SCOTTY: Previously,
the Blockheads began building some of the biggest
and most important spaces in the house.
It's living and dining. It's the heart of the home.
(GIDDY PANTING)
I'm scar... I'm scaring myself.
And delivering rooms that could make or break their houses...
So, that room in there? Yeah?
Is that your living?
..means the pressure is on big-time.
At the end of the day, that's... do you want to sell your house?
It's too small.
They've gotta do something about that.
For one team, the size of the mammoth undertaking took its toll.
Our room is a pile of dirt.
We've got no money left.
So, Lib, we'll deliver an empty (BLEEP) room!
That's it, I've had enough.
And a fiery challenge caused a fiery argument.
What do you think, Gian?
You're very highly strung, Steph.
Yeah, is that a problem for you?
We're not OK.
Gian, you keep moving every single time you do it.
Are you doing anything, Steph,
or are you just barking orders from the side?
And it gave Leah and Ash another win.
(BOTH GIGGLE)
Tonight, with a push to reveal these massive rooms,
Brett's builder tries to lay down the law.
You need to insulate this morning.
I'm definitely not doing that.
He goes, "Well, what are you doing?"
I said, "Whatever I want."
Kyle and Leslie's expensive table becomes a big problem.
That's it.
We measured.
Yeah. So, it's 1,800.
Yeah. Righto.
He said, "That might be tight," but I was like, "We'll make it work."
And another tiff between Steph and Gian...
Don't talk to me like (BLEEP), Gian.
..triggers an avalanche.
We need to calm down.
No, but I also need to crack the whip
because you can't think that everything's fine when it's not.
It's a weird dynamic. Yeah.
Yeah, I just think she's got some manipulating personalities.
I just hate it when people think I'm a bitch when I'm not.
(GULL CAWS, THUNDER PEALS)
# Where are we going?
# I'm stuck and it's cold here
# I can hear the voices pleading for my permission. #
It's Friday morning on the Block
and, in House 5,
the pressure of completing their living and dining room
is at an all-time high.
The sisters have the biggest space this week,
a whopping 65 square metres.
It's Friday morning.
Our plasterers are still going from the night before.
We thought they might be done but they're still going
and they've got a whole lot of work to do, so today's gonna be a cooker.
PRODUCER: So, how are you both feeling this morning?
Um...overwhelmed. Rooted.
Overwhelmed.
But...
..we gotta power on through.
This room is ginormous this week for living/dining.
It's very overwhel...
Like, we came back yesterday and we were like, "It looks amazing,"
and it's gonna be amazing for whoever buys it,
but how it's gonna...
We're gonna kill ourselves getting it done, kill, kill, kill.
(HIP-HOP TRACK PLAYS)
They hope to kill the styling in their living room
by including an oversized couch and a Porta timber feature wall
with their secret weapon being a 360-degree fireplace.
And in their dining room, a large 8-seater dining table.
But there's a lot to do before the room looks like this.
It's a huge space.
A big, beautiful space for whoever buys it.
Thank you so much for giving us that house.
PRODUCER: You chose it. We chose it.
Thank you so much for us choosing this house.
Ugh.
Unlike the sisters, Brett in House 3 is taking a different approach.
(GENTLY LILTING OPERATIC MUSIC)
PRODUCER: Hey!
Morning.
We decided that,
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Brett would do a lot of the demo.
But then, Thursday, Friday, Saturday because, essentially, you have to do
really late nights and all-nighters, we would get an apprentice.
That's right, they put on an apprentice
at their own expense so Brett doesn't have to do the work himself.
So, I argued a little bit with Dan
because he was trying to give me chores.
And I'm like, "Hang on a minute, I've already gone over it with you.
"I will work labour Monday, Tuesday into Wednesday,
"and I play on the rest of the week,
"and then I have big nights of painting
"and doing what I need to do."
(FROSTY MUSIC)
So, he said to me, "Brett, I need you on the barrow and I need you
"doing insulation," and I said, "I won't be doing that."
Yeah.
Oh!
Fancy you guys doing stuff all again.
Yeah. Yeah.
(LAUGHS)
Yeah. Doing nothing.
Dan told me to insulate and demo.
I said, "No."
Did you tell him off?
I said, "You've got your boys here." Did you tell him off?
I said, "No, I'm not doing that."
He goes, "Oh, well, what are you gonna do?"
Like, why?
I'm doing my obligations here,
and they're fun and I want to be having fun here,
and, when I was doing demo and labour the whole week,
I wasn't having fun here.
Like, I did a pretty good job at home,
and I don't need to be labouring six days a week here
and not enjoy the process.
(TENSE MUSIC)
I don't know why Dan's... What do you want to do? Let's go!
What are you gonna do with your day? It's gonna be a day of (BLEEP) all.
Come on, Kristy. Done.
Unlike Brett, who's reluctant to do any insulating today...
Come for a shopping day.
..Steph and Gian had a late night insulating.
So, to take a little bit of pressure off us today,
we actually spent the night insulating.
So, all the ceiling insulation and the wall insulation was completed,
and we just wanted to allow
the baton guys and, you know, Jack to have a clear run in the space.
Steph and Gian's living and dining room
will be separated by a nib wall that will house their fireplace and TV.
But the Sydneysiders are a long way from completing their rooms
after a ceiling detail earlier in the week caused building delays.
So, we had to basically pull down all the existing structure
that was above us for the bathroom.
Above this week's living and dining room is a bathroom,
so the extensive work needed is to support all the additional weight.
It was almost a day of removing all the existing structure.
We really couldn't do anything until that was done.
