SCOTT: Tonight on The Block,
as the clock counts down, big things arrive.
Purchased all our new plants.
PRODUCER: How many?
At least 20. What?
Try 150.
Today is enormous.
Oh, that's massive!
Feels like 100 tradies just like this.
SCOTT: And with the end in sight, what can go wrong does go wrong.
All I hear is 'crunch'.
I've gone through both ends of the storm water pipe.
Oh, I can't do this today.
I actually can't do this today.
Some slight complications trying to get the tree in the hole.
Ah... No.
I was worried about that.
It was a nightmare.
I wouldn't wish that upon my worst enemy.
No.
(PENGUINS CHIRPING)
SCOTT: These Phillip Island holiday homes
are just one reveal away from being complete.
We are finishing our Block house with our front yard.
We're doing front yard and facade.
Facade is the most important part. Not to put any pressure on.
The front yard is meant to be about a grand entrance,
about street appeal.
It's about executing at this rate. We've got a lot to do.
Plants galore. Slap in a big tree.
(LAUGHS)
SCOTT: And with a ripper of a prize up for grabs,
this is the week to go all-in.
We believe we're delivering a Ford-Mustang-winning garden.
SCOTT: But as the finish line approaches...
There was some news that Scotty broke to us.
We've got a situation.
Kylie, she went off to her Flooring Extra consult.
She's never been seen since.
# You don't know why you'll find
# I've made up my mind
# I can't see you
# But I hear your...
Her scissors are on the front seat
because they won't let you take them as carry-on.
# We're going home...
We've done everything we can to locate her
and she's landed in Brisbane.
(GASPS)
Oh, she's gone back home? (BLEEP)
I can't be on national television with my marriage breaking down.
I'm going home and I can't say I'll be returning.
I heard Kylie left.
I heard that too.
Is she OK? I'm actually really worried.
We found out that Brad...
He said that he said something that was out of line to Mimi,
and Kylie found out and then here we are.
I'd never think she'd actually leave.
Well, especially with, like, two weeks left.
I've spoken to Kylie and she's coming back tomorrow.
# I walk a lonely road...
Coming back and walking down the driveway, just deflating.
Unmotivating.
# Don't know where it goes...
She's back.
# I walk alone...
Like, it's not like I had this feeling,
I was like, I'm going to be back here
and I'm just going to get it done. I was like, "Oh, here we go again."
# I walk this empty street
# On the Boulevard of...
And then knowing that I then have to face Brad.
# I walk alone...
I just - it's just easier not to see someone
when you're feeling like that
and then I have to see him
because we're building a house together.
I'm glad that she's coming back and that...
..the opportunity to finish this is still a possibility.
I guess, the rest of it is questionable
but at least it's not all going to be for nothing.
PRODUCER: Have you guys spoken?
Not a word.
PRODUCER: So, the aim here
is just to come here and get this done?
Yeah.
Just to have something to sell at the end.
PRODUCER: Um, have you spoken to Brad since you've gotten back?
No. I have not.
Am I planning to? No, I'm not.
He handed me paintbrushes, so I threw them at him.
'Cause I don't need help.
(TENSE SOUNDTRACK)
# All my life I've been living in the fast lane
# Can't slow down...
SCOTT: At the end of The Block Philip Island
well and truly in sight,
Franklin Landscaping is taking care of the communal pool area
and tennis court...
..with a little help from Block sparky, Tim,
who's sorted some Beacon lights a few weeks back.
We're just trying to plan a tennis court lights
that we're going to need.
So, these are the lights.
It's exactly what we're after, I think.
# Hey, oh, na, na, na...
Are you a Beacon Trade member? Of course.
So, you know you get trade discounts...
Yeah. ..and you earn Beacon Cash
with every purchase. Excellent.
I'll just ring this up for you.
We'll see you soon. See you soon!
Good luck.
SCOTT: With the lights now up and the Urban Turf now down...
# Hey, oh, na, na, na...
..I've called our Blockheads in for the big reveal.
Well, except for Courtney and Grant who are still out shopping.
(SINGING) # Country road
# Take me home...
PRODUCER: This is the first time that you've been around everyone
and what was that like going to have to do that?
Um, it was hard to have to face everyone.
Because I guess everyone hears whispers and rumours and yeah.
I just didn't really want to have to front people
and explain the situation.
Your hair's looking so nice and fresh.
Yeah, I had it done.
Oh, it looks beautiful. Thanks.
But how long did you go for? 24 hours?
A day.
I did notice that the first people to come and say hi to you
was Maddy and Charlotte.
The first people that did come and say hi to me
were Maddy and Charlotte.
We went up to her and made a little effort
just to make her feel comfortable
because we knew that she probably wouldn't feel super comfortable
in a group setting coming back.
