan's the one taking on all the stress
and I can tell he's starting to get frustrated right now with Brett.
(RINGING TONE)
KRISTY: Hello.
BRETT: Sorry to keep bugging you, mate.
Fireplace details and stuff about next week...
Yep.
..did do you have any details from that Corey
or whoever it is from Stoke?
Yeah. I do. And so does Dan.
Oh, OK, so he's just... (BLEEP).
Why the (BLEEP) does he do this, man?
Seriously, you left and he called me straight away.
I'm, like, "Dude, Brett was just there."
He knows I'm (BLEEP) driving. He knows I'm going to get tools.
He just adds stress for no reason. He does, yeah.
I haven't left the Block properly during work week
in about two and a half weeks.
It's infuriating me, man.
Like, for (BLEEP)'s sake.
Yeah.
Anyway, got back nice and quick to my little house
that I'm not allowed to leave, it seems.
Brett, did you ring Kristy?
What for, man?
I just... There's, like, 600 (BLEEP) things at once right now.
I wanted to focus on them.
I've got these (BLEEP) asking me one thing.
Everyone... Everyone... I need to know...
She said she doesn't know how high
she's having the fireplace off the ground.
I can't...
I thought these numbers were just run the other day
with the guys from Stoke.
Didn't this come back to you? No, she didn't pick a height.
She didn't pick what the specs were, she didn't pick a height.
Well, she ain't gonna know the height.
Let's just pick it. 200mm.
Done. Let's just (BLEEP) pick it. Yeah. 200mm.
SCOTT: Up next...
STEPH: I'm painting.
It's not fun painting at night.
..pressure and frustration spreads to house four.
You're so negative. Shut up.
And it's crunch time.
Bring in the judges.
And will the cheeky gnome create chaos with the final scores?
What are you gonna do?
I said I was gonna hold it till the end, Scotty, but...
My budget says otherwise.
(GULL CRIES)
# When I find myself alone I broke a good thing again... #
SCOTT: As the sun sets,
our Blockheads race to perform building miracles.
# I've known it all along... #
House five fixed that pesky window frame
and cut the shaving cabinets into their moss wall.
Zero dramas.
House three finally delivered those demo plans to Doug,
then went hunting for stone cladding on the PGH Bricks website.
That's exactly what I'm after.
House one, they're well ahead
and applying sand-textured paint to their powder room walls.
I would kill to be just that little bit taller.
And house four...
(GROANS) MAN: Are you OK?
Yeah. I'm just in pain.
Breakdancing all over again. Oh!
Where's Gian? He's on his way back.
We need Gian back.
No, I don't want Gian back. He's a dickhead.
He's annoying me. What's he done?
Oh, it's just his attitude. He's just... He just panics.
Like, there's nothing to panic about.
Hey. Oh, hi, Gian.
Stress-head.
Shut up. Uh-oh.
Looks like late nights are getting to the high school sweethearts.
I think it's more just the frustration that, like,
this is a powder room
yet we did a work-from-home space and we were cruising last week.
We're doing better than last week.
Don't you think?
Last week, we were chilling out. Last week wasn't...
We were chilling out?
I wouldn't say that we were, like, doing our first coat last week.
You're so negative. I'm not negative. I'm just saying...
Like, even if it's, like, cleaner... Like, everything is, like, just...
Shake it off.
We've gotten to where we've gotten. Be happy.
It's not fun painting at night.
We shouldn't have to be in a position
where we're painting at night
but here we are, so it's frustrating.
I love painting. Go to bed. I'll paint.
No, no, no...
This space is really beautiful for me.
God, no.
No, you are not doing that.
Why do you talk like that for, then?
We'll get there.
He just needs some encouragement.
# Letting you in
# Hey, I take a look at you and start to lose my balance... #
Last coat of paint done.
It was late. ASH: Whip and the Lash.
Whiplash. It's 1:00.
ELIZA: Lib's in bed.
She's getting a couple of hours
and then she'll get up and do styling and everything.
Tools down in eight hours.
We'll finish for sure
but with minimal sleep again.
Let the magic begin.
# I think you're something brand-new... #
It's that time of the week creative Blockheads love the most, styling,
and Leah from house two desperately wants styling
for the $240 multicoloured vase she splurged on yesterday.
McCafe have got the cutest flowers...
KRISTY: Do they?
..at the moment, like, in their garden.
Should we go steal them?
Yeah, well, they're just gonna die and drop off.
Yeah. Let's go steal them. Yeah.
(WHISPERS) This is so bad but it has to be done.
Yeah, look, um...
Got the flowers from a local place.
So local, I just had to whip across the street to McCafe.
Look at that. That is so perfect.
No-one's there. No-one's around.
It wasn't a clean snap.
Come on, baby.
Come on, come on, come on, come on. Yes, yes, yes. Push, push, push.
There was, like, three roses.
Oh... Couldn't be more perfect.
