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SCOTTY: Previously on The Block...

Living and dining room week kicked off

with our Blockheads taking on the most humongous challenge yet.

This is the biggest room The Block has ever tackled.

Sounds like a big job, eh?

As contestants struggle with the sheer size of the rooms...

I don't think we're gonna deliver a finished room this week.

It's not possible.

See ya.

..there were hold-ups...

Got some bad news, guys.

Bradford are out of PIR board.

They don't have any in stock.

We're working on that at the moment,

so please understand it's across all houses that this is happening.

Basically, you're gonna be two days behind.

Oh, no! Oh, my God.

If you can't insulate, you can't plaster.

If you can't plaster, you can't paint, there's no walls.

It ruins everything.

..and freezing temperatures.

Brr! Come on, you two, have a snuggle.

It's clear that hell week is back.

(DRAMATIC CLASSICAL MUSIC) Bang, bang.

Mm! (MUSIC MORPHS)

Tonight...

It's a long road to Sunday, isn't it?

Go hard or go home.

And especially in a room that's this big, it's monster.

Hell week continues for our Blockheads.

Oh, God, there's always something on this bloody show.

What were you thinking? Oh!

That team has just worked and worked and pumped out that little building.

Well, that team's a robot, Tom.

Some of the Blockheads are beginning to feel they can't put a foot right.

I'm not a fan of flooring on the ceiling.

We are stressing out but we can't give up.

They're working as much as they can. Everybody's working.

It's just draining my soul.

Like, it makes me just want to go,

well, if we're not gonna finish, who cares?

Oh, well.

Plus, I've got a special surprise

for this week's Thank God It's Friday dinner.

Cheers. Thank you.

And they say you don't feed us.

Far cry from a muesli bar and an apple.

(MELANCHOLY MUSIC)

(WACKY SOUND EFFECTS, DOG HOWLS MEEKLY)

It's a chilly Friday morning on the Block

and, after a hectic week working on our charity house challenge

and a few on-site setbacks,

our Blockheads have some serious catching up to do

in order to deliver the biggest rooms The Block has ever seen.

Over in House 2, the midnight oil is still burning brightly.

Yeah, buddy, haven't stopped, about lunchtime yesterday.

Oh!

What absolute legends are our stonemasons.

Not only did they start Thursday but they rolled over the whole night.

It's insane.

Their plan was to always work through the night,

and the reason being is because, when they did our master bedroom,

they built it on the floor like a Tetris

with these two different types of stone,

and then they put it on the wall.

So, if you can imagine 3.3 metres

by, you know, 5-point-something laid out on the floor, it's impossible.

PRODUCER: How much longer do you have to go?

Um, oh, probably another two hours of laying,

and then four, five hours of jointing.

Hopefully, they're pleasantly surprised this morning.

That's unbelievable.

That is deadset a work of art.

Like, just great, great, great guys and, the execution, second to none.

Perfect.

We want to win and this is gonna help us get the win.

With nearly seven weeks down and just five weeks to go,

all of our Blockheads are hungry for a win this week.

Yeah!

That ain't gonna happen.

Good morning, by the way. Morning.

100% worried.

We were worried from the start if we were gonna finish this room.

The room is ginormous and just looks and feels ginormous.

We haven't done any painting.

Then we've got flooring, then we've got sparky.

Nothing's been done yet so, like, it's just killing me.

So, the plan is that, the plasterers,

they'll try to finish the dining side of it halfway through today.

It'll be an all-nighter tonight, I have a feeling,

and then an all-nighter tomorrow for painting,

and then I still don't know if that gets done.

It's a big space.

I might be painting it next week.

I think it should be fine.

Every day, we're trying to stay positive but, as the days roll on,

it's Friday again, I just can't see it happening.

I'm trying, I'm trying, I'm trying.

(SIGHS)

Over in House 1, Sarah-Jane is taking a more laidback approach.

This morning, I'm staying in bed because it's absolutely freezing

outside and there's no real reason for me to get up.

So, I'm going through my emails

and reconciling all my accounts, making sure everyone gets paid.

Suncorp is the best.

It seems like my Blockheads are in need of some motivation

and positivity this morning.

I can only think of one sure-fire way to cheer them up.

(TRUMPET FANFARE)

The Cam family always deliver the A2 milk.

(MUSIC CONTINUES, SCOTTY CHUCKLES)

Whoa! Whoa, buddy!

Whoa!

Alright, here we are.