PRODUCER: Um, so, what's left to do in here?
Plaster, paint, decorate and then, obviously,
electrical needs to fit off.
Yeah.
A bit to do.
Steph and Gian do have a lot to do
and it hasn't gone unnoticed by their neighbours.
House 4 are in a bit of a pickle.
They need to just get some sheets on walls
and it'll be a big painting job tomorrow, I think.
Yeah.
Luckily, Steph and Gian have some assistance on site today
with Steph's dad here to lend a helping hand,
and Leah has noticed this, too.
Yeah, Steph's dad has jumped in today, got inducted.
Yeah, he's gonna jump in and give them a hand.
I'll be seeing if he picks up a paintbrush, though.
He can do anything else but not the paint.
You might remember that Steph's dad's presence back in Week 1
caused a lot of trouble when he helped out a little bit.
(LIGHT CHEERING)
Because Steph's dad completed some work without being inducted,
the earliest body corp in Block history was called.
Has he been inducted? Not been inducted.
And did you pay? No.
And ended in a few tears.
You know what I don't like?
For the last 24 hours, I'm, like, saying to Gian,
"I just feel like the people are just talking about stuff."
We're like, "Whoops, sorry."
Bit sensy on Week 1.
Yeah, we're all good now.
He's inducted.
Everything's...everything's good.
I don't think he'll get paid, though.
Body corp!
Anyway.
Today is a push to the finish line.
It's our last full day of tools.
Got a bit to do but I think we're on track.
The Queenslanders are fusing psychedelic colours
and an Art Deco aesthetic with a curved couch,
Venetian plaster and bold artwork,
and their progress so far has amazed foreman Dan.
This is impressive, really impressive.
Thank you. Thanks, mate.
I've just come from other houses.
They haven't even started plastering.
Ooh. You guys are sanding.
Yeah.
So, you're right on top of your schedule which is good to see.
Yeah.
Well, we owe it to the builders
for this one, mate, 'cause we were off yesterday.
Oh, the challenge.
Oh, you'll be right.
You guys will definitely finish now.
We're super happy with this, yeah. Definitely.
We're in a good spot.
Hopefully, we can start...
It's been a tough week
'cause this week was a public holiday and a challenge,
so, if your builders aren't bangin' on that day you're away
and, when I mean bangin', like, hummin' along, um...
You'd be in a world of pain. ..you'd probably need new builders.
Speaking of a world of pain, House 5 are definitely not humming along.
Morning. Hello, Dan, how are you?
Good morning. Wow.
There's a lot of painting for you guys.
Wow. Yep.
Someone might have to sleep this afternoon
to be prepared to stay up all night and paint.
We're hoping to have the plaster on, base, top, by the end of the day.
Yep. Sanded?
Sand tomorrow morning.
So, they can't paint tonight?
There'll be sections you can paint but, no, you won't be able to paint.
We're not gonna get it all done today.
(TENSE MUSIC)
Can the plasterers team up in different areas,
maybe finish that section for tonight?
Yeah, so what they're doing...
So at least the girls can paint that room and that's done.
Then, tomorrow night's in here.
Yeah, yeah. That's a good idea. Um...
Otherwise, you're not gonna get it all done tomorrow night.
I know. It's too much.
It's just too much to do. Yep.
House 5, the girls, wow, they've got so much work to do.
Just the sheer painting,
what they've got to do to those two spaces.
It's gonna take them days.
So, I suggested to the builder, Mark,
let's get one area completed for 'em, plastering,
so at least tonight they can paint that and finish it
and then concentrate on the big area tomorrow night.
Hopefully, they take that advice
because, if they don't, I can't see the girls finishing this room.
(STORMY MUSIC)
Big couple of days.
Yeah. Big couple of days.
This'll be hard... If you finish, it'll be hard to beat.
Back in House 3, even though Brett wanted to do nothing today...
# Summertime summertime sum-sum-summertime... #
..there's still three future rooms to plan and demo
on Kristy and Brett's ground floor,
and their builder, Dan, is always trying to stay ahead of the game.
So, to create your laundry,
to get your laundry in your thing, this wall has to come down.
Yep?
Yeah, I gotta pay money, Dan.
No, but, like, what...? Listen, this all has to come out.
This is subfloor.
We never have a non-labour-intensive week
because we've got too much demo and no money to do it,
and we have to literally demo everything in our house.
So, that has to come out?
We have to dig that... Who's paying for it to come out?
It's the house you chose. This has to be a subfloor.
Yeah, so, then, we pay for it to come out and then we stump it?
Yep.
Then we reframe it, then we reframe all of these walls?
And then we do the same there,
then we do the same there and we do the (BLEEP) same here?
Yep.
Back in Week 3, foreman Keith discovered that the whole of House 3
had been originally built on dodgy foundations.
Unfortunately, this house has got treated pine stumps.
Yep.
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.
It's a huge cost that has hit House 3's budget hard.
So far, House 3 have had to re-stump these three rooms,
and they have their kitchen/dining, laundry
and the rest of the ground level to go.
We were just foreseeing the future
and beginning to have some concerns about the budget,
so it's not a trouble at this stage but we just were mapping it out.
I feel your frustrations but work with me, not against me.
Like, I know... This isn't about you, Dan.
Yeah, I know, but it feels like... So, it's not about you.
It's about the situation and what we've got.
I know but you're gonna be demo-ing every day for the next three weeks.
I'm well aware of that and my budget's well...well aware of that.
But it's just (BLEEP) a lot when...
(GROANS)
So, originally, when we first started and we got our 250,
I then mapped it out of how much we would roughly be looking to pay.
