SCOTT CAM: Previously, anger at the judging reached new heights.
(BLEEP) seriously.
And the whole competition's rigged.
8.5?
One point off people that didn't finish?
Joke.
But an SOS from a family in need put everything in perspective.
The boys' home is in need of repair.
Tim was a baby when his dad, Ryan, died
but he also endured losing his brother, Reese.
It's nice to give back to people that deserve it like that.
Alright, where do we go?
(HEAVY ROCK MUSIC)
Watch your head. He's on!
Today was just get in there and start demo.
(GRUNTS)
Ready?
They'll love it. Like, they're gonna have so much fun.
They'll never want to leave that place.
So we've got everything... ALL: Sorted!
(ALL LAUGH)
Tonight, the Block goes into shutdown...
I had a message from your neighbour naming your house.
..as Keith rampages against rule breakers.
Did you ask these guys to start at 5am this morning?
Let's have a rest for an hour. I'm not even gonna listen to ya.
Dylan and Jenny's kitchen hopes get washed away.
We don't have a roof.
We'll dry it out as much as we can, but...
Oh, my god.
Just when you think the week's going smoothly.
And suspicions fester around house 5.
We want to make sure that everything's been legitimate.
Everything is legitimate here, mate, trust me.
(SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC)
(DOG WHIMPERS)
(BIRD CALLS)
As night rolls in,
frantic scenes roll out in house 4.
Dylan and Jenny are racing against the clock.
They know Keith finishes at 6pm
and they need to insulate their walls before he knocks off.
We need to get Keith to come and tick us off,
but he leaves at 6:00.
Otherwise we can't sheet tonight.
You're doing a good job, Dyl. Cheers, mate.
(LAUGHS)
Only then can they hang plaster
in preparation for their kitchen installation,
which happens in less than 10 hours.
KEITH: Hey, Dyl. Yo.
I don't want to hold up Freedom tomorrow
for installing the kitchens.
Are they coming in here tomorrow?
Yeah, that's why we're pushing so hard.
Yep, OK.
Our kitchen's getting installed at 7am, so, yeah,
the gyprock has to be fully done by tonight,
so they'll be there for a while.
All done? Yeah, mate.
All good.
This one over here, beautiful.
You can start sheeting, buddy. Thanks for staying, mate.
Just in the nick of time. Thank you, mate. Appreciate it!
MAN: Better go hook in. Cheers, guys.
Better go rip in. (LAUGHS)
(HEAVY METAL MUSIC)
(QUIET BASS RIFF)
(BIRDS CHIRP)
(ROOSTER CROWS)
MAN: So how late did you stay up last night
to try and get all your plastering done?
Well, we were up to about 1:30, 2:00.
But we probably stopped making noise at about 10:00.
Morning, Dyl. Keith, how are ya?
Jen. Hey. How are ya?
Can I please see you and all of your trades in your new house, please?
Now, last night, guys,
we received a phone call from a neighbour at 10:30pm.
They weren't happy.
We were working loudly at 10:30 last night.
Now, reports are we're using impact drivers, drop saws.
Drop saws? Power tools.
Didn't happen. We weren't using a drop saw.
There'd be no reason for us to use a drop saw
when we're throwing up sheets.
We were just hanging sheets. Yeah.
We were only doing... I'm not even going to listen to ya.
Why wouldn't you listen to us?
I'm talking to you. I'm your boss, right?
I'm just saying we weren't using a drop saw.
Just let me talk, right? Yeah, I am.
Now, that's absurd.
When I left last night I told you guys not to use collated screw guns,
and not make any noise.
You have. We got a complaint.
I've gotta look after the neighbours, guys.
But we weren't using a drop saw, though.
Well, I've had a message from your neighbour naming your house -
house 4.
Drop saw, power tools...
There's no way we were using a drop saw.
..impact drivers.
I swear on my actual life. So they're lying?
Yeah, 100%. This wasn't us.
They must think it sounds like something else.
The only thing that was used was a collated gun.
Is a collated gun quiet? I don't know.
Well, how else do we get it on?
Well, use a cordless drill.
I said to you last night "no collated guns" as I walked out.
Did you?
Yep. OK.
So what we're gonna do,
we're gonna stop work for an hour this morning
and we're gonna clean the site.
OK. We want it perfect.
Under the house, everywhere, the entire site.
It's gotta be spot-on. Alright, let's do it.
We got shut down for an hour for a late-night noise complaint,
which, yes, fair enough,
but, one, we definitely didn't use a drop saw,
and we had to get our kitchen in on Wednesday morning,
so we honestly didn't really have a choice.
And we did stop making noise at 10:00.
I know that sounds late, but in Block world,
that's actually really early.
MAN: It is. (LAUGHS)
But in people living around... People world, it's not, I know.
But it was either that or don't get your kitchen in.
SCOTT: But it seems earlier this morning,
there was another team pushing the rules.
(HEAVY METAL MUSIC)
(DRILL WHIRRS)
Do the top sheet of the next one first.
The reason why we did get them to come in at 5am,
Freedom was coming first thing in the morning at 7am
to install kitchens.
We didn't want them literally waiting around and doing nothing,
so we thought we'd get an early start on.
Keith comes in Wednesday.
He wasn't happy with the fact that our plasterers came in at 5am.
G'day, mate.
Mate, did you ask these guys to start at 5am this morning?
Yes. Mate, we don't do that.
Why not? Why?
Well, because we start at 7:00 onsite.
I thought plasterers were allowed to work through the night, Keith.
If you're a neighbour, right, and you're living out there,
how would you feel if you've got guys working at 5am?
They were using probably some tools that aren't allowed.
So you hung these sheets with this tool?
Yes. That's a collated screw gun.
Yeah. They make noise.
You guys told me you used a drill.
