SCOTTY: Previously, Leah and Ash took a massive risk this week
with a Block first, a curved ceiling.
I think a few people were worried whether we could curve the gyprock.
I actually can't believe... I'm on board.
I knew it would work.
Kristy manipulated Steph into putting up ceiling beams.
So, Steph is very easy to get into her head.
STEPH: Um, I'm just trying to work out a way
in which we can make this ceiling interesting.
I need to do this detail. We have to get it done.
And at the Ford racing challenge...
Go!
Traction's here, babe.
Brake, brake!
..despite House 1's crash and burn tactics...
Oh!
..they got the win.
Zero, one.
(CHEERING)
But not everyone was happy.
I feel like we just got robbed, don't you?
We should've been timing everyone.
Tonight, the master bedrooms are taking shape.
Shelley and I chase down the rumours and gossip.
Shell and I love gossip. We live for it.
And there hasn't been enough on this series, I gotta be honest.
Steph never takes a step without it being very thought out.
Has the architect thought of something as extraordinary as this?
I don't reckon she could handle something like this.
God.
Kristy lets fly.
Because it holds all of our (BLEEP) up.
Yeah. And we get screwed over.
The people that are organised get screwed over
'cause she makes changes constantly.
And another setback for the girls in House 5.
DAN: Why, why?
Hm. (CHUCKLES)
Rip the band-aid off.
What does one do, though, if you have to...if it doesn't get passed?
You have to rip it all up.
(GULL CAWS, THUNDER PEALS)
# Ow! I feel good
# I knew that I would. #
It's early Friday morning in Master Bedroom Week,
and yesterday's challenge winner, House 1,
celebrated with someone special last night.
(DRAMATIC BOOM)
Oh, hello. Morning.
Shell just stayed the night.
(UPBEAT MUSIC)
Uh-oh.
Ooh!
Oh, my God!
(BLOCKHEADS EXCLAIM)
I'm very sorry about yesterday, Shell.
I hope you've pulled up alright.
(SIREN WAILS)
So, that was awesome.
It was a big win for us.
Zero, one.
(CHEERING) Oh!
House 1 take home the biscuits.
Congratulations.
10K and the gnome.
(CHEEKY CHUCKLING)
Leah and Ash, and Kristy and Brett,
did not believe the times were right.
I feel like we just got robbed, don't you?
Yeah.
We should've been timing everyone.
There was definitely, very quickly,
a lot of questions as opposed to congratulations.
Yeah, it was just a bit ridiculous to me, to be honest,
but I guess to be expected.
They beat us somehow. I...
Like, everybody's still like, "That ain't right."
(LAUGHTER)
My reaction was how the F is that possible?
Everybody was on that,
everyone had their alfoil hats on straight after that.
PRODUCER: What are the hats for?
The hats are for our con...
We'll often get called conspiracy pe...like, conspiracists.
We see things play out or we predict that things are happening,
and then they come true.
So, along with their conspiracy
about the Ford challenge being rigged,
what are Kristy and Brett's top conspiracies?
OK.
This week's conspiracies are Nine in Six will do anything for you
if you pretend you can't do it.
I was talking with Nine in Six what we can do.
We're actually gonna give some chippies
to help get this subfloor down today.
Oh, awesome.
(EERIE MUSIC)
Keith and Dan pick a house every week to slow them down.
Yes.
So, unfortunately, you guys have to rip the whole flooring system out,
including the stumps,
and put new concrete stumps in, new bearers, new joists.
(EERIE MUSIC)
The girls are an industry plant for Channel Nine.
I'm a personal assistant for Hamish and Andy,
and I've been doing that for just over ten years now.
(EERIE MUSIC)
And now my newest one is
that House 1's builder is always in everyone else's house but House 1.
How are you? You having a win?
Today, yes. Yeah?
Today, yes.
Yeah, I did, I had a look before.
Is it good? Yeah, it's nice.
(EERIE MUSIC)
Yeah, so, the tinfoil hat does stop people from being able
to get your thoughts and I don't want people stealing our thoughts.
Oh, yeah.
Last night,
while Steph's thoughts were exposed without a tinfoil hat,
Kristy set about stealing her thoughts
on today's challenge outcome.
What do you think about the win today, Steph?
I'm glad Ash and Leah don't have the gnome.
Yeah. That'd be (BLEEP) annoying.
They can't win three weeks in a row.
I don't know, their bedroom looks pretty impressive.
I think my ceiling's also different and nice like a cathedral.
From Steph's perspective, her friendship with Kristy is genuine.
We're really close with Kristy and Brett, as well, so...
Kristy is Kristy.
She is feisty.
Yeah, she knows what she wants.
The fact that you are older than me in that,
like, you just are a lot more...
Like, I am confident and whatever,
but, I don't know,
you've just got more experience in that boss-bitch way
because you're an exec, you know, like, you're used to that.
She always says that she feels most connected to me
because she feels like she can learn a lot from me.