And it seemed like there was still a little bit of tension
in the air between people.
So, and she seemed a little bit on her own,
so we, like, bee-lined more for her.
Hey, mate. Hello.
Welcome back. Thanks.
We don't really know what's happened
but there must be some sort of issue with Mimi and Kristian and Kylie.
Specifically Mimi.
We're not actually sure
'cause we don't know what's happened.
But from the way that Mimi... Interacted.
..and Kylie were interacting with each other,
it wasn't normal
because usually they're super close
and they're super friendly with each other,
but you could clearly see that, like, they were separate.
I felt like as much as I could have maybe gone up to her,
I just didn't think it was...
It was still pretty fresh and I still felt a bit anxious.
PRODUCER: Do you feel uncomfortable?
Yeah, I felt a little bit uncomfortable
'cause I just can't read it.
If I would have go up and say, "Hey, like, you know, are we good?"
And if she were to say no...
I don't take that well.
I would probably crumble
and it would really upset me.
So, it's like, avoiding also isn't helpful
but I think it's just finding the right time.
I think that wasn't the right time.
It was still too fresh. She'd literally just got back.
PRODUCER: Anyway, I thought it was very lovely
that Maddy and Charlotte would come up and say hi to you.
It was very nice.
Especially, after the tumultuous past you've had.
Yes, and I guess, you know, it's nice to know that there...
As much as I didn't feel like there's a support network,
that there actually is.
I think, like, regardless of how someone treats me,
I want to live a life where, like, I just show people kindness.
Treat others... Yeah.
..how you want to be treated.
Yeah, that's far more important to us
than, like, pointing the finger
and being like, "Well, this is how you treated me."
Like, I don't want to live like that.
I don't want to end this show
and have any kind of bitterness or anything like that.
And especially in a time of when she's clearly not OK,
I feel like that's more of a reason for us to be even kinder to her.
Yeah. And put aside the past.
Jo, I'm going to turn the lights on for the very first time
for the new tennis court. Oh, this looks unreal.
You paid for all this. Love that.
Oh!
What about that, Jo? Let there be Beacon Lighting!
Hello, everybody. Hello!
Boots off, Jo, on this brand-new court.
Wow!
Have a look at this surface.
It's magnificent, isn't it? It is.
Kylie, welcome back. We were worried about you.
We're so glad, everybody here in the whole company,
is so happy that you're back and going to finish it off with us.
And it's very exciting to have a surprise visit
from Jo from finance.
Have a look at them, Jo. They're shaking in their socks.
What's going to happen tonight?
Well, don't panic.
It's good news because after the Xero Hero challenge,
Jo's been very impressed
with how you're handling the budgets, and paying your bills,
and getting your invoices. They've been going great, haven't they?
They've been going awesomely, Scotty.
Yes. In fact, they've been going
so awesomely that I can see a couple of teams
are a little bit on shaky ground
and make sure I've got to get it through to the weekend.
Copy that. Righto.
Well, considering there's five days left
and all your budgets are on your mind...
..our very good friends at Xero
have decided to give you a final cash boost to each of you
and they want you to spend it locally on the island.
Local businesses, local trades, local shops.
I know you've been doing that for the last couple of months,
but it'd be nice to continue that for this last budget boost,
so our mates at Xero are going to give each team $5,000 cash
to head into the last couple of days.
You beauty!
That's put a smile on your face, hasn't it?
That was a big surprise.
We needed some extra cash, big time.
I was sitting there stressing out the budget as usual.
Thank you, Xero!
We are very happy to receive that gift.
Five grand from zero, five days to go.
You beaut. That's 1,000 bucks a day.
Back to work. See you later.
Thanks, guys.
Kylie.
I've got paint all over my hands.
I don't care.
I'm glad you're back. We were worried about you.
Thank you. OK.
Beauty. Good to see you. Thank you.
('BICAMERAL' BY THE RANGE PLAYS)
PRODUCER: You are so close to finishing.
How much is left to do?
We are very close to finishing. Finishing what?
Oh, the whole Block.
If I gave up, we'd leave with nothing,
so whatever we get, even if it's ten grand,
I'm taking (BLEEP) half of what you get,
then I'm leaving your arse, you can keep your (BLEEP) house
and then I'm (BLEEP) off.
I don't know if I'm staying in Cairns, to be honest.
There's nothing there for me anymore.
You (BLEEP) treat your partner like this,
you can (BLEEP) deal with it.
Do you understand what was said and what I heard?
Do you even know what you spoke about?
Yeah, vaguely.
My biggest problem, do you want to actually know it?
Yeah. The entire time
we have been together and even when we were starting out,
you have never flirted with me like that
in our entire relationship,
so you can only imagine how that makes me feel.