Look, they were gonna disintegrate to the ground by tomorrow anyway.
And not getting caught is the perfect crime.
So...
Let's just wait and see.
('RUOCK IT' BY JAILED JAMIE PLAYS)
(VACUUM WHINES)
(WHISTLES)
Tools down!
Yay!
KRISTY: Good, good, good.
Good hustle.
Well done.
GIAN: Beauty. (EXCLAIMS)
Ow, my ribs!
(LAUGHS)
Enough with the theatrics.
WOMAN: Hi, Scotty. Hello.
WOMAN: Hey, Scotty. WOMAN: Hello, Scotty.
Good evening, everybody. CONTESTANTS: Hello, Scotty.
A great week by everybody this week.
Very tough to build a bathroom in a week.
And I've gotta say, the execution was exceptional, in my opinion,
across the board,
so I can tell you right now
there's some very high scores coming your way this evening. Oooh.
# Wild child, you've got me running through the turnstile
# You're gonna get my love today-ay-ay-ay-ay-yeah... #
(LAUGHTER) Alright.
Let's kick off the feedback with house one. Here we go.
# Too many noises clashed our choices... #
LESLIE: This week was a bathroom.
This week was downsized.
(BOTH LAUGH)
We've decided to take the shower out.
We just don't see that the home needs four bathrooms.
So you're not even doing a bathroom? KYLE: No. Just a powder.
The guys have finished plastering.
We'll be getting ready to waterproof soon.
Alright, mate, we're ready to go.
You better get onto the underfloor heating mob.
We're still ticking along.
I think maybe everyone's just into cruise made
with our little powder this week.
This could be a Block first. The smallest room in history...
It is the smallest room. ..takes out the win.
# Feeling free I feel like cutting loose... #
I'm most proud because I think it's very fitting for house one.
It's different.
And the one negative comment I'm expecting
is that we have reduced the functionality of the previous room
and if they say anything else...
(LAUGHS) ..they should hide.
(LAUGHS)
# Feeling free... #
MARTY: It's nice and tight.
SHAYNNA: It's really tight. DARREN: It's nice and neat.
It's really beautifully done in here.
Like, that curved corner, we've got the curved basin here.
I love that pillar shape. It's really nice and narrow.
And all the details are really, really considered.
Mmm. "Looking darn good."
Shaynna Blaze agreed the Nood and Co vanity is really superb.
It's incredible. Like, the colour palette, the texture.
They understand that minimalist luxury, without a doubt.
I love the finger tiles.
I love how there's nothing on top of it and it's kept very smooth.
But...
Oh, that's really cool.
Really... Can you see that?
I can. That little subtle textured paint.
It's quite gorgeous.
I'm loving the gunmetal, I'm loving the smart toilet
and the fact they've already got a big bedroom attached to the house
with a massive bathroom,
this just only needs to be a powder room.
Absolutely.
Marty Fox reckons that as soon as a buyer sees this room,
they will immediately know
they are in a high-end and high-quality property.
Every angle of this room that you look at,
you can tell that it's been considered,
the curves, the fact that that sill is a piece of marble,
the tone, the textures...
There's actually a lot happening in such a small space
but it's all working in harmony.
I just... I love it.
Darren was also excited about the art choice.
They understand the importance of selling a mood with the art
and the inclusion of that speaks to something classy, something classic,
something contemporary
and it also, funnily enough, picks up on all the sides of the biscuit
on the tile.
I don't know if that was deliberate but it's masterful.
"The cavity slider was definitely the right idea."
That's a standard cavity slider.
What we've got is basic doors of basic sizes
and they're not overspending on those
but they have not pulled away from the luxury appeal of this house.
Marty feels like he's seeing a very good strategy coming to life here.
This home in every single room is making us feel a particular way
and it's that type of feeling
that finds the emotional buyer to spend the most amount of money.
These guys are understanding that
and I think that that understanding,
carried through to the more principal rooms,
is where I'm really excited
because this is, in my opinion, at a totally different level.
Yeah. But I have found one thing.
Shaynna's only issue with the room
was a different metallic in the door furniture.
OK, so we've got the gunmetal here.
We've got gunmetal but we've got black and we've got chrome
and so, whatever that's going to lead into later,
that is quite an unusual look, don't you think?
(EXHALES) I think you are pulling at hairs there.
(LAUGHS) Absolutely pulling at hairs!
But I've gotta find something! I'd let it slide.
(LAUGHS) Oh, ha!
Boom-tish!
(LAUGHTER) I got it.
It is gonna be the same. It was out of stock.
We couldn't get the brushed gunmetal on top. Right.
Yep. "Bloody good job."
That's it. Oh, thank you.
Well done. Good on you, guys.
KYLE: Good job.
Smallest room in Block history, so SRIBH.
So, for our SRIBH, I'm really proud
and the feedback of "It was a bloody good room"
is, yeah, feels pretty good.
(GULL CRIES)
SHELLEY: How would you like to win $30,000?