I got a bit of that.
You got more of that.
I'm learning, still, learning off you which is good.
I'm glad I can help.
(CHUCKLES)
If she thinks you have a genuine relationship with her, she's stupid.
(UPBEAT MUSIC)
As our Blockheads begin their day,
I'm popping over to Macca's to pick up some brekky for the gang.
Can I take your order?
G'day, yeah, it's Scotty Cam here from The Block.
I've got a fairly big order.
I gotta feed the whole crew and all the workers.
So, I need maybe 50 banana breads and blueberries,
50 of the new bacon and cheese toasties,
50 ham, cheese and tomato toasties.
Give us 50 or 60 muffins, and about 100 hash browns, I reckon.
Oh, and, by the way, happy 30th birthday.
Thanks, Scotty. Good on, ya.
Happy birthday, McCafe.
I'm lovin' it. (LEAH CHUCKLES)
Is that it?
Ba-da-bum-bum.
('EVERYWHERE' BY FLEETWOOD MAC PLAYS)
Good morning.
What do you want, mate, banana bread?
Mate, I'll have a...
Banana bread, that's what you'll have.
They had a whole new menu, everything like that.
Back of the line!
Ooh, sausage and egg.
Yeah, yum, my fave!
Sausage and egg McMuffins, banana bread, muffins, hash browns.
And that was just for us. Me.
Yum.
Oh, a hashy? Yes, please.
Apple muffin? Yes, please.
Oh, look at her go.
The loot!
She loves it.
But do you know what was so annoying
is that I'd just eaten a giant bowl of muesli
and I was like, how annoying,
I'm now gonna have to try and cram in a apple muffin,
a sausage and egg McMuffin and two hash browns.
It was tough.
It's time to crack on
with our upstairs master bedrooms and walk-in robes.
Over at House 4, VELUX skylights are being fitted
and plasterers are finishing off the ceiling.
And the fireplace is going in.
Around the corner,
Kyle is getting stuck into painting their skirting boards...
..whilst their plasterer
is adding the final touches to their rendered feature wall.
Kristy and Brett have made progress overnight
with their renderer making a start on their Venetian wall.
# It's a beautiful morning. #
Our renderer, he's just done an undercoat so he can start,
and getting a bit of Venetian plaster going on.
# I want to go somewhere. #
As you enter through the hallway, it's actually really warm
and inviting so definitely the hero of this week.
One of the heroes of House 5 this week is their Stoke fireplace.
(UPBEAT MUSIC)
With this design, we can fit it into your cabinetry.
Great.
We can talk to the builders, we can tell 'em how to build around it.
Yep.
And, yesterday, it was installed.
(MUSIC CONTINUES)
And, with plastering underway, the room is starting to take shape.
But it's downstairs in the kitchen and laundry area,
while prepping for next week is crucial
and, with the budget tight,
Liberty has come up with a new cheaper way to get their demo done.
(ELECTRONIC MUSIC PLAYS)
I got stuck into some demo today.
We had demo guys yesterday but they couldn't come back again today
so I put up my hand to do some of the hard labour
which, actually, I find quite exciting.
(MUSIC CONTINUES) # Push push push push push push... #
So, I got on the sledgehammer, I got on the jackhammer,
I got on the normal hammer, quite a few hammers.
(CHUCKLES)
# Touch me till I can get my satisfaction
# Satisfaction. #
It was really fun and got a lot of my frustration...
What did I do? ..out.
Probably nothing.
# Satisfaction. #
(GULL CAWS)
(ELECTRONIC INSTRUMENTAL PLAYS)
House 2 has taken on a huge challenge this week
with their unique curved ceiling design.
I was worried about this sort of design mainly because of time.
Their plasterers have the monumental task
of sanding then sealing the gyprock for their scalloped ceiling by hand.
The amount of sanding, we had five guys up there
and they have to hand-sand it.
They can't use a machine because the machine
doesn't have that curve so you'd end up with just marks in your ceiling.
And I know this sort of job,
you need to get it right, otherwise there's no point doin' it.
It'll...won't look right.
Underneath their magnificent ceiling,
they're also installing a curved bench seat
that follows the curve of their walls.
The ceiling is our hero for this week
followed closely by the bench seat.
Yeah.
(OLD-TIME JAZZ SONG PLAYS)
# If they ask me I could write a verse. #
Beautiful. That's what we want.
# About the way you walk... #
You stay up, I'll go in there.
Are you in tight? That's tight.
No, it looks sick.
(SONG ENDS)
House 4 also have a hero this week, their massive walk-in robe,
which will showcase their $20,000 upgrade from Hafele and Kinsman,
which they won back in Week 2.
# I'm walking on sunshine. #
And Steph has arrived instore to check out her luxurious prize.
# And don't it feel good! #
We are here for the wardrobe today, and you have won $20,000 worth
of Hafele Salice Night Collection accessories for your wardrobe.
