SCOTT: Previously on The Block: Tree Change...
Good evening, everybody.
..our Blockheads were given the mammoth task
of delivering both a guest bedroom and an ensuite.
Judging was as tight as it could be between house one...
Tom and Sarah-Jane...
..and house five.
..and Omar and Oz...
Oh!
But house one had a gnome up their sleeve.
Yeah, cool. We'll use it.
The winner of week five is...
Tom and Sarah Jane! Yeah!
Oh! (APPLAUSE)
BOTH: Yay! SARAH-JANE: We won!
BOTH: We're the bathroom kings!
How do you feel? Great.
(LAUGHS)
Tonight, anger at the judging reaches new heights.
The judges definitely play favourites.
(BLEEP) Seriously.
And the whole competition's rigged.
I wish maybe now we got on The Block on a different season.
I don't know how they got a ten and they didn't put their artwork up.
But a call for help puts everything in perspective.
"Tim was a baby when his dad Ryan died
"but he also endured losing his brother Rhys."
I really appreciate you giving up time
in what is your busy schedule to lend a hand to your neighbours.
If we're gonna be making over this house here,
we may as well turn this into a team challenge.
Yep.
Anks and I have a few little contacts
within the Essendon Football Club. MEN: Oh!
Thank you so much.
MAN: (ON PHONE) Sounds like a great cause
so of course we'll get behind it.
They love it. Like, they're gonna have so much fun.
They'll never want to leave that place.
(BIRDSONG) (DOG BARKS)
(SHEEP BLEAT)
(ROOSTER CROWS)
It's kitchen week on The Block
and at the halfway mark of the series,
it's definitely a case of the haves...
How are we? ..and the have-nots.
Beautiful, isn't it?
Just ask Tommy in house one.
He's taking delivery of a mature tree for the second week in a row
thanks to last night's win.
What a ripper.
Hi, Tom. This is Mel from Ford. Hi.
Congratulations, Tom. Thanks, Mel.
Well done. Eh!
Another 10K.
So, Chinese elm, we're gonna plonk it here.
Yeah.
This is gonna be, like, a little grass area around the swimming pool.
We won obviously the challenge room, the letterbox, $10,000,
$10,000 of wine, $50,000 wine cellar,
$10,000 for the room, $5,000 for getting the first ten,
$10,000 in another challenge last week,
$10,000 coffee machine, two trees.
$5,000 times two for getting two tens
and another 10 G's this week, baby.
# I want security... #
I mean, money's good but it (BLEEPS) a lot of people up, doesn't it?
The other haves on the block are Omar and Oz in house five.
It's Omar and Oz! (CHEERING)
With two winning bathrooms...
It's Omar and Oz!
..they've been christened 'The Bathroom Kings'.
Plus, another five grand for a perfect ten
from Neale Whitaker last night.
The boys also have $250,000 worth of kitchen goodies
from Winning Appliances.
..I want you to see in here
is how beautiful the lighting is, that you can see everything.
Houses one and five are in a very different place
compared to the other three teams.
The winner of week two on The Block...
Ankur and Sharon in house three are the have-little-bits.
..it's Ankur and Sharon!
Their luck changed when they won the guest bedroom
and a challenge in the same week.
BOTH: We won!
Then there are the have-even-lesses, like Dylan and Jenny in house four,
who so far only won $1,000 in a challenge.
I think the judges are definitely playing favourites.
You know what, we won't win and then we'll win the end.
And I'll say to the judges, "Ha-ha-ha!"
The have-nots are Rachel and Ryan in house two.
That's (BLEEP). Are you gonna switch it up a bit?
Are you gonna keep going with your style?
(BLEEP) no. Get (BLEEP). He's not buying my house.
It doesn't feel fair and this should be a competition that is fair
but I think that, you know, it just doesn't feel fair.
Fair enough.
Well, it's Monday
and that means the contestants get to check out each other's rooms
and see if they agree with the judges.
But when the have-nots get to look at the haves' rooms,
Well, let's just see how it goes, shall we?
MAN: Winners again! Winners again.
Winner, winner, chicken dinner.
Tom's always a winner 'cause he's married to me.
Oh, wow. They did risk it for the biscuit, didn't they?
This is something that... This is different.
..I personally wouldn't do.
To have that tartan all the way around
and know what colour to put with it, the talent here is phenomenal.
It feels so right.
I would never do that wallpaper. I think you'd get so over that.
We would never have it.
Oh, nice.
SHARON: Whoa. Whoa.
That's full on!
This is 'bi-zay' to the 'hi-zay'. Isn't it?
NEALE: To take an eclectic little group of images like that
and put them against tartan with all different frames
and somehow make it feel cohesive, that's genius.
I hate that. I hate that.
OMAR: Love the photos. That's awesome.
It feels like that perfect Ralph Lauren country house.
What did they get? A ten?
They said it was like a Ralph Lauren...
Like, come on. Seriously?
I hate this bed thing. This feels dangerous and sharp.
Hey, Omar, I'm coming into bed. Oooh.
I wish maybe now we got on The Block on a different season
because maybe country wasn't the way to go.
If this is the style that the judges want to see,
there's no way we'll win a room, because I'm not doing this.
Next stop, house one's winning ensuite and powder room.
Oooh. OK.
I think the execution is nowhere near, like, a ten.
Even the styling. Nowhere near.
Oh, we do everything they do and more.
I know. (LAUGHS)
They got their favourite team. Omar, heads up.
Keep on with those punches, baby.
Let's go see this little powder room.
That's better than the bathroom.
Yeah, I actually really like that for that space.
This honestly started on Thursday.
Challenge day.
We genuinely feel like we got robbed with the spiral.
Tom and Sarah-Jane's cones narrowly beat the boys' spiral
at last week's challenge, winning them the gnome.
In second place was the spiral, Omar and Oz.
Oh! Jump up there!
Omar... Omar's still upset, guys. Omar's still upset.
20K. Why wouldn't you be upset? 20K. 20K's massive.