I didn't account for the fact
that we would have to stump five rooms out of our whole house.
So, do we have an average off the top of your head,
the demo and the amount that those rooms were each time?
I've done a budget analysis.
To be able to do the stumping that we have to do
and complete every room, it would come in at 361,000.
Even if we won every challenge, even if we won every room,
we still wouldn't have enough to be able to meet our budget.
Bring it up with Scotty and Shelley today
and then see what they say because it's not achievable.
Say to 'em, "You to (BLEEP) help us."
(DRAMATIC MUSIC)
(GULLS CAW, THUNDER PEALS)
('PAPA'S GOT A BRAND NEW BAG' BY JAMES BROWN PLAYS)
# Come here sister
# Papa's in the swing. #
With less than three days until living and dining room reveal,
it's time Shelley and I check in
and have a stickybeak on how all the hard work is tracking.
Hello, Shell. G'day, g'day.
This is more like it.
Well...
I reckon there's a hundred on site today, maybe more.
Living and dining, massive week.
I was about to say they're starting to look like real houses.
They are, aren't they? Which is exciting, yes.
We're gonna kick off in House 1 over here.
Yep. And they're not bad.
Oh, they're...
They're not bad, that's a rap.
They're gettin' there. OK, that's a good rap, yeah.
# For the hours you were up all night... #
Yep, our West Aussies, Kyle and Leslie, are getting there,
presenting the smallest living and dining space this week
with their combined living and dining area
coming in at only 25.5 square metres.
But House 1's packing a lot into their living room with a huge TV
above a double-sided fireplace, large couch and stunning art.
And their dining room will be over this side,
starring a large round dining table
made by master craftsman himself Christian Cole.
Oh, hello.
Hello.
Nice tracksuit ensemble.
Look, the boots match, too. Yeah, matching.
I'm channelling my inner Stephanie.
Yes. Really?
Our fashionista-cum-architect.
You actually are with all these beautiful curves and arches,
very architectural, I like it.
Yeah, the boys have done amazing.
Your plasterers are sensational and this curve here and that one.
Well done, boys. Yeah, nice work, fellas.
Absolutely outstanding workmanship.
It's just beautiful. No worries.
Now, there's something very exciting happening here today.
Ooh, OK. Right.
Really exciting.
The Christian Cole dining table with lazy Susan is arriving.
It is arriving. I'm sorry, with a lazy Susan?
With an integrated lazy Susan. Built in flush.
Oh, it's beautiful.
Oh, my gosh.
Have a look at that.
And look at the legs. That's crazy.
Or the leg.
That's probably the coolest thing I've ever seen.
Yeah, it's a table that just shows off
his workmanship, his craftsmanship,
and I think it's gonna blow everyone away when they see it.
So, we want you to have a good time while you're here,
and just let loose.
I'm lovin' it. Good.
Are you? Yeah, no, I am.
It's a real thing to be... Said no-one ever.
Really? No, I really am.
Like, we're actually having, yeah, a good time.
You're having a good time. Yeah.
You don't want to leave The Block
with regrets or anything like that 'cause it's a great experience.
It's terrible, it's hard. Yeah.
But, you know, you love it. No, I do.
Well, I think the crazy thing is
is you don't really know you loved it until you're gone.
Yeah, that's true.
That's why we keep coming back season after season
because we didn't know we loved it until we leave
and then we come back.
No, I come back 'cause I have to.
That's the only reason I'm here.
They force me. I don't.
I come back 'cause I love it.
We're having a lot of fun. Yeah, I think so.
I think we're really enjoying it.
Obviously, you have your moments
where it's probably a little bit more stressful or whatever
than others
but I think, ultimately, for us, we always look at
the big picture in terms of, like, the opportunity to be here.
And how short of a time of our lives it is, really.
I actually love this.
I love the feel of this room.
So do I.
Oh, good, I'm glad. I love this.
There was a bit of feedback that it might've been small but it is fine.
It is small but that's what you've got to work with.
It is what it is. Yeah.
The perfect curves, the perfect room. It's yours to lose.
Alright, thanks.
Every week.
Every...
Come on, it's a competition. Stick it up 'em.
Yes! Get into 'em.
Thanks, Shell. Thanks, Scotty.
# If it's meant to be... #
Next stop on our tour is House 3.
Due to their dining room being part of their kitchen,
Kristy and Brett are only presenting a living room this week.
It will feature a 3-sided fireplace,
comfy boucle couches
and, behind their TV, a beige-coloured Venetian wall.
Hello. Hello.
Hello, guys.
You're doin' the Venetian yourselves.
Giving it a crack. With the help of an expert.
Yes. Supervision.
After yesterday's challenge, the creative juices are flowing.
Exactly, exactly. Can't get enough.
Any chance to have a play on here is good.
Yeah. Wow.
There's an art to it, isn't there?
Oh, there definitely is.
So, mate, this isn't going to be a smooth Venetian finish?
No, not at all.
Going for a textured look here so...
So it's gonna be 3D?
Yes, yep. Ooh.
And do you know, in this series of The Block,
I'm giving away more money than I've ever given away in my life.
You guys won 10,000 bucks. Cooking a steak, yeah.
That was just a Friday night barbie.
I love that. 10,000.
Let's just put that into perspective. Hold on a second.
You cooked a steak and won yourself ten grand.
I cooked the best steak Scotty's ever eaten.
Fantastic, fantastic. Not just a steak.
Sorry, I should've built that up a little bit more.
No, but the opportunity to win money is on twice a week, almost.
You've got the bomb every week.