Honestly... Amazing.
..I don't even know what this means.
Wow. It's so good.
(UPBEAT POP SONG PLAYS)
Hafele was awesome, and they told us what our $20,000 upgrade was.
These are your presents.
Oh, my God.
I love Hafele, I've actually been before,
like, 'cause I just love it there
and I just feel like they have amazing products.
So, Steph, in here, we have some high-end accessories from Salice,
which is an Italian company,
and it's been used in Europe for over 90 years.
Wow.
We have lots of accessories and all these knick-knacks
that we still haven't even opened and seen everything, to be honest.
Thank you. That's alright.
We're lucky. So, that's all.
That's all in this box.
But there's two other boxes here
so there's lots of other things in there, as well, for you
so I'm sure you'll have fun putting it all together,
and creating a sophisticated, elegant wardrobe.
So, yeah, it was really good to go to Hafele
and get our eyes on the prize that we won a few weeks ago.
Wow, what's in that tall one, I wonder?
Oh, lots of goodies.
Back at the Block, Kinsman are all hands on deck
to get the walk-in robes installed in all five houses.
(UPBEAT SONG, WOMAN VOCALISING)
Today, we had the Kinsman install of our cabinetry
for our walk-in robe which is really exciting.
# You better knock knock knock
# On wood
# Baby! #
We're really, really happy with how it looks.
# You better knock knock knock on wood. #
Over at House 3, downlights are being roughed in,
but Kristy is not happy with their placement.
(SONG ENDS ABRUPTLY)
I'm not usually very fussy about lighting, but, this particular week,
it needs to be on point because I know nothing about lighting.
It was...
A lot of commentary in our feedback was about lighting this week.
I think it's a very basic lighting layout.
All the lighting is literally sitting over the seating.
This room is crying out for a lamp.
You sit in this room at night
and all you've got are the overhead downlights or you've got this.
So, this week, House 3 have gone with a Beacon-designed lighting plan
that will showcase four sets of double downlights,
bedside pendants and a floor lamp.
So, earlier this week, we had Anton,
who is a light specialist from Beacon,
come down and talk through our lighting plan for this week.
I still might go, maybe, like, two in each corner
so they're all nice, evenly spread apart.
Amazing.
But they also give you all your functional light.
Yep.
But now the downlights are in the wrong place.
So, this morning, got a call to come up here to go through it and noticed
that the lighting was off to one direction a little bit more.
So, if you see the cutouts where it currently is,
it doesn't flow through with our hallway.
Kristy wants the downlights
to be in a straight line with the downlights in her hallway.
(TREPIDATIOUS MUSIC)
That was the design that I gave on Monday.
(MUSIC CONTINUES)
Well, look up exactly where you've got it.
It's not, it's so not.
Is that one over a little bit?
Yeah, that's all I'm asking.
It's...
You can't just say something
and expect people to understand just like that.
Well...
A design isn't enough? I gave them a drawing.
It is but, technically, that's a (BLEEP) drawing,
it's just (BLEEP) circles and a plan.
That is not accurate.
It's really hard when we're on challenges
and we have trades here doing cut-ins while we're not here
because we can't say, "Actually, that doesn't look right."
or whatever be the case.
So, they want exacts. They can't just go...
Well, don't cut it, then.
Yeah, but they need to run their laser.
They need it exact.
Well, don't cut it in while I'm not here, then.
Well, ask that next time, maybe.
So, needed to get one of the lights swapped over on each individual one.
So, the plan is to get new holes cut on the outer of all four downlights,
and patch the other holes...
..giving a more symmetrical appearance to the layout.
What's associated with that is patching,
getting a sparky in to move it, all of those sorts of things,
so it's a bit painful. Mm.
But the pain is about to get worse.
Yeah, so, apparently,
all the sparkies rocked up at Steph's house today.
All the Blockheads share the same team of hipages sparkies,
and, at the moment, they're working in Steph and Gian's house.
(SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC)
She's had her plasterers plaster over all of the rough-outs,
and wants to change her whole plan
so all of the sparkies will be in her house all day today.
(MUSIC STOPS)
Could this be a problem of Kristy's own making?
A few days ago,
she mischievously convinced Steph to change her room design.
I just feel like I would've probably utilised the pitch a little bit.
I said to her,
"You should really flow on your beams
"that you're doing from downstairs."
The next morning, Steph was putting in her beams.
I'm just trying to work out a way
in which we can make this ceiling interesting.
I woke up and I said, "You know what, I need to do this detail,
"and I know it's a bit difficult but we have to get it done."
Adding the beams has made Steph reconfigure her lighting plan,
and that's now holding up Kristy's room.
(DRAMATIC BOOM)
I have plasterers waiting and having lunch and sitting there on the clock
because she (BLEEP) changed it, and I said to them,
"I will get my own sparky onsite because it will cost me less
"than having my plasterer, two plasterers, stand around."
Yep.