That's a collated screw gun. Let's have a rest for an hour.
Sometimes on the Block you've just gotta try your luck.
If it works, it works,
if it doesn't, you just get shut down for an hour.
(LAUGHS)
You shouldn't be working after hours,
specifically because we've got neighbours,
and neighbours need peace and quiet.
And it's not fair either,
because then you can get further ahead
while the rest of us are sitting there
twiddling our thumbs because you can't...
You can work, you just can't use power tools.
# Duh... #
(FUNKY MUSIC)
Not all houses have the pressure
of their kitchen install looming over them.
After winning Sunday night,
Tom and Sarah-Jane are feeling confident
about their chances again this week.
To stay on track with the kitchen install,
we have got floorboards going in.
Whilst floorboards are going in,
the plasterers are stopping up all the plaster joins.
So they're sort of working on top of each other.
But we've got the A-team in there,
and we'll get it done ready for kitchen install tomorrow morning.
Flush with cash after their win,
they're putting a lot back into their kitchen
with a copper fridge, freestanding ILVE oven,
copper pendant lights, white-tiled splashback wall
and herringbone floor.
Batting out the whole house. Hello, mate.
Mitre 10's running low now. Is it?
How are you going? Got all your timber.
It's empty. This is nice.
Yeah. Herringbone!
Through the whole joint. Yeah.
It'll look good with a border.
Carpet Court. Carpet Court, the best.
How good's that? Yeah.
Because it's part of your Block Bucks, right?
Yeah, that's it.
You see this stuff in a high-end home in the rich suburbs
of Melbourne, Sydney, wherever, that beautiful herringbone timber.
Yeah. Yeah, it's very nice.
You cannot find... Nuh.
..a nicer kitchen, I don't think, ever.
It's sophisticated, it's farmhousey, it's just everything.
If I had another million dollars to finish, to do anything else,
I wouldn't change anything else.
No, wouldn't change a thing.
Well, tomorrow morning I'm really excited
to see the kitchens come together,
because it starts to let you know
what these new pavilions are going to look like.
And I just love...
I can see sitting at the island bench, wherever that may be,
or having your brekkie, look at that!
Yeah.
This is like a church, isn't it? It's amazing.
It's like a big hall.
With our pool going right at the end of it.
Oh, is it? Yeah.
Yeah, fantastic. Yeah, it's going to look awesome.
It is going to look awesome.
It's just like... It's a view, isn't it?
(BOTH LAUGH)
Coming up, our heartwarming challenge
to change Tim and Tyler's life swings into gear.
Let's do this kitchen!
Who's that?
And a special visitor sets tongues wagging.
Welcome to Gisborne, guys.
Block legend himself, Danny Wallis.
(BABBLES) Danny Wallis was at the Block on Wednesday?
What houses did he go to?
Come on in, mate, come on in.
(BIRDS CHIRP)
(DOG BARKS)
('AS IT WAS' BY HARRY STYLES PLAYS)
SCOTT: It's day three of kitchen week.
An army of Freedom kitchen installers
have mobilised throughout the Block.
House 2 are the first to get theirs delivered.
Wednesday's all up to Freedom.
They have free reign of the whole kitchen and pantry.
So as long as they're throwing the boxes in, things are getting done.
Rachel and Ryan are sticking to their clean and modern style,
with white stone bench tops and silver ball pendant lights,
but are adding some country
with timber beams on the ceiling, walls,
and even more timber attached to the island bench
to make a breakfast bar.
While the Freedom boys get to work inside,
outside, Rachel and Ryan are waiting on some very special visitors.
Cue the music.
(ENERGETIC MUSIC)
Can I just say Marty Fox and Kim McQueen
are our real estate agents.
Marty! The fresh air.
Oof.
Marty Fox, he's gonna sell our house.
Kim! Hi!
How are we? Good!
And so is Kim McQueen.
So Kim McQueen is the highest-grossing agent
in the Macedon Ranges.
She is the lady who is selling the $4, $5, $6 million homes.
She just sold one up the road for $5 mill.
Kim McQueen is our real estate agent.
This is us.
Great spot within the subdivision too.
Yeah. We just can't believe the views.
The views are just spectacular. Aren't they unbelievable?
They just loved the setting,
the north-facing main part of the house,
and they loved our style.
OK, so this is the master.
Beautiful energy. It's just beautiful, isn't it?
Yeah, soft. Soft but luxe.
It's gorgeous. And I love this stone.
Isn't it gorgeous?
It has got that beautiful 'lodge' feel.
I think it's really important,
because it's not country, it's lodge.
Yes. Mmm.
Lodge is a lot more opulent, it's a lot more grand.
And I think there's so much country being done.
Kim, you get us!
I love that. I love it! You get us, Kim!
They said that the buyers in the Macedon Ranges
aren't looking for full country.
They said that they find it to be kitsch.
They were relieved when they walked in
and saw that we hadn't taken that approach.
This feels very special.
That real opulence, that real luxury,
but also keeping it with the wood and keeping it very soft.
Absolutely. Yes.
But having things that nobody else has.
Yes. This is key.
I'm really excited that you've taken it down that path,
because this has just taken it to a whole new level.
They loved our house.
They were like, "You're on the right track here".
Like, we got a great vibe from them from the start.
Yeah. They were very happy with that.
SCOTT: Meanwhile, house 4 are knee-deep in rubbish clean-up
while their house is shut down.
# I'm a pretty woman
# Better clean up your mess... #
Why the (BLEEP) would someone think we were using a drop saw?
# Better clean up your mess... #
This is looking much better, Jen.
Has it been an hour yet?
You guys are free to go back to work.
And thank you very much. Thank you.
But not thanking you about the noise complaint.
Seriously, no more. OK.