Yep, 30 grand thanks to Disney+.
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.
(GULL CRIES) (DRAMATIC MUSIC)
SCOTT: Leah and Ash.
(BLEEP) OK.
Um...
MARTY: We're in a family area
and we don't have one single bedroom on the ground floor,
which means that technically this house is now three bedrooms.
LEAH: I don't know how much more I can honestly take.
Leah and Ash have changed their floor plan,
turning their bathroom into a thoroughfare to the laundry.
It was a hard week full of curveballs.
We started the week in mud. Yeah.
You guys are not keeping things safe.
OK. MAN: You have some safety things...
No, no, hang on, hang on, hang on. Yeah.
If you have a safety concern, you need to bring it to us.
Mate, I did. That's why...
It was 10:00 on a Saturday! You need to bring it to us.
ASH: Righto. Come on, let's get some cashola.
Yay. We got something.
He's very good on the claw, isn't he? Yeah, he's great.
500 bucks. 500...
That's awesome.
We're waterproofed.
We are waiting for the underfloor heating guys to arrive.
Have you been on site ever?
MAN: (ON PHONE)
Yeah, damn, I just don't want to give away the gnome.
Ash won't let you use the gnome.
Won't he?
If you have the gnome and there's not a big prize or award...
If you're desperate for 10K, that might be a reason.
I don't think they're desperate for 10K.
Mmm. You'd be silly to play it.
Oh...
(LAUGHS)
# Because I'm still learning the art of love
# I'm still trying to not mess up... #
I'm actually most proud of presenting
a very neutral-palette room
but still giving it a punch and flair
with the beautiful vase that I found yesterday.
Fingers crossed. We're feeling good. Feeling optimistic.
I am not gonna burst into tears. (LAUGHS)
Yeah. Anyway, let's do it.
MARTY: Wowee.
This is nice.
Shaynna picked up straight away
on a theme that's been running through your rooms from week one.
These guys love marble! They really do.
They do. DARREN: It's a great effect.
Look at the inlay in the handle and then the inlay in the niche.
Same marble.
They haven't left any detail to chance.
I know they're doing this in a week
but it looks like they've planned this well ahead.
Yeah.
"It's tonal, it feels luxurious."
I love that herringbone pattern
and how they've stopped it at that sort of the dado line
and then we've got that same floor and wall tile
to sort of tie those two things together.
I mean, that feels expensive to me.
Well, they're consistent in their use of stone
and that quality is now really evident.
Every room that we're going through has that element of feature marble
and they've done it so well yet again.
And he also thinks the market appreciates that.
Shaynna noted the floor plan.
Because we do still have...
Trying to work out this floor plan.
There's no bedroom across there but there might be.
Who knows what they might change?
And then this bathroom would fully service that bedroom.
So I think they're giving themself a little bit of leeway,
which is really good and making me feel a lot more comfortable.
100%.
I've walked in here and I feel relieved
because I feel that they've listened to what we said last week.
If that is converted back into a bedroom,
this is the perfect bathroom to service those guests.
Is that the plan? ASH: Correct.
So, yeah, we will do that, Scotty. LEAH: Oh, we'll see.
(LAUGHTER)
"Tie them in." "We'll see." Which one do you want, mate?
Maybe we won't do it. Who knows?
DARREN: I really like the light sources in here.
The overhead lighting's great. The wall lights look elegant.
They're really effective as sort of sculptural objects.
That skylight is something pretty cool.
It's very effective at adding that sense of height
and adding that sense of light
and I think it adds a hell of a lot to this room.
Yeah, and I think the fact it's probably
the most cost-effective thing they've ever done...
What a great idea for a landlocked bathroom.
The vanity, the style of the shaving cabinet,
this beautiful basin,
it's all elegant.
And look at the Art Deco vase, which I adore
I think the sense of colour in there
but they're really sticking with this Art Deco theme,
so I'll just be interested to see
how they take that into the bigger spaces or just stick to the curves.
Well, have you picked up how that exterior shape of upstairs
really ties in with the front of these vanities?
Is that on purpose? Yeah.
(LAUGHS) (LAUGHTER)
I didn't even pick it, mate, but yeah.
MARTY: This is one of those bathrooms
where you feel that if this was done outside of The Block,
this is almost a ten-week project in itself.
I mean, from all the renovations I've done,
I know how hard it is to pull a room like this together.
The only thing that I would have changed
is having this hand shower a bit higher
because there are times when I hate using a rain-head shower.
That's the saving grace.
But that's probably the only thing
that I can actually fault within this room.
Shaynna said, "I cannot deny the quality,"
though she's still worried about your budget.
These guys love luxe-quality expensive,
so I want them to start looking at their cost-effectiveness
because I can already tell their budget's not that great.
ASH: Thanks for bringing that up.
(LAUGHTER) I'm glad you're worried about it.
(LEAH LAUGHS) But back to the bathroom.