Because it holds all of our (BLEEP) up
when we're (BLEEP) ready for everyone, and they hold 'em up,
and we get screwed over.
The people that are organised get screwed over
'cause she makes (BLEEP) changes constantly.
It's super...
Yeah, she's definitely...
..got some kind of strategy happening.
She just has a facade
and it's not authentic and it's something I just can't relate to.
Oh, man!
House 4 is becomin' a (BLEEP) pain in my ass.
Big time.
(THUNDER PEALS, GULL CAWS)
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# You're bugging like it's 1993 no chill
# You're bugging like it's 1993
# No chill no chill no. #
As it's Friday,
Shelley and I are going to check on how the teams are progressing,
and this week is the first time
we'll get a sneak peek into the upstairs extension.
Are you right, Shell? Yeah, come on.
Coming, coming. Come through.
Oh, jeez! Hang on, Scotty, hang on.
She's coming.
Hey. Oh, you right?
Serious referral pains from the crash yesterday.
Ooh, God, took me out at 100 kilometres an hour, didn't you?
Uh-oh.
(BLOCKHEADS EXCLAIM)
Jeez!
I tell you what, this is a proper master suite.
As it should be.
Yeah. Yeah.
After delivering a very small living room last week...
This just feels really tiny.
(DRAMATIC MUSIC)
You know, everybody in this competition, I think,
has taken a wall out that was in the plans.
You can take walls out and make rooms bigger.
..they've decided to take on that advice.
By removing a wall to their rumpus room,
they've added another 11 square metres to their master bedroom,
hoping to better their chances at judging this week.
So, you're obviously following with the style from your first week,
that's carrying right through the house,
and the judges are loving that.
House 1 are continuing their curves this week with arched cabinetry
in the walk-in robe, and a statement rendered arched wall bedhead.
And is that a feature plaster there? Yeah.
It's the render, so it's got one more coat
and then we'll paint that the same.
Got LED strip lighting in it, so...
Oh, so that's gonna be lit up? Yes.
Yeah, that'll be lit up. Unreal.
Yeah, nice.
Is that a different colour?
That's gonna be... Nuh, same colour.
Yeah. But just different texture.
And all your VELUXs across there, that's beautiful.
Yeah, that's great.
And the cabinetry looks amazing. It does.
I noticed that, the curves.
That's a nice little touch, isn't it?
Yeah, the arches in the cabinetry? Yes, I like that.
That's why we left these open 'cause we were, yeah, looking at...
It's a new thing from Kinsman.
It's called the Kyle and Leslie, I like it.
And look at the height there. It's really good.
Yeah.
If you can get it all... there's a lot of painting to do.
Spraying, yes. Spraying, excellent.
There's nothing like sitting in the mornings,
a Sunday morning, when it's a sunny day but freezing,
and copping that morning sun in your little lounge over here
having a cup of tea, you know, at about 8:30 in the morning
when the sun's coming up.
You wouldn't know 'cause you're watching the telly.
You wouldn't even know...
you wouldn't even know what the weather was like outside.
Good mate, Shell. You wouldn't have a clue.
See ya. Bye.
Thank you. Thanks, Scotty. Thanks, Shell.
# You say you're sorry. #
Next door in House 2,
Leah and Ash have made the most of their curved room this week,
adding a custom curved timber bench seat,
hidden strip lighting
and their crown jewel, an epic scalloped ceiling.
Whoa! Hi!
Hello. How are youse?
We're good. Yeah, good.
Far out, that's cool.
Yeah, it's something a bit different.
Love it. Yep.
I love it.
So, what's something like this cost to do?
Haven't got the bill yet.
It's just...
Ben, what's something like this cost to do?
It's a bit...it's all time-consuming
'cause it's such a long room, every single one...
No, you're not answering the question, Ben.
And this isn't for us.
Like, everyone at home's gonna go, "I want to do that."
Yeah. Yeah.
Compared to a flat ceiling, what are we talking, ten times?
Yeah. Ten times.
15 times? Yeah.
Ben's gonna say 15, at least. Yeah.
But the question is, and this is a part of the debate...
Yes.
..you win the room, that's ten grand and bragging rights,
which is amazing.
We've always been thinking about the endgame, as well, auction day,
so, I mean, say, this, we win ten, this cost us 15,
if we get a buyer that comes in here and goes,
"Wow, I absolutely love this," we might make an extra...
Whatever. Forty.
This whole house is a vibe.
You're either gonna love it or you're gonna love it even more,
so, however much you want to love it, we don't mind.
So, if we say that House 4
is perhaps your biggest competition this week
and they won a few weeks ago, they got the Kinsman wardrobe upgrade,
and my fancy, fancy-pants bag.
(MYSTICAL MUSIC)
So, imagine if you took them out with this room...
Mm, they would...
That's impressive.
It's pretty bold, isn't it? Isn't it.
I don't know how Steph's gonna put that bag in her room.
It's more my colour. It's not beige.