It's just hard when the kitchens are getting put in at 7am this morning
and the gyprock doesn't get in till Tuesday arvo,
so we don't really have a choice, to be honest.
Honestly, like, what else do you do?
Well, the one thing you do do is take care of your neighbours.
Well, yeah. That's a given on the Block.
All the time. Yeah.
Sweet!
SCOTT: But while Jenny's learnt her lesson here,
the neighbours next door never seem to learn.
KEITH: If we're gonna hang plaster overnight,
just so you know in the future, right, guys, use a cordless drill.
Not an impact driver, not a collated screw gun.
Think about noise. All good, Keith.
Can you tell us exactly what a power tool is and what's not,
because I'm confused, honestly.
God, come on. No, I'm being serious.
Come on.
Can we use a drill, a cordless drill, or we can't?
Well, a power tool is a tool that requires a lead or a battery.
OK. That's a power tool.
So what about a cordless drill? We can't use that?
Well, a cordless drill doesn't make noise.
But it's powered. That's what I'm trying to say.
This isn't a joke, mate. No, I'm not...
We've woken up neighbours that live up here at 5am.
I just want to understand what is and what isn't.
Well, I just told you. Honestly...
Common sense.
..I'm not trying to be a smart arse, I swear to God.
All I want to know is what is and what is not.
Because we were using a drill, they said it's OK.
Then we were using that other drill, they said it's not.
Alright. I think you get the picture, mate.
(LAUGHS)
If you want another hour extended, keep going.
Oh, nah, mate. If I were you, I'd walk away now.
Love ya, mate. Oh, god.
Yeah, baby! Now we're talking!
Wednesday now, so pretty much still on track, and we are looking good.
MAN: Is there anything at this point that you're concerned
with the design you've done?
Nah. Not scared at all. Nah, nah. We're sweet.
We're winning, baby. We're confident.
We're confident on what we want, and we stick to it.
(FUNKY MUSIC)
Oz and Omar are going dark and moody this week
with sleek, polished concrete floors and bench.
They've gone with black cabinetry, separate sink and bar area,
and $250,000 worth of appliances from Winning.
It's literally going to be a $250,000 kitchen
plus all the cabinetry, plus the island bench,
plus everything else that's coming with it.
We're spending a lot of money on this kitchen,
so it's going to be the most prized kitchen on the Block,
that's for sure.
(DOGS BARK DISTANTLY)
SCOTT: Over at house 3,
Ankur and Sharon are finally building
in the new section of the house.
Taking centre stage in their kitchen
is a 4.8m black Caesarstone island bench
with copper sink and pendants,
with a daring pink fridge and pink undertones throughout.
House 3 are in a better place this week.
(HAMMER BANGS LOUDLY)
We basically need to get the floor down
before Carpet Court comes in and puts the herringbone down.
Don't hit your finger, Ankur. Oh, mate, I'll probably break it.
Don't hit your finger at all with that one, mate.
(LOUD DRILLING)
You have to swap.
One left-handed, one right-handed. On the left?
I'll end up putting my left one through the wall accidentally.
You'll end up with a big forearm one day.
MAN: You've really hit your Block stride, though.
Yeah, that's it. Definitely have the routine.
I think we're becoming Block-fit.
Because at some points we were just like, "Oh, my God".
"We're never gonna make it." Yeah.
Halfway through and feeling probably the best
that we've felt on the Block so far.
I'm actually liking the paint job you've done.
Yeah, I sprayed it last night. It looks really good.
Yeah, thanks.
I think it's turned.
It potentially was, like, yeah, we're nearly out of here last week,
but this week, yeah, I think it's time
to sort of sit down and smell the roses,
have a look at some sunrises.
It's been good. Yeah.
(GENTLE MUSIC)
Meanwhile, Sarah-Jane is hitting the shops
with a spring in her step,
and after their win, some cash in the kitty.
# Hungry for the road all my life... #
So first thing I am going to Madras.
Yeah, so into Madras Link. That sounds very fancy.
It was. It was very fancy.
# I need a little taste of home. #
Straight away I'm already obsessed with these.
Oh, and these.
Oh, green!
I love texture, because I feel like that's the only way
you can really bring stuff into a kitchen, is through texture,
because, I mean, it's a kitchen.
Everything's just like stone and cupboards.
Just one?
I have again been consumed by amazing salad bowls
and forks and napkins.
One of these. OK.
And one of these. Yeah.
And 700 jugs.
Need one of these without a doubt.
Because I'm becoming a jug (BLEEP).
And, um... (LAUGHS)
(ENERGETIC MUSIC)
SCOTT: But the fun doesn't stop here.
Tom and Sarah-Jane won a very special prize
at last week's Thank God it's Friday dinner.
(CHEERING)
I'm going the coffee machine!
(CHEERING)
And it's time to collect.
Oh, my god, post office of coffee.
(TRADITIONAL MUSIC)
I was greeted by three Italian stallions
at Coffee Machine Technologies.
(ALL CHEER)
How are you going?
For me, guys!
How are you going? Hello! Lovely to meet you!
So we had Dominic... (WOLF WHISTLE)
..Carmelo... (AIR KISSES)
..and Jean-Luca.
(BUBBLES POP)
This is gonna shock you guys, but I don't drink coffee.
Oh, really? You don't drink coffee?
No.
You're in the wrong spot. Look at the disappointment.
"Oh, god, get away."
That's alright. We'll get you to like coffee.
So excited to check everything out,
and I've already got my eyes on a few machines.
I love these. OK.
I know that's so extra,
and I don't even know if it makes coffee at this stage.
I'm assuming it does. (LAUGHS)
All the machines make coffee here.
I love this with the timber accents!
There you go, see!
And it comes with a timber handle as well, which just sets it all off.
Oh, stop it! Carmelo!