Tom and Sarah-Jane played the gnome
but the boys in house five still managed to score a ten
from Neale Whitaker.
Oh!
Do these boys hold onto their title of the bathroom kings?
And I think, yes, they do.
Omar and Oz, you got a ten! You got 5,000 bucks from catch.com.au.
OK. And the whole competition's rigged.
I don't get why they're still the bathroom kings, to be honest.
(LAUGHS) Oh, this competition is actually rigged.
Like, seriously, what is that styling?
What do you mean? I'm so confused.
RYAN: They're not bad rooms in any way.
RACHEL: But they're not tens.
Oh... I'm just... I can't...
I just don't... I can't...
I don't... I just...
I can't and I don't. I just...
MAN: Did the judges get it right? Absolutely not.
The judge did not get it right this week.
I don't think they got it right. No way.
I thought if we did what the boys did, we would've got slammed. 100%.
They didn't even paint their door or, like, the corners of the rooms.
I don't know what's going on, but something's going on, surely.
Over it.
Can't (BLEEP) today... (CLEARS THROAT)
Coming up... I love the boys, but ten?
Mate... (BLEEP)
Oh, bro.
(THUNDER CRACKS) (DOG WHINES)
# Nah-nah-nah No-no-no
# Ain't nothing gonna stop us now
# Nah-nah-nah No-no-no
# Ain't nothing gonna stop us... #
SCOTT: Welcome back to kitchen week on The Block: Tree Change,
where everyone's working in the new pavilions,
each with a budget of 21 grand.
But over in house two,
Rachel and Ryan's heads are still in last night's judging
of their guest bedroom and ensuite.
And Sharon's dropped by to offer some neighbourly support.
SHARON: Um, excuse me. That's my favourite bathroom ever.
RACHEL: Thanks. What the hell!
That was so good! Congratulations! Thanks.
That was gorgeous, every single thing.
Today is my first day... Yeah.
..where I am legitimately... Yeah.
..mind-blown. Yeah.
That's a great guest bedroom and that's, to be honest, all it needs.
That bathroom, should've walked in
and that alone should've been enough for at least a nine,
a nine and a half.
Like, eight and a half?
One point off people that didn't finish?
A joke.
I'm actually furious.
There are people that every week are getting money in the bank
and we are busting our arse.
And everybody is, you know.
But what we did in that bathroom was we took huge risks.
Wow.
Nothing timid about this.
You took the words right out of my mouth.
(LAUGHS) It feels confident.
If I'm 100% honest, I don't personally like this bathroom.
It's not me.
# And just like that I'm over you... #
I'm not changing my house to suit Neale Whitaker.
But then, everyone needs to stop asking us about budget
'cause there's no money coming in for us, so that's it.
Let us do what we're doing. Let us build a great house.
Let us absolutely kill it at auction and everyone...
(BLEEP) in the meantime.
(LAUGHS)
DAN: How are we? Hey, guys.
KEITH: How you doing? Stiff.
Jeez, I feel like you guys were pretty stiff not to win.
Oh... Personal opinion.
But... Do you like it?
Well, not even not to win, guys. To come third by mile.
I reckon that's one of the best bathrooms I've ever seen.
Oh, thanks, Keith. Thanks, mate.
Thank you. Love it. Beautiful.
Thanks. Stunning.
The feedback we got from our rooms from Keith, Dan,
the other contestants
was that our room was their winner
and I think that, you know,
we get told each week, you know, you've gotta think about the buyer,
you've gotta think about the buyer.
Well, if everyone here is telling us that that's their winner,
we're good.
It's concerning, though.
Everyone's starting landscaping and we're still in negative.
Anyway, moving on. That's it.
Move onto the week. We're excited for kitchen week.
Yep.
SCOTT: All of the Blockheads had to design their kitchens
back in week two
and Rachel and Ryan are going with a blank canvas for prospective buyers.
MAN: Good space to work with. Nice fit. Great space.
So we're going for a real entertainers' space.
Yeah.
Really, really big island bench. Yep.
Located in the new pavilion, house two has a west-facing kitchen
with a butler's pantry facing south.
It all seems very, like, simple and light. Yeah.
Like, there's not a lot of things thrown in your face.
This isn't very, like... No. It's not a bold...
It's not bold.
We planned a really neutral kitchen based on fear in week two
and we'd just come out of a judgement
where we'd been called safe and timid,
so, yeah, really kind of not feeling great about this week.
House two's kitchen will have white cabinetry, white stone benchtops
and an island bench.
For warmth, Rachel and Ryan are adding timber beams, timber shelving
and a timber breakfast bar.
They'll have black appliances and silver ball pendant lights.
In the butler's pantry, there'll be more cabinetry or appliances
and plenty of bench space.
A buyer can do whatever they want to this space.
This is not a space that is now defined for you.
You can define this for yourself.
Despite coming last in yesterday's judging,
in house three, Ankur and Sharon are starting kitchen week
on a positive note.
DAN: How are we? ANKUR: Good. How are you?
SHARON: Hey. Magical morning.
Oh, it's unreal. Beautiful day. Yeah.
It makes a difference. It's a beautiful day.
It's their first time building in the new pavilion
but they're still cleaning up the last five weeks of demo.
So much demo was done every week for, like, five weeks
and the pressure point on that is keeping your site clean.
We just could not get on top of it
and we were getting yelled at by Keith all the time,
even though we were doing our absolute very best.
DAN: It's still very messy out here.
That's our priority today, cleaning up.
KEITH: We might do you a little favour today.
We are. We're gonna do you a big favour.
We're gonna bring a Bingo skip bin...
Oh! Oh, my god!
..up here... Yeah.
That would be awesome. ..to help you out.
Yeah. Because we want a fresh start.
We got some really good news from Keith and Dan this morning
saying that they were gonna let us have a Bingo skip here.
That's us. Our friends at Bingo, mate. We love them.
We don't like seeing contestants down like they were last week.
We want everyone to have a good time
and we always want everyone to finish.