Um...
Are you saying they've got no colour?
She needs a tan one. No, not at all.
Like, I think it'll be going in the cupboard.
I'd be shocked if it was out.
Has the architect thought of something as extraordinary as this?
She's got those beams in.
And then is she gonna think you've stolen the beam idea?
(SCOFFS) Please.
I don't reckon she could handle something like this.
God.
Our house, I don't know, I...
I imagine our buyer really appreciating living in moments.
(UPLIFTING MUSIC)
Conversational togetherness.
Coming together in these communal spaces
and having a really good time.
Yeah, I always said, I said it a few weeks ago,
living, dining and master were always gonna be my big moments.
And landscaping now. Yeah, and landscaping.
Wouldn't mind a Mustang Mach-E. Yeah, there is a Mustang Mach-E.
Well, do you know that every single garage this year
is getting a Ford EV power wall...
Nice.
..to charge the electric car.
And wouldn't it look good on auction day
for your Mustang EV to be in the garage plugged into the power wall.
You can take it home, of course, the car.
Once the hammer comes down, they hop in the car and they drive away.
See youse later. See ya.
Unplug first, of course, drive off.
Yes.
Week 12, we need to go hard.
Because the prize... And go home...
Yeah. ..with a Mustang Mach-E.
(GULL CAWS)
# Hey hey. #
It's Friday afternoon.
Shelley and I are popping into House 3
to check out their master bedroom and walk-in robe.
# In the sun. #
Yes. Very big walk-in wardrobe.
It's lovely.
Hello, hello.
Can we walk across there? Oh, you got your flooring down!
My God, you guys are on fire.
I'm not gonna st... I'm coming over.
Get ready.
Thank you. Good effort.
Kristy and Brett are using a sleek Venetian plaster,
which will be accentuated by a curved boucle bedhead.
And they're utilising their north-south facing master bedroom
for ample natural light.
So, I'm assuming the bed's going on this wall
with your beautiful oversized bedhead, bedsides.
How much room have you got down the side here
where the corridor comes down?
Because, obviously, as you look down the hallway, what are you gonna see?
So, I've got a really, like, grand leather chair
that will go there, and a lamp behind it.
Lamp.
So, as you flow down there, that will be the first thing as you see.
Yeah, lovely.
Shelley was really lovin' what you're doin'.
I do have a very minimalist sort of styling
'cause I think less is more when you've got texture.
But, this week, I really am introducing a lot more to,
you know, trying to tick all those boxes, essentially, for the room.
Well, this is incredibly consistent
with what you delivered last week, which is beautiful.
It's tying everything together throughout.
OK, that's ripper, that's good.
Now, we...Shell and I love gossip. We live for it.
And there hasn't been enough on this series, I've gotta be honest.
So...
So, they didn't even care about the room.
Scotty and Shelley walked around, they didn't even care.
They were just all about the gossip. They wanted the tea.
(WHIMSICAL MUSIC)
Steph is very...
She knows what she's doing.
She never takes a step without it being very thought out.
She's very much trying to sell their house to the camera as an Airbnb.
Sorry, to sell House 2 as only an Airbnb?
The place is, like, super exotic and different and bougie.
It reminds me of a place that you would go,
you know, for an Airbnb, of course, yeah.
(SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC)
Yeah, I don't really know what Steph's angle is about my house.
Um...
I reckon she's a little bit jelly.
And that's why you'd call it, like, an Airbnb
because it's like a getaway that you have...
you know, it's not necessarily a home.
Mm. It's something different.
Steph's got one style.
No, no, no, hang on. I'm going...
Just don't worry about any of that, it's...
I just want to be quite, like, direct on this one.
She hasn't said a lot to my face.
There's been a fair few comments
about this possibly being an Airbnb house.
Um, I don't know...
I think that's kind of positive.
OK, great gossip.
Thanks, ripper. Yes.
No probs. Good luck.
This looks fantastic.
See ya. Thanks, guys!
# I just want to dance for you. #
Well, Shelley and I are eager to see Steph and Gian's home next door
is definitely not an Airbnb house.
They're adding warmth and luxury in their master bedroom
with their custom-made chocolate bedhead
and huge lounge area with a fireplace.
So, it really is the full parent's retreat.
It's a parent's retreat. It's a parent's retreat, exactly.
So, here's the question.
With an adult's retreat like this,
I'm suggesting that perhaps you're pitching to an older-child family
because I don't know how much time an adult would have
to spend up here lazing by the fire watching the telly
if there was mayhem breaking loose with toddlers downstairs.
Well, I've spoken to quite a few parents now,
and they say to me that their kids just jump in their bed or they come
and, you know, they're in their space
and, now that you have a bigger room for that,
the kids can actually, you know...
Sit down and watch a bit of telly? Yeah.
While mum and dad are still in bed? Yes.