Don't talk dirty coffee talk to me. You're making me blush.
(BOTH LAUGH)
So because you said you liked timber,
what do you think of this?
Shut up!
So this is the Elektra Verve. Dead.
I'm not even here right now because I'm dead.
Like, it's that perfect,
I've died, dropped in a hole, bury me, love it.
So now that you're dead and you're gonna come back to life...
Yes.
..maybe in your new life you should try drinking coffee.
It's almost offensive that you don't.
Um...
How can I convince you to at least try?
Because you guys are being so kind to me
and you're gonna give me this amazing,
beautiful darling of a coffee machine,
I will have a little sip.
Can we compromise?
I'll have, like, a little bit. I reckon a sip is a start.
A sip is a start, a sip is a start. A sip is a start.
By the end of this, I could be a full-blown addict.
(LAUGHS)
(GRINDER WHIRRS)
(CHEERFUL MUSIC)
(STEAMER HISSES)
So have a taste and tell me what you think.
OK.
That's actually really lovely. Is it?
Thank you so much. No problems at all.
With coffee, I'd be bouncing off the walls.
Look, I've had one sip and I swear I'm talking quicker.
(LAUGHS)
I've had two sips and I'm like... (BABBLES RAPIDLY)
Thank you. (LAUGHS)
(CHAOTIC MUSIC)
SCOTT: From the uninitiated to the highly caffeinated,
cyclone Sarah-Jane hits the shops again.
Let's just hope they're ready.
I went to Scout House in St Kilda. Schots or Scouts?
No, excuse me, you don't know where I was going. Shh.
No, that's why I asked.
So first thing I went to Scout House in St Kilda.
Love their tea towels there,
and there's a specific potterist, Bridget,
that I really wanted a few little knick-knacks from.
My plan was I was driving to Satara,
but of course I can't say no to an op shop, can I?
Then I went to Schots and I was like,
"I need that chandelier in my life".
And I bought some baskets.
Then I went to Satara.
I got my kitchen stools.
Then I went to...
Oh, Establish Australia,
which is this beautiful little place in Hawthorn
and I got these copper hooks, which was the main reason I went there.
Obviously then I drove past another op shop in Hawthorn,
so I had to stop there.
Ended up being a goldmine for Bendigo pottery.
I mean, someone must have died and had a huge collection,
and guess what, I bought it.
MAN: Is that all of your shopping, like, pretty much sorted?
Mmm, mmm. Wow, man.
It wasn't. It was.
You went the next day too.
Yeah, but I went and got a manicure and pedicure.
(DOG BARKS)
(BOUNCING SOUND EFFECTS)
# Started giving up on the word 'forever'... #
On top of the gruelling schedule to deliver their kitchens,
our teams are also working on a life-changing challenge.
Rachel and Ryan, house 2. It's gold!
Yesterday we got mail.
Went down to the letterbox and we had a beautiful letter from Kay.
Kay has lived in Gisborne her whole life.
"Dear, Sir/Madam,
"I am writing to you in the hope that you may consider a project
"assisting two disabled young men...
Aww.
"..who reside in Gisborne as part of your 2022 program.
"Our youngest son, Tim, was born with Down syndrome
"with some autistic tendencies.
"Tim was a baby when his dad, Brian, died,
"but he also endured losing his brother, Reese.
Tim has Down syndrome and is severely autistic.
He lives with his beautiful best friend, Tyler...
(VERBALISES)
Yeah, you like Granny's car? Yeah.
..who, again, has autism.
The house just isn't as comfortable as it could be for them,
so Kay thought why not reach out
and see if the lovely people from The Block who are coming to town
would like to help Tim and Tyler,
which of course we would.
# And if you can't be next to me... #
SCOTT: Team 1 are led by team captains Rachel and Ryan.
Helping them are Tom and Sarah-Jane,
thanks to catch.com.au, foreman Dan and All-Star Duncan.
(ALL SHOUT GREETINGS)
I'm glad they didn't go, "Ohh".
(LAUGHTER)
They're doing the kitchen, front lounge and Tim's bedroom.
Team 2 are captained by Dylan and Jenny.
Their team are Ankur and Sharon, and Oz and Omar.
It's always good to give back. This is us giving back.
We get, and this is us giving back, baby.
Let's go.
They're doing Tim and Tyler's dining room,
Tyler's bedroom and outside patio,
and have also taken on the backyard.
Today, Jenny is planning the dining room.
You just give me the tape measure.
At the challenge house we had to go round in the morning,
just measure out the rooms,
make sure everything that I've ordered is correct.
Jenny's planning brand new 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.
So I'm going to get a TV cabinet for in the dining room.
We're gonna do a TV mirror, and then a TV cabinet
just for them to put all their stuff in
so it's not all over the place.
I'll just add it to my cart.
Once we finish, it'll be amazing for the boys.
It's good to give back. Makes you feel good.
Team 1's captain, Rachel,
has taken on one of the biggest jobs,
transforming Tim and Tyler's entire kitchen.
RACHEL: I have a really big day at Tyler and Tim's house.
I have got to go and have a meeting with Jas about the kitchen.
Hey, Jas! Hi!
How are you? Good. How are you?
Thank you for meeting me here so early.
Of course. Happy to be here!
Let's do this kitchen!
Rachel's sticking to the same layout,
with new cabinetry and appliances,
a breakfast bar, stools and a skylight.
So we've got our broom pantry right at the end.
We've got our fridge space over here,
with our cupboards right above.
Yes.
And the beautiful benchtop as a feature...
Gorgeous. ..right here as you walk in,
which you're gonna go and choose, which is great.
Then I've got to go and have a meeting about the Caesarstone.
(UP-BEAT MUSIC)
I think we're gonna go noble.