I'm sorry.
Sorry doesn't fix anything.
No, doesn't even come close.
Like, why are you talking to her about following her OnlyFans?
I, honestly, when you were like, "I need to go to the toilet",
and then you're like, "What are you going to do, just sit there?"
I honestly thought you were coming to (BLEEP),
and then you were in here for ages.
You guys were in here for ages.
I understand.
In my mind, I feel like something happened.
I would... And - but my biggest thing
is I'd already voiced my concerns to you about her
and how she felt about you.
You've just completely gone with it
and completely annihilated our entire relationship,
so what you need to understand is just by me talking to you
does not actually mean I'm OK.
Just so you know.
This is us being separated.
We're officially single people.
(PENGUIN CHIRPING)
('TIGHTEN UP' BY THE BLACK KEYS PLAYS)
SCOTT: For best mates, Ricky and Haydn,
yesterday was a rocky one.
It started when a few tonnes of river rocks
got dropped in the wrong place...
I didn't want dumped there.
Who wants to shovel this?
..and they had to cart them from their front yard
to their back deck area,
which is also being presented this week,
by hand.
It was a nightmare.
# Rock show
# You came to see a rock show...
"Come to The Block, do some carpentry", they said.
I wouldn't wish that upon my worst enemy.
No.
# Rock show
# Come on...
# One more rock and then put on the wall...
That was going through my head while I was sitting there.
# Bring the barrow to the front
# One more rock in the...
SCOTT: Their rough go continued
when they realised that the smaller rocks,
which were meant to be the base for their back deck alfresco area
had been mixed in with the larger rocks,
which are allocated to be used as a dry riverbed
and plant decoration in their front yard.
So, someone's got to sift through all that pile.
Yep.
(ROCK MUSIC)
This is the gift that keeps on giving, isn't it?
We don't care how long it takes, this will be done tonight.
(SLOW ROCK MUSIC)
The worst thing about those rocks,
you can't pick up more than one at a time.
You want a rock?
I'm going to give you a rock.
Here's 5,000 of the wrong rock.
I'm so sore, man.
I'm so sore.
It's a lot of rocking.
# I'm gonna rock with you
# All night
# I'm gonna rock the night away...
Haydn, Rocky, how are you?
# I want to rock 'n' roll all night...
# And party every day...
(BLEEP) He's been thinking about these all night.
It's looking heaps better, so, yeah,
you know, a couple of hours extra work's all good for us.
R and H Landscaping.
You know, it's about thinking on your feet or on your knees,
or picking up rocks. You just gotta keep thinking,
and we don't want to have any wastage.
(INDISTINCT)
Um...
You got any spare rocks on you, mate?
(LAUGHS)
# And you're just two-sided
# So goddamn indecisive, oh
# And it's deep in inside you
# I think I just found the
# Switch it on
# I'm sat there holding on for the bomb...
(EXHALES) Just so much to do.
SCOTT: Kristian and Mimi have a unique footprint this week.
Not only do they have their front yard to deliver,
there's a secondary driveway that leads to a garden shed
and they also have a huge dual garage.
On top of that, house five
have to complete their first floor balcony
which overlooks the front yard.
Phew! There's a lot to do.
So, as you can imagine, this morning, it's chock-a-block.
I know it's early, but we're going to go.
There's too many people here on site today.
They've got to do this driveway and all this cladding,
so I reckon we go have the day off.
We've done absolutely zero.
There is far too many people and trades
going to be on our house this morning
that it's going to just wreck anything that we put down
and they've still got to pull up all the driveway,
re-pour all that, they've got to do the cladding
on the front of the house.
Too many people, too many people.
I don't like standing still and watching people work
when we can't work,
so we'll just kick it down the road and have a crack again tomorrow.
The landscapers left. They can't do anything.
So, what you want to do?
I don't know. I don't know.
Where are the tilers?
They're getting inducted.
SCOTT: Yes, today is the day
when the Hipages tilers are coming to sort out the balcony
after Kristian and Mimi pulled the lever earlier this week.
('HOWLIN' FOR YOU' BY THE BLACK KEYS PLAYS)
What do you need?
We need some tilers to put down our pods and pavers for the balcony.
OK. Tilers, alright.
So, the task at hand for our Hipages this week
is there's a little system
where to install these tiles or pavers
without actually grouting,
they just sort of sit freestanding on the pod.
SCOTT: But there's something weighing poor Kristian down.
We've got two tonnes worth of pavers the need to go upstairs.
How are they going to get up?
Can't you just carry them, like, bit by bit for them?
That's the plan but they weigh, like, (BLEEP) 30 kg a thing.
SCOTT: Those of you with a keen eye
might be wondering why Kristian can't just use the scissor lifts,
but Block builders nine and six have those fully booked
to install the Home Pro exterior blinds.