I think getting a bathroom of this size
with two doorways in it to work, full stop, is a huge achievement.
I think they've done a really good job.
That's it. Well done.
STEPH: So good, guys.
That feedback was the most constructive feedback we've had.
I'm so happy that they understood that we've been listening to them
and I'm just so glad that it did pay off.
They really could understand... Yep.
..what we were trying to achieve.
Next, the pressure is on their besties Kristy and Brett.
This room is dedicated to all the trades that we stole
from Ash and Leah this week. (LAUGHS)
Can they take out their first win of the season?
For me, I think it's a win this week.
There is one fundamental error.
(DRAMATIC MUSIC)
Look outside the door. If it's not there, it's not here.
(GULL CRIES) (THUNDER CRACKS)
# My September skin starts to give in to a bitter taste... #
SCOTT: Kristy and Brett.
# Would you lie to me? If I lie... #
'Stumping' would be the word that I would use this week.
(LAUGHS) Stumping, stumping, stumping.
So we actually need to get a hole inspection.
(LAUGHS)
Then we've gotta get concrete in and whatnot.
So the highest priority today is hole inspection.
Yeah, that's all passed, Dan. Yay!
Well done. You're well organised.
(THUD) "What the hell was that?"
Oh, my god!
I've hit a bollard.
So it's safe to say you're not gonna be the face of Ford. (LAUGHS)
I know.
To be honest, I'm not a fan of Venetian render... Mmm.
..but I've been seeing this bloke's work
and it's changed my mind on it all.
Yeah, I'm loving it. It's great work there.
Expensive, though. Mm-hm.
SHELLEY: God, this is a great space!
I love a Scotty and Shelley walkaround.
I get a lot out of them, even more so than the judging.
This is yours to lose this week, you know that?
That's right. I'm just saying. It is. 100%.
If you don't win, you've stuffed it up. Yeah. Yeah, thanks, guys.
BRETT: Thanks. No pressure.
# Because you're an A-grade player A fighter, a hater
# And I know better than to waste it all on you... #
KRISTY: I'm actually really content with this room.
Every other room I've been, like, "Oh, we could've painted better"
or "We could've done this better."
I am... Even if the judges don't see eye to eye on that,
it's exactly what I wanted, exactly what I envisioned.
PRODUCER: Are you ready for your feedback?
Not bothered.
For me, I think it's a win this week.
SHAYNNA: Whoa! Oooh-la-la!
It's big. Wow!
"It's a lot to take in and also a very simple palette."
I love those KitKat finger tiles. They're contemporary.
I'm a little worn out with Venetian plaster
but this colour, this material,
that reflective level actually feels really chic and timeless.
Marty Fox immediately picked up on the real estate coup, saying,
"This could really put Kristy and Brett in a league of their own."
This is a proper five-bedroom... Yeah.
..and from a marketing perspective, they can actually say five bedrooms
because the dimensions are there.
And this, as a powder, wouldn't work but this as a bathroom...
Mmm. ..wowee.
Yeah. This is a different league.
"This is a really great aesthetic."
It's glamorous and I love this beautiful sense
of length and linear lines
without it being overwhelming.
Like, we've got our vertical lines in this gorgeous vanity
that is so stunning,
then we've got broadline glass, then we've got the tiles
and then we have the vertical heated towel rails.
So this is a lot of detail. It's very classy.
I love this big large terrazzo,
then that sort of olivey-grey in the tiles.
I just want to say bravo for just going for it.
Kristy and Brett have found their groove.
BRETT: That's awesome.
(LAUGHS) Made to win.
(LAUGHS) No, that's awesome.
"Bravo for the colour selection also."
Yeah, I didn't think it was you. No. This is all Kristy.
(LAUGHTER)
But what I really love is where they've located that door
because when you walk into this room,
you will always see the vanity, the window or this
and never a toilet.
Marty really likes the mood created with the lighting.
MARTY: The feature lighting of the niche
and that feature lighting next to the vanity mirror,
it's got a great feel.
It's quite sexy.
It's just a really nice energy in here.
Shaynna summed up her thoughts today,
saying that what you have delivered is...
Calm, measured and it's also luxe
and we haven't seen that from this couple at all yet.
Come on, you think you're gonna get a ten.
I think Kristy is getting a ten.
OTHERS: Aw!
(LAUGHTER)
To all the men of Australia, I'm sorry that just happened.
(LAUGHTER)
Well, there is one fundamental error, in Marty's opinion.
What was that?
I just hope that for a room of this size, it has underfloor heating.
Uh-oh.
Look outside the door. If it's not there, it's not here.
SHAYNNA: There's no wiring there?
No underfloor heating.
Mmm.
So, this, in the middle of a Melbourne winter,
will feel very, very cold
and how we're feeling now I think would be totally different
to the middle of winter
for a guest walking in here without floor heating.
Mmm. Yeah, damn.
So, a near perfect room, just one missed step
but not one that is easily addressed now.