The Cam family's here.

How good's this!

Your weekly delivery. Thank you.

Yay. We actually need milk. Hello, mate.

Of course, you remember my triplet siblings.

Lovely to see Scotty and his fellow siblings.

Triplets.

They were a bit late today 'cause he had a busy schedule this morning.

Hello, Frankie. (FRANKIE WHINES)

It's time.

This year, while the Blockheads are tackling their homes,

I'm also renovating and decorating my own abode.

The plan for my living and dining room

is to feature a grand fireplace with a rustic timber mantlepiece,

big plush couches, a Christian Cole dining table,

as well as the work of a very special local artist.

Oh, Simone! Hello.

I was just coming out and you're here! How are you?

I'm good. Show me...

Oh, you're joking, that's fantastic.

So, this is 'Songlines'.

Aboriginal people have the oldest living culture on earth,

so our way of mapping was to sing to remember where they were going.

It's beautiful. Thank you.

And I'm very excited to take delivery

of my bespoke Christian Cole dining table.

Over the past few weeks, I've given Christian a hand

to help craft this magnificent addition to my dining room.

Once again, Christian Cole and the team, well done, boys,

have come to the party with the best table I've ever seen.

I think it'll suit in there perfectly.

This is unreal. Thank you, buddy.

Christian Cole, you're a genius. Yeah, no problem, mate, anytime.

Back inside, the team are working hard on my grand fireplace,

as well as a stunning sustainable feature

I started planning a few weeks back.

I'm gonna do this whole feature wall.

We're using the Porta's contours.

So, it's all sustainably resourced.

That adds to your stars, doesn't it?

It's a great idea.

Not only is it a great look

but also in keeping with my sustain--

(BELL RINGS) Is anybody home?

Oh, whenever I'm busy, someone rings that bell.

Hey, Scotty.

Suncorp Game Changer. Whoo-hoo!

What are you doin'?

Well, this is a very considered proposal,

but we would love to do a...

Is that a kitchen garden? Yeah.

It's a bigger scale. Kitchen/market garden.

Self-sustainable, obviously resilient.

Got, like, a glasshouse there.

Ooh, a glasshouse, I love that.

And it helps with landscaping.

Oh, well, that's right, you get 20 grands towards your landscaping.

Yes. Which you have zero at the moment.

Exactly. Yeah!

I think it's fantastic.

It appears to me to be ticking all the boxes.

I'll get on the blower to Bernadette.

I'll get her here this afternoon.

Yay! Awesome!

And see if we can pay a visit and get the tick.

Yay! Thanks, Scotty! Perfect!

Well done! Good job!

Yay! Thank you! Thank you!

Yes!

Tom from House 1 is letting off some steam.

Golly gosh.

So, this whole week, Tom has been talking to anybody that has ears.

Oh, we won't finish our room.

We don't even have window frames put in yet.

We're not gonna finish, we're not gonna finish,

it's huge, it's huge, it's huge.

I can't paint, I can't paint, I can't paint.

He was just - we're not gonna do it,

we're not gonna finish, we're not gonna finish.

That's how my brain works 'cause I...

Like, shh.

All week.

I don't think we're gonna deliver a finished room this week.

It's gonna be chaos here, to be honest.

There's gonna be (BLEEP) plasterers going off their tits,

a whole bunch of 'em.

It's my first week I've got some doubts.

Oh, this looks (BLEEP)!

I might do a job already to cut me ears off.

Yeah. Yeah.

He was Debbie Downer. 100%, I was Debbie Downer about it.

I know, Negative Nancy. Yeah.

Yeah, Sensitive Sally.

Moody Michelle.

Negative Nancy.

I already said that one.

Wasn't listening.

Chopped me ears off.

Stupid Sienna.

Stupid Sarah-Jane.

(TOM CHUCKLES)

Other than that, really, everything seemed pretty positive.

Mm.

Oh, look, Trit's arrived, another 15 things.

It's our couch, just shut the (BLEEP) up.

What do you mean? Oh, you're just...

Your negativity has been suffocating me

for the last five days, like, suffocating me.

It's like, "Oh, another delivery." You don't want a couch?

Tell 'em to (BLEEP) off, then. Oh, well.

(WACKY SOUND EFFECTS, DOG HOWLS MEEKLY)

It's a massive living and dining room week here on The Block,

and, up on the hill in House 5,

Oz and Omar are fired up for a win this week.

Pretty much, it's go hard or go home.