Just go one-by-one upstairs.
What else are you going to do today?
That's when my anxiety hit, like, an all-time high my whole life.
(BLEEP)
I think one thing that I'm really bad at is asking for help.
Energy. My battery's pretty much depleted.
It's running on reserves.
I'm just feeling rattled, I'm feeling overwhelmed.
Yeah. PRODUCER: Exhausted.
Exhausted. Yeah.
Oh, I can't do this today.
I actually can't do this today.
(EXHALES)
PRODUCER: Is it about the lack of budget
or the sheer amount of work that has to be done?
I think part of it's money,
but the other part is, yeah,
just the overwhelming amount of work that's left.
Mims. No!
Wait, wait. I just need to talk to you.
I'm not feeling well.
Please just try and support me.
I feel like I can't do that for you.
So, don't expect me to do something that I don't feel comfortable doing.
I just could not focus on one thing
and I've never felt that in my whole life.
I'm going off-site for a bit. I just need some time.
Well, what's that going to get done?
Nothing. I just don't know what to do.
(TENSE SOUNDTRACK)
# What a man, what a man, what a man
# What a mighty, mighty good man
# Say it again now
# What a man, what a man, what a man
# What a mighty good man...
SCOTT: This week, Grant and Courtney
have an absolutely massive
379 square metre front yard to deliver,
and even though they have the healthiest budget,
experienced landscaping manager, Grant,
is keen to save a buck with his Mitre 10 DIY project.
So, the idea for our Mitre 10 DIY project
is a set of arbours
that run across our master bedroom patio out the front.
What we're thinking is, for this,
we can do it with timber and paint them black.
Yeah, and not too high.
No, as high as the door.
Yep. I think it will look really nice.
Head down to see Craig to get...
Head down to see Craig. We wanted Cypress Pine Gold Posts
to begin this project.
SCOTT: Armed with a 5K budget,
if they get their DIY project right the first time,
they'll take home another five grand in cash.
Cyprus Gold Posts, so premium product.
So, we just had these literally arrive, as you can see,
straight on the truck still.
If you're doing these as a DIY project,
you want to make sure you're digging, you know,
digging the hole that you make sure it's one third of the depth.
You're in the post to go in
about a third of what the height of the post is.
SCOTT: So, dig some holes a third of the depth of the post
should be a breeze for this landscaping veteran.
(WHIMSICAL FLUTE PLAYS)
Oh, (BLEEP).
Started digging to put these footings down.
Didn't realise I'd chosen the hardest soil on the block.
(LAUGHS)
So, I've gone and put the bar into the soil.
And all I hear is 'crunch'.
(BLEEP)
It just went straight through the plastic, I think.
There must be a pipe running across there.
I've gone through the storm water pipe.
So, yeah. (BLEEP) up.
Did you dial before you dig?
No, I did not.
And here we are.
(PENGUINS CHIRPING)
SCOTT: With Kristian off-site,
the trusted team from Hipages have stepped up
to keep the balcony work moving.
# Hold tight, you're slowly coming back to life...
I feel like we're getting there and no matter what,
there's always going to be people to help us, which feels really nice.
SCOTT: But after a few hours break,
a refreshed Kristian has arrived back on site.
# Times that I've seen you lose your way...
Yeah, I think stepping off-site for a couple of hours
definitely made me feel better.
I guess I've never actually felt so overwhelmed
that I've had to step away from something before,
but yeah, I'm feeling a lot better from doing that,
and yeah, seeing the progress also is a big help too.
# I won't let you down...
Hello, mate. Hey, Scotty.
How are you, brother? Oh, not too bad. How are you?
I know you've had a tough week, haven't you?
Oh, super tough.
Oh! Hi. How are you?
Oh, Mimi!
I just came up here to say
that this bloke here on the job out of, I don't know,
150 couples that we've had,
but him as a worker on the day on the ground, putting in the yards
he's in the top three or four for me.
Oh, thanks. You are.
Unbelievable, mate.
He's worked his bum off
and you're always shaking everyone's hand,
you're always happy, you're always smiling,
you always say good morning,
and I really appreciate your presence on The Block.
PRODUCER: How's that?
Oh, yeah, that got me a bit choked up, hearing that.
I think it came at the right time as well.
I was feeling really low,
and yeah, hearing that was - it felt really good.
What's the matter? Nothing.
He's just had a rough week.
Yes, I know.
Well, listen, three days to go of this and your house is finished.
Then we've got a fun week with the clubhouse,
although it's crucial
'cause it's 50 grand off the reserve.
Yeah.
So, but, you know, the guts of it are over.
You're going home.
It's alright.
Alright, good on you, guys. Well done.