We got offered this massive skip
but on top of that, we had Keith and Dan physically picking stuff up.
But not just Keith and Dan. Yeah, all the production...
We had our crew and production, which I never expect to see ever,
which is, like, crazy amazing and so heartwarming.
All hands on deck, Dan.
We've even got the producer helping.
In the new pavilion for the first time,
house three's kitchen runs the width of the room,
with a butler's pantry directly behind.
Like the rest of the Blockheads,
Ankur and Sharon designed their kitchen
and chose their appliances four weeks ago.
This bad boy here, the Omnichef...
That's so good. Wow.
..this does everything.
And what's different about it
is it's got this beautiful copper edging and different...
which I haven't seen properly before...
I don't think it's out there.
..and I think it's perfect for the country vibe.
It's a porcelain product, perfect for splashbacks.
Yeah. Done.
I reckon we're going with this one. Awesome.
Yay! Fantastic. Well done.
We made a decision. It only took 40 days.
(LAUGHS) Good. No, I'm just joking.
Ankur and Sharon chose white cabinetry
and black Caesarstone benchtops
to complement their multicoloured appliances,
with copper pendant lights above the islands.
Directly behind in the butler's pantry,
there'll be more cabinetry and appliances,
open shelving and wallpaper.
We feel like at the time we had made the right choice
but you do second-guess yourself and go, "Was it good enough a choice?"
Like, is it bold enough or, you know, is it gonna work?
After this morning's open for inspections, Jenny's feeling flat.
RACHEL: Jennifer? JENNY: Oh... Oh...
I'm just over it. Mmm.
I honestly just don't know where to start first...
Mmm. ..to be honest.
Jen wasn't having a good day this morning
and I had heard through the Block telephone
that she wasn't really feeling great
and she kind of had decided she wasn't gonna go out today,
which is a massive mistake.
Rach came over to mine and she's, like "Do you want to come shopping?"
I was, like... First, I was, like, "Oh, no, it's OK. I'll stay here."
And then I thought, "Oh, yeah, I'll come. Get me out of here."
I love the boys, but ten? Mate...
(BLEEP) Oh, bro.
I almost started crying after we came out of five this morning.
I did too. Yeah.
I had to leave and I was in the car, like... (BLEEP).
I was, like, holding back tears and I was, like, "That's hectic."
I dead set was, like, "This is..." Yeah.
"..unfair."
The girls are after some knickknacks to style their kitchens.
Maybe like this. Oooh.
Yay! Yay!
Look at this. Oh, my god.
Julia Roberts in 'Pretty Woman'.
Jen likes to make animal noises.
(HOOTS) Yeah.
(LAUGHS) OK.
(EXCLAIMS)
Apparently she de-stresses by making animal noises.
These ones. MAN: Yep?
Yeah. So, the Cocos in the black?
I quite like that in black. They're quite a nice one.
Do you have a hall pass? Channing Tatum.
Is he? Oh, he's hot.
Do you know who's mine? Who?
Maybe Tom Hardy. Oooh.
I love me some Tom Hardy.
Do you? (LAUGHS) Yeah.
I love the big head.
Dyl doesn't have a big head at all but I love a big head.
(LAUGHS) You know, I've never thought to myself,
"I just want a man with a big head."
Big head! (BOTH LAUGH)
It was fun. (LAUGHS)
We needed a day like this. We did.
Much better driving around with somebody else.
I know.
Meanwhile, back at house one,
Tom and Sarah-Jane are confident about their kitchen design.
I'm so excited to see it all come together.
I have no regrets about the decisions that I made.
Tom and Sarah-Jane's kitchen
is located on the western side of the new build,
with the adjoining butler's pantry facing east.
I designed this kitchen solo... (LAUGHS) week two.
Tom had no interest in going to Freedom Kitchens with me.
At Winning Appliances, Sarah-Jane was in heaven
and she made some bold choices for her kitchen.
And then, here we have the Majestic.
Oh... I mean...
A real statement to your kitchen.
Yes.
I have decided on the Majestic. It is the unicorn of the stoves.
I've named it that myself.
It is copper and, like, a blue.
So we can do an all-copper finish. Oh, my god.
That's a fully copper fridge. Full copper.
(LAUGHS)
Really pair it well with the copper finishes...
Oh... ..and bring it all together.
I mean, it's a no-brainer.
They match perfectly - the stove, the fridge.
I mean, people will walk into my house and just pass out.
From the beauty. (LAUGHS)
Look at that. Oh, my god. It's amazing.
Yeah. Yeah.
I just when you think it can't get better, I have a copper fridge.
Fully. Wait. Is there other contestants here?
(LAUGHS) I said that very loud.
With plenty of money in the coffers,
house one's kitchen will have oyster-grey cabinetry,
white stone benchtops and a wall of splashback tiles.
The island bench has copper pendants above
to tie in with a massive copper fridge and oven.
Entered through a barn-style door,
the butler's pantry has plenty more storage and bench space,
with black appliances.
Bring it for me. I can't wait.
But today, Tom and Sarah-Jane's priorities aren't quite the same.
Your hairdresser's here. Oh, amazing.
I'm getting my hair extensions lifted today.
They're sewed into your hair.
See? It starts to droop.
Hi, babe! (LAUGHS) Oh, my gosh!
Most important decision of the day.
Pink or fluoro? Pink.
Em from Emmy Hair Extensions came out.
She hooked me up. Had to get that weave lifted, honey.
I was dropping.
How have you been? Oh, I'm surviving.
Turns out that I'm, like, a styling genius.
Are you? Yes. I know.
I'm like Rain Man with numbers,
but apparently I'm like that with styling.
(LAUGHS) Oh, my god. It's Keith, babe.
Hi, Keithy! Sarah-Jane, what are you doing?
We're on a renovation show.
I'm getting my extensions maintained.
I had to get maintenance,
so they need to be re-sewed so they're not sagging.
It's very important. I can't look like a hot mess.
I honestly don't know what to say.