That's it. Well done.
Awesome.
If someone's coming to my house
and, like, taking their shoes off and having a shower...
Yeah.
..mid-dinner, like, a bit weird for me.
I don't know if... Not for me.
I don't know if underfloor heating is needed there,
so I'll back Kristy's decision to not do it.
I purposely optioned to take it out this week.
(GULL CRIES) (THUNDER CRACKS)
(DRAMATIC MUSIC)
SCOTT: OK. House four. Steph and Gian.
# Welcome to the madhouse... #
House four have won the last two weeks in a row.
Can they make it three?
This week was a rollercoaster.
Oh, we always say that. Mmm.
It is.
# Welcome to the madhouse. #
PRODUCER: What about, instead of a rollercoaster,
what about a Gravitron?
(LAUGHS) I love that. Was that...
(LAUGHS) What even is that?
You're not having a shower? No shower.
We decided to do a powder room.
It fits our house better... Mm-hm.
..because our guest bathroom is opposite the hallway.
Looks pretty good, lads.
We have completed the majority of the framing
and we're getting ready for the plasterers to come in tomorrow.
Yeah.
'Cause I tell you what, my problem...
(THUD) MAN: Whoa! Whoa!
Hey, are you alright? (CRIES) Are you alright? Are you alright?
I just took a step back and fell into a hole.
Just take a deep breath.
(EXHALES) Take a deep breath.
(CRIES)
I quickly got out of that position and sort of got reorientated
and then I think I was just in a lot of shock.
# One in a million... #
Hey, boys. Are you doing the stone in house four?
MAN: Yep. Have you done the online induction?
No. You've got three stonemasons here...
Yeah. ..who don't know what to do or where to go...
Yeah. ..haven't been inducted, haven't sent their insurances...
And I've got two contestants off-site.
STEPH: Are they gonna induct him?
I'm trying to work that out.
This is ridiculous.
# One in a million One in a million... #
Stonemason arrives for induction. All green lights.
KEITH: That is just horrible.
# Could you love me, love me one more time? #
PRODUCER: What are you most proud of in the room?
The stone vanity. Yeah, the vanity.
It's pretty cool.
A lot of people like the design,
they like the way that we've been able to bring natural stone
into a room that size and still have a wow factor.
I think our room has a layering of textures
that other rooms don't have.
Oooh! SHAYNNA: Oh!
MARTY: Continuing the theme.
Whoa.
Shaynna exclaimed "Wow, look at that," referring to the stone vanity.
That is off the charts. Stunning.
"Off the charts expensive," thought Darren.
DARREN: That light is stunning. This stone is beautiful.
I love the French pattern on the floor. Mmm.
It's a really interesting mix of sort of something that you'd think
is more traditional farmhousey
with something that's super classy and contemporary.
Marty likes the way you create things that are such big features.
They've made a TV unit in the previous room
and they've made this vanity.
They're like pieces of furniture that really are the centrepiece
of both this room and last week's room.
Oh, there's storage. Bring your toot paper.
That's what you need.
'Cause there's no storage in this. No.
But it's a powder room, it's not a functional bathroom.
This has got to be a ten, hasn't it? We'll tell you when you finish.
Yeah. We'll see. No, I'm asking you now.
It sounds positive.
Your hearts would be pumping with tens, wouldn't they?
Right now, they are. OK. (LAUGHS)
Oh! Confidence! (LAUGHTER)
Dammed if you do, dammed if you don't. I know, right? I know.
DARREN: It's very sensible planning
because clearly that stone is hugely expensive.
The Dekton, having that labour done, hugely expensive.
So that's a wow factor, it's definitely an investment
but they've been really moderate
about how they've spent money elsewhere in the room
and I think that's really, really clever.
Shaynna was loving all of the stone features, the texture of the floors,
the Dekton benchtop.
SHAYNNA: You've got to feel that. That is smooth.
And then the basin that's been made with that tiny little drain.
Texture, texture, texture
and I've got a headdress right behind me.
I was just gonna say... (LAUGHS)
Well, Darren found an elephant in the room...
STEPH: Mmm.
..and it's about the layout. Mm-hm.
Putting so much effort into things like that light, the vases,
this stone, this beautiful vanity,
all of that impact just halts for me
because I walk in and all I see is a dunny.
I don't know, there's a lot of style about this
but I 100% agree with you,
the fact of the missed opportunity of making this the 100% impact
as soon as you walk in the door
and it's all about the toilet.
OK. GIAN: Mm-hm.
Marty agrees, from a stylistic perspective, it's a piece of art
but the best feature of the room isn't on display.
STEPH: OK.
MARTY: They've invested in actually having an anchor to the room
that they've hidden around the corner
but I do love their consistency.
Every room that Steph and Gian do, it has that consistent feel so far.
Having the beams again carry through, it is their thing
and I truly believe that the majority of the buyers
won't have a problem with this room.