Thanks, Scotty. Thank you, Scotty.
I meant what I said. Thank you. Appreciate it.
Thank you. OK. See ya.
Yeah, so looking around, I think we are very on top of it.
We've got a fresh driveway too.
A fresh driveway.
SCOTT: The driveways are something our Blockheads picked out
a couple of weeks back.
Hello, hello. How's it going?
Geostone is our decorative brand from Holcim Australia.
Are all these options?
So many options.
I could really go like light or I could go dark.
I don't know.
So, this is our design.
Oh, yeah. So, you've got monument garage.
Yeah. But then our facade is, like, beige.
I don't even mind this one.
# He's what you need, he's what you need...
So, how does it work?
Is this like all the pebbles and stuff are mixed in
and then it's like...
Don't worry about it. I'll see it happen.
SCOTT: Copy that.
Here's how it happens.
# Party people...
('WHOOMP! THERE IT IS' BY TAG TEAM PLAYS)
Yeah, our driveway is finally getting in.
# Whoomp, there it is
# Whoomp, shaka laka shaka laka shaka laka shaka...
Our house is looking amazing.
# Shaka shaka
# Whoomp, there it is...
SCOTT: Over the road...
Maddy and Charlotte's driveway has also been poured...
..and with the landscaping coming together,
the sisters are focusing on the garage.
Our plans for the garage are shelving for storage,
Grafico wallpaper on the wall,
VJ Panelling on the other walls,
and our Dream Garages tile.
# Stumblin' in...
Dream Garages do flooring tile
'cause our concrete underneath is like super uneven
and got lots of holes and imperfections.
We have our batteries getting installed,
we have our car chargers getting installed,
we have a data box getting installed,
we have our garage door getting installed.
SCOTT: With everything going on,
luckily the New South Wales girls
have had an extra hand from their dad this week.
Having our dad here is always, like,
it just feels a little bit more like home.
I think when your parents are there, you're like,
it's actually going to be OK.
Like, we don't have many plants, we don't have a palm tree, it's OK.
We might not have the biggest house, it's OK.
Hello, girls!
Oh, hi, Scotty! Hello, Scotty!
How are you?
Come on out. How are you going?
Three days to go... Three days to go.
..and your house is finished.
Did I hear a rumour that your old man is here?
Our old man is here. Our old man is here.
Call him out. What's his name?
Graham. Graham.
Graham!
G-man!
Hello, Graham! How are you doing?
Nice to meet you. You too, buddy. How are you?
Very good. Wow!
This is our second dad. This is our first dad.
(LAUGHS) That's right. I'm TV dad.
I've been looking after them for you...
Good, good. ..while you've been away.
That's important. But are you proud of them?
Oh, very. Look at this!
Very proud. They've done a fantastic job.
Unbelievable. I'm proud of them too.
They've really knuckled down,
they're doing a great job, they have some great ideas,
they executed around the corner with their spiral staircase.
Yes. Bloody brilliant for two girls.
I like that one. Yeah.
I know.
Three days to go, completed house.
Yes. Front yard, backyard.
A fair bit of work to do here in the next three days.
Yes, a lot of work to do.
Don't worry, we'll get it done.
It'll happen.
You might get it done, but this might not get done, hey?
Graham, how long are you here for, mate?
Until they need me.
Yeah. Until we don't need you.
Until they don't need me. So, probably,
well, they'll need you forever, till Sunday.
Yeah, yeah. So, are they paying you?
They are. Yes, I know they are.
They are. I know that.
Don't you worry about that.
I got my white card Monday and I was here on Wednesday.
Fantastic. Well done, mate.
Well, lovely to meet you, finally. Nice to meet you too.
The girls are fantastic. Yep.
They're brilliant. Thanks, Scotty.
We love them. Yes.
Good on you, and you're going to finish, it's gonna be beautiful.
Yes. We will. See ya.
Thanks, Scotty. Love you. Bye.
# Welcome to a new kind of tension
# All across the alien nation
# Where everything isn't meant to be OK...
Thank you.
If you hand me it, I'm going to throw it at you.
Yeah, right.
Yeah.
I still don't want it if he ordered it.
Just go give it back to them.
('OLYMPIA'S ARIA' BY OFFENBACH PLAYS)
Here, hold on. Hold on a sec. Hold on, hold on. Rick, Rick!
Can you give that to Kylie and tell her it's not from Brad?
Copy. Thank you.
Kylie!
('OLYMPIA'S ARIA' BY OFFENBACH PLAYS)
No? 'Cause it came from Brad.
(BLEEP) But thank you.
Copy.
