(EDGY MUSIC)
I'm in desperate need of a tiler.
A whole 1.5 days we're behind.
SCOTTY CAM: Tonight on The Block,
No tiler could spell no Ensuite reveal
for House Four.
So, right now you don't have any tiler at all?
At all.
Yesterday's surfboard art challenge came with high stakes.
Whoever wins THAT challenge
gets $50,000 off their reserve price.
Hello. But not everyone will score their dream room in the Clubhouse.
We would first, would you say spa?
(BUZZER) Gone.
Gaming Room? Taken.
Our number one choice was the cinema room.
Well, guess what's left?
Charlotte and builder Jack sneak a look at the Blockheads' bathrooms.
PRODUCER: Did you check with Kristian and Mimi?
No. They're not here.
"We're just going around to all the houses,
and we're just doing a little sneak peek."
Just having a little sneak peek. Is that not creepy?
Video of Maddy and Charlotte surfaces.
The girls are not gonna swallow that.
And, has everyone up in arms.
They have lied about who they are,
what background they've got,
and the experience they've got.
Don't lie to my face!
It's 'schneaky'.
(PENGUINS CHIRP)
# Sunshine, lollipops, and rainbows
# Everything that's wonderful is what I feel when we're together... #
This morning, the tilers rolled in
and they smashed out the remaining two walls.
I can't see why... We shouldn't be...
..can't get done today. Yep.
Fingers crossed. Oh, here's our Reece order as well.
# Sunshine, lollipops, and rainbows... #
Everything is still looking to plan.
# That's how this refrain goes
# So come on, join in everybody... #
GIRL: This morning, our tilers are focusing on the little feature tiles
because they've finished all the other larger tiles.
So, we are on track.
I woke up on the right side of the bed this morning.
Waterproofing's good to go. We're ready to start tiling.
Tilers were working hard last night
and unfortunately there are is still some tiling to finish off today.
But we're definitely going to finish this bathroom on time.
PRODUCER: How are you guys feeling this morning?
We're doing fine this morning. How are you?
Well, I'm doing fine. I don't know about this one.
He's stressed to his eyeballs.
Yeah, it's a bit hard when you cannot get a tiler whatsoever.
(OUTGOING PHONE CALL RING)
AUTOMATED VOICE: The person you are calling is not available.
So, we had one tiler that said he could come,
and then this morning he's said that he can't come.
My tiler has all fallen through and I haven't been able to find
anyone, and I was hoping you might be able to come and save the day.
MAN (OVER THE PHONE): I won't be able to today. Sorry.
They're like, "No thank you, too busy."
"No, thank you, too far away."
MAN (OVER PHONE): When do you need it done?
You're not gonna like this bit. We need it done by Sunday.
That's impossible for me.
I wouldn't even like to count how many we've called,
texted, followed up.
AUTOMATED VOICE: Please leave a short message.
(BEEP)
People they've messaged.
MAN (OVER THE PHONE): I'll give a few phone calls around,
see if I know anyone that knows someone.
Thanks, Legend.
Builders have called.
Do you want me to give him a call right now?
Yeah.
And no tilers.
PRODUCER: That's brutal. Yeah. It's brutal.
# Can't explain all the feelings that you're making me feel... #
SCOTTY: This year the Blockheads are tasked
with transforming the HQ space into the ultimate clubhouse.
Each team will pick a room to design and build.
Whoever wins the best Clubhouse room
will score a whopping 50 grand off their house reserve.
Which could be the difference
between winning and losing The Block.
And, in yesterday's surfboard art challenge,
Courtney and Grant came up trumps...
Hey! Yay!
..earning them first dibs on which room of the Clubhouse
they want to reno.
(KISSING SOUND) BOTH: Thank you.
# I believe in a thing called love
# Just listen to the rhythm of my heart... #
Old hot-wheels Shelley has their surfboards
in the Ford Transit, which they have to place in one of their rooms.
(SWITCHES OFF ENGINE)
Oh, Shell. Oh, good morning, mate.
How are you? Hey, Frankie. I'm good. How are you?
What are you doing? I picked up the boards.
This is fantastic 'cause you can fit a lot in this van.
Like, 2.5m load length.
You can fit Mini Mals in here.
Like, these ones I think are seven footers or something.
This is the winner? It is the winner.
Courtney and Grant's.
So, is that where we're gonna go first?
Ahh, oh, I suppose so. Yeah, cool.
Here I'll take that for you. Thank you, mate.
As part of yesterday's first prize, Courtney and Grant
also won the one point penguin,
giving them an advantage in judging this week.
Hello. Special delivery.
I've got your winning surfboard.
Isn't it crazy what a little bit of art can do for you?
I know.
And a little bit of help from her husband.
And showing up to a challenged. Showing up to a challenge.
It was great to have you there, Grant.
I know, it was good to be there, Shell.
It was really good to be there. Glad you were there.
Sure it was. Yeah.
We picked up a win... We did.
Which of course means you now get to choose your space
in the Disney Plus Clubhouse.
Mm-hm.
The Clubhouse will be divided into five spaces,
the Spa room, the Games room,
the Cinema room with a kitchenette,
the Alfresco area,
and the Barbecue area.
What's it gonna be? What are we picking?
Yeah. We are picking the Spa area.
(CHEERING)
The Spa area is located at the east end of the Clubhouse.
Yeah, I just feel like it's gonna be, like, luxe space, so...
Well, that's up to you now, isn't it?