You got the Mitre 10 claw.
You got just me just randomly handing out money.
The surfing. Surfing.
Surf pro over here. Yeah.
So, do you reckon you're getting enough money?
(EXASPERATED SIGH) We have been going over the budget.
We are starting to get a bit concerned
with the demo and the stumping.
So, it is... Yes, yes, yes.
We're projecting to go over what we're even given
and everyone's been so generous with what we've got,
but we are starting to be very concerned with our future.
You gotta win money. Exactly.
You gotta win money. Yes, yep.
So, up until about last week,
I reckon, I was good 'cause, as you know, I'm really good on the budget
in those sorts of things for our rooms,
but I'm starting to freak out now just because of the stumping.
Unfortunately, you inherited this house.
That's what mums and dads go through every weekend when they buy a house,
they go, "Oh, my gosh, we've gotta do some stumping."
And we've had those moments, yeah. Yeah.
You're only two wins away from lovin' The Block.
Mm. Yeah.
Good luck, hey? Thanks very much.
See ya. Well done. See ya, guys.
Didn't get exactly the whole,
"Hey, we'll give you some money," which would be lovely.
That's, like, result A.
He just said, "You gotta get to winning some rooms."
# 'Cause in my head we're all tied up. #
Let's pop next door to House 4.
Steph and Gian have their fireplace
positioned between the two rooms in a nib wall with a TV next to it.
The living room will feature plenty of seating, and their dining room
will have a large 8-seater dining table with three pendants above.
Hello. Hello.
I'm gonna talk about the elephant in the room straight away.
Tell me.
Or the lack of elephant in the room.
The plaster. I know.
Where is it?
The plasterers are scheduled to work from now till about...
Whenever.
..all night, and then we'll be drying all night
and then sanding in the morning and painting.
Back on track.
So, we're gonna be back on track.
It's just, like, right now, we feel a bit deflated.
Yes, yeah.
Big space which is a good thing and a bad thing.
But you also can fit in a lot of couches and make it really luscious.
And nobody else has this.
No. Do they?
It's so beautiful. This is beautiful.
Yeah, no, it is. Really beautiful.
OK, so what have you got going in here that is gonna wow the judges?
So, we have
a beautiful, large GlobeWest chocolate-brown velvet couch
going in here.
We've obviously got this elephant in the room,
which is our beautiful Stoke fireplace.
Love it, love it.
So, then, our TV's gonna slot into there.
So another thing that I'm noticing is a point of difference, too,
is I always believe the TV should be lower.
And a lot of other people are popping them...
you know, that traditional look
so I think it'll be nice and a point of differentiation.
Where's the telly going?
Down here? Down there.
Oh, I see, that's not a step up? No.
I thought that was a step going down.
So, a bit of a nib wall happening between dining and here?
Yeah. OK.
I like to sit at the couch and look up to the telly.
I don't like to look down. Well, you're not gonna look down.
You'll look straight ahead. You're gonna look straight.
You'll look straight. Straight ahead, you reckon?
TVs on top of fireplaces, get rid of 'em.
So, roughly 36 hours to go.
What I can see in this room
is the steelwork's gotta go in with your beams.
A couple of hours. A couple of hours there.
We've got a nib wall running through here
over the top of this fireplace all the way through here?
So, framework to go in there, plastered either side.
Television going down there with electrical.
Six, eight.
So, those will happen at the same time.
And then we've gotta plaster everything.
There's also a lot of work to do above the windows.
So, I mean, there's a lot to do.
There's a lot to do in 36 hours.
There's a lot to do, and, like, we already know.
We're already annoyed.
I said, "Yes, Scotty, there's a lot to do in 36 hours."
OK, come on, Shell. See you soon.
See ya, guys. Good luck.
Enjoy the ride. BOTH: Thank you.
Confident we'll finish, yeah,
but, at the end of the day, 100%, confident we'll finish.
If we don't, we don't. Like, I'm not... I'm not...
I don't know. What do you mean?
What do you mean? We are.
Yeah, we're definitely doing it
but, if we don't, like, I'm not gonna lose...
Like, I'll lose sleep over it but I'm not gonna...
Gian, we're not not finishing. ..beat ourselves up about it.
That's not an option.
No, I know, I'm just saying. Even if we don't...
But why are you even saying that?
Because I'm just saying. Anyway.
It's a 'whatever' thing at this point for me.
Coming up, that 'whatever' thing for Gian
becomes a real thing for the newlyweds.
We need these skirting boards.
You don't need Jack to measure 'em.
Get out of here. I'm trying...
Because I have things for you to pick up.
What do you need me to pick up?
PRODUCER: Are you guys still bickering?
(FRAUGHT STRINGED MUSIC)
(GULL CAWS, THUNDER PEALS)
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It's Living and Dining Room Week on The Block.
And with the pressure to complete such huge spaces by Sunday,
it's causing tension between newlyweds Steph and Gian.
What do we need to do to make this faster?
We need to calm down.
No, no, but I also need to crack the (BLEEP) whip
because we can't think that everything's fine when it's not.
You can't rush this.
What are you rushing? This is, like...
This is all cuts, OK? Stop talking to me.
You're being an idiot.
Sorry, Gian? Sorry, Gian?
This is detailed stuff. You can't rush it.
I get you're stressed
but you need to learn how to handle it, Stephanie.
No!
(PENSIVE STRINGED MUSIC)
PRODUCER: Are you guys still bickering?
Mm. Yeah.
Yeah, 'cause we've just spent all night building insulation.
We've spent all night insulating, breathing it in.