If you're ever after some extensions, Em's the girl, so...
I don't know what you're packing under that hat.
It's always on your head.
(LAUGHS) Wouldn't I like to know, huh?
(LAUGHS)
Keith loves me.
We're gonna have to interrupt this one.
Oh, hi. How you going?
Good. How are you? Good. Good.
We just want to talk about windows for this week.
Yeah.
Carpet Court came and visited me.
It was just my mini office for, like, you know, 40 minutes.
TOM: Mmm.
Tom! (LAUGHS)
# Gotta be the wrong way to love... #
Tom! TOM: What?
# The way I love you, baby... # We're just discussing blinds.
Can you come here for one second, please?
# Gotta be the wrong way to love... # Yeah?
We've got two options.
We've got a blockout blind,
like the ones that you've done for me previously,
so you can have blackout or you can have a sheer version of that.
Correct? RACHEL: Yeah, you can. And then a Roman blind.
What's a Roman blind?
Either way, you've still got to build a pelmet.
You're gonna have to have a pelmet for either of them.
MAN: Tom even got his hair at one stage.
Yeah, I've got a little hair job. Yeah.
We tried to see what a little bit of length would look like on Tom.
He doesn't pull it off.
(LAUGHS)
SCOTT: Coming up, Omar and Oz are working strategically.
I've gotta talk to the big dog, Scotty.
I'll make some phone calls and get back to you.
The boys are playing a very smart game.
(BIRDSONG) (DOG BARKS)
# I won't stop running down that road I'll keep dancing till I die
# You can blow out my candle but you'll never put out my fire... #
SCOTT: It's kitchen week on The Block
and we're already halfway through these massive builds.
Yeah. Yes!
Also scary to think that we've gotta do six more weeks.
Like, that whole thing again.
Oh, I don't want this to end. I get sad about it.
Yeah, not that I'm rushing for this to end
but, I mean, I'm ready to go see my daughter
and spend some time with her.
Oh, yeah. I want to spend time with her.
But I'm pretty happy here. OK.
Well, I'm happy to leave you here too.
I'll stay. Sold.
Because houses two and five have chosen polished concrete floors,
they have less prep work this week.
For the other three houses, they've got added complexity
of making sure everything's prepped in time to install timber floors.
To achieve this in house one,
they need to raise the floor in the new pavilion by 100mm.
To screed or not to screed? That is the answer.
No, that's the question.
(BOTH LAUGH) That's not how the saying goes.
It's to screed or not to screed, that is the question.
Oh... (BLEEP)
So, in our extension, when the guys did the finished slab level,
they did it 100mm below finished floor level
to allow for anybody that wanted to do...
Polished concrete. ..polished concrete...
and add some hydronic heating in, which makes sense.
But we didn't want it.
A pour has been booked for tomorrow for anyone who wants to screed.
The cure time of the screed will not cure quick enough
to allow us to lay timber floorboards on top.
Yep. And the flooring had to be done on Wednesday.
We decided that we had to get the ball rolling
and batten our whole floor out with timber, which will rise it up.
Dylan and Jenny in house four
are in the same predicament as Tom and Sarah-Jane.
Screed or no screed - how to decide?
I think the decision was more or less made for us,
at the end of the day... Mmm.
..given that it just wasn't gonna dry enough in time
for us to put our flooring down.
KEITH: I tell you what, if you get your floor down quicker,
it enables Bryce to get in quicker... Mm-hm.
..which will help out Freedom Kitchens. Yep.
If you decide to go with battens and yellow tongue,
I'll give you four hours of my time to get on the tools and help you.
Alright, Keith.
I'll get the yellow tongue in here and we'll have a crack at it, eh?
I was hoping you'd say no. (LAUGHS)
SCOTT: House four's kitchen
is located on the eastern side of the new pavilion,
directly opposite the butler's pantry.
It will be longer this way.
So we might get a nice big island.
We'll just make a bit of a feature of it. Yeah.
We'll turn it into, like, a nice table...
I like a big island. Yeah. I feel like it's really nice.
Dylan and Jenny have decided to extend their island bench
out into the living and dining area.
I'm really excited because... Yeah.
..there's a couple of new colours.
We're doing a lot of these colours, so it makes sense to go green
and maybe, like, a stainless steel.
I like the idea of the rangehood. Like...
It's good, yeah. Yeah. Having that as a big statement...
Especially in a country home, I feel like it looks really cool.
So their kitchen will feature sage-green and gold cabinetry,
with white tiles and benchtops,
a mix of black and stainless steel appliances
and pendants over the island bench.
In the pantry, there's more cabinetry and appliances and wall sconces.
This kitchen's amazing.
I feel like we'd love to have a kitchen like that.
But before they can get started on the floor,
Dylan and Keith need supplies from the closest Mitre 10 store.
KEITH: We need packers, TruBolts.
Timber's already there. Yep.
Zinc or do you want to go galv?
Well, it's inside, so it doesn't really matter.
Yeah, zinc's fine? Yeah.
Nice little Mitre 10 store, eh? It's paradise, isn't it?
(LAUGHS) Eh? Renovator's paradise.
Back at the block, Keith hits a snag.
Jenny's nail bag doesn't fit me.
I'll just start pressing on with these battens, boys, yeah?
Righto.
Show them how it's done, Keithy.
He ended up being with me till tools down.
I don't know what time we started.
He would've been with me for, like, six hours.
(JENNY LAUGHS) It wasn't a bad day.
I go, "Off you go" and he goes...
It's probably the best day he's done on the block.
He goes, "No, I'm enjoying it."
I'm like, "Sweet. So am I. Let's go."
MAN: What are you like on the tools? He's good. Yeah.
He doesn't move too fast but he's very productive.
(DRILL WHINES)
SCOTT: In house three, there's only 50mm difference
between the floor in the old part of the house
and the new pavilion,
which means they don't need to batten out to install their timber floors.
They only need to lay sheets of ply, which is a much faster process.