BOTH: Yeah. That's your strength.
Yes.
If you look at that master bedroom, I've never seen anything like it.
Thank you. I thought it was fantastic.
Yeah. We love bathrooms.
And that is your strength. Yeah.
Do you wanna have a look? Yes, please.
Yep. Thank you.
Oh, Courtney, very good segue up. (LAUGHTER)
I'm getting used to it, Scotty. Brilliant.
(LAUGHTER)
Courtney and Grant made a significant change
to their mezzanine level plans,
sacrificing space in the office area to create a more spacious ensuite.
So, this is our bathroom. Ooh.
Yeah, this is good. I like the layout.
I like the layout too.
So, you walk in, you've got your toilet in there
which is hidden as you come in.
Vanity across here.
Got the same, that recessed mirror that we did in the last bathroom.
And then we've got a shower room.
These guys are creating a cohesive
look with the cues from their main bathroom, again using their double
Mediterranean vanity and Italian marble top.
But they're making a risky colour
move with a very bold terracotta stripe shower.
It could go one where another. It could, couldn't it.
Yep. I'm nervous about it. It's a little bit '80s.
We love a risk. We love a risk.
I do love a stripe, and we've got stripes in some the other rooms.
I'm like, oh, if we can tie that in a little bit.
Sure. If anyone can make it work, you can, Courtney.
Thank you.
Because you're a very stylish woman
and you've done some really creative stuff
with the chequered tile downstairs that we all went... (GASPS)
But it looks amazing. Yeah.
We'll see.
We've got a penguin now so... (LAUGHS)
True. Ooh.
Please don't hang onto it for six weeks.
BOTH: No. If we're close, we'll play it.
Yeah. Good luck.
Thanks, guys. Thank you.
Congratulations on yesterday. BOTH: Thank you.
See you. And I think this looks...
I can't wait to see this there. I think it looks cool.
It'll be cool. Just do it.
Just do it. Exactly.
What could go wrong? Thanks, Shell. Bye.
The last six walk arounds, they've been, "Your budget,
"your timing."
So, that was one of the most
positive Scott and Shelley walk arounds we've ever had.
# I'm
# Happier than ever
# Like I never thought forever was you... #
Kylie and Brad came second in the surfboard challenge so they
get second pick of which clubhouse room they want to reno.
Scotty. Ooh. Hello.
Oh, you've been for a surf, mate. No, I've got your board.
Thank you.
Where do you think you're gonna put it?
I'm thinking in the living area. Mmm!
Have it sitting up on display. Yeah. Well, congratulations.
Yeah, thank you. So, listen, are we...?
We happy now? Are we talking?
Oh, yeah, I'm talking to him now. Are you?
I'm still not happy but I'm dealing
because it's The Block and I need to get things rolling.
Get the (BLEEP) out. No.
Get out.
Getting ready to go, grabbing the phones,
and a message from our tiler popped up.
Just having a bit of a dig at how grumpy I am.
You talk (BLEEP) at me, you get (BLEEP) cut.
Close the (BLEEP) door.
Babe, all I said was you make it hard.
Close the door.
You've got to go easier on him.
I do need to go easier on him now, so...
You bloody do. I do. I know.
I'm very hard... He's working really hard.
He is working really hard.
He just hasn't been the most
positive husband towards what he says to other people about me so...
All I said was that when you're angry, it's hard.
Yeah, but, you didn't...
Instead of defending me to your friend,
you kind of went with where he was going with it.
Let's not get a reset happening here.
No. (LAUGHS)
But, you know what, maybe getting
a choice of space in the Disney Plus Clubhouse might help
you feel...
You're all gonna be working under that one roof.
Yes. What space would you pick?
What space has been taken?
Oh, let's see what you're gonna pick, first.
OK.
I think we'd probably definitely go with the Games area.
Yeah, the small child in Brad would love the Games area.
Are YOU happy with the Games area?
Yeah, look, I can sell games. I think.
OK, so, that's your choice?
That's what we would like as our choice, yeah.
You can have it.
Great. OK. Games room it is. Games room it is.
Terrific.
That's my art.
Oh, for the bathroom? For the bathroom.
She's very moody, isn't she? Yes.
Oh, cute. Cuddling a fish.
Cuddling. As you do. Yeah.
As you would. As you would in the water.
Well, show me where. Like she's in the bath.
Yeah. Come through.
(DOUBTFULLY) Shaynna's gonna love that.
Alright. So...
Ooh! Oh, I like the height. Yes.
That's amazing.
Nasty for painting. (LAUGHS)
And then you've got tile on the walls.
Yeah. So, we're still sticking with the Dekton full floor up
to pretty much where the panelling is.
Wow.
And then we're gonna do the timber tile
right to the ceiling of the shower.
SCOTTY: Kylie and Brad's ensuite is on the
mezzanine level next to their bedroom and rumpus room.
Kylie's making some bold choices, opting
for a very pink pedestal basin that will create a striking contrast
to their black Dekton stone that
they featured in their first bathroom.
Plus, they're using floor-to-ceiling timber tiles in the shower
to create warmth.
I know you are having trouble getting a tiler...
Mm-hm.
The fact that you've chosen to go floor-to-ceiling with that,
without a tiler,
is there any way you can modify your design if you don't find a tiler?
Yes. So, look, that's completely
dependent on where they think they're capable,
'cause we could honestly just cap that at the waterproof harding,
where the shower screen's gonna go,
and then we can just continue the VJ around.