"This powder room aesthetically
"is everything your first bathroom wasn't."
STEPH: Oh, tell me about it.
"So you are definitely on the right track with your styling."
That's it. Thank you.
We concur with all the comments. Except for the layout.
Except for the layout one
because a toilet on the side is different to a toilet front on,
so I definitely thought about that.
Anyway, look, don't worry, I went through all the layouts in my head.
Obviously, that's my job.
I think this is the best way
you could've been able to get a grand vanity,
so I still back myself on that.
And, of course, look, we played our cards.
We wanted a bathroom that was gonna tie in with our kitchen. That's it.
And we achieved that. Yeah.
Next, how will the judges react to The Block's first ever moss wall?
It's excellent, it's genius and it's real.
(DRAMATIC MUSIC) (DOOR CLOSES)
"I have never once seen anything like what I'm looking at right now."
(GULL CRIES) (THUNDER CRACKS)
# We've got some fresh new young talent
# Doing some things that I know you haven't heard before
# One, two, three... Listen... #
SCOTT: OK, Eliza and Liberty, if you're getting a ten tonight,
what are the judges going to have to love about your room?
The moss, which they won't.
(LAUGHS) The moss wall. They'll hate it.
Oh... Look, don't be so negative.
You love it, don't you? We love it. We like it, but...
# She said, green, green grass Blue, blue sky... #
LIBERTY: So we're doing two bathrooms this week.
We've got everyone there to do this main bathroom.
Like, we've got the tiler, the glazier,
the waterproofer, like, all of that,
so, like, why not just, like, do two rooms?
# Help me understand the best is yet to come... #
At 10.7 square metres, the girls are building the largest bathroom
and the only one with a bath
and they've decided to throw in an extra powder room.
Design-wise, powder room, basic.
Just get it done.
Cute basins, da-dah-dah-de-de-dah-dah-dah.
Tiles, la-la-la.
(LAUGHS) The guest...
Main guest bathroom, moss wall is where it's at.
It's gonna be a feature.
I can't say I've done too many jobs with a moss wall before.
I know, but that's why it's cool.
Is it dead or alive? (LAUGHS)
What the hell is it?
Everyone, quiet. Tom is in the room. (LAUGHS)
I've got an award to hand out.
It's the BOB Award, and it stands for Best On Block.
But so, what room do we win it for and what's the...
I was in love with your painting.
I think you've got the best painting on the Block.
Wow. Yeah.
It's $10,000. Shut up!
$10,000. That's for you guys.
DAN: What's in the box? LIBERTY: This is my moss.
That is stunning!
That's our moss wall.
It's preserved in its alive form.
Whoa! Shut up.
What? Oh!
It does not smell. (CALLS OUT INDISTINCTLY)
It's excellent, it's genius and it's real.
Like, even talking with our tilers,
we were, like, "We've got this powder room.
"Like, if you have time, do it."
And then there was no discussion, so, like...
Then we just sort of shut the metaphorical door...
On the powder room.
..on the powder room and hope that it just builds itself.
(LAUGHS)
We have from house number five Fliza Minnelli and Liberty Splits!
Breakdancing in, pride out.
(HIP-HOP MUSIC PLAYS) (CHEERING)
(LAUGHS) I'm thinking about it all now and it's just...
It was godawful. It was truly godawful.
The winner is, Eliza and Liberty...
(CHEERING) ..in house five!
(CHEERING)
There was actually a little bit to peel off the medal.
A top-secret gnome. Oh, yes.
You know it, you know it, you know it, you know it.
You know it. What does that mean?
If we tell any of the other contestants about it,
it gets null-and-voided.
Top-secret gnome. That means we get a point.
We will play the secret gnome if it looks like things are close.
The judges say, you know, take risks.
We haven't done that yet,
so for us, like, doing this moss wall,
we were, like, we'll either come maybe first, second or last.
I hope they can still see it and be, like, "We don't like it
"but what a, you know, fun style choice and what a great risk."
Yep.
And that, yeah, they can just see
that we're really trying and improving every week
and our execution is bang on.
# It's a long way back when you're halfway to hell... #
What is that?
# Green, green grass... #
Oh...
Uh...
I'd like to say let's start with the positives
but we have to talk about...
Well, for me, I am not grabbing that whatsoever.
Marty Fox.
"I've literally seen thousands of properties for sale
"and I have never once seen anything like what I'm looking at right now."
I just don't understand it. I can't get my head around it.
I really can't.
I mean, what is it?
I feel like taking a little bit off
and spreading it on my soup this evening.
(LAUGHS) Are you sure you don't want to eat it? You seem to love it.
I'm fine. "A wall covered in parsley."
(KRISTY LAUGHS)
Hilarious. We've heard that one. Parsley, broccoli. LOL. Yep.
Shaynna thinks there are other functional issues with that wall.
SHAYNNA: Look at that vanity here.
The height of that tap, that's really high.