(BLEEP), just, yeah, no-one wants to be insulating ever.
And then, yeah, we woke up, I was angry, just annoyed.
At this stage of the build,
there are still a lot of walls to go up on the houses.
So, private conversations or raised voices don't stay private for long.
So, I just had a chat with Steph.
(CLEARS THROAT)
Because she...I walked past and she was raging out at Gian.
We need these skirting boards.
You don't need Jack to measure 'em.
Hello. How's it going?
Do you need Jack to measure the skirting boards?
Yeah, I do, yep.
You ready? Yep.
Like, I know you're trying to hurry up
but there's certain things that can't be...
OK, and I want to know what you're doing
because I have things for you to pick up.
What do you need me to pick up? The table from...
Can it fit on a Ranger? Yes.
Alright, then I'll go do that. Give me the key.
And I made a comment to her about, like,
"Why are you talking to him like that?"
Mm-hm, mm-hm.
I just feel annoyed.
I'm not even angry at him.
Maybe your tone just comes across like that.
Yeah, but, like, what's it to everyone else?
I don't know, 'cause you're stressed
and you're taking it out on Gian, and then it's making Gian stressed.
And then she was like,
"Like, why does everyone think that they can have an opinion
on our relationship, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah,"
and I'm like, "You're in a fish tank
"and, like, you're in the middle and everyone can see it,
"and then, you know, all of these sorts of things
"and it seems like you're taking it out on Gian."
But it's not Gian's fault.
Yeah, but he's arguing with me, also.
See, we're not arguing, though, we're just annoyed.
Like, can't we just be annoyed?
Just hearing certain remarks...
"Oh, you know, why are you talking like that
"or why are you angry at Gian like that?"
I care when people talk on my relationship like,
"Like, don't talk to Gian like that," or something like that.
That pisses me off.
And she was just like, "That's just how our relationship is,
"that's just how we talk to each other when we're frustrated."
And I was like, "Well, you need to talk to that
"because nobody knows that."
He is my husband.
I can totally speak to him the way I want
because he knows what I'm trying to say
and he knows what I'm going through emotionally and mentally.
OK.
So, yeah, absolutely, I spoke to him in a way in which we communicate
and I'm not gonna be apologising for that to anyone.
Yeah.
Wow.
Yep.
You're a bitch deep down.
That's why I like you.
You just pretend you're not.
Yeah, you reckon? Yep.
Absolutely, it's called being diplomatic.
Exactly, exactly.
I can be really raw with Kristy.
Our friendship is, like, so brutally honest but kind
and, like, really, like, nice.
It's odd.
I can be really raw with her.
I almost speak to her like I would speak to a friend at home
or even, like, my mum or something like that.
Mm.
(BOTH LAUGH)
I wouldn't say we're, like, the closest,
but maybe she...I...feels comfortable in confiding in me.
I'd say I'm not closest with her, she might be closest with me.
Oh, cool kid.
(FROSTY MUSIC)
Steph can go at Gian hard.
And at her trades.
And, um, so the other night, they were having a big barney.
Like, one that we could hear from our house.
Yeah, it was...it was huge.
STEPH: Now, what are we doing here?
Where's the insulation?
I'm literally laying on it.
We can't be changing details like this.
I spoke to Charlie about it.
I don't give a (BLEEP). Charlie's not here tomorrow.
Don't talk to me like (BLEEP), Gian.
(MUSIC CONTINUES)
But it's loud enough to be like, "Hey, what's going on?"
Yeah, I just think she's got some...just some...
..weird, like, little manipulating personalities vibes.
Gianny. Gian.
What's up? Come out, babe.
I need to talk through my head process.
But I don't know how or why they can say that if I...
It's not something, like, I've complained about.
Like, 'cause they see a 10-second comment.
Like, I don't know why anyone would be in a position
or I don't think anyone is in the position to say that.
So, I think everyone just needs to, kind of, stay in their lane a bit
and not try to comment on a relationship
that's been built on 14 years over a 10-minute comment, so...
So, then, when you have people saying to you, you know,
"Oh, Steph's acting in a certain way,"
or, "Steph's, you know, hard to work with,"
or, "Steph's this, Steph's that,"
then you start thinking, "What the (BLEEP)?"
Like...
Everything's... like, we're fine.
I just...
I think I let other people get into my head.
Like, I don't... You only need to worry...
All my emotions are (BLEEP) today.
You only need to worry if it's something that I pull you up about.
And I get that and that's how we work.
So, I don't know why...
I guess I'm just letting external factors...
Yeah, don't let external factors...
Like, even if they tell you things, I don't know why listen to them.
Highly tense in the last 24 hours
because I think what this has started from
is looking at the houses around you, which is natural,
seeing where they are at and thinking, "Why aren't I there?"
We'll be sweet, OK?
Go pick up your stuff.
By the time you get there, we'll be plastering.
OK.
Probably.
We will.
OK? It's all good.
It's all good.
It's fine, honestly. OK.
You don't need to stress or listen to people.
I don't know who told you that, either.
Kristy.
I just hate when people think I'm a bitch when I'm not.
Yes, I can get angry, but, (BLEEP), like, I'm frustrated.
(DRAMATIC MUSIC)
Yeah, that's all.
(GULL CAWS, MOODY MUSIC, THUNDER PEALS)
# You're stuck on my-my-my mind
# You're stuck on my-my-my mind. #
Amongst the mayhem that it takes
to get these living and dining rooms ready for reveal,
Shelley and I are also around
checking up on how our Blockheads are travelling.
Next stop, House 2.
Leah and Ash's living room will feature a curved couch,
Venetian plaster and pops of colour everywhere.