When I popped in the other day, you scored a tiler.
Yep. And that fell through.
Yes.
Yeah, so, we've had a tiler have a baby...
(BABY CRYING)
A tiler have a car accident. (SCREECHING TYRES FOLLOWED BY CRASH)
A tiler not show up. (CRICKETS CHIRPING)
Hey, you might think you're doing it really tough
but your budgeting's been exceptional.
Amazing.
I have been trying to stay really on top of our budget.
Yeah. So, that's a win for you guys.
The fact that you've got, what, 20 grand...
You're 20 grand ahead.
And other teams are, like, five grand down.
Yeah. Mmm.
That's good to know.
So, this should boost your confidence...
Yeah.
I think we just scraped under budget with the kitchen.
Just under budget, yep. Amazing.
Yep. That is amazing.
Yep. So, you're a good team.
Bit of a drama with the trades. Yes.
But otherwise you're doing The Block really well.
Yeah. Yeah, you are.
Yeah.
We're getting some momentum now, I find.
Good. Yeah.
We're going to go now because you've got to paint.
BOTH: Yes.
If you prove to me that you've made up and you're happy.
I want you to give old mate a kiss on the lips in front of Australia.
Oh, I love you. Do you love me?
Yes! Love you, baby.
That's kind of a kiss.
Can you put some feeling into it, please?
Come on. Yes! Aw!
You beauty. Nothing to see here.
Aw. That's unbelievable.
We'll give it a couple of hours, Scotty,
I'll be back in the doghouse.
Back in the doghouse, yeah. Righto. Be happy.
Be happy. Yeah.
Yeah, there's enough going on, you don't add need to add more.
Oh, very true. See you.
Thank you.
I do genuinely love him and that we are OK.
Which, I do love you.
You're my guy.
You just get all of me.
You get all the ups and all the downs.
Can I just have half of each? (LAUGHS)
(PENGUINS CHIRP)
# It's way too late... #
SCOTTY: Next up we're visiting Maddy and Charlotte
who came third in yesterday's surfboard art challenge,
so they get third pick of the Disney Plus Clubhouse room to reno.
Whoever wins the Clubhouse renovation will get
a whopping 50 grand off their auction reserve.
This week's ensuite is the first room the girls had to build
from start to finish since Jesse and Paige left three weeks ago.
Oh, hello, hello. Hello, little shred Betty's.
How are you? Good.
(OVERLAPPING SPEECH) That's a good-looking board.
How are you feeling today? Good? Good.
Pretty good, yeah.
It's a big thing, right?
Because the first week you arrived, the room was half done.
Yep. Yeah.
Second week, the room was already done.
Yep. This is your first room.
First official room. Full week. BOTH: Yeah.
It might be, like, downhill from here.
(LAUGHS)
We might find out that you're no good at this.
Maybe. There is a high possibility.
In four weeks' time this house is finished inside.
I know. That's kind of scary. It's frightening.
I'm like, what do you mean? I feel like I just got here.
I did get here. Well, you did just get here.
But now we're actually looking forward to Week 13 when you
work on the Disney Plus Clubhouse, all under one roof, together.
So, you got third place.
I'm not gonna tell you what's available.
Tell me what you'd like to do and we'll see if you can have it.
I think we would first... Would you say Spa?
Yeah. (BUZZER)
Yeah, I thought that would be gone.
Second would be the Games room.
(BUZZER)
OK. Well... Barbecue?
I think we'd do the Barbecue area.
I think Cinema would be easier but I think...
Don't worry about the Cinema. No, too late.
You've chosen Barbecue. You're doing the Barbecue.
(LAUGHTER)
We're gonna look at the space and be like, "Eugh".
"How could we make this wonderful?" Yeah.
We're gonna spend a lot of money on trades.
You've got a huge budget... Yeah.
..for that one week.
Yeah. $50,000. 50K.
Yeah.
Can we stick our heads in your bathroom?
Yeah, come. Of course you can.
Thank you.
So, this is our beautiful little bathroom.
Ooh, gosh, you're powering along.
(JOKINGLY) Your style's terrible.
Yeah, oops. (LAUGHTER)
This is the first real look at what you guys are gonna deliver for us.
It is. Trying to mesh our style with...
Theirs. What was previously done.
What was already created. Yeah.
Alright, so, tell us what you're doing.
So, we've kept the floor tile consistent with the other bathrooms.
We have a vanity that's bringing timber which is very much us,
as opposed to what they've done.
Which, we love what they've done but
we just wanted to bring a little bit more of us.
And that'll hopefully soften the space a little bit.
The girls' mezzanine ensuite is part of their guest retreat area.
It's a tiny space to work with.
Maddy and Charlotte have opted for a sleek and understated design
featuring fresh white and grey tiling,
timber vanity,
curved mirror,
and champagne gold fixtures.
It's a great prize this week for the Winners and Grinners.
(GASPS)
It's right up your alley, let me tell you.
But Grant and Courtney have a penguin.
Well... They do have a penguin.
Literally, you want to win this week.
There's an experience... Oh.
There's a dinner. Can't do this to us.
And there's all-stars that are coming back...
Oh, it's all happening. ..that right up your alley.
What I'm saying is, you need to win,
'cause when you find out what it is, if you don't win...
You'll be filthy. ..you'll be filthy.
Trust me.
Well, it's out of our control somewhat but we'll get there.
Come on, Shell. Alright.