Especially in a room that's this big,

it's 70 square metres, like, it's monster.

Although this is a huge room, Omar and Oz have, in fact,

the smallest living and dining room on the Block this week.

The boys plan on putting timber beams into their cathedral ceiling,

comfy couch in front of their fireplace

and, in the corner, a baby grand piano.

Very simple but we are giving it the attitude it deserves, to be honest.

So, Friday, in the morning, we couldn't do much.

Plasterers have to sand, sand, sand.

There was no point for us to be in the living room.

Oz and I, we had to go check the new colour

that we're using for our walls and ceilings.

We went and did that together.

Paint's a massive decision.

Our paint choice has to be spot on.

If we don't get the paint right and we don't paint it

to what we need it to paint, the room's gonna look like (BLEEP).

Next door in House 4,

Dylan and Jenny are hoping their plasterers

will give them the winning edge this week.

Today, the plasterers,

they need to get the plaster in, done, get the gyprock set.

Yeah.

Dylan and Jenny are planning to have a 3-seater couch

in front of a big fireplace,

and their venetian plaster wall will be on the left-hand side,

which will be completed with some lovely artwork.

I'm just, like, thinking, what else can I do

that's gonna get us that extra half a point?

Yeah, so, we had Matty from Render X down doing the venetian plaster.

Oh, yeah.

(JOVIAL MUSIC)

Gold Coast. Yeah, he's a Goldy boy.

He used to date one of my friends that I followed on Instagram.

'Cause he does such sick work so we wanted him to do stuff on our house.

Thought we'd add a bit of texture into this one.

I didn't really want to come down and just do a plain white wall.

Yeah!

So, what we're doing here is, with our sealer, we're adding,

like, a brown tint and then putting it on the wall with a sponge,

taking it off with a rag

just so it sort of sticks in these pitted parts.

Yeah, OK.

It gives it, like, a bit of depth.

Oh, yeah, wow.

So, this is where we turn it from,

I guess, a plain wall into having some character.

Oh, OK.

Yeah, it's definitely a bloody art, isn't it?

I quite like the white part more, to be honest.

Each to their own, I guess. Yeah, yeah.

Yeah.

Yeah, yeah, yeah, yep.

Cheers, Matty. Thank you so much.

Oh, my God. Too easy.

It was worth the trip down from the Gold Coast to get it done.

100% worth a trip down.

This is, like, showstopper.

We keep comin' second so I reckon this will get us the win.

This is gonna get it.

This is gonna get you the win, for sure.

Another cool feature going onto the wall in House 4

is the MyPlace home automation system

after a consult with the team from Advantage Air last week.

Out here, I reckon we'll connect all the blinds in, the VELUX.

All to your phone or your iPad.

Exactly.

The MyPlace automation system

has been installed in all of our Blockheads' living rooms today.

Meanwhile, over at House 1,

Shelley and myself are on our weekly walkarounds

to see how Tom and Sarah-Jane are getting on

with this week's mammoth rooms.

Alright, thanks, love, bye.

I tell you what you need in here

is some glass in the bloody windows, it's freezing.

Hi. How are you, guys?

Oh, look at this outlook.

This is outstanding. Unbelievable.

Isn't it beautiful.

You know your space feels twice as big as anyone else's, don't you?

I think, off the top of my head,

it was, like, 240 square metres of plaster.

Massive.

Tom and Sarah-Jane plan on using big recycled Oregon timber trusses

to create a country feel.

There'll be a fireplace in the centre of the room,

herringbone floorboards throughout

and floor-to-ceiling glass to the north to take in the view.

Oh, it's scaring me, Shell.

What? It's scaring me.

For the first time since you arrived.

For the first time.

You don't reckon you're gonna finish?

We didn't start this room till Wednesday.

Right. Not one tool in here till Wednesday.

Scotty told me there was a fair bit of hold-up with...

PIR board. Yeah, with PIR board.

But that's the world we live in at the moment.

It is, you know, and everyone who's building

anywhere across the country is dealing with the same stuff.

Have you got...? Is that a topcoat on there now, just got on?

Topcoat, yeah. Right.

And that's gotta be sanded yet.

Sanding tomorrow. Tomorrow?

So, you're not starting painting until probably lunchtime?

Can't do it, yeah. Can't, no.

That's OK. Well, welcome to The Block.

Yeah. Yeah, six weeks in.

This is gonna be a house for five people, at least, maybe six.