I think we're gonna go noble grey.
Decision made? Yeah, decision made.
I think it's the one. I do too.
There was a lot happening today.
# 'Cause I already got a good thing with me, oh-oh... #
Meanwhile, Sharon from team 2 has taken charge of Tyler's bedroom.
# The best things in life... #
I was going to Forty Winks
to go see my lovely friend, Sam, to organise Tyler's bed.
We know that he loves red. We know that he loves Essendon.
We know that he loves cars.
So I've already pre-organised with Sam
to come up with a red bedhead,
but I need to go in and have a look at the fabrics
and choose everything in person.
On my way out of site, I notice good old Duncs.
Hey, buddy. How are you going? Hey! Are you going to Forty Winks?
I'm 100% going to Forty Winks now.
Do you want to come with me? Yeah, can I come?
Awesome. Have you got your money on ya?
Just joking!
I'll shout ya.
I love Duncan, and so does Anks.
He's like a bit of a mentor figure for us.
And then we went in and saw Sam
and we picked both Tyler and Tim's bed.
Duncan's doing Tim's room and Sharon's doing Tyler's room.
So you're doing Tim's room, I'm doing Tyler's.
I think it's really cool if we have a bit of cohesiveness,
because obviously it's the same house.
So we've gone with a king single size mattress.
The adjustable base
will predominately look something like this.
That's fantastic. Raise the head up.
Fantastic. Yeah!
(GRUNTS)
That's really comfortable.
(SMOOTH MUSIC)
Duncan's planning a spectacular wave art mural on the wall
because of Tim's love of water,
and brand new furniture in a vibrant blue colour palette.
This is one thing I do know -
Tim loves water, so I'm thinking the team would like aqua blues,
that type of thing.
I think that's the one for you guys.
That's your bedside table. Yes!
Tallboy, bedside table. Oh, it's in blue.
Yes.
So your blue. Oh, fantastic.
I definitely want these two, so two of them and one of those.
Tyler's room is getting a complete facelift
with new carpet, new blinds, a feature wall,
more storage and a comfy chair.
He'll also get a new bed
and some memorabilia on the wall from his favourite footy team.
How about that? (LAUGHS)
What do we call it, Team Shuncan?
Well... Or Team Daron?
Team Daron, I like it.
(BIRDS CALL)
So we got some sort of information
that there was going to be a special guest onsite.
Who is it? Who could be coming?
Oh, yay! Danny, hello! How are you?
It was actually Danny, the icon from The Block
who buys lots of properties on The Block.
(CASH REGISTER CHIMES)
$1,391,000.91.
What?! $3.8 million.
$3.8 million! $4 million.
$4 million! And one dollar.
Yes!
(CASH REGISTER CHIMES)
$4,444,444.44.
(BOTH GASP)
Danny Wallis is a Block legend,
having bought eight Block properties,
spending in total nearly $30 million.
What?!
I would prefer you just said 'sold'. It's sold.
Congratulations, Danny, and well done.
I've got a surprise for you. I'm about to cry.
This is very exciting.
It's a mirror TV!
That's fantastic! That's wonderful.
He actually had donated a beautiful TV mirror for the boys,
which is fantastic.
Thank you so much. Pleasure.
This is incredible. Good to be part of it.
Somebody suggested I should be pitching our property to him.
(CHUCKLES) As you do.
Are you potentially interested in any properties in Gisborne South?
It's only 45 minutes from the city.
We've got the big house on the hill, which is amazing.
It's open plan.
We do have a pool as well,
and we are doing the veggie patch and the market garden as well.
But I'm interested to know if you want to get your hands dirty -
like, how far should we go with the landscaping?
All the way. All the way?
All the way. OK.
Mmm. I think we're BFFs.
Coming up, Dylan and Jenny wake up to a nightmare.
The rain came through the channel last night.
Oh, my god.
We get a sneak peek in the future of building.
Who knew you could 3D-print a house?
And later, Oz and Omar's tactics come under fire.
We want to make sure that
everything's been legitimate in your house,
and we're getting concerned,
and I must admit I'm gonna probably spend more time here
than what I have been in other houses.
(DOG WHIMPERS)
(DRAMATIC MUSIC)
SCOTT: Even before a Blockhead stirs,
the Block cranks into life.
RedEarth solar panels power up the McCafe.
Forged by TRUECORE steel,
our shiny new pavilions rise from the mist.
# This will be my monument... #
Work has begun inside, so insulation goes into the walls.
# Of my life. #
Hey, Dylan. Julian.
Mate, just admiring this creation.
A few weeks ago, Block architect Julian Brenchley
spoke to each team about the look they want
for the roofs on their new pavilions.
Like the houses, the teams are all going for something different.
Colorbond put together these great colour palettes,
and this basalt matte in their premium range
is the colour we're suggesting for the pavilion.
We love it.
While the boys have opted for a sleek, modern grey for their roof,
Ankur and Sharon have chosen a darker grey tone for theirs.
Yours is really the only one that's gonna be like that.
Oh, wow, yeah.
And it's picking up on colours of the woodland behind you.
Yep.
I think the palette here is spot-on.
Pale eucalypt -
that's what you've got on your roof right now.
Yeah, nice.
In their colour match is woodland grey, right next to it.
I reckon that would be perfect for the new section of the house.
This is gonna look sensational. Yeah.
(ENERGETIC MUSIC)
Yesterday, the Colorbond crew got to work.
Today, the Colorbond boys are back to finish the job,
but overnight, a huge storm blew in
and someone forgot to put their tarp on.
(DRIPPING WATER)
We could hear the rain.
We went out to check the kitchen in the morning,
and it's all gotten wet.
The rain came through the channel last night
and then just kept dripping onto the cabinets,
So some of them over there are wet.