('OLYMPIA'S ARIA' BY OFFENBACH PLAYS)
(PENGUINS CHIRPING)
# I went out to see if I could fall in love again
# That was my mistake
# That was my mistake... SCOTT: At house two,
experienced landscaping business manager, Grant's DIY project
has hit a snag.
Or more specifically, a storm water pipe.
# That was my mistake...
Who were you meant to speak to?
Was supposed to speak to Marty.
It slipped my mind, got started digging, and here we are.
Sorry, Marty.
As soon as I heard it... Yep, that'll be it.
(BLEEP) You're not allowed to dig without me.
I know.
Anyway, now, your penalty,
you've got to dig the whole thing up for me.
Dig the whole thing up? Right around it.
I'll come and have a look. Alright. Easy.
# Oh, baby, baby
# Oh, baby, baby... You not only went through the top,
you went through the bottom as well.
So, I've gone through both ends of the stormwater pipe.
# Hit me baby, one more time...
There's only one way of fixing it.
I'm going to need it back to at least here.
# My loneliness is killing me
# And I
# I must confess, I still believe...
Here's your trophy, mate. Thank you.
Where are you going to put that, Grant?
In the pool room.
We fixed it, we remarked where we're going to put the pipes.
# Hit me baby, one more time. #
Hey!
You can't do this again.
No, definitely not. Dial before you dig every time.
Just dial with me.
So, after you've made a rookie first-year apprentice error,
what happened?
Got to start digging, the ground's like concrete nonetheless.
Ran into Haydn. Haydn goes, "What are you doing?"
"I'm doing my DIY project."
"And you're shovelling it?" I go, "Yeah."
He goes, "Just get the auger."
Did you say orca?
(ORCA CHIRPING)
Yeah, he's bringing in a killer whale.
That's why I was like... Hold up.
Auger.
So, I went and got the operator
and even he said, he goes,
"Mate, the excavator's struggling to get through this."
It's like, literally, it was like pulling up rock.
Have you checked with Marty?
Yes, yes, I have checked with Marty.
Have you double-checked with Marty? I've triple-checked with Marty.
You're not going to hit any other surprises?
We hope not. We definitely hope not.
What about gold or oil?
Well, that would be, actually,
a really good selling feature for the house.
('GOLDEN SKANS' BY KLAXONS PLAYS)
SCOTT: After pinching pennies with his DIY project,
and a couple of wins in the bag,
house two have budget bucks to burn on stacks of plants.
So, Friday night, just got back from the nursery.
Purchased all our new plants.
How many?
A lot. At least 20.
What? More?
Try 150.
Grant doesn't think we got enough plants.
He was to create a jungle.
Never enough plants.
SCOTT: But when it comes to front yard budgets,
not everyone is so lucky.
PRODUCER: How are your budgets looking?
The dreaded question.
Terrible. Our budget's at zero.
If that got $30,000 worth of plants over there,
surely you could sing for them.
Brad could cook for them.
Yeah, he could cook for them. Brad can't cook.
Give it a go, but, for a plant.
Yeah, there you go. Do some foot rubs.
Maybe try and hit on his wife too. Like, that'd be great.
SCOTT: But there are other ways to save money.
# I need a dollar, dollar, a dollar, that's what I need
# Hey, hey...
SCOTT: Like doing your own artwork.
# Dollar, dollar, that's what I need
# Hey, hey
# Said I need a dollar, dollar...
PRODUCER: Where's this going, Kylie?
Outside because I can't afford art.
It's the most infuriating thing I've ever dealt with in my life.
'Cause when I want something, I buy it
and then put it on credit card and then pay for it later.
(LAUGHS)
We've got my mood on a board is what we have here.
It's not even black enough for me.
SCOTT: It's an exciting morning for Courtney and Grant
whose 'piece de resistance' of plants
is arriving for their front yard.
Yes, we got an olive tree in our front yard.
We managed to find a nice olive tree,
it stands about three and a half metres tall.
Yeah.
(SWASHBUCKLING MUSIC)
For the front yard, what we want to do is focus on street appeal
and create a grand entrance leading up to the door
and, you know, to break up the turf and whatnot,
we want to have our feature centrepiece
in the middle of the yard which is an established olive tree
built around a raised travertine garden bed.
Think it ties in really well and connects the inside to outside.
SCOTT: The boys in house three also have a mature tree
being dropped off this morning.
(LIGHTHEARTED MUSIC)
Lachy, the palm tree.
PRODUCER: Why Lachy?
Lachy is my - our late best mate.
We lost Lachy 12 years ago.
We want to leave, we want to leave a mark on The Block
and we definitely want to leave a mark on The Block
by putting in a 70-foot palm tree.
SCOTT: Step number one for planting 70-foot Lachy, the palm tree...
(FANFARE)
One hit, didn't straighten up,
just backed straight down the driveway
with 17 tonne of palm on the back.