Thank you. We're out of here. See you soon.
Bye.
We can't win when there's a penguin.
Yeah, they just have to do really badly.
Also, their bathroom is, like... Double the size.
Double the size so... And...
..the only way is if they don't finish,
and they're gonna finish.
Yep.
Courtney and Grant have been
producing very high scores and great rooms so,
even if we had high scores...
Look, I'm not holding my breath but I'm gonna try my best.
They would have to really flop, I feel like, for them not to win.
Next on a walk arounds is Ricky and Haydn who are yet to win a room.
And since they placed fourth in the surfboard challenge, there's
only a couple of rooms to choose from for the Clubhouse reno.
I've walked all the way from Island Surfboards with this.
Did you get a test run this morning, mate?
Yeah. (CHUCKLES)
Got all the wax for you. She's nice and clean.
(LAUGHTER) There you go.
Thanks, mate. Where is it going to go?
Maybe top of the stairs, something like that.
Ahh, boys, speaking of this, which space would you like to do?
There's only two left. Alright.
Can we do the Barbecue area?
(BUZZER) SHELLEY: No. Can't have the barbie.
Can we do the Gaming room?
(BUZZER) Taken.
Brutal.
Al fresco. (CHEERING)
Yep. Alright, done. Locked in.
Thanks. Beautiful.
Mmm. Easy.
And of course, if you win, you get 50 grand off your reserve
which is money in your skyrocket.
Yeah, we want that. Yep.
Imagine that.
Imagine having the Shelley Bar Crusher...
(LAUGHTER)
..and 50 grand off your reserve.
Mmm. Be a good head start, wouldn't it?
They don't get the Shelley. No, but the house does.
Oh, yeah, the house does. And the house gets a lower reserve.
True, true, true. So, that's amazing.
And how is your bathroom going?
Oh, mate, the boys have been working really hard this week.
We've actually doing a dry run on some of our vanity items now, so...
Vanity and basin. We've gone a little bit more colour pop.
Ooh! It's like a buttercup or something, isn't it?
They call it Custard. Marigold?
Nood Co Custard. There you go.
The boys' ensuite is on the mezzanine level.
It will feature neutral floor and wall tiles, VJ panelling,
and a showstopping custard sink
that they hope will complement their mustard shower tiles.
Just gotta question whether the basin might be a bit bright.
That's full Dijon and then you've got Custard.
Wait until the wall's done and your grout's on, but then,
if you've got a basin option...
We do. ..I'd have it on standby.
OK. Yep. A backup.
Yeah. Yeah.
I'm desperate to win a bathroom, Shell,
'cause I've been doing bathrooms for, you know, 15, 16 years now.
I'd love to be able to say that I
went and did a bathroom on The Block and won.
So, desperate to get a win.
Boys, I want to take you out on Monday night.
I know, mate. I know.
We're going off the island. Right.
There's a whole experience.
Plus a magnificent meal, plus a sleepover in luxury.
If we do get the win this week,
would you be able to give us the keys to the Bar Crusher for one day?
Mmm.
If you get the win, yes, I will.
Oh! Right. OK.
Wow. Are you serious?
If they get the win.
Like, the boys need a win, they deserve it,
and that'll be another reason to get the win.
You can take the Bar Crusher
and you can take my ute 'cause I've got the tow ball that suits it.
Tile faster, boys. Get into it! (LAUGHTER)
Oh, man, you know, we're desperate to get the win,
not only to get us out of the red, and get us 7K in front,
but to get a day off and go for a fish would be just incredible.
So, yeah, we're desperate for a win. Lot on the line.
Yeah, there's a lot on the line this week.
(PENGUINS CHIRP)
SHELLEY: Which contestants do you think are
creating a winning room this week?
To cast your vote, all you have to do is head to The Block website now.
And, while you're there,
don't forget to check out all of our amazing room galleries.
# It's like supernatural
# This love's possessin' me... #
SCOTTY: Shell and I have one team left to visit.
After some squabbling in yesterday's surfboard challenge...
Look.
Everyone's having fun here except you.
No, you're the one that keeps changing my idea.
This is not what I wanted.
..Kristian and Mimi came last,
leaving them with the one remaining room to renovate in the Clubhouse.
Hello. May we come in? Yes, you can come in.
Hello. Bring that surfboard out of there.
No, no, this is a symbol of your love for each other.
(CHUCKLES)
And it's a reminder of what a great day we had yesterday.
It wasn't lovely.
It gives me PTSD, that's what it does.
(LAUGHS) Look, it's all there for you.
Yeah. It's not your best work, I'll be honest.
Where is our best work in a challenge?
You know what Darren said?
Darren said he liked it, except for this.
(QUIET SQUEAL) (LAUGHS)
Can we bury it in the backyard?
No, it has to appear somewhere in the house.
We'll put it in the garage, nice and hung up.
Can we talk about what space you might like to do in
the Disney Plus Clubhouse, all under one roof,
everyone working together.
I don't think we've got much of an option, do we?
No.
Our number one pick was always Cinema.
Well, guess what's left? No way.
No way. Don't. Cinema.
(SQUEALS)
Really? Wow.
Yes. That was our number one option.
That's what's left. That's fantastic.
So, we won yesterday.
You did. (LAUGHTER)
And you know what I think is really cool?
Because it is the Disney Plus Clubhouse, you're going in there,
you can watch Disney movies, you can watch Pixar, you
can obviously watch National Geographic...