We'll dry it out as much as we can. Oh, my god.
So we'll just have to do the best we can to tidy it up for you.
It'll be OK.
They're forecasting rain for today and tomorrow.
Yeah. So maybe that's a bit of a priority.
No, they're coming.
We're getting tarps to put over there now.
It should have happened yesterday, but, yeah.
You watch it on the TV, you're like, "Oh, surely not".
That's gotta be, like,
something's going on there, but no, it's real.
You don't have a roof and you're building a kitchen.
We're those guys -
brand new cupboards getting drenched.
Yeah! (LAUGHS)
# Headed for the open door... #
SCOTT: Over at house 1,
Tom and Sarah-Jane's kitchen cabinetry
is finally being installed.
The cabinetry has been arriving in bits and drabs.
Bits and drabs? Drabs and bits?
Oh, drips and drabs.
Get these out of the way.
But then I'll worry about that later.
Everything was just there
and everything they picked up had a place.
I just looked at it like, "(BLEEP) beautiful".
Yeah, it's (BLEEP) gorgeous.
Last week, their winning bedroom and bathroom stunned the judges
with its eclectic array of brave and unusual choices.
I mean, this gallery hang has been placed on tartan wallpaper.
That's genius.
And they're backing up last week's success
with another wild and unusual choice for their kitchen.
We are getting a pot filler. Pot fillers are awesome.
Pot fillers are the best thing that ever happened.
They just add a whole different level of amazingness.
So a pot filler is a tap.
It's got like an arm. It sits like this.
It's like a Z-shape thing. It's so cool.
Yeah. Comes out, and you put your pot on your stove.
You turn the tap on and it fills your pot right there on the stove.
Keith seemed to have a bit of an issue with it.
Tom. Cowboy Keith.
(WHIP CRACK SOUND EFFECT)
I don't know what to say to that, Terrible Tom.
(LAUGHS)
Now, mate, apparently you want to
install a pot filler over your stove.
Yep. And it's causing a few issues.
Yep.
Now, our surveyors are saying no to that,
but I've heard that you've got in contact with the VBA
and they're saying maybe yes.
Yep, that's right.
I rang Ross from the VBA
and Ross said there is definitely no reg
that says they're not allowed here.
Yep.
It just comes down to the manufacturer's specs.
Well, the issue we've got, right,
you're going to have water come out of here
and basically have a tap.
Yep.
Now, you're gonna have an electric stove underneath.
Yep.
Water and electricity don't really work together.
They create fires.
No different to a pot overflowing with water
when you're boiling pasta.
Well, it's a bit different to a tap.
What if you forget to turn it off?
Well, you're a (BLEEP), aren't ya?
(LAUGHS) True.
(LAUGHS)
Do you want me to get the tap key? I'll bring the tap in.
There's no actual reg to say that they're illegal in Australia.
Mm-mm. Not one.
So I'm putting it in,
and I'm waiting for Ross to get back to me,
and if I need to pull it out, I'll pull it out.
Yeah, we did a full Karen. It's going in.
Like, we're speaking to management, and the management for VBA.
# She's got the blue eyes, blonde hair, don't care... #
From one game-changer to another,
Oz and Omar are heading to the challenge house
with big plans for Tim and Tyler's backyard.
How are you, Jen? Good. How are you?
I've got questions, I've got questions.
OZ: Got to the challenge house.
Just looking at the last proposed plan for the backyard.
So we've spoken to someone from Clark Rubber.
Yep.
They're possibly going to donate portable stairs
for easy access to go in, because we couldn't do it in-ground.
Oh, for the trampoline. Yes.
Oz and I decided the patio wasn't enough for us,
so we decided to do, like, the whole landscape as well.
Not content with just transforming Tim and Tyler's patio,
the boys have decided to transform their entire yard,
replacing the old pergola with a completely new structure,
new outdoor furniture,
and out back, they're doing a sports area.
MAN: How are you guys managing time with the challenge house?
Honestly, we'll make time.
If there's no time, we'll literally make time.
If we have to sleep there, we'll sleep there.
The place is gonna get done, and it's gonna get done perfect.
(BIRDS CHIRP)
(DOG BARKS)
(ENERGETIC MUSIC) (DOG BARKS)
SCOTT: With less than three days to deliver their kitchens,
every house is frantically sanding and laying floors,
painting walls and installing cabinetry and windows.
# And I feel like I just got home
# And I feel... #
Over at house 4, any plans Dylan and Jenny had
to lay their floors have been washed away
by an overnight downpour in their semi-roofless kitchen.
How bad was that? That was like torture.
It's heartbreaking when you feel like you're ahead
but it's the Block and things just keep happening,
week in, week out, and you just can't catch up.
(LAUGHS)
Until the floor dries out,
the boys from Carpet Court can't lay their flooring.
MAN: Sanding will help dry it. OK.
Hopefully it doesn't continue to rain.
Yeah. Yeah.
Oh, kill me.
(LAUGHS)
It was bad.
It's not ideal, but it's either that or you don't finish,
you know what I'm saying?
Well, you've gotta, don't you?
But it's all about the massive island bench
in Dylan and Jenny's traditional country kitchen.
They've gone with a bold green sage colour on the cabinetry
and warm timber accents in the flooring, stools and styling.
We are officially at the halfway point on the Block,
and all our teams are meant to have started the mammoth task
of landscaping these lush backyards into million-dollar gardens.
MAN: Any progress this week on your landscape?
No progression on the landscape this week, no.
Any progress in the landscaping?
OZ: No, we haven't started anything on land.
So with six weeks to go, you guys aren't too worried yet?
Nah, not too worried.
Each team are using their own landscapers,
with Dave Franklin supervising.
He's just arrived, and he's a very worried man.
Nothing. There's nothing happening at all, as you can see.