For the first time ever, we're actually ahead of the game
'cause we don't have to do screeding,
which means that we don't have the cure time
because we don't have any wet areas in there,
so it means that we could start plastering today.
But the boys in house five and Ryan and Rachel in house two
are even further ahead this week.
They chose to level their floor with concrete
in the kitchen, dining and hallway back in week three,
so this week they only need to grind and polish.
Got my brother-in-law Amin from Mortar Control from Sydney.
He flew up yesterday to come in today to start grinding this floor.
He's the best in the best of the game.
I literally can't wait to get this grind done.
In house five, the concrete grind is well underway.
OMAR: Are you happy with this? OZ: That's nice.
That will actually match with our timber.
This is the point of difference, to be honest.
Probably the most excited we've been for a room.
Bro, you just took that out of my mouth.
Omar and Oz's kitchen faces north-east,
with a view to the Macedon Ranges,
while the butler's pantry faces south.
The good thing about coming into Freedom Kitchens today
was we were excited 'cause we did have the 250K of appliances.
We're hoping you can find the space to fit them all.
But we're going for the dark cabinetry to match the appliances.
The kitchen is the one that we've already worked so hard for
leading up to it.
The nerves and the butterfly feeling is kicking in.
MAN: Confident? We're confident.
We're confident on what we want and we stick to it.
SCOTT: The boys have chosen sleek black cabinetry,
a massive concrete island bench,
there's a separate bar area, a timber slat ceiling
and $250,000 worth of appliances,
which they won when they took out bathroom week.
The L-shaped butler's pantry also fitted out in black
with a Venetian plaster feature wall
has plenty of storage and even more top-shelf appliances.
But now, Omar and Oz, hearing the screed boys will be on site tomorrow,
want to ask if they can work further ahead.
We decided to call Dan.
We explained to him that we wanted to do screeding
for the rest of the existing.
Omar and Oz want permission to screed
the remaining two rooms in the new pavilion,
their mudroom and their final bedroom.
This is going above my paygrade now.
I'm just gonna ring Scotty and see whether they can do it.
Back at the first body corporate we had,
we did explain that we wanted to work in advance
for our modern extension.
So we've got the vote? Yeah.
Yeah, mate. House two.
House three. Love you, guys.
House four. Yes. Yes. House five.
MAN: Do you reckon they know what they did?
I don't think they...
I think Tom does and I don't think he cares.
(DIALLING) (PHONE RINGS)
(SPED-UP, INDISTINCT CONVERSATION)
Scotty said you boys are allowed to screed.
MAN: Hey-hey-hey.
You are full of good news, aren't you?
I wasn't sure whether he was gonna allow this or not
because it feels like it could be working ahead
but as Scotty said, they held a body corporate about this issue
and everyone agreed to house five pouring their concrete and advancing
but they never said how much or where.
So, technically, it's within the rules.
They've agreed to it.
I don't think there's anything wrong with us doing screeding or polishing
throughout the whole existing, to be honest.
So it's gonna be interesting tomorrow
when everyone sees this Screed Pro truck driving all the way past
house one, two, three, four
and land at five.
It's screed Tuesday, baby. (MEN LAUGH)
OMAR: Screed Tuesday.
The boys are playing a very smart game.
SCOTT: Over in house three,
Ankur and Sharon are celebrating a different kind of win.
Tonight, we are lucky enough to go stay at the Colorbond tiny house.
We feel so lucky.
We didn't even win anything to go, so that's, like...
We won our sanity back, I think, after last week,
so that's probably the win.
This is definitely the biggest and toughest Block we've ever done,
so there's a cute little cottage nearby
where contestants can grab a night away to relax and de-stress.
Jenny and Dylan from house four took advantage last week.
JENNY: How nice is this! DYLAN: So good.
Lovely.
Tonight, it's Ankur and Sharon's turn.
ANKUR: Wow. Look at that view!
SHARON: Are you about to re-propose to me?
No. Did that already. But you could easily do it there.
You can do it again.
Definitely utilise the time tonight
just to, yeah, have just a de-stress,
debrief and then, yeah... Reset.
It is a new start and it is a really happy start for us this week.
Oooh, snacks. Oooh, snacks.
Your favourite. From Aldi. I love it.
Coming up...
"The boys' home is in need of repair..."
It's nice to give back to people that deserve it like that.
(TEARFULLY) Alright. Where do we go?
(BIRDSONG) (DOG BARKS)
(GENTLE CLASSICAL MUSIC PLAYS) (BIRDSONG)
(DING!)
"You've got mail.
"A special delivery is waiting for you in your very own postbox."
Youse are jokers.
We wake up this morning and there's a text on our phones
and we have to go check our letterbox.
SCOTT: That's right, the contestants' own mailboxes
from the week three challenge
are now pride of place at the entrance to their properties
and this morning they all received a special delivery.
"You've got mail. Go check your letterbox."
So we went off to check your letterbox,
our awesome $10,000 winning letterbox.
She looks good, doesn't she? Yeah.
We've got a letter, Tommy.
RACHEL: What's this gonna be?
SHARON: What do you think's in the letterbox?
What is it? Oooh.
"Rachel and Ryan. House two." It's gold.
Oh, Tim and Tyler.
This is obviously something to do with Tim Atlas and Tyler Donnan.
Tim Atlas and Tyler Donnan are our neighbours.
The two young men are best friends and have special needs
but live independently.
Tyler's mother Sandy and Tim's mother Kay
want the boys to be able to maintain their happy household
for many years to come,
so Kay has asked her Block neighbours for some help.
"I've lived in McGeorge Road for some 36 years
"in the same house my late husband Brian built
"and not far from where you are producing your next program."
"My husband passed away 31 years ago today, September 15,
"leaving behind three young boys,
"Mitch, aged six, Rhys, aged three, and Tim, aged one."
"Tim was a baby when his dad Brian died
"but he also endured losing his brother Rhys..."
What? (CRIES)
(SOLEMN PIANO MUSIC PLAYS)
"..14 years ago and his stepdad Colin nine years ago."