Mm-hm.
Because Disney Plus has everything under the one roof.
And your cinnamon room will, I think,
be the showcase of that entire communal space.
It just make sense. It makes sense.
And Disney Plus is my favourite streaming service.
Is it? 100%. Disney's like, my life.
(LAUGHS) Disney's my life.
(MAGICAL MUSIC PLAYS)
Hey, this bathroom looks like a little Mimi Me.
ALL: Mimi Mimi Me.
Mimi Me of your first one that we saw.
Yes. I love this.
I love this detail. Thank you.
It seems much tidier. Yeah.
It's a very small room, we're not used to it.
That's OK. All of our other rooms are giant.
Yeah, yeah. That's OK.
But this is servicing obviously your pool area,
so, you got the sliding door through?
That was all good with Julian Brenchley and the engineers?
All good. Awesome.
So, this bathroom really does service your pool.
Yes. Yep.
Unlike the other Blockheads,
Kristian and Mimi's ensuite is on ground level.
They've added a sliding door to their downstairs bedroom
so there's direct access from the pool to the shower.
It will be a calm, cool space.
Grey large format tiles,
contrasted by glossy sage green tiles in the shower area,
that complements the floating vanity.
So, we are going to be the only house on The Block
without a guest ensuite,
but we just thought, if this can service the pool,
we're thinking about doing a little shower out here as well for when
you go the beach, you can use this as an entryway to the house as well.
That's a good idea. A bit of tropical mudroom.
Yes, exactly. Yeah.
Coming back from the... You could call it a sandroom.
Yeah. There you go, sandroom.
Do you like that? That's a great idea.
Oh, thank you. I just made that up. There you go.
Copyright. This might be a thing.
Yeah. A sandroom.
A sandroom. Well...
Thank you. Thank you, guys.
No worries. See you soon.
We got the bloody Cinema room.
We came last yesterday,
and our number one choice was the Cinema room.
And we were like, there's no way we would get it, and we got it.
So, really, we won yesterday.
Ricky and Haydn's tilers have been slogging it out to finish,
not just this week's ensuite,
but also their incomplete main ensuite from four weeks ago.
And Foreman Dan is feeling hopeful.
So, I just thought I'd pop in, check out what's happening.
Did a little bit more waterproofing up here which is
looking pretty good.
We've got tiles on the wall, tiles on the floor.
So, it's good to see it finally coming to an end.
I think we're all relieved, to be honest.
But the boys don't share Dan's optimism.
Don't think we're gonna get the ensuite finished this week.
The tile that we chose for the upstairs bathroom's
the same as the ensuite.
It's a difficult tile to lay 'cause it's so small.
So, the guys, you know, worked
pretty hard to get as much as they could done
but I think it's wise if we just focus on that upstairs bathroom.
The boys haven't won a room yet so
they should be squirrelling away whatever extra money they can.
PRODUCER: Have you got any savings in the bank for landscaping?
No. No. No savings.
To have a speccy front and back yard,
the boys will need to stash away a lot of moolah.
It's the difference between this...
and this.
In an ideal world, what would you love that number to be?
We'd love it to be up around 100.
That's gonna be tough to hit unless we start winning rooms.
You know, potential backup plan, if worse comes to worst and we
don't win any rooms, then we'll just have to start backing things off.
You know, remove the dream court. Remove the fire pit.
And just remove things until we can keep it in budget.
With the boys three grand in the red,
I've organised Sarah from CommBank to help set up a savings account.
How you going? Hello.
Haydn.
Got to meet Sarah from CommBank,
and she walked us through budget and planning.
Right, so we're in the CommBank app.
So, you first want to go to Money plan.
Excellent.
And now you can see in Money plan what you're spending.
You can keep track of your spending. It'll help you budget.
And you'll also know if you've got a bit of money to spare.
That's awesome. Or if you need to tighten your belt.
Yeah.
The combat app's so easy to use.
You know, you can set up a little savings fund and you can, you know,
take any money that you've saved from your budget
from the previous week,
and add it in.
Renovations. There it is.
Renovations. Challenge account, House account.
Look, it'll help with our budget, but at the same time,
we've got to win to make money 'cause we're in the red.
While we've got you, any chance of getting some extra money
in a CommBank account for the next room?
(LAUGHTER)
With just under three days to go until tools down,
and not a tile laid,
House Four are desperate to find a tiler.
So, right now you don't have any tiler at all?
At all.
And you're hoping what tiler you can get? House.
Anyone's.
I'll give you a number.
Yeah? Ring this person.
Does a lot of The Blocks.
Foreman Dan had a contact for us and it
was more of, I guess, a last resort, knowing how busy everyone is.
Any he basically said, just give him a call
and plead and beg and do what you can.
(OUTGOING CALL RING)
Hey, John. Brad from The Block, mate. How are you?
Yeah, mate. Look...
Yeah, I'm in desperate need of a tiler,
and I've heard you might be the man to save the day.
Perfect, mate. Are you...
Oh, mate. Even better.
PRODUCER: Happy about that?
Yeah, look, mate, I'll be happy when it's done.
I'll definitely tell you that.
So, when I'm looking at the guy...
'Cause I've been let down a fair few times over the last couple of days.
So, hopefully this one works out.
Fingers crossed. Fingers crossed.
Thank you. That's alright.
Thanks, Dan.
(PENGUINS CHIRP)
(UP-BEAT MUSIC)
SCOTTY: With less than three days till Guest Ensuite reveal,
Kylie and Brad's bathroom is still tile free.