And their dining area will include a 6-seater dining table
overlooking the backyard with a striking circular artwork.
Hello.
Oh... Oh, hello.
Good morning. Love that voice.
Hi, how are ya? Painting already!
Oh, we're just priming for some Venetian.
Oh!
It'll be an undercoat,
then you've got a Venetian primer, coat one, coat two, coat three, wax.
OK.
I love what you're doing here with that seat and the curve.
It looks sensational. It does.
Those two little nooks. Yeah.
That's actually gonna be, um, are we saying it?
Pink. Yeah.
# Colours going all around. #
That's right, in a Block first, a pink Venetian plaster wall.
Yes!
You were so brave with the colour in the front room
and, for seasons, I've been asking for some colour.
White's beautiful but it's boring, let's be honest.
It's not that pink but...
Oh, yeah, come on, work with me. That's fluoro.
That'll be very softening. That'll be beautiful.
She was very positive about our little pink wall.
Been a bit nervous about that,
tossing and turning what we're gonna do this week,
but we made the decision this morning, picked the colour,
so it's too late now,
but it's nice to know that they think that's great.
So, who do you want to take down in the room wins then?
You've got the challenges down pat. Yeah.
Who do you want to take out in the room wins?
Who do you see as your biggest competition?
I reckon the girls have got an amazing space.
Yeah, it's very big.
It's huge and if they can get it goin'...
But that's the problem, isn't it?
It's twice the size so it's twice the cost.
They've gotta have twice the management skills.
Yeah. Yeah.
If you pull this off, I think...
..you've got it in the bag. Yeah.
Oh, stop it. That's fantastic.
You say that all the time.
Thanks, Scotty. It's all down to us now.
Good luck. Thanks, guys.
See ya. See ya.
Let's head over to House 5
where Eliza happens to have a couple of visitors.
Hello, guys. How are you? Hello.
Please, Shelley, meet Ben from Aluplast
and David from Australian Glass.
G'day, g'day. Lovely to meet you.
And Eliza from House 5.
We go a long way back, sister, we're fine.
Now, this is great that you guys are here because we wanted to...
You know, I know all about Aluplast and glass,
the double glazing and all that sort of thing,
but we'd like you guys to explain it all to Eliza
and hopefully she'll retain it,
so you can tell that to your agent
who can then, in turn, tell that to the buyer
because it's a massive selling point.
Yeah. No worries.
So, I guess the bulk of it is that uPVC frames
have a high insulation level
compared to a standard Australian window.
Basically, that's gonna give a lot of insulation
in both the summer and the winter.
Great from the frames but it all comes down to the glass, doesn't it?
It does, yeah, it's a combination of glass and frames.
Inside the window and door frames is a special reinforced foam.
The glass part is two separate panes.
Between them, the air is filled with gas
and this adds up to perfectly insulated windows and doors.
It's perfect for the Melbourne climate
'cause you've got the very cold winters
but also reduces the heat gain coming in.
The glass has actually got what we call low-e coating on it.
Yes.
So, it's a step up from just your standard...
Yep, yep.
I thought windows were made
with, like, single-panel glass with a bit of wood around the edge.
Turns out they're double glazed,
they've got some sort of argon gas gear on it.
We've got primo stuff here,
stuff that I myself will never have in my own home
because it's too special.
Boys, thank you very much.
We'll leave you to keep installing windows, please.
Thank you, fellas. Thanks so much.
# It's time to get whoo. #
The sisters' living and dining is here and, at 65 square metres,
is double the size of some of the spaces this week.
Oh, wow, hang on a minute. It's a lot.
So, this is all lounge.
This...yep, this is called our family area, and this is dining...
It's called living but that's our dining.
But you're doing all of this this week?
Correct.
House 5's dining area will feature an 8-seater dining table
and a large abstract art piece
and down a few steps will be their living area,
which will have a Porta timber feature wall surrounding their TV,
a massive 360-degree fireplace and a Brent Rosenberg print.
Did you buy a print for $1,750? Yes, no regrets.
Why would you spend $1,750 on a print
when you can go to the Block Shop and get it for nothing?
So, this is what we committed to before we even came in.
Doesn't matter. No, I know, but listen to us.
This is the piece that inspired our whole scenario here.
I understand $1,700 is a lot of money
when you don't have the budget,
but that's something we committed to at the start and that...
I just...
I actually feel like it would've killed us
if we cut that, do you know what I mean?
It's like you can compromise on things
but, like, when you're then cutting your soul of the house...
In an ideal world, we're doing a lot of things differently but...yeah.
You've gotta see our hearth, too.
Right.
That's beautiful stone from Beaumont.
See, this is what worries me about central fireplaces
and I know, in a photo, it looks amazing
but it does take up, A, a lot of space in the middle of the room
which is what you're trying to achieve.
Yep.
And, yeah, you've gotta put in stone
in the middle of your timber floorboards.
I don't get it 'cause it's impossible to change.
Like, if the judges go, "I don't like it..."
I tell you what, we...
we tried to play with this space for so long
and there was just so much dead space no matter what we put there.
I agree. We needed to...
Your couch has gotta stop here,
otherwise you're too far away from the telly,
and then you got all that space.
Well, where's your kitchen, here? Yep.
So, you could have had your dining room here leading onto your garden.
You could've had a separate family room up here.
Ooh.
A separate family room?
Two spaces to watch telly.
We like the idea of kitchen flowing into dining.
We didn't love the idea
of having to, like, carry plates down the stairs to the dining table.