Yeah.

Big family or guests if it's a holiday house.

You need to sit, like, 15 people in this lounge room.

I reckon. Or ten.

Yeah. You know what I mean?

If you've got a 3-seater and a single, you've got no chance.

What have you got?

A 3-seater and a single.

Another 3-seater you need.

I don't really like to clutter things.

Yeah, but the judges...

You've only got seats for four people, then.

The judges will cane you if you don't have enough seating.

I've got a bench seat, like...

No, but watch telly and chill. Like an ottoman.

Nuh, not enough.

They said that I needed to kinda re-evaluate my seating options.

They thought, with such a big space,

I didn't have enough couch space or seating space.

Shell's right, you'll get slammed if you got a 3-seater and a single.

Don't be scared. It'll be alright. You can do it.

I'm more worried about finishing.

Yeah, well, you worry about finishing,

you worry about not having enough seating.

Um, yeah, I know, I know, I know, Shell, I know, I know.

OK. Mm!

That's cool.

It'll look great, Shell.

I'm sure it will, I have full faith and trust,

and a little bit of pixie dust is what you need this week.

And a couple more 4-seaters. And a couple more seats.

And a couple of painters to come in overnight would be good, too.

Hm. Yeah, that would help, wouldn't it?

Good luck shopping. Thanks, guys.

Thank you. You need more chairs.

Um, so I'm gonna give some thought to that

and possibly order some armchairs very, very, very quickly.

Coming up... This thing bogged.

Don't know what you were thinking... What were you thinking?

Oh!

Dan offers some friendly advice.

Whenever there's a TV above the fireplace, judges say it's too high.

I think the fireplace has gotta go and then the TV down.

And the pressure piles on Ankur and Sharon.

Jeez, you've got some plaster work, haven't ya?

We are stressing out.

Oh, my God. (UNDER HER BREATH)

(WACKY SOUND EFFECTS, DOG HOWLS MEEKLY)

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Welcome back to The Block as winter sets in to gorgeous Gisborne.

# Things haven't been quite the same... #

Over in House 1, things are moving forward

as, earlier this week, Tom called for reinforcements.

(HIGH-PITCHED MELODY)

Hipages to the rescue.

Jesus, that was quick. What are we up against?

Mate, we're up against the weather, actually.

We've got weatherboards.

How many walls are there? Um...

There's one wall that goes around the whole house.

With the interiors of the old section of the house complete,

Tom and Sarah-Jane have decided to get a jump on the other houses

by installing their exterior weatherboard.

The boys did really well,

considering the amount of, like, small hold-ups we had.

Mate, this James Hardie linear product's fantastic.

As you can see, it's easy to use.

They also supply the glue pen so it makes the job really easy.

So, all the weatherboards that are undercover are all done.

Meanwhile in the new pavilion part of the house,

glazing has started to be installed, which will go a long way

to warming up their enormous living and dining area.

And, at a whopping 107 square metres,

it's the largest room ever on The Block,

and the creme al limone is Tom and Sarah-Jane's piece de resistance

that is being placed into position.

That thing's pretty sexy and the fireplace isn't bad, either.

Fireplace. The fireplace.

It's all about that this week.

It looks so good, man.

It's my dream fireplace.

They're so hard to get.

Very lucky.

It's been my dream fireplace for many years, just can't afford one.

Cheminees Philippe, they're all made over in France, made to order.

Pretty cool.

It's gonna be a showstopper, this thing.

(LAIDBACK MODERN POP TRACK PLAYS)

Wow!

Hello! Wow, wow, wow!

That's fabulous.

Thank you. Thank you.

Scotty and Shell came through

and their initial thought was they really liked the space.

Tell you what, I feel like I'm in a Canadian ski lodge.

Yes!

That's what we're going for.

Yeah, this is beautiful. That's the look.

Macedon Ranges lodge.

Look, and all your glass is in.

This week, you know, we're hoping to not leave any stones unturned.

That's it. Like, we want everything.

Literally. Literally.

Yes! Literally.

Who wouldn't love that stone wall?

Obviously, that's the first thing they kind of mentioned.

One of the big things that always catches everyone out

during lounge room/dining is enough seating.

We have a 5.5-metre 10-seater lounge from Trit coming across.

Rachel and Ryan also plan on adding two beautiful occasional chairs

and a 3-metre timber dining table that they've sourced locally.

Music to my ears.

This area is grand and...