90-foot, yeah.
Oh, that's massive.
There was like 100 tradies just like this.
(UPBEAT MUSIC)
Look at the size - it gets bigger as he approaches.
Oh, by the way, I heard Troy say, "It's not as big as our palm."
(LAUGHS)
I think it might be taller, I should think.
It's not about girth. It's more about the length.
That's how they... When it comes to trunks.
That's how they price the palm trees.
Oh, right. Yes.
It's all about length. All about the length.
Not the girth. Not the girth.
Well, there you go.
SCOTT: Step number two for planting 70-foot Lachy, the palm tree...
(FANFARE)
We're not doing it to stop the block though.
We're not doing it to stop the block.
We were doing it to get a palm tree
and a big established tree in our yard.
It just so happens that when you're doing that
and you're getting the crane in, it's going to cause delays.
The crane come down the driveway at 8:00
and parked right in front of our house.
It's a very big tree.
(TENSE SOUNDTRACK)
Very big crane.
And now, we can't do anything.
They haven't pre-thought
how much it would actually affect us in that time.
SCOTT: Step number three
for planting 70-foot Lachy, the palm tree...
You have to dig a big hole.
(FANFARE)
Too small, doesn't fit.
Too big, falls over.
Not much room for error there.
Let's push Brad in the bottom of that hole, can we? Where is he?
(EPIC ADVENTUROUS MUSIC)
It's huge.
(EPIC ADVENTUROUS MUSIC)
Wow!
(OMINOUS SOUNDTRACK)
But this was the thing.
You assume the crane picks the tree up,
dumps it in the hole, they backfill it, they all leave.
You would think that that's what they're definitely trying to do.
I hope the whole's big enough.
(LAUGHS)
Is he going to go straight in with it?
Ah...
No.
I was worried about that.
Some slight complications trying to get the tree in the hole.
We're going to have to dig a bit more, are we?
What, by hand?
BRAD: Everything did stop for us.
Literally, our whole house site pretty much...
Stopped.
Do you reckon it will slide in? Or...
That's not going to.
We all just stopped and watched the tree
because we couldn't do anything else.
(PENGUINS CHIRPING)
SCOTT: In case you missed it,
this series, we've joined forces with our friends from CommBank
to help build a brighter and more sustainable future,
and a few weeks ago, I got the Blockheads together
to give them an update.
I'm sorry to grab you off your work,
but I wanted to talk to you
about what we've been doing with CommBank about sustainability.
# I've got the power...
The principle's pretty simple.
Reduce the environmental footprint of these homes
and reduce the power bills for the new owners.
CommBank has generously donated 100 grand to help with the upgrades.
So, you've seen all the solar panels going up on the roofs
and on the clubhouse.
So, there's now 40 grand left
for the teams to spend
on whatever they want.
The great news is that CommBank wants you to think about other ways
that you can reduce the environmental footprint
and create sustainability within the block,
so I'm going to give you collectively 40,000 bucks
and you work out ways that you guys, together, as a team,
can create some more sustainability within your homes.
And Brad was straight out of the blocks with a cracking idea.
I wonder if we can get, like, a discount on batteries
for everyone, collectively.
Yep. That's a good one, Brad.
I like that one.
And today...
(UPBEAT MUSIC)
..I'm pleased to announce that Chris from Solar Systems
is here to finish installing the Fronius Charger,
and the BYD Batteries purchased by the Blockheads.
We've got the panels on the roof.
Yeah. They produce your DC power.
It comes down to this which is your brains of the whole operation.
We've got the Fronius EV Charger over there.
OK.
The benefit of having the Fronius EV Charger
and Fronius GEN24,
any excess solar that you've got from your roof
will go down straight to your car.
The benefit of the battery is in the event of an outage,
you'll also have power to power some of your house.
But also, you can run some of your solar
that you've produced during the day, it stores it,
you can use it at nighttime. That's so cool.
# Break it down for me
# Tell me how you really feel...
CommBank's sustainability solar battery has been installed,
so that whole wall has heaps of cool stuff on it.
It has the solar battery, it has the car charger,
it has like a data box. All the things.
All the things that are like above my pay grade,
I don't really understand,
but I all I know is it creates a very sustainable house,
so that's exciting.
And lowers the cost for the next owner.
# I'm feeling the pressure
# I can't break out
# No one can hear me scream and shout...
SCOTT: Up the other end of the block,
the big installation of 70-foot Lachy, the palm tree
in Ricky and Haydn's front yard hasn't exactly gone to plan...
# And take the strain
# And when I am done I will make you pay...
That (BLEEP) tree of the boys' is killing everyone.
..and hours later, the boys are still trying to negotiate
Lachy into his hole.
This is my only access that is already hindered,
has been completely disabled all day.