Do you know, and I know Shell would be the same and is the same,
my kids, when they were little,
every single morning at 5:30 or 6:00 would run up the stairs
and jump into bed with us for at least an hour
watching a bit of telly or chatting or laughing and telling jokes.
Yeah. And that sort of thing.
And I loved that time.
So, I could see myself spending a bit more time
if the kids are up here with me.
What we're trying to do is create the perfect space
for, like, the lazy Sunday.
We think it should be a space to unwind and relax.
It's gonna be a tough week, this week,
but you've got this 20 grand upgrade in your wardrobe,
and the Kelly bag, another 20 grand.
Yep.
(OPERATIC SINGING AND MUSIC)
Steph and Gian's palatial walk-in robe
will feature a Taj Mahal stone central island,
top-of-the-line Kinsman cabinetry, $20,000 worth of Hafele goodies
and the creme de la creme of accessories, a Hermes Kelly bag.
God, look at this. (SCOTTY CHUCKLES)
You've got your Hafele and your Hermes.
Wow. And Kinsman.
And Kinsman. Where is that gonna go?
There? There? There? Look at the size of this joint.
It's huge. It's humongous and...
So, you've got the big island in here?
Big island in there, Taj Mahal stone from Cosentino on top.
You mean, who likes a coat hanger but I love this coat hanger.
Oh! He's got his hand on that.
It's got leather on the top. I know, but the stitching.
I know. Unbelievable.
There's all these really cool things.
And you can actually hang...
What's this? ..the bag.
(SHARP GASP)
No!
Uh-oh. Oh!
Shelley wants this. (WOMEN LAUGH)
Oh, yeah. That's amazing.
I think there is a lot of people at home
that want this... these accessories from Hafele.
I think that that will just... that's unreal.
This on show, dressed. I know, it's amazing.
It'll beat curves every day of the week.
Think so.
We think the same, Scotty.
If we deliver the room the way that we envision it,
like, I can't see us not winning the week.
(GULL CAWS)
('RESPECT' BY ARETHA FRANKLIN PLAYS)
With the end of the week fast approaching,
deliveries are rolling in.
# What you want. #
Hey, I'll steer them.
Or can I put it on my shoulder?
# You know I got it. #
I better take it.
# All I'm asking. #
We've bought you a nice Beacon delivery today
with all your nice fittings.
Love it.
# Hey baby just a little bit. #
(SONG ENDS ABRUPTLY)
Look how good I am. Don't help me.
Meanwhile, Steph is off shopping again
for something special for her master bedroom.
Oh, wow, that's my... that's my piece.
Oh, wow.
(UPBEAT POP MUSIC)
It's so lovely.
Oh, it's gonna look so good in the space.
It's such a big piece, it'll take up a good amount of space.
Yeah. It's a nice neutral piece, as well.
With the neutral piece of artwork locked in,
Steph needs the bed linen to accompany it in neutral, of course.
I know exactly what I want. Fantastic.
So, one of these.
Whole bed set. Yep.
And doona set. Yep.
Super keen.
So, that's it. That's it.
That's it, neutral and neutral.
Easy. Done.
('SMILE' BY LILY ALLEN PLAYS)
Back at the Block...
# At first... #
..the struggle within the competition
can be harder for some than others.
That is apparent with Eliza and Liberty.
They came onto The Block as the most inexperienced team...
Honey, we're home.
..and are yet to win a room,
and they've continuously found themselves in trouble
with their budget.
So, it's time to drop by and see how they're going.
# Smile. #
This is extraordinary. How good is it.
That's amazing. Wow.
Look at that light.
We're actually not gonna put glass in there,
we're just gonna keep them open.
Just leave it like that, I love it. I like that.
Camping style. Yeah, exactly.
The girls are enthusiastic about their master bedroom,
and they plan to take a risk with a bone palette this week,
a fire set into a scalloped Porta timber bench
and oversized windows to take advantage of the natural light.
I think you should've won last week.
Well, that's very kind. Thank you.
I love the aesthetic in here. I love the proportions.
This is the most generous lounge room we've seen today.
The winner of Living and Dining Room Week, it's Leah and Ash again.
Oh! (APPLAUSE)
Oh, wow.
I feel as though you were less polarising than 2.
Whoa! Whoa!
Also, your couch is the only couch on The Block
that is the right couch.
It's comfortable and it's big and it seats eight people.
Yes.
And House 2 had a 2-seater. Mm.
2-seater, Shell. Mm.
So, I think you were robbed.
It is hard hearing that because we are so desperate for money
so it's hard hearing that Scotty thinks we should've won but, anyway,
whatever, it's up to the judges, isn't it, so Scotty's not a judge.
We really, really needed that money. We need some money.
One thing we have to talk to you about today again is budget.
Yes. OK, what...?
I've looked at your budget.
What do you think you got?
Well, it's not...it's not good.
We've spent 170 grand.
Mm.
We've got about 95 grand left.
I hope your calculations are very wrong.
You're hoping?
Yeah.