But never fear, as the cavalry is here.
House number four we've gotta find, yeah? Must be there.
Tilers rocked up.
We got all their paperwork sorted.
Sign there.
It's a whole 1.5 days we're behind.
So, they started tiling at 2pm Friday afternoon.
Kylie and Brad's tiling job will be tricky.
They're using their big black exxy Dekton stone
that was featured in their first bathroom.
I'm loving the subtlety of the Dekton
which is on the walls in the shower
and then also on the floor.
PRODUCER: How much are those tiles?
$700 a square metre.
The Dekton stone can easily break when laying,
as they discovered in Week One.
(CRASH)
Which is making Brad particularly nervous.
So, we can't afford to really break any.
There's one spare? Two.
Then, how many broke in the last bathroom?
Four.
You make one mistake and there's over a square metre of tile gone.
Only two spare, mate.
About a month ago, Kristian and Mimi were told by Alice from Domain
and judge Marty Fox how crucial it was to lock in an auctioneer.
I cannot stress this enough, guys.
You've gotta get this done, like, this week.
Yep.
Hi! Hi.
How are you? Nice to meet you.
These guys finally locked in their real estate agent last week.
We finally got to meet Jaime from Stockdale & Leggo,
and I said to Kristian, "I have goosebumps."
He goes, "I just got butterflies in my stomach."
I was like, that's the one.
So, their real estate agent is locked in but not their auctioneer.
(PHONE DIALLING)
So now Mimi's trying to wrangle in someone she has used before.
Hello, John speaking. Hi, John.
My name's Mimi. Mimi? Hello, Mimi.
Yes, we have met a few years ago.
You auctioned off my home in, like, Kilkenny.
OK.
So, I just thought of you because we are actually on The Block,
and we would really love to lock you in as our auctioneer.
Oh, that would be, that would be amazing!
I think he'll be epic.
Our auctioneer's last name is the same as our agent's last name,
and for us it was like, oh, my god, the stars align.
Our agent, her last name is Morris as well.
I was like, OK. (LAUGHS)
It meant to be. Hilarious.
In terms of, like, his presentation
and his vibe, I think he's really gonna go with what we want.
And I'm glad that you're keen as well to jump on board.
It's always been a little dream of mine to be on there.
Really?
Absolutely.
I can see him just opening that auction
and just setting the tone for everyone.
Anything you need from me, let me know.
Alright. Will do.
Thank you so much. Thank you.
Cheers. Bye.
(ENDS CALL)
If that's not the most 'meant to be' the thing ever...
Are you tearing up?
Oh, my god!
While Kristian quietly cries a river of joyful tears,
others are in town for towels.
So, just bath towels? Yes. And bath mat.
And since this is their third bathroom,
making Manchester decisions is as easy as ABC.
Two of those.
WOMAN: That was quick. Yeah. I'm always speedy.
Thanks, Simone. Appreciate it. Thank you.
Alright, see you later. See you. Bye.
Meanwhile, Maddy's headed to the promised land
to buy a few knickknacks.
And of course, a few towels for the bathroom.
I think we definitely feel the pressure
considering it's our first bathroom on The Block.
And I was like, I need to get to Freedom because I didn't want
to spend any more cash, because I'm trying to be good with my budget.
How's that? Mmm...
Different colouring to what you're working with?
Yeah. Yep.
Hey, ladies.
A couple of weeks ago, Maddy and Charlotte
confided to Shelley that they had extensive reno experience.
We actually work for ourselves. We flip properties.
Oh, no!
How many properties have you done so far?
We've renovated four. Three are still going at the moment.
So, how old are you?
24. And 22.
Oh, this is great.
But they surprisingly came up short on one skill.
We have experience renovating on a smaller scale.
We haven't had, like, a lot of experience in design.
So not confident when it comes to styling.
Luckily, because the girls' ensuite colour is very simple,
white and grey with a touch of green,
it shouldn't take too long to pick up a couple of towels.
What colours are we going to be looking at?
Well, I've got a sample of the potential basin, so,
it's either going to be this one or this one.
But in the styling I would like to bring in, like, the greens.
I don't really know how this room's gonna pull together
at the last minute so I would rather have more options than not.
I don't know if this is a bit too dark but it is beautiful.
If I see something that I like and I think I could possibly make it work,
I'll just buy it.
It's slightly off but maybe...
Maybe I'll get two just in case.
Absolutely.
See, this. The colouring is better for this one.
Yeah.
So, maybe I need this option too.
Two of those as well?
I got every colour of green towel you could possibly find.
This is beautiful colouring.
So, maybe I'll get this just in case too.
I like the lightness of these as a styling moment.
Yep.
I think we need to get these too.
And what's this? They're the hand towels.
Need a hand towel. Yep.
Maybe we chuck this in too. (CHUCKLES)
When I get to the point of Saturday night and I'm
putting together a room, I'll just put whatever I like most,
and whatever works with everything else that I've got,
and I'll just return the rest.
I think that that's a good start.
Alright, I'll go do this for you.
Do you think I need more towels?
This white's so pretty.
I'm not gonna do white towels, am I.
Guys, am I going to do white towels?
Probably not in my white bathroom.
Mmm.
(PENGUINS CHIRP)
(FUNKY MUSIC)
SCOTTY: It's late Friday arvo,
and the tilers are in overdrive across The Block.