You need lots of seating 'cause it's gonna be a holiday house.

Exactly.

Or I guess people are gonna come and visit.

Exactly. 100%.

When you live out here, even if you were permanent,

you are going to have visitors every single weekend.

Plenty of seating.

And we spoke to some other folks down the line.

A 3-seater and a single chair.

No. No.

No. Oh, nuh, no way.

Now, if you finish this, which you have to,

and paint it reasonably well,

because I think everyone's gonna struggle

with their painting this week,

I don't think there's gonna be many great paint jobs,

but, if you can paint it reasonably well, style it as your normal style,

you'll win it.

Yeah. This is our week.

Let's hope so, let's hope so.

We want it to be.

We need it 'cause our landscaper's starting next week

and we've got no money to give him yet.

We need the money, we're good. We're thankful for this one.

You know, it's all got to do with the polished concrete.

I'm not a fan of flooring on the ceiling but that looks fantastic.

I love it. Thanks, Scotty.

Thanks, Scotty, yeah.

I was worried about when you told me that you were gonna do that

but this stuff's really good these days.

That was Rach's plan.

The moment we committed to the concrete on the floor,

we're like, that flooring's going up.

And it saved you a good 20 hours of painting, possibly.

Plus, it saved us money. Money.

You're almost there. That's amazing, well done.

Your wonderful stonemason is standing by.

He's been here for, what, 24 hours?

He started at 11:00 yesterday. 27 hours.

Get done, get him out of here, go.

Come on, let's go, see you, guys.

Imagine ten grand this week. You're on a winner.

See you soon. Bye, bye, bye, bye.

Thank you very much. See you later.

As Shell and I continue our walkaround,

over in House 4, Dylan and Jenny have been unexpectedly bogged down.

This thing bogged. Yeah.

Three weeks ago, the couple from the Goldy rang my Game Changer bell.

I've got a game-changing idea.

(BELL CLANGS)

We want to build a sustainable tiny house.

I love it! (JENNY YELPS)

Dylan and Jenny's tiny house will be designed

by Jenny's architect sister, and will be built on a trailer.

It'll feature a living room, a cosy bedroom

and a small ensuite and a large deck out the front.

So, I couldn't find a trailer and then my mum found one on Gumtree,

so she's like, "I'll go pick it up for you."

God, is that Mum?

Whoo!

(DYLAN LAUGHS)

Here's our trailer!

Wow, it's a big thing.

Debbie's hired this car from her boss,

driving it with an 11-metre trailer hooked up.

(HORN TOOTING)

Dyl's mum decided to come along, too, because why not?

Hello.

How are ya, Mum?

That's sick. How good's that?

Oh, thank you.

What are you gonna do with it? We'll build a tiny home, I reckon.

Well, that's what it's for, didn't come down here for nothing.

Yeah!

I've gotta reverse this bloody thing back down the hill.

But, in the light of day,

it seems they've run into a hitch with their trailer.

Or, should I say, ditch.

The car we were using was only 2-wheel drive.

It's very muddy in Gisborne, and we bogged the car.

Well, Dyl.

So, then, Mum comes running down and she's like,

"Oh, my God, I've gotta get this car back."

She was like a bloody crazy woman.

I don't know what you were thinking...

What were you thinking?

Oh!

Oh, God, there's always something on this bloody show, I tell ya.

Wouldn't read about it.

I'm already in trouble.

I've had every single manager

from Supreme Caravans goes, "Where's the ute?"

I'm like, "Yeah, it's coming. Don't worry."

She was meant to have the ute for two hours yesterday.

Obviously, it's not coming 'cause now it's bogged.

Never fear, Jen's mum,

because, on The Block, help is only a moment away.

(GRUNGY POP MUSIC PLAYS)

OK, Mum, just stay in position.

It's gonna drag you, too, 'cause we...

(JOVIAL MUSIC)

(MOVER BEEPS)

Just another day on The Block, isn't it?

Now we've just gotta get Mum out because she's stressin'.

That is actually a piss-take, what happened with that ute.

We're driving now. What are we doing?

No, just stay.

Marky's just grabbin' it and just throwin' it round

like it was a little Matchbox truck.

Debbie's goin'... (JENNY LAUGHS)

Mum, get out.

Dyl, you drive and get it out of here.

So, Dyls gets in the car.

The trailer, like, picked the car up.

(DEBBIE YELLS)

This ute's just gettin' manhandled around.

Oh, my God, do not put this on the...