And if we put 40 aside for landscaping, then we've got 50 grand
for the rest of the house, including kitchen and laundry.
You need to pull back, you need to pull back your trades.
From here on in, we just need to,
like, really, like, rein in our trades,
and he said we could get it done
'cause we were concerned that we might not be able to get it done.
He said that we could.
Um, use Block Bucks for everything
and, yeah, just be smart with how you use your money.
So, the fact that you now do have your plans upfront,
you know what week is coming up next week...
Which we've been, like, we've really prioritised that this week.
Everything's Block Shop.
We're selling things as much as possible
and we're now pre-planning as much as possible.
We're prioritising that over everything.
It's Week 6, you should've been doing that Week 1.
Correct. That's OK.
You know what I think the biggest thing is, and I noticed this
yesterday when I actually saw you in action, is the self-doubt.
Not you, particularly.
Your self-doubt...
No more of this. I know.
I've had enough.
Eliza, you are an incredibly competent woman.
Thanks. Back yourself.
Yeah.
It doesn't matter whether it's driving, it doesn't matter whether
it's designing, it doesn't matter whether it's managing your trades.
Yep. You're a strong woman.
Yep. Take ownership of it.
I'm not a risk-taker in my life, am I? I'm very comfort zone.
No, but you're using that as an excuse. So don't.
No, I know, so I need to, like... Yeah.
..be bolder, braver.
# Run fast for your mother. #
We need to now just suck it up,
stop making excuses, back ourselves, be a bit more confident.
Now, listen, no more self-doubt. I've had enough of it.
OK. OK.
I really have. I really promise, I really promise.
I've been pumping your tyres for six weeks.
Time to put your big girl pants on.
It's time...you got enough pressure.
Here's your Block tickets.
Your apprenticeship is over.
Thank you. No more excuses.
There you go, cheers. No more excuses.
No.
Congratulations. Thank you.
Well done. Thank you.
You made it. Good work.
Alright, good luck this week. See ya.
Thanks, Scotty. Thanks, Shelley. Bye.
OK.
Coming up...
DAN: Why, why, why?
From big girl pants to a kick in the pants.
Waterproofer's started waterproofing without the proper inspections.
I glaze over when we get told rules and regulations and processes.
So, we're gonna have to see where we go from here.
Rip the band-aid off.
Hey? Rip the band-aid off.
What does one do, though, if you have to...if it doesn't get passed?
You have to rip it all up.
(DRAMATIC MUSIC BUILDS)
(GULL CAWS)
What's your property worth? Well, here's a fun fact.
Houses with a walk-in wardrobe
have a median $39,000 higher than houses that don't,
and they spend, on average, eight days less on the market.
# Oh this love... #
Over in House 3,
Kristy and Brett's team got through the monumental task this week
of re-stumping and building their subfloors
in their living area downstairs.
# And this will do me no good. #
Foreman Dan is here to do the subfloor inspection.
# Rainbow styling styling styling. #
It's all looking pretty good.
So, an inso tonight and then start laying tomorrow.
Dan also got the thumbs up from G-Mac from Nine in Six.
All good? Yeah.
Yep.
Beautiful.
Yeah, this one's really been tough.
I think anyone who got this one would've struggled,
so we've gone past 100 stumps now.
Are they gonna inso? They're going to...
You'll be painting tonight, won't youse?
Yeah, I'll be painting. Painting, there you are.
Painting before inso, unfortunately. Yeah.
The fact we're still able to execute rooms as we have been,
we sure as (BLEEP) know that we are doing plenty in there, too.
Just as House 3's winding down, Eliza and Liberty arrive
bearing gifts for G-Mac and the Nine in Six team.
G-Mac, I think you might have a present coming, mate.
Hello. Hello.
We've got some... BOTH: Good news and bad news.
PRODUCER: So, the bribes?
Mm.
Oh, here we go.
SCOTTY: Here we go, alright.
Let me take you back a few steps.
Earlier today, the girls had a visit from foreman Dan,
who came to check on the problem in their downstairs laundry,
which all teams have been allowed to prep for next week's room reveal.
Why, why, why?
Why?
I glaze over when we get told rules and regulations and processes.
And we're supposed to have an area checked before we waterproof it.
Looks like he's done the first coat.
Yeah, so we've got poly, primer and first coat down.
Mark's just come up to the office, a very concerned-looking face on him.
He's realised the waterproofer's started waterproofing
without the proper inspections.
Nine in Six always want to
pre-inspect the floors and walls before we start waterproofing,
and we've missed that here in House 5,
so we're gonna have to come down and see where we go from here.
(TENSE MUSIC)
So, Bobby's done a few Blocks now so he knows the system.
We've got photos of every step.
(CAMERA SHUTTER CLICKING)
Yeah, look, he is one of the neatest waterproofers here,
but we missed a critical step.
I understand that.
So, Dan gives G-Mac from Nine in Six a call.