Despite not having a tiler until halfway through the day,
Kylie and Brad are now making a bit of headway.
So, fortunately Awesome J Tiling
have been doing a good job so far, so couldn't be happier.
Courtney and Grant are seeing their
bright, bold terracotta tiles laid up for the first time.
We got the tiles. Oh! (BLEEP)
It looks good.
And there are some Blockheads who are way ahead.
DAN: The tiler will be done in a couple of hours, I reckon.
Hopefully.
And then maybe grout.
Hopefully we finish painting tomorrow.
Mm-hm. Maybe go pub tomorrow.
Does that have potential? Maybe.
Actually, let's not do that. Yeah, just don't say that.
House Three's tiling is on track, and
Bettsy's glass is delivering their shower screen,
despite disputes earlier this week
due to Courtney and Grant's unpaid bills.
Haven't you been paid yet?
Apparently he's been doing that a bit.
(ALISON CHUCKLES)
So, Ricky confronted them.
Like, the word around the island... Yeah?
..is that trades aren't getting paid here.
Who's not getting paid though? Who's not getting paid?
Well, I believe it might have started at Bettsy's Glass.
That's obviously our issue. Yeah.
Let's not make this a big deal
because there's no word on the street.
We pay all of our builders.
And that's final.
So, we'll continue this conversation.
Ricky, I'm sorry, I'm done with that.
(BLEEP) Pissed off now.
Relax.
The drama that was going on between Bettsy's and The Block,
we thought we'd do some prepayments
and try and smooth that relationship over a little bit.
Legend, boys. That's alright.
And, is the bill all sorted out? Yeah, all good.
All good? Legend, mate.
('DISARRAY' BY BEO PLAYS)
DAN: Righto, no more power tools.
It's time for the builders and trades to call it a night.
Since there's not much work to be done in the ensuite,
Houses Two, Three, and Five are out to dinner,
while Kylie and Brad stay back to do a bit of planning.
It could be either or. Maybe just, like, a matt black.
Maddy's on her way back from a day of shopping
so Charlotte and her builder Jack decide
to do a little light trespassing.
I just like to have a little squiz on
to see what other people are doing.
A little... Stickybeak.
Stickybeak as some might call it.
So, yeah, Jack and I did a little late night run around
and just sussed out what everyone else is doing.
(SNEAKY MUSIC)
The green. What do you think about the green?
It's a bit glossy for me. Mmm.
And slightly wrong colour. But it still looks cool.
Shh. Lower your voice.
House Five was, like, all tiled pretty much.
PRODUCER: Did you check with KM that you could look in this one?
Whose KM? Kristian and Mimi.
Oh. No. They're not here.
(SNEAKY MUSIC)
House Two had started later with their waterproofing and tiling
so their tilers were still there when we did our little runaround.
Is that a rip in your waterproofing?
What's the white? Oh, no.
Shut. (LAUGHTER)
I'm stressing for you.
We named it the Willie Wonka Chocolate Factory.
(SNEAKY MUSIC)
House Three was fully tiled.
MAN: You all tiled and stuff? BOTH: Yeah.
We're just grouting. At least you're grouting.
We're not grouted yet.
(SNEAKY MUSIC)
One of the girls and their builder...
Oh, yeah.
..randomly stroll in half way through
the kitchen before realising that we were standing right there.
CHARLOTTE: How are you feeling? KYLIE: Fine.
Yeah, good.
It was odd.
(DRAMATIC MUSIC)
Love you all.
Ever since Jesse and Paige left two weeks ago,
Kylie has given Maddy and Charlotte the cold shoulder.
Hi.
I'm Charlotte, by the way. I'm Maddy.
I'm Kylie. I'm Brad.
I want Paige and Jesse back.
Nice to meet you guys. Bye.
JACK: Can we have a little look or would you rather us not?
KYLIE: There's nothing going on up there.
You still haven't got a tiler?
Yeah, but they're there, but nothing's happening.
They're just putting the flooring tiles down.
Can we look? Have a little look?
Yeah. Please? Thank you.
At what?
Look at, like, a half waterproofed room
that's sat like that for 1.5 days but now you want
to look at our floor tiles which we already told you is the same
as our other bathroom so how's it actually gonna look any different?
House number Four for our nightly little sneaky peek.
Just checking out the competition. It's just one of those things.
Like, I don't want people traipsing through my property
while I'm not home or without my knowledge.
I don't know for like looking at this.
Makes me feel worse about our house. No, it's OK.
I think that's...
As much as they're very clever, I think that's a form of immaturity.
Like, going in and scoping out what everyone else is doing.
Like, it's weird.
The only time we've ever done anything like that was when we
were looking at other people's kitchens.
Yeah, but they were home.
(PENGUINS CHIRP)
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SCOTTY: As the shimmering Aurora australis
lights up the night sky,
a shadow looms over The Block.
Courtney and Grant have arrived back early
from their dinner with Houses Three and Five,
and Kylie is spilling the tea about Charlotte and Jack snooping around
all the houses.
Charlotte and her builder snuck in. To who?
I'm pretty sure everyone.
She was like, "Oh, but you know..." That's weird.
"We're just going around to all the houses
"and we're just doing a little sneak peek."
Just having a little sneak peek. Yeah.
So, if you guys weren't here, they would have come through
without you being home.
Boys, did the girls come up here? Yeah.
I think it's just hard because we
have all built such big relationships over such
a small amount of time and we all have such respect for each other.