Like, that is going to splash all over you every time.
And this shaving cabinet, like, if I don't have my shoes on,
it's down there, so it's quite low.
And to tell you the truth, this is quite a pinky, apricot-ey basin
against this grey sort of tile,
so when you're close up, it doesn't look like it works together.
Oh, god.
And also, the lighting plan.
You stand here... Have a look at that.
Like, the shadows are horrend...
It's really bad lighting. Really bad lighting.
Yeah. Don't even want to look in that.
So I feel, that whole wall, it's not just the moss.
I'm actually feeling quite a lot of things wrong
with the functionality of this space.
At this point, Shaynna clocked the smile on Darren's face.
Don't you dare say you love it!
Oh, for goodness' sake, don't you dare!
It's growing on me. Oh...
(LAUGHS) Like moss. No.
(LAUGHS) OK?
Acoustically, it has benefits.
It filters the air.
Two great qualities for something in a bathroom, right?
Biophilia is a major trend.
It is something that they did as a bold decision
to add some life and some sustainability and a talking point
and something that's memorable to take away from this room.
Now, would I apply it in that shape?
No.
I've done that in a gym
and I've done that for the type of commercial prospect
but you do it as a panel, you do it as a feature wall.
You don't do it as a bush around the shaving cabinet.
Look at something as a whole rather than, like, "I personally..."
Someone's not gonna not buy the house
'cause they don't like the moss wall.
The location of the doorstop was Darren's only issue with the room.
"That would really hurt to run into it."
Have you ever stood on a Lego? Plenty of times.
Right? Yes. That hurts.
That would break a toe. It would.
But there were many positives about the rest of the bathroom.
SHAYNNA: It is a traditional modern bathroom.
It's a really good layout.
The way the door opens, you've got the toilet hiding behind the door,
you've got a huge shower.
All this space. Huge bath. It's the only bath we've seen today.
It's very hard to fault, for me.
"It is extremely well executed. Lots to love."
MARTY: I think they've got a near perfect bathroom.
The way that they've turned up the volume on execution
and the colour palette,
I personally can't fault what I'm looking at
other than this area of absolute sheer disaster.
Sheer disaster? (LAUGHS)
That's it.
Like, we've got four bathrooms and a powder room.
Use a different bathroom if it offends you so much, Marty. (LAUGHS)
In fact, don't come into my house, Marty.
(LAUGHS) Pee on the street.
(GULL CRIES) (THUNDER CRACKS)
# We're all riding with you
# No-one can put out your fire Oh-oh... #
It's time to see who wins this week's downstairs bathroom challenge
and remember, both houses two and five
have gnomes in their back pockets.
# Yeah-hey! #
The judges were in a conundrum at the end of today.
The rooms were all very good but none were perfect.
One house didn't have underfloor heating,
one didn't have the right layout, one had some planning challenges
and one had salad on the wall.
(LAUGHTER)
They knew scoring was gonna be hard
and it was going to be very, very close.
Here we go.
OK, Darren Palmer, Kyle and Leslie.
DARREN: They understand the importance
of selling a mood with the art.
Oh! Jeez!
Leah and Ash.
I know they're doing this in a week
but it looks like they've planned this well ahead.
Kristy and Brett.
I'm a little worn out with Venetian plaster
but this colour, this material, that reflective level
actually feels really chic.
Oh, far out. Oooh.
Wow.
Steph and Gian.
It's a really interesting mix
of sort of something that you think is more traditional farmhousey
with something that's super crisp, classy and contemporary.
Oh, well. KRISTY: Jeez.
Eliza and Liberty. LIBERTY: Oh, god.
DARREN: Biophilia is a major trend.
It is something that they did as a bold decision
to add some life and some sustainability and a talking point
of something that's memorable to take away from this room.
What?
What about that!
Yeah, they're about to plummet. Yeah. (LAUGHS)
Rightio. Here we go. Marty. Kyle and Leslie.
MARTY: This home, in every single room,
is making us feel a particular way
and it's that type of feeling that finds the emotional buyer
to spend the most amount of money.
Leah and Ash.
This is one of those bathrooms
where you feel that if this was done outside of The Block,
this is almost a ten-week project in itself.
LEAH: Oh, my god.
STEPH: They're gonna use the gnome. GIAN: Gnome time.
Kristy and Brett.
MARTY: From a marketing perspective,
they can actually say five bedrooms because the dimensions are there.
Steph and Gian.
We know that this home will have a particular style
and again, it'll be shopped beautifully
if they continue doing what they're doing.
Oh, he doesn't love us anymore.
And Eliza and Liberty.
I personally can't fault what I'm looking at,
other than this area of absolute sheer disaster.
Bit tougher from Marty.
Now, Leah and Ash.
You've got the little Hawaiian mate here.
ASH: Yeah. What are you gonna do?
I said I was gonna hold it till the end, Scotty, but...
My budget says otherwise.
Why would you hold it till the end?