We've considered everything, again, but we had to back ourselves
and it was also far, far, far too late.
So, have you got an estimate of your plastering bill?
So, this is where I'm, like, getting a bit frustrated because everyone's,
like, at me, at me, at me, at me, at me about the plastering, right?
It's just constantly changing.
We've had to change 'cause Keith came in.
We changed the plan.
It's changing every two seconds. Things are going wrong.
So, I don't have a figure for you but I've gone round
and everyone's, like, "You need to do better, cheaper."
We've actually got a cheaper, like, cheaper rate than a lot of people.
OK, that's great. Yeah, so, like...
Don't panic about it. It's not you but, like...
It's just for you.
I have three conversations a day about the plasterers.
I had a bit of a snap when Scotty asked me about that
because I'm sick of having the same conversations about it.
You're wasting more of my time.
I could be saving this time and money
by not having these conversations, the same conversation.
Coming up...
(TRUCK BEEPING)
House 1's Christian Cole table finally arrives.
That's it.
But will it work in this space?
We measured.
Yeah, so it's 1,800.
Yeah. Righto.
He said, "That might be tight," but I was like, "We'll make it work."
(THUNDER RUMBLES, GULL CAWS)
With only two and a bit days left until reveal,
deliveries are coming in hot at the Block.
# There's a party at my house
# It's a beautiful crowd. #
I love all these deliveries.
Oh, yeah, baby!
You bloody legends.
And over in House 2, there's a delivery
into Leah and Ash's CommBank account, their challenge win.
Oh...
Straight in, that was quick.
5,000 bucks into our account.
Do you know what I might do?
Pop it straight into our landscape account.
Yeah, do it.
Not only that, Leah's artist friend from Queensland
has also just arrived.
Hello!
And she's brought a unique artwork
to go with Leah's out-there living and dining space.
Thank you so much.
I can't believe you've come all the way from home.
Yeah. Brissy.
Louise de Weger is an artist from Bayside, Brisbane,
which is where I'm from.
Her current collection is doing some pretty out-there things.
I am really excited about this. Yeah.
This room that we're doing is psycho.
Yeah.
It's getting called Psycho Deco.
I don't know whether to take offence or not.
Psycho.
# I say psycho # You say deco
# Psycho # Deco
# Psycho # Deco. #
# Psycho killer. #
Oh, wow.
This is her new collection.
It's very loud and out there.
It's perfect for our room this week.
Oh, I'm loving it!
BrisVegas. Yes. (LAUGHS)
Bringing BrisVegas into the room.
That's right.
(SCOTTY READS DESCRIPTION)
Wow, that is bedazzled! Very dazzling!
BrisVegas is comin'.
Yeah, watch out.
And, inside, Leah and Ash have their Carpet Court flooring going down,
which Leah chose for their entire house in Week 2.
OK, so, I've chosen a blackbutt, a nice wide-board blackbutt flooring.
Loretta, that one's it, I love it.
I think lock and load that one.
Perfect.
# Put your hands up for the party feeling. #
Next door in House 1,
a major piece of Kyle and Leslie's jigsaw is about to arrive,
their secret weapon
and show-stopping Christian Cole dining table.
We got the Christian Cole table. Yeah.
Yeah, his name is sort of synonymous with the show now.
They plan on having their living room here
and their dining table here, in between this load-bearing post
and the sliding doors that lead to their backyard.
But, yesterday, the question was raised
if it will even fit in their dining space.
This is the whole table
so, if we keep spinning around, this is the table.
OK, this is the table.
1,800 diameter, right?
The conversation followed on with maybe it's too big.
Maybe you should've got it in a pill shape.
A pill?
It sounds big but, yeah, I think, once everything's in there
and it's open on the side that it needs to be...
PRODUCER: So, you think it's gonna be fine?
I think so.
(TRUCK BEEPING)
(FRAUGHT MUSIC)
Um, so, this table's going here.
Right, it's going there? Yeah.
It's pretty big. I know.
We measured. Yeah.
So, it's 1,800. Yeah.
Righto, alright.
He asked where it was going and I think the reaction
was just, like, maybe an eyebrow raise and like a, "Oh..."
Yep, it's gonna be tight.
Yep, that's alright.
You're gonna have to make room for it 'cause it's nice,
and you've got eight people to go around.
Everyone wants eight people around a table.
The problem is there's so much detailed work in it
it would've looked a lot nicer in a bigger room
to see the actual table more
but, anyway, you can't have everything, can ya?
(FROSTY MUSIC)
I was like, "We'll make it work."
Yep.
'Cause you know what the options are.
Moving the walls, moving the table
or putting it in the bin were the only options, so...
So, it's very exciting.
(TENSE MUSIC)
It's just, uh...
I don't know what else...
..where to put it.
Yes, it's that, yeah, we're having some logistical issues
'cause we're not quite ready for the table to go into place,
it's very heavy, so we've decided we're just gonna...
..put it here for now.
So, you happy? I'm...
Oh, this is insane, honestly. Good, good.
Just knock a few walls out. Yeah.
We'll be right.
We will. Hey? You'll make it work.
Gordo said he's getting the jigsaw out, we'll make it...
(CHUCKLING)
That's it. Thank you, Christian.
No worries, love.
Absolutely amazing. My pleasure.
Well done, mate, spot on. Did well. At least we got it in here.
Love it.
Yeah, the table's in. It looks amazing.
Like, it's just sitting in the middle of nowhere,
like, the foyer of the house and it is a wait and see.
Instead of waiting and seeing, there's a tried and true method
to check if it fits, and foreman Dan is keen to give it a go.