(BLEEP)
Pull it back out, boys. Well done.
Big chunk.
We desperately, desperately need the crane out of the way.
Because our landscaper can't get any of our...
Halfway from our backyard
up to the edge of our driveway done at all.
We've got nothing. No material in there,
can't get machines in there, can't get turf down, nothing.
So, we even had to send our landscapers home.
Why is he going to be standing around
watching someone else's tree go in?
They've still got a long way to go with this palm.
I've put these in before.
It takes a long time to plant them,
which is pretty frustrating on the second last day
when we've got so much more to do, but it is what it is.
What do you do?
We can't do anything with that there,
but they can still work, but we can't.
So, it's been very tough for us.
I might come with you. This has just destroyed the day.
Yeah, (BLEEP).
(BLEEP)
Mate, they're going to be hours yet.
There's nothing else I can do. Yeah.
Go home and do the washing.
Yeah!
Keep coming!
Oh, maybe not.
It needs a bit off this edge, doesn't it?
Holy!
(BLEEP) This is taking a long time.
I know, it's frustrating.
Come on!
Turn, you dog.
We've had major setbacks being at the back of the block
with a lot of things,
so unfortunately, we've caused setbacks to others today
and, you know, it's just one of those things.
(PENGUINS CHIRPING)
# The velvet sun
# That shines on me and you
# In the back, ah-ho, I can't crack, we're on top...
SCOTT: There's less than 48 hours to go
before the final reveal
of our Blockheads' Phillip Island holiday homes,
the frontyard and garage...
# And we don't mean to satisfy tonight...
..and after a turbulent week,
Kylie and Brad's front yard is now at a standstill.
(OMINOUS SOUNDTRACK)
Serena? Getting there.
Can you straighten it up?
(OMINOUS SOUNDTRACK)
(BLEEP) It's on the piss huge.
This tree has taken up all day
just to get it erected and in the hole they dug too small.
Who would have thought it would be that hard?
Dig a hole, but the tree in, drive away.
I've lost seven hours for something that we couldn't even plan for.
It's absolutely destroyed
what was left of my minuscule budget
and my whole day.
I don't see how it's fair.
I don't understand how...
Like, what are they going to do? They can't give me back a day.
It's unfortunate, but the palm tree takes precedence, unfortunately.
Let's wait and see if this goes in.
I wouldn't hold your breath.
Going pretty well the moment.
That's going perfectly, dude.
That's sitting on it now.
Yeah, we want it to roll this way.
Come on, baby.
Keep coming, mate. Come on!
Roll. Come on, baby!
That's straight. Yeah!
First shot, boys. First shot. Nice work.
(CHEERING) Nice rigging.
# So I, I bet my life, I bet my life...
Ken, where are you going, mate?
I thought it was supposed to be easy work moving a 17-tonne palm.
# I, I bet my life, I bet my life
# I bet my life for you... Instant tree. Just like that.
SCOTT: Yep, just like that.
Eight short hours later, Lachy, the 70-foot palm is finally in.
Lachy, the palm. Sitting well.
Lachy's locked in.
# Remember when I broke you down to tears...
It's taken a while. I think the root ball
ended up being a little bit bigger than what we planned it to be. So...
# I gave you help through all the years...
Definitely a sense of accomplishment
when we were standing back, looking at that tree.
# So I, I bet my life, I bet my life
# I bet my life for you...
It fits really well in the block, you know,
standing up the top of the driveway, it looks unreal,
and even better out the front of ours.
It's a centrepiece, it's going to be on that main Domain, you know, shot
when they sell their house. There's no doubt about that.
(MUSIC CONTINUES)
(MUSIC STOPS)
# Zero, one, one, one, zero, zero, one, one
# Crying zeros and I'm hearing one, one, one
# Lifeless back slaps the surface of the pool
# La, la, la, la, la, la
# La, la, la, la, la, la...
Rapunzel, Rapunzel, let down your hair.
Peasant, what would you want?
What would you like?
I'll grant you any wish.
I wish my wife would do some work
instead of (BLEEP) around on the balcony.
# In cold blood...
SCOTT: Sunday night...
..our Blockheads race to finish their houses
as front yard and garage week comes to an end.
There is people and vehicles everywhere.
It's manic.
SCOTT: The judges have their final say on the homes before auction.
This is a dream entry.
Oh, I love this so much.
This is impressive.
SCOTT: But for one team, the feedback is hard to hear.
It's almost like there've checked out.
Alright, let's wrap it up.
Kylie, I'm not going to wrap it up
because this is part of the deal, unfortunately.
(BLEEP)
(DRAMATIC MUSIC)
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MAN: She is legging it barefoot down the middle of the road.
We need a producer in a car now.