Oh!

(LAUGHTER)

I'm like, oh, my God!

This is Debbie's boss's car.

(LAUGHTER)

I just said, "I'm just lending the car for two hours,

"I'm just goin' down the road, I won't be long."

That's what I said.

So, that's why she's freakin' out 'cause she's gotta get...

Well, it was meant to be back there, like, yesterday.

And it wasn't meant to be dragged out of a ditch,

it was just meant to be delivered back nicely.

Alright, let's go.

Thanks, Dyl!

Love you deeply, madly.

Come on.

(JOVIAL MUSIC)

I'm glad you think it's funny 'cause it's not.

(JENNY CHUCKLES)

(WACKY SOUND EFFECTS, DOG BARKS)

It's Friday afternoon on the Block.

What can I get for you?

Can I please get three large Double Quarter Pounder meals,

two large Big Mac meals,

one Chicken and Cheese burger by itself, three Cheeseburgers.

That's all, thank you.

If it sounds like Omar's feeding an army, that's because he is,

with a horde of plasterers and chippies all working hard

to help deliver what they hope is a winning room this week.

Here we go!

You look after me, we look after you,

and Macca's looks after all of us!

Thank, boys.

Mm!

They're useful for something, these blokes.

As the team from House 5 savour their spoils,

something catches the eye of foreman Dan.

# Break it down... #

Dan was originally a contestant on season five and six.

Dan and Dani!

Before becoming foreboy in season ten.

Dan, welcome to the other side.

And then graduating to foreman Dan in season 11.

With nearly ten seasons of experience under his belt,

you might think he'd picked up a few things along the way.

Whereas Oz is still in his first season

and, back on day one, he confessed...

I'm gonna be honest with you,

I haven't watched The Block, not one season.

Yep, you heard it right.

Ozzy, seriously, go watch the other series.

Whenever there's a TV above the fireplace, judges say it's too high.

What I'm gonna do is watch this TV like this.

It's incredibly high. I've got a stiff neck just looking at it.

Oh, my God!

'Cause you want to be sitting on a couch

and you want it at your eye height.

I think the fireplace has gotta go and then the TV down.

Have a look at this guy. Wow.

The fireplace needs to go.

The TV needs to...

The first thing you gotta do, the first thing you gotta do,

stop listening to people who have never won The Block.

(LAUGHTER AND HECKLING)

Two chances at it and still didn't win.

Whoa! (LAUGHTER)

Whoa...

He's got me.

At House 4, Shelley and myself are catching up with Dylan and Jenny

to see how their rooms are coming along.

Hello, you two. How are you?

It's a bit warmer in here 'cause you've got glass.

Yeah, I know! How good!

This is great.

It's gonna be so cosy in here. I know.

It's good when they come in 'cause they always do love what we're doing

and that makes you feel better.

Jeez, and look at this view! It's unreal, isn't it?

All the way round! The views are incredible.

I reckon you've got the best view on The Block.

That's why we chose this house. Was it?

Yeah.

So, this room was what it was all about.

Yeah, the way it was orientated. Yes.

It goes out four metres, as well.

Oh, there's a deck there? Yeah.

Goes out? All the way around the house.

Ooh, look at this wall. That's great.

Gee, that saved you some painting, didn't it?

Yeah. It does dry up.

A bit more white, that brown goes? Yeah.

It won't be as brown.

So just gives a little bit of texture.

Yeah, yeah. Bit of something.

Jeez, you've got some ceiling to paint.

We do.

We definitely do.

I heard you had some visitors. Yeah!

So, my mum and Dyl's mum came this morning.

Did they? Yeah.

How lovely.

I couldn't find a trailer for our tiny house,

and Mum found one on Gumtree so I'm like,

"You're gonna have to pick it up for me 'cause I don't have time."

Oh, mums, God bless you, mums of the world.

I hope the mums turn up now!

And what did they think of what you've created?

Oh, they think it's amazing.

They're loving it. Yeah.

But I think they were a bit overwhelmed,

they were like, "Ooh, you've got a lot to do."

You might be the only ones to finish this week.

Really? Oh, yes!

We haven't been there yet.

We'll see how they're going.

I feel bad, like, I hope they do finish but it's kind of good for us

'cause then it means we've got more of a chance of winning.

You need to get a couple of wins throughout The Block.

Yeah. This year more than any, I reckon.

Oh, I don't even want to get my hopes up

'cause I'll be too disappointed if it didn't happen.