Well, I'm just lookin' at it.
There is photos of all the Sika and the waterstops are in
that I'm lookin' at, and the first coat looks neat.
(INDISTINCT VOICE OVER PHONE LINE) Alright.
Bye.
Hm.
Yo. Hm.
(DAN CHUCKLES)
What does one do, though, if you have to...if it doesn't get passed?
You have to rip it all up.
(TENSE MUSIC)
It's a tough one.
Don't give me that look.
(DAN CHUCKLES)
Rip the band-aid off. Hey?
Rip the band-aid off.
Well, considering Bobby hasn't failed before,
and he is a very neat waterproofer...
(MUSIC CONTINUES)
..Nine in Six are prepared to go off photos...
..for a fine.
OK. OK?
How much is the fine?
You're gonna owe them something later on.
Like, like a case of beer owed? Something like that, yes.
OK, fair.
Dan came, he was very concerned and then dobbed on us to Nine in Six.
Nine in Six said, if you bribe us,
we're willing to overlook this, and so we bribed them.
We can do a bottle.
I'll cover the bottle.
We already know the waterproofer.
He's worked on the Blocks plenty of times,
and his waterproofing is always bang on, so we can trust him.
So, luckily, he took photos of what he did
before he applied the waterproofing, and, given it's Bobby,
we know him well, we're happy to accept that,
but the girls are just gonna have to pay in beer currency
to Nine in Six which, to be honest, isn't too bad.
Alright, so we're good to go, Bobby.
Cheers, man. Thanks, Bobby.
You are very neat at what you do,
so, please, let's not miss any more steps.
That's totally our fault.
So, now we're all caught up.
PRODUCER: So, the bribes.
Mm.
Oh, here we go.
So... (CLEARS THROAT)
There was a request in the bribe list for Kahlua and beers,
and Lib got the Kahlua part right
and brought back, essentially, water.
So, the good news is that's legit.
The bad news is Lib...
I've really (BLEEP) up and bought zero-percent beers.
Oh, that's real dodgy. Oh!
(LAUGHTER)
So, they're for him!
Did you not notice that they were a lot cheaper?
I didn't even look at the price, to be fair.
Honestly, I don't...like, I don't think when I do it,
I'm not looking at the cost of anything.
Well, that's good.
(DAN CHUCKLES)
(DAN CHORTLES)
I tell you what, if it hadn't have been the fact
that he had documented with photographs
and that he's done waterproofing before on The Block
and we trust him...
I know. ..then, yeah...
We would've been really cooked.
We need to do better up in the brain.
(DRAMATIC MUSIC)
Unlike the girls, Kristy and Brett
have followed procedures all week for their subfloor,
so they're not very happy with what's happening under their noses.
I'm constantly talking about people having to carry House 5,
and this poor... and, 'Oh, woe is them."
Mate, get over it, like, and done with it.
Feeling they're victims of double standards,
it doesn't take Kristy long to haul Leah onto the conspiracy train.
The girls didn't get waterproof inspection to waterproof,
and they waterproofed,
and then Nine in Six were like, "What the (BLEEP)?"
And then they were scrambling, they tried to find pre photos,
and then Nine in Six were like, "Those photos aren't good enough."
And then it was a big hoo-ha dance, and they go, "We're gonna fine you."
And the girls were like, "What kind of fine is it?"
And they go, "A bottle of Kahlua and a slab of beer."
There's double standards a lot.
It kind of does seem like the girls
are getting a little bit of an extra hand.
And then they came into my house with a camera crew
and did it in my house.
Yep. Did what?
Did the whole, "Sorry, Dan."
So, sweet.
I'm not doing a waterproof inspection.
And I know...I know they're having a hard enough time as it is,
they don't need anything else.
Well, hang... We are all having a hard time.
We all are.
Every time there's a camera, they're like, "I'm so silly."
(LEAH LAUGHS HARD)
Play the game, hey?
There's no (BLEEP) game, mate!
Funny rules.
Funny rules, only apply for some.
Oh!
You know, I think Kristy and I sort of say,
"OK, well, how about we just spend all our money,
"stay up every night and let's see what happens with us?"
If you don't get a waterproof inspection done
and you just waterproof,
supposedly, you just get some beers and a bottle of Kahlua.
Call it a day. And it goes away.
Mm-hm. (EERIE MUSIC)
Captioned by Ai-Media ai-media.tv
- These... - Oh wow.
- are the Sunday reveals - Woah!
dreams are made of.
How good is that?!
Look at the size of this.
Five master bedrooms and walk-in robes...
- Heaven. - It's stunning.
in a class of their own.
That's hot.
Perfect.
People don't have kitchen island benches as big as this.
Or kitchens as big.
That is art.
This could be put in in-home at $20,000,000 plus.
- But. - But.
But.
Straight away I see everything I don't want to see.
They need to think about what is liveable
not instagrammable.
The longer I stand in here, the more I'm excited
to get to the next house.