I think we've established everyone, each other's boundaries, maybe.
Yeah.
Kylie's been suspicious of Maddy and Charlotte since Day One.
PRODUCER: Was it nice to meet them? No.
And she's recruited Haydn's wife Chelsea
who has recently moved to the island, to investigate the girls.
Kylie said to me, I need you to do some digging.
Bits sus on these new girls.
And I said, "Oh, right."
So, I did, and I found a video.
MAN (ON VIDEO) Sisters Maddy and Charlotte have
already learnt so much about renovating.
Starting out with an ambitious full reno sold for a tidy profit.
And then last night we were at dinner and it came up.
I saw this video at dinner.
It seems like they're very
experienced home renovators and flippers.
They were, like, doing things that I don't even know how to do.
They've got a lot of skin in the game.
So, the video got around, and I think it spread pretty quickly,
and I think there's a few upset contestants throughout the group.
MAN (ON VIDEO) So, girls, tell us about the building.
She's a 1950s weatherboard cottage.
The girls are not gonna swallow that.
I was like, what? I don't even know who they are
let alone all of a sudden they're brand ambassadors and they're doing
these ads, and then how many are there of these, and who are they.
The minute I met them I was like, it doesn't add up.
Same as Mimi. Yep.
None of it adds up.
So, straight away, them hiding it is just (BLEEP)
damaging their character.
It's just dumb.
I just never got why you wouldn't be open and honest.
Like, I say what I do for work. You say what you do for work.
It's just odd, very odd in my eyes.
Hold on, let's get Kristian and Mimi.
Yeah. (WICKED LAUGH)
(YELLS INDISTINCTLY)
MIMI: Hang on! (LAUGHS)
Whoa, Mimi.
Oh, shit.
Oh. Oh, OK. (LAUGHTER)
Have you guys told Mimes what's been going on this eve?
Mimi knows. What?
She knows everything. She's like Big Brother.
PRODUCER: Chelsea showed you her video
and that's how you found out the truth.
Yeah.
I, I...
As soon as they arrived I was very open to helping them.
If you need anything, just ask us, we're here to help.
And, like, at some stage they could
have been like, we'll actually be fine.
We're actually quite handy girls.
But they didn't say any of that.
You came out, you had the
opportunity to create relationships with us, and you didn't do that.
Yeah.
And because of that, that's jarred our relationship.
Yep.
It was just upsetting 'cause I was like, oh, why didn't they tell me?
Have you told anyone that you're an interior designer?
No, I haven't, 'cause I'm not! (LAUGHS)
Let's not forget that The Block is a competition with
potentially hundreds of thousands, if not millions up for grabs.
So, over the past 20 seasons,
keeping secrets has been an important part of the game.
# Tell me lies
# Tell me sweet little lies... #
Phil and Amity hid a third bedroom from their rivals.
Look, it's a huge move and if we can pull it off,
I think it's a winning move.
Mitch and Mark also secretly changed their room plans.
Guys, this could be a game changer.
We're not going to deliver a master bedroom,
we are doing an entertainment room.
Our evil plan has worked. Ha-ha.
And Jimmy and Tam told a white lie so
they could install a palm tree early.
If we don't if we don't get it into our front yard now,
the tree's gonna die.
So, we're asking if you guys would mind if we worked forward.
How do you get unanimous yes? Don't tell them all the facts.
Don't tell them everything.
Some Blockheads have hidden their skills, like Jesse and Brett.
So, I am a former tiler that I haven't told anybody.
Nobody knows I'm a tradesperson and also a qualified tiler.
Hello.
And Tom and Sarah Jane secretly
nabbed a real estate agent favourite.
When it came to getting a David Wood, we were like this.
It's a competition, right? Yeah.
Yep.
And this season's no different.
The boys themselves kept very quiet about trying
to nick the winning auctioneer and agent from the last two Blocks.
PRODUCER: Are you gonna tell your fellow neighbours about that?
Oh, we're like, you know it's like a need-to-know basis.
We don't like shouting things from the top of the tree tops.
No.
# Shout, shout
# Let it all out... #
This year, every team has a reno advantage.
Grant is a landscape business manager.
Courtney's a furniture designer.
Kristian's an electrician.
Brad an electrician and plumber.
And Ricky's also a plumber.
So, the girls haven't said they're not flippers.
But sure, it's so unfair.
(PENGUIN CHIRPS)
They've lied about who they are and what background they've got
and the experience they've got and who knows what else.
None of us have ever tried to mislead or tell sort of,
you know, lies about what we do.
It's 'schneaky'.
They've lied. They've lied.
VOICEOVER: The secret is out.
They said they were just accountants.
They're in renovation.
Yeah, it's fair game.
Woah! Wow! That's a lot. Woah.
Luxury Ensuite Reveals.
Wow. This is in a league of it's own.
The:
I'm nervous about it.
We'll be fine. Yeah. We'll win the challenge and we'll win the room.
Can you not be so cocky, it's weird.
VOICEOVER: Is it a knockout.. Woah!
They are struck it out of the park.
VOICEOVER CONTINUES.. Or a bathroom bomb.
I absolutely hate it.
Oh. Boom!
..and is it time for the girls..
So what we do about the girls situation?
To:
I was watching videos of you girls last night.
It's all private, I don't know how they found that.
It's on YouTube (ECHOS).
(SQUEEKY VOICE) Someone's not very happy.
VOICEOVER: A blockbuster night of bathroom reveals.