You think it's too wide, 1,800?
We'll find out.
Where's your tape?
Oh, my God!
Where's your pencil?
Wow.
Wouldn't you want to know?
That's an amazing circle.
Look at that.
Get the jigsaw out.
Looks like you're taking 100 off it.
Just butcher his work, you reckon?
Well, don't forget, you've got the chair.
I know. Chairs sit off 200mm.
Nah, we're gonna get chairs that butt right up against it.
Yeah, if they...
If I'm sittin' here, it's a good backrest, actually.
Don't need...just... there's your backrest, beautiful.
Oh, it's a window.
There's no chairs...
there's no chairs on the ends, that's out of the question.
There's no chairs at the table? No, no chairs at the end.
Well, it's an 8-seater table, so we're only gonna seat six.
I think six of the chairs will look amazing.
And if you have eight friends over,
then they can sit in the living room.
Like, literally, the worst thing that they can say
is that the table is too big for the space,
and then we're all gonna stand there in judging and laugh
because we all know we talked about it all week,
about the size of the goddamn table.
(TENSE MUSIC)
(GULL CAWS)
It's nearly tools down for the day.
In some of the largest spaces on The Block this year,
contestants have a lot of work ahead of them
before they reveal their living and dining rooms on Sunday.
('LOSING MY MIND' BY SANOPE PLAYS)
# We'll be alright we'll be down. #
That's it. That's it.
That's it? That's it.
19, 20.
Good push.
# For the weekend. #
Now that the bulk of the trades have left for the day,
the Blockheads can get on with tonight's workload.
And House 1 is still trying to work out their room layout.
The sofa there is gonna sit over here so the artwork
is still gonna be up here, so still drying but it should be fine.
We haven't worked out where we're putting the dining table, either.
No, House 1 is not where House 1 usually likes to be on Friday night.
It's just something that we're not really used to,
leaving it so last minute for things like glass and floors.
Next door, House 2's ahead of the pack.
Friday evening.
Venetian has begun.
Flooring's gone down. Flooring.
Electrical has halfway done their fit-off.
We're in a really good spot for Friday.
Feels good.
Over in House 4, and despite a day of tension, they're chipping away.
The plan is to get plastered and top-coated tonight.
As long as it's dry tomorrow morning,
I don't really care what time that was.
And in House 3, Brett's just annoyed that he has to work.
Plans this evening is painting,
which we all know is my most hated thing.
Trying a new technique, feathering in.
This is not a painting course
that anyone should follow until I've seen the result.
This is a smaller week for us,
given that we couldn't do our dining room, as well,
so, the people who are struggling right now,
it's because they've got large spaces.
And, yes, speaking of large spaces, House 5 have the most left to do.
We need to finish flooring, finish the statement TV wall.
We need to finish plastering.
We need to sand.
We need to paint.
We need to style.
We need to make the furniture.
We need to...
Just about everything.
As the night rolls on, everyone takes a break to refuel
and the teams mingle in two distinctively different groups.
We just need to do this more often
when we find ourselves, you know, having a quiet moment.
What are you talking about? We find ourselves here every Friday.
Yeah, true.
(SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC)
Yeah, there's a bit of a dynamic shift, for sure.
I feel like it might be a three and two situation.
Our friendship with House 3,
yeah, it's very unique and it happened straight off the bat.
Like, we were close from pretty much day one, which was great.
Now we're starting to feel like the other three houses
are just not maybe including us
because they think that we probably come as a package deal, and...
I know, numerous times, House 2 and 3,
between Leah and Ash and Brett and Kristy,
have had lots of pizzas and lots of nights together.
You know, Leah and Kristy
have formed quite a, really, close relationship, and that's great.
You can't be that close with all five couples.
I don't know, I don't know if it's a rival thing.
I don't know what it is.
It's a weird dynamic. Yeah.
I'm friends with everyone.
I've got a good friendship with Leslie,
got a good friendship with Kristy, the girls and even Leah.
PRODUCER: Leah, do you feel like
Stephanie's trying to get between your friendship with Kristy?
Oh, yeah, 100%.
So, I've started to notice,
and Kristy has, too, that, whenever Kristy and I are together,
all of a sudden, Steph pops her little head up
and goes straight in for, like, a little cuddle with Kristy.
Leah, potentially, could be a little, you know, "Oh.
"Kristy's my friend," you know?
When we all should just be really good friends with each other.
# They call me fanatic
# They call me absurd. #
I'm kinda, like, just stuck in the middle of that one.
Maybe she's...I don't want to say threatened but maybe she is.
Ohhh, kill me!
VOICEOVER: Oh what a week!
I slept in the shower.
(SNORES)
PRODUCER: Have you ever slept in a shower before?
I can answer that, yes she has. (LAUGHS)
VOICEOVER: Get ready, we're about to shower you..with..
Ohhhh! Get out of town!
Wow!
VOICEPOVER: A Sunday full of show stopping, living and dining reveals.
DARREN: This is so hot. That is to die for.
VOICEOVER: Will the boldest ever, family havens..
CONTESTANTS: Bringing Brisvegas into the room!
VOICEOVER:..hit the bulls-eye?
NEALE: Its polarising. Shayna: Polarising? Absolutely.
VOICEOVER: Who hits new highs?
Scott: The first 10 of the series.. (CONTESTANTS CHEER)
SHAYNA: It's the phenomenal.
VOICEOVER: And who..
Darren laughed out loud..
..when he walked in today.
VOICEOVER:..Sinks?
It's the titanic for them..
..this could lose them the auction.
VOICEOVER: Living and dining reveals.