I don't think there's one landscaper here.
Any progress on your landscape?
We had our game-changer come in
and we managed to secure an acre of pinot,
which at the moment, getting any kind of vineyard is like gold,
so we have an acre of pinot going in.
Yeah.
Can you hurry them up for me, mate?
Mate, I'm out there. I'll have a look now.
I'm getting scared. You're scared?
Rach, how are you? Hey, Dave!
How are you doing? How are you going?
Good! Good to see you.
I've been sent up here by Keith... Yes.
..because we're concerned about the landscaping.
It hasn't been started. I get it.
I've gotta say, I do actually love the design.
It's great. It looks really, really good.
Yeah, it's great. Vineyard and everything like that.
Yes. I reckon that's gonna be amazing.
But with vineyards comes labour, and labour takes time.
Thursday next week, come past, I'll have landscapers here.
They'll be going since Monday. What about Wednesday?
Wednesday, done. Wednesday, get 'em here.
Do Wednesday, then I'll feel more comfortable,
because at least that's the middle of the week.
Done, perfect. Promise you.
SARAH-JANE: So Dave Franklin came to see us today
and he's like, "There is so much to do here".
Look at all of this out here. I know.
And everyone thinks that we're coming up and helping you.
We're not. We've got enough to do at Scotty's house.
Yeah, yeah.
All these piles of dirt and all that, they've all gotta go.
If they can get the plans to you this week so they can start,
that's the only way I can see you guys finishing.
Good luck. Cheers.
Yeah.
SHARON: Dave Franklin popped around to ask us for a landscape update
and was just like, "Why are you not moving the earth, peoples?"
Yours has probably got the steepest block.
If you don't have landscapers here working next week,
you're not gonna finish.
OK, that's good to know.
He did say a few things about some ideas we had.
One of the ideas was to move our pool in front of the house,
and he basically said that because the deck is cantilevered,
that would be a silly move to do.
Just so I get it right, that is cantilevered over, though?
Is that right? You're talking that room there?
BOTH: Yeah.
So if we put a pool and a deck going out further,
then we lose that cantilever.
He said 'cantilever' probably four times,
and both of us were like, "Yep, yep, yep,"
having no idea what that meant.
All I heard was "Cantaloupe, cantaloupe, cantaloupe".
I'll see you next week. OG, original icon.
Get your landscapers in here, alright?
(RAP MUSIC)
SCOTT: Everything under control at Tim and Tyler's,
Omar and Oz head back to site,
where a strange visitor walking his dog
catches their attention.
Who's that?
We saw this guy walking with a dog and we were like, "Who's that?"
What are you gonna do? I'm gonna (BLEEP) say hello to him.
Oz and I did a very fast U-turn.
And formally introduced ourselves.
Welcome to Gisborne, guys.
It's the Block legend himself, Danny Wallis.
(BABBLES) Danny Wallis was at the Block on Wednesday?
Is that Danny? Danny the guy that... That's Danny.
$4,372,700.67.
Oh, right. I didn't know he turned up.
Which houses did he go to?
Come on in, mate.
Oz and I are actually the bathroom kings, Danny,
so you can join us on that little triumph.
Nice skylight. That's good.
Oz and I just asked him a lot of questions
on what we should do.
Danny, do you like that back wall, this paint?
No. You don't?
Nah. Tell me why.
Looks dirty. It looks dirty?
It looks like someone's opened a Coke can up on it.
He's a very up-front man.
He honestly tells you the honest feedback that we want to know.
That's a bedroom. Oh, it's a mess!
What have you done in here? It smells in here!
Stop it! It does.
Really? It's that bad? Yes.
Danny might be the buyer for house 5,
and literally we've gotta take on everything he's saying.
So we love it. We honestly love the honesty.
You need to get a vacuum cleaner, guys, and vacuum the floor.
They're coming in. They're coming in, mate.
Lot of work to do. They're messy.
They're very messy, aren't they?
SCOTT: And it looks like that messiness
has put them on another collision course with Keith.
OZ: We did get shut down by Keith
due to our dust when we grinded the first go.
KEITH: We had to close the house down
because when we've been polishing the concrete,
we haven't removed the dust.
We can't be having silica dust flying through the site.
It's toxic!
We've gotta pick up our game here on our OH&S.
BOTH: Of course.
We've got a lot of work to do with this kitchen.
Not ideal to be shut down.
We can't afford the time waste, but...
(DOG WHIMPERS)
SCOTT: This year on The Block, we are pushing an entirely new,
never-before-seen-in-Australia build.
Beside my place, where my pool's going,
I'm building a cabana, but I'm not building it in any old way -
oh, no, I've got help.
(ENERGETIC MUSIC)
First ever! Yeah.
We are literally part of history.
Who knew you could 3D-print a house?
Crazy.
First time done in the Southern Hemisphere outdoors.
I mean, it's The Block, right, of course they're gonna do that.
Printing buildings is the work of a company called Contour 3D,
and this gigantic 3D printer is their baby.
It's the first of its kind in Australia,
and it's building me a pool cabana.
Well, that's the plan anyway.
The cabana will feature a bathroom,
luxurious entertainment spaces, and even a bar.
(ELECTRONIC MUSIC)
If you're confused by what you see, don't be.
It's simple.
Using the highest tech,
these nozzles, guided by the mapped coordinates
of my cabana design,
lay layer by layer of the toughest cement.
The man behind the tech in Australia is Nick Holden.
Scott called us. He wanted a pool cabana.
We need to put the structure up very quickly,
because it's going to be converted into a Block shop in the interim,
so we've come here today as Contour 3D
to 3D-print, say, a 60 square metre building up to 3m high.
He should have an operating shop in under a week.