Reading that letter, I just really related to her.
I lost both my parents at 22, six months apart from each other.
And anyone who's ever missed anyone...
with that real sick feeling of missing someone
understands what I mean.
"During my 47 years of working, I managed to secure the purchase
"of a three-bedroom house in Gisborne..."
Mmm.
"..where Tim and his mate Tyler now live with 24/7 care."
"The boys' home is in need of repair and updates
"and their backyard has never been established,
"apart from having a trampoline and a couple of garden beds,
"which were recently donated but still unplanted."
OMAR: "Tyler has had a decline in his vision
"and is unsteady on his feet and he has difficulty
"stepping in and out of the one step at the front."
Some people just get, yeah, thrown hurdle after hurdle after hurdle.
"Yours sincerely, Kay Atlas."
The story of Kay, Tim and Tyler
definitely puts everything in perspective.
I mean, they've been through a lot.
Yeah, just wanted to get on board and help.
We're having one of those days this morning
where we just can't seem to get on top of anything
and then you read a letter like that and you think,
"I don't care what's going on back there.
"Take me to where I need to go and let me do whatever I need to do
"to help these people and I don't care how long it takes."
Very big day.
And then you read something like that, the letter like that from Kay
and all of that goes out the window and...
Mmm. ..and I mean that.
That challenge becomes your whole main focus and it's...
Mmm. ..the most important challenge.
And I think it'll be the most rewarding challenge
we'll ever do on The Block.
Alright. Where do we go? (CRIES)
So, the task ahead is to make Tim and Tyler's house more modern,
more interactive and more user-friendly.
G'day, Frankie. Hi! Hi! Hi, Shell.
Nice to see you. G'day, Scotty. (DOG BARKS)
Well, hello, everybody.
Obviously you received Kay's letter this morning
and I really appreciate you giving up time
in what is your busy schedule to lend a hand to your neighbours.
That is what we are all about.
Well, if we're gonna be making over this house here,
we may as well turn this into a team challenge.
Yeah, baby.
I'm thinking 10,000 bucks cash...
Hey! Yes. Thank you.
..to the winning team, thanks to our mates at catch.com.au.
One team will be doing the kitchen,
the living and lounge area and Tim's room
and the other team will be doing the dining room,
the patio and Tyler's room.
So I'm figuring, if you've got two teams, we need two team captains.
Correct, Shell.
So let's go Rachel and Ryan, Dylan and Jenny.
Whoo! OK.
Hey-hey! Team captains!
Whoo-whoo! (LAUGHS)
We're captains of the team, actually.
Captain-coach. We're good captains, I think.
That's perfect. So at least one of you is gonna take home some cash.
Rachel and Ryan, you go first.
Which team would you like to do the challenge with?
We've got to go with our buddies in house one.
OK. There we go.
SARAH-JANE: I've never been picked first for us to be in anything.
(LAUGHTER)
Tom got you over the line there, babe.
We got first pick and as if you're not gonna go with Tom, you know.
(LAUGHS) SJ too. But Tom.
Dyl and Jen, who do you want to do it with?
Omar and Oz.
So that leaves Ankur and Sharon.
(WHISTLES) But I've got a plan.
Here they come.
Now, Rachel and Ryan, inside that van is a mystery couple.
(CONTESTANTS EXCLAIM)
They could be a huge advantage or a huge liability.
OK.
Do you want the mystery couple or Ankur and Sharon?
And as much as we wanted to pick Shaz and Anks,
nothing bad's ever come out of a Catch van.
Mystery couple, come on out!
And who was it?
Oh, my god!
(DAN EXCLAIMS) (CHEERING)
Dan Reilly and Dunc!
(LAUGHS) Whoop-whoop!
I think we got very lucky there.
Who did we get? You're with us.
(CHEERING)
So that was our team done
and then Sharon, Anks were remaining,
so they went to Dyl and Jen.
I would probably feel like (BLEEP)
if we were that third team that didn't get picked, but...
Well, I was upset that we didn't pick Shaz and Anks
but they would get that.
It just goes to show you can be full mates with everyone
but ruthless when it comes to a challenge.
You've got kitchen, front lounge and Tim's room
or you've got dining room, outside patio and Tyler's room.
We'll take kitchen, thanks, Scotty. Oh, yes.
You're team one, you're team two. Let's get renovating!
(CHEERING)
We know it's a competition
but this is actually bringing us together
and doing it, like, together.
Let's run. Come on, team.
Let's go. MAN: Let's go.
It's a win in every situation.
(BIRDSONG) (DOG BARKS)
# Things haven't been quite the same... #
SCOTT: It's kitchen week on The Block
but the Blockheads are at Tim and Tyler's house for a challenge.
Working in two teams,
they have nine days to renovate the entire house
and make it fit for the boys' living needs well into the future,
whilst keeping their own renovations going back at the block.
We have to renovate the inside of their house by next Thursday.
Rachel and Ryan are captains,
with Tom and Sarah-Jane and Dan and Duncan on their team.
We picked kitchen, living and Tim's room
and, you know, straight away,
we were thinking of all the amazing things that we could do.
Look at all this free space here. Open this right up.
We wanted to probably keep the kitchen pretty simple.
Everything out here needs to be obviously accessible
for someone who's vision-impaired.
Are you guys thinking skylight to get more light in here?
Yeah. Wow. That'd be good.
Like a Velux. Like, it's pretty dark in here. Yeah.
First job is to pack up the whole house
and temporarily store all of Tim and Tyler's possessions.
What have you guys decided to do? Have you got a plan?
We've got a plan.
I've just drawn up a kitchen plan
that I'm gonna basically show everyone very soon.
Modernise it? Modernise it.
I just think some shaker profile doors, Caesarstone benchtop...
Caesarstone.
Cabinetry all the way back to here.
Nice. More storage. You know what I mean?
So, more storage. Yeah, great.
We've gotta work with what we've got. We're not pulling down walls.