I'd hold it till there's a car sitting there
and I can possibly win a car... No, we're using it.
(LAUGHS) He's never seen the bank account.
Yeah, I think we're using it. We're using it.
Gnome's in play.
OK. Shaynna. Kyle and Leslie.
SHAYNNA: It's incredible.
Like, the colour palette, the texture.
They understand that minimalist luxury, without a doubt.
Leah and Ash.
SHAYNNA: It's all elegant.
And look at the Art Deco vase,
which I adore, I think, the sense of colour in there...
but they're really sticking with this Art Deco theme.
Kristy and Brett.
It's glamorous
and I love this beautiful sense of length and linear lines
without it being overwhelming.
Steph and Gian.
The execution is great, except for the paintwork.
The layout is an issue.
The materials and the texture and the feel is totally right.
Eliza and Liberty.
I've done that in a gym
and I've done that for commercial prospect
but you do it as a panel, you do it as a feature wall.
You don't do it as a bush around the shaving cabinet.
OK.
The winner of week four on The Block bathroom week
and taking home a very handy 10,000 bucks from Ford is,
by half a point...
Here we go.
Oooh.
It's Leah and Ash!
(CHEERING AND APPLAUSE)
STEPH: Half a point!
KRISTY: Good job, guys.
LEAH: We have been top rocking and now we're bottom rocking.
BOTH: We're top rockin'...
And dipping low. LEAH: Yeah.
It's been a great week. Top rockin'...
Such a good week. ..and dippin' low.
I'm loving it. Yeah.
And loving the gnome too,
because he gave them the win by half a point over their Block besties,
Kristy and Brett, who came second with 27.5 points.
Kyle and Leslie grabbed third with 26
and Steph and Gian came equal last with 25,
or as Eliza and Liberty like to put it, equal fourth,
despite or probably because of their moss wall.
Like, I don't want to be this person who's, like, bitter and angry.
You don't have to like it but just...
Seriously... Did you agree? Yeah, I know.
But you're coming across quite bitter and angry.
(HISSES) Mmm.
Congratulations... Thank you.
Thanks, Scotty. ..Leah and Ash.
Yay. (APPLAUSE)
Your very first win. And well-deserved.
It's gonna be fantastic.
You're also gonna be heading out of town
on the Ford getaway tomorrow night.
You're gonna meet up with me at Kyneton.
Kyneton!
And Kyneton's a lovely little town in Victoria.
And I've got a special surprise for you when you get there.
Nice. It's gonna be great.
Now, this week kicks off living and dining room week.
It's gonna be a massive week for you
and it's gonna be huge to take home the 10,000 bucks from Ford.
And just remember,
these wins are getting more and more important every week.
Alright. Good luck. See you. CONTESTANTS: Thanks, Scotty.
(EXCLAIMS)
I'm still telling my trades that we won, 'cause we did.
You did win. Like, you are the winners.
We're just the game players.
Not silly.
(LAUGHS) Silly?
I just said to Leah, "Oh, that was a silly move" and then just ran away.
BRETT: Mmm. So that's just gonna be ticking her.
She'll be flailing in no time. Yeah, bad move.
And Ash wanted to hold it too. Yeah.
I was thinking, "God, did we just make a mistake?
"Like, are we that far behind?"
And even with the... "Did we waste it?"
I think they robbed themselves. I would've held that gnome...
Yeah. ..until there's a grand prize.
And as we know, with the gnome,
once you use it, it goes back in the cycle.
ASH: Winner, winner, chicken dinner! We're the winners! Yeah! (WHISTLES)
I'm gonna target them now. House two's on the hit list.
(LAUGHS) The rivalry starts.
VOICEOVER: It's oh-so-charming.
There's a clique amongst Christy and Brett and Leah and Ash.
They are like...
This Block-buster street...
You can't all be best friends.
..is about to become...
She's such a sore loser. Get away from those traders!
I'm being picky!
..a very rocky road.
(WHISTLES)
This is not OK, so you need to talk about it now.
You're in no position to be giving us directions.
It's television you can't take your eyes off.
It's the Titantic for them. This could lose them the option.
The fiercest rivalries...
(LAUGHING) Leah's never said anything positive.
(MOCKINGLY) I love your room. (MOCKINGLY) I love your painting.
..will shock Australia.
I never thought there was a problem.
Because you didn't check.
That's a whack job there.
The greatest rooms in reveal history. Woah!
Look at this.
Bringing Brisvegas into the room.
Wow. Oh, that kitchen. It's (BLEEP) phenomenal.
Ten! Ten.
Holy hell. (CHEERING)
The most explosive, jaw-dropping season...
That, in my eyes, wasn't worth a 10.
..the greatest Block ever.
People are gonna wave the cash at this.
Oh! Get out of town!
Lied about that.
Oh my gosh! No!
It all starts tomorrow 7:30.
SCOTT: Told you it was gonna be a rollercoaster.