(DRAMATIC MUSIC)
The exterior will highlight the unique curveway form walls
that are being printed now
with a sleek roof that connects the two rainwater tanks via chains.
I've sent Keith, the biggest sceptic of all,
to check the progress.
I can't get over how strong this is.
Yeah, so, look this is...
It's not moving. It's just so strong.
So this is under 24 hours old.
This'll be upwards of 20, 20 to 30 MPa at the moment.
And as it ages and cures, it'll get stronger and stronger.
So at about 28 days full cure,
we'll get around about 80 MPa strength.
80 MPa? Now, a normal concrete slab is 25 MPa.
Correct.
Yeah, so we're almost two-thirds stronger.
You know what, mate, I'm starting to believe this is going to happen.
It's tough. You're gonna lose your bet.
I thought you were pulling my leg.
I thought it was a dream and just a load of crap,
but, mate, it is real and it is fantastic.
While Keith peeks into the future, I'm driving into the past...
..in search of some glasses for my kitchen
in one of the many antique shops in town.
For my kitchen, I'm featuring a Christian Cole timber bench,
black cabinetry and appliances,
with a country-inspired paved brick floor.
# Let's make this love last till Valentine's... #
Hey, Melissa. Hey, how's it going?
Good to see you again.
Kitchen week this week for me. OK.
Within my kitchen I've got a bar. Great.
So I knew this was the place to come.
Excellent.
Because I want to do it really fancy.
I love these glasses. They're so beautiful.
They're incredible. My daughter would love these.
So we can do champagne in them or you can do cocktails,
so they can do either job.
Beautiful.
Seems I'm not the only one antique hunting today.
Rachel! Hello!
What are you trying to do here? Look at this.
How do you think that will fare for our Friday night challenge?
13,000 bucks on the line.
(FIRE CRACKLES)
Two nights ago, I gave each couple $100 to buy an antiqued object.
Let's go out, buy something for $100 or less -
bring it back, we'll value it.
Once valued, whoever makes the most profit on their antique...
You'll win $1,000! Wow, that's great.
And a $12,000 fireplace from Schots.
Be very careful, because whatever you buy
has to go into your kitchen!
What a great idea.
Can I have a look at these spoons?
Ohhh!
Koala, a baby and a lizard. And they're $95.
For the set, yep.
That is me. OK.
I can feel it. Let's ring that up.
Also on the hunt for antiques for the challenge are Ankur and Sharon.
We're here to win a challenge. I'll do my best to help you.
Well, we heard you're the best in the biz.
So we were looking together, and I saw a mirror that I liked.
(DRAMATIC MUSIC)
I'd like to put it in my house. It's definitely worth a look.
It's got these beautiful lever things that look really old school.
(DRAMATIC MUSIC)
So it's a brass antique cheval mirror.
I just looked at the price tag, and it was $850.
(DEFLATED MUSIC)
Yeah, so I'm like, "Well, we can't even buy it,"
and Sharon's like, "Shut up, don't say anything".
So... (LAUGHS)
..that beautiful mirror that you showed us.
Yep.
Do you think, because we've obviously got the tight budget,
you could potentially give it to us for $100?
I think because you guys are so awesome I could do that for you.
Aw, so nice! That would be ridiculous.
I'm buying some other stuff anyway for my kitchen.
It would be amazing.
And so we got it.
MAN: That's pretty good. Yeah.
('DAISIES' BY KATY PERRY PLAYS)
# They told me I was out there, tried to knock me down... #
SCOTT: Over at house 5,
the boys have caught up with the help of a big team of tradies.
OMAR: Thursday afternoon, we're definitely on track.
We've got a lot of tradesmen. At least five to six.
Looking good, boys.
MAN: How do you manage all that?
Managing is my expertise, to be honest.
I love managing, I love consulting with Dan.
Just managing is something that I love doing.
And they're hoping to push ahead even further.
They've asked Keith if they can sheet their entire hallway.
The boys' kitchen is here
and their pantry is off their hallway.
That was Scotty.
We can't let you do the whole hallway.
So you can go to the doorway and make a break there.
So I've allowed them to do their Venetian plaster
as far as their pantry doorway,
as it's part of kitchen week -
but they can't do anything else.
But it looks like there's a whole other issue
Keith is concerned about.
Now, boys, I've actually looked through your trade list.
Mate, that's a big list, mate. It is.
It's probably a record for The Block in history,
how many trades have been working in your house.
So far we've done three bathrooms, we've used seven different tilers.
We've got bad luck with tilers, Keith.
We've used three different gyprockers.
Why is this happening, guys?
If someone's got a licence to be a gyprocker or a plasterer
and they come in and then Ado says, "Rip that off"...
We send them out.
We send them out and we say, "Listen, not good enough".
On to the next one.
Imagine having a $250,000 kitchen plus
and then your plastering is (BLEEP).
Like, you can't justify it.
I don't understand why you would use someone that does a bad job.
We can't argue with this list, and we're getting concerned.
I must admit, I'm probably going to spend more time here
than what I have been in other houses.
Even better for us.
Just gotta make sure everything's legitimate, boys.
Don't stress, Keith. I am stressed.
Everything...everything is legitimate here, mate.
Trust me. See you, Keith.
VOICEOVER: Australia's favourite week of The Block
is about to boil over.
I found something I didn't want to see.
I'm actually disgusted.
No more shonky stuff, boys!
And Ronnie's back...
Well, well, well.
..to stir the pot.
I counted 17 trades at House Five.
Something is not adding up.
You need to call that stuff out.
Then, the Sunday of the year... (LAUGHING)
(GASPS)
..the greatest... Wow just doesn't cut it.
..dream kitchen reveals...
Oh ho ho! Love, love, love.
..you'll ever see!
Bam! Like... my mind exploded.
Kitchen week on The Block.