Sticking to the same layout,
the kitchen will have new cabinetry and appliances,
a breakfast bar and stools and a skylight.
Rachel and Ryan's team want to create a bedroom Tim will love.
We heard Tim loves water, so we want to create his room...
We want him to feel like he's in a big wave.
I think Grafico could save the day in here.
Yeah. Water wallpaper. Yeah. Yeah. I'll get on that.
Rachel and Sarah-Jane get on the phone to Grafico.
SARAH-JANE: We would like to know if you could do it free of cost.
MAN: (ON PHONE) Of course we'd love to help.
Thank you so much.
Sounds like a great cause, so of course we'll get behind it.
We called around everyone that we have met over the last five weeks.
We made a lot of phone calls, we got a lot of stuff.
My mate Rob from Porta's Timber... Oooh.
..he's a good contact of mine, a good mate of mine,
you know, it's got this curve...
Yes. ..of panelling in Tassie oak.
Tim loves texture and just sensory stuff that he can touch.
You're the team captain, so tell me to shut up...
Shut up. ..if you like.
I say we do the sculpt edging and then paint it blue...
Yep. Then the Grafico up the top.
For sure. I completely agree. Beautiful. Yeah.
Not only are team one doing panelling,
there'll also be a spectacular wave of wallpaper.
Tim's bedroom will have all new furniture
in a vibrant blue colour palette.
The team from Aluplast and Astallite
are on board to replace all the windows and doors in the house.
What are you thinking for door... like, external door systems?
This one here, we're gonna stick with just a simple slider. Yeah.
Most of the windows,
we're gonna change to an outward opening awning...
Yep.
..and we're gonna move this mullion here to make this IGU bigger.
OK.
Rachel and Sarah-Jane are planning the design of the lounge room.
I don't know if we just do, like, two on this wall... Mmm.
..so that this is still really clear.
We can wrap it around.
SJ is an occupational therapist. This is her bread and butter.
This is what she does.
So if she kills The Block, watch her in this challenge.
You know how you do your playroom at home with the kids
and you've got the cubes?
We need to go get cubes. You fill those cubes up...
That's what we need to get.
And they've got all their soft toys, you've got their fidget spinners,
you've got their sensory boards... Yeah.
The lounge will feature an even bigger Grafico water feature,
storage, beanbags, a new TV and a music zone.
Team two captains Dylan and Jenny
have Omar and Oz and Ankur and Sharon on their team.
So the challenge is, well, for our team,
we have to renovate a dining room,
outside area and Tyler's bedroom.
We've just noticed Essendon lunchbox there.
Anks and I have a few little contacts
within the Essendon Football Club... OTHERS: Oh...
A framed jersey.
We could potentially get one of the guys in, Jobie or Guelfi,
and we can get it framed exactly... MAN: Get a framed, signed one.
Oh, yeah.
I went into the bedroom, just packed up all of Tyler's stuff
and all of his photos
and ripped up the carpet and got rid of the curtains.
Just ripped it all out pretty much so we could just start fresh.
Tyler's room is getting a complete facelift -
new carpet, new blinds, a feature wall of panelling and wallpaper,
more storage and a comfy chair.
He'll also get a new bed
and some memorabilia on the wall from his favourite footy team.
It's amazing to be able to take the time away from the block
to give to something that's more meaningful
and better than anything that we could ever do there. Yeah.
The next room Dylan and Jenny's team are renovating is the dining room.
Oh, damn. Jensy!
(LAUGHS)
I feel like they need more space... Mmm.
..to, like, chill... Absolutely.
..you know.
By having four skylights, I feel, going all the way down,
it's gonna make the room feel bigger,
you're gonna have even light going all the way through...
In the dining room, there'll be Velux skylights,
a new dining table and chairs
and the boys' photos will be turned into artwork.
At the opposite end of the room,
there'll be another sitting area for Tim and Tyler to enjoy.
Next space for Dylan and Jenny's team is to tackle the back patio area.
Alright. What are we thinking?
I think we're gonna, like, batten out this slab... Yep.
..and then doing their decking so it's all one level. Yep.
There's no real step. Yep.
'Cause we can run the decking flush with that door seal.
Can we do something with this? Yeah. It's a bit low.
Jenny get on the blower to Stratco...
We've got a pergola out the back that we might need some help with.
..who are happy to help.
How can we help? Well, you can say it, Dyl.
I've got a pergola, Michael. Yeah?
Looking at it, if we almost replaced the same style of unit... Yep.
..but rather than have the corrugated iron,
if we use Cooldek... Yep.
..insulated panel... Yep.
..it means we can actually keep it at one degree.
You'll be surprised at the difference
that actually having a flatter roof will actually make.
SHELLEY: We set aside the patio
'cause we didn't want to overcommit you guys to too much.
I know you've got a whole kitchen to put in at home. Yep.
But you've taken on an extra area as well?
We think we can do a little putt-putt course.
Yeah. It'll be fun for them.
There'll be, like, a little ramp off the deck so they can go down there
and have it, like, paved to get over there. Brilliant.
A little sports area for them to have.
SCOTT: Out the back, the old pergola will be replaced
with a completely new structure
and there'll be new outdoor furniture and a sports area for the boys.
They'll love it. Like, they're gonna have so much fun.
They'll never want to leave that place. (LAUGHS)
I got outside and I was in me prime, ripping down the pergola.
I was loving that. (LAUGHS) Yeah.
Dyl ripped down the whole pergola. No-one could bother me on the roof.
In an hour, there'll be no more pergola.
There you go. He's on. (MAN EXCLAIMS)
Meanwhile, Oz is talking turf.
We want a little bit of a putt-putt and a little basketball...
Play area. ..play area.
We've got some turf for you to assess. All Australian made.
Yeah. Nice, lush green.
It's gonna be perfect for what you need.
It's not a challenge for us at all.
It's just something that we should be doing a lot more often
in our day-to-day lives.
And in saying that, there's no losing here.
It's a win-win.
TOM: Hey, Oz. Oz. Ozzie.
I need a hand getting a couch out. Let's go.
I need your big, robust... Straight in? Straight in?
Straight in, huh?
Today was basically just get in there and start demo.
But we all hung around for most of the day
and pretty much got all the demo done.
Just twist it out, mate.
So it was a very productive day.
Oh...
This is something that we all just really, really, really want to do.
I felt like none of us were even thinking about our own houses
at that point.
We were just thinking about Tim and Tyler's house.
So we got everything... ALL: Sorted.
(LAUGHS) ANKUR: Very nice.
SCOTT: Coming up, I've got something all the Blockheads want.
A fireplace worth $12,000.
(CONTESTANTS EXCLAIM) MAN: Wow.
(BIRDSONG) (DOG BARKS)
# Oh, yeah, yeah
SCOTT: After a busy day at the challenge house,
everyone is feeling the love.
Oh, I think this challenge is so nice.
Once we finish, it'll be amazing for the boys
to see what we've achieved in nine days.
It's good to give back. Makes you feel good.
We've been given such a good opportunity
to participate in this Block series
and, yes, there are hard times
but then you just go, "Hey, man, there's people out there
"that are going through this." RACHEL: Yeah.
It put a few things into perspective
and that's what made you kind of just look at each other and go,
"Well, whatever we need to do for this family,
"let's go and help them."
It's such a nice thing for The Block to...
you know, to participate in.
OMAR: Challenge day was probably the best day this week.
Just being able to go out and do that, that was the best day so far.
As is the tradition this season,
it's time to celebrate the winners at the grinners dinner.
Oooh! It looks stunning, man.
That looks delightful. Doesn't it what!
Thanks for all this cooking.
Next.
It was really great to see you guys working together.
I love the enthusiasm.
It really, you know, brings out that country spirit.
And because we're in the country, we're helping a neighbour,
you really are becoming great country neighbours.
We are more than happy with our team, to be honest. Yeah.
It's a solid team from The Block and pretty cool.
Very exciting to work together.
It is a challenge, there's prizemoney at stake,
but I think the team working together,
all the other contestants are there,
they just want to do something positive
and it doesn't feel like that... like anxious-driven challenge days.
Our winners are grinners are not only excited about being cashed up,
as they are,
but also, I'm here to tell you
that you are very much in front on the Domain Superpower leader board.
Wow. Ah.
House one is on 133.5 points,
house two 125 points,
house three 124.5 points,
house four 125.5 points
and house five 128.5 points.
It's anybody's game. There's a long way to go.
You pick up two or three points, you're back in front, you know,
so don't despair about the Domain Superpower leader board,
even though it is...and possibly could win you The Block...
(LAUGHS)
..with the auction order and the Domain cover.
But anyway, beside the point. (CONTESTANTS LAUGH)
House one and five,
not only are you happy about being on top of the leader board
of the Domain Superpower
but also, you've got two tens from Neale Whitaker...
Yay! Well, you got one ten each, sorry.
Catch Cow.
We've got some very fragile little buggers down here
under the tea towels...
TOM: That need a spanking. ..that need a good spanking.
(OTHERS LAUGH)
Now, there's something very special in the middle here.
Please do not touch that.
Could a representative from each team, one and five,
come up to knock these buggers on the head?
(DRUM ROLL) Don't touch that.
(MAN LAUGHS)
OK. Here we go.
(SMASH!) Oh!
MAN: Catch Cow!
Catch Cow! Let's go, baby!
Oh, thank you. It's under there.
There's money everywhere.
And the wand. Thank you, kind sir.
# The best things in life are free... #
(SMASH!) Catch Cow, baby!
Sorry about that. Catch Cow, baby.
Righto. Money everywhere. Let's get that out.
(LAUGHS) Now, there is cash everywhere.
Look at it rolled up magnificently.
I can see that some of your neighbours are a little bit stressed
about seeing all that cash, some that might not have as much,
so what about we play a little game?
Oh! Oh!
Fantastic? Absolutely.
OK. I've got in my pocket... Oh, god.
..500 bucks.
One each. Oh! Really?
Per team. Per team. (LAUGHS)
So, during the week, I went shopping for my kitchen
and I purchased this little bloke here.
Oh... That's so cool. Lovely.
It's a teapot. Teapot.
It's Humpty Dumpty. It's a Humpty Dumpty tea...
Isn't that amazing? Now, I paid 85 bucks for this.
And I got a bloke, like an 'Antiques Roadshow' style fella...
Oh, to value it.
..local guy and he came in here and valued it for me.
Anyway, he valued it at $300. Wow.
So I made 215 bucks.
So, your challenge is to go out around town locally
with your 100 bucks that I just gave you and to buy something...
Be very careful 'cause whatever you buy has to go into your kitchen.
It has to go in.
And then we're gonna meet back here on Friday.
I'm gonna get old mate to come here next Friday and he'll value it
and whatever the difference is between what you spent
and what my mate, the valuer, gives you on Friday,
whoever's got the most, you'll win $1,000.
That's cool! Wow. That's great.
You'll turn your 100 into 1,000. Love it. That's good.
Awesome. Cool.
I like that. There is a twist.
My mates at Schots will also give the winner of this little challenge
a fireplace worth $12,000.
Oh! Wow!
So, if you do well in your shopping trip for your kitchen,
you could win $13,000 worth of kit.
Well, funnily enough, I really rate my antique shopping skills
'cause I've been doing it from the start.
But in saying that, you can never go in too confident
'cause then you jinx yourself.
I actually really want that fireplace.
(LASER BEAMS)
It's gonna be the most prized kitchen on The Block.
(NARRATOR) The future...
We're spending a lot of money on this.
...is here.
Quarter of a million in that truck.
Goes three days.
The very first 3D printed house in the southern-hemisphere.
Shut up!
Who knew you could 3D print a house?
It's amazing.
And...
Now that's absurd.
This isn't a joke, mate.
Not even gonna listen to ya.
What's got into Keith?