Hey, have you got any window coverings over here?

Sheer curtains from floor to ceiling.

Beautiful. Floor to ceiling?

Beautiful. Fantastic.

And then we just tie 'em up, like,

put some little, like, sheer ties or whatever you call 'em.

I actually have to get those, don't I?

Do you know where you got those rope ones that are in your place?

Course he does.

He did all the shopping for his joint.

My oath, I did. No, you don't know.

Yeah, down the curtain district. Oh.

(ALL LAUGH)

I'll message Sarah.

Fleece 'em from his joint for the judging

and then return them, that's my advice.

I'll take them.

I reckon you're doing an outstanding job.

Oh, thank you.

You're building, you know, beautifully,

and you're building beautifully but I don't know many twenty--

And I know 25-year-old girls 'cause I have a 25-year-old son.

Yeah. There's not many that could do this.

Oh, thank you. So, well done.

Good that Scotty recognised how hard Jen works,

and that you're doing such a good job so I tell her that.

No, it is nice to hear that 'cause you do feel like

you are working so hard, and then we haven't won so it's like, "Oh."

You just, like, start doubting yourself, I guess.

Alright, good luck.

You're doing a great job.

See you soon. Thank you. Bye.

Meanwhile, over at House 2, the positivity vibes are still buzzing.

So excited about this room.

Rock wall's almost done, as you can see,

it's coming along so well, it's so impressive.

That's a huge statement right there.

Isn't that unbelievable? Looks so good.

It's exactly what we did in our master.

You know, we presented our ensuite and they didn't get it.

Then we presented the whole space

and, all of a sudden, it all made sense.

They get it.

So, hopefully, this now ties in and they understand it.

We've been asking for a few weeks to catch up with one of the judges

just because we're not...

we're not getting it.

And I heard you had a good meeting last night.

Amazing, amazing. Yeah.

How are you? I'm good.

So, Darren Palmer came to visit us. Mm

I'm not here to judge you. Thank you.

I'm here to bolster your confidence,

give you whatever advice you want and help you win some rooms.

Oh, that would be great. That'd be great.

First of all, wow. Wow.

I love that. Yeah.

You know, he gave us a few little pointers

of the direction that we should be, kind of, focusing on.

You've got the timber shelf and the timber ceiling,

but your beams here and, like I said, you got timber notes.

Picture the colour of brass and then the colour of tan leather.

Yeah.

So, you can tie things together using your furniture,

using your styling, using your inclusions

irrespective of the material they're made of if they're the same colour.

Yeah. Yeah?

I know it's hard when you don't win.

Yeah.

Or you get feedback on something

that you've put a lot in and you're really in love with

and it doesn't go the way that you think, it's disappointing.

Yeah.

The other part of the game is having a saleable house.

Yeah.

So, just have faith that what you're doing is building a saleable house.

You really are, when you get it right, it's very right.

Yes. And I love it.

I mean, I'm your buyer.

Yeah, yeah. Right?

Yeah.

I'm not in the market but I'm your buyer.

So, trust your gut. Yeah.

He believes in us and that was kind of what we needed to hear.

It set us in a real comfortable place when he walked away.

So, he's helped, Darren?

Oh, hugely. Good.

He just restored our confidence.

I know that some of the feedback has been that it's cold and...

But, then, once the other elements are added...

Warming it up. ..it becomes warm.

Timber ceilings. Exactly.

It's gonna warm it up. Yep.

It's good to see confidence back up. Confidence back up.

It's been a rollercoaster and now we're just gonna enjoy it.

If anything's thrown our way, we're just gonna say, you know what,

thanks but we're gonna enjoy it.

Good work. Yeah.

The great wall of House 2 nearing completion, it's time to check in

next door to see how Ankur and Sharon are faring in House 3.

Whoa! Hello!

Oh, my God!

Welcome to our cathedral.

Yes!

I can't believe it even steps up more in the second half.

BOTH: It does.

Finding that anybody that enters this space is like,

"Whoa, this is, like, a really big space."

Ankur and Sharon's living and dining room

will have incredible views of the Macedon Ranges.

There'll be rustic beams on the roof

and a double fireplace that goes from floor to ceiling.

We're putting stone up and, if we can get to the top, we will.

If we can't, we're stopping it. Just going to that level.

That's just a lot of hours,

it's a lot of man hours, it's a lot of dollars, isn't it?

It was on the architectural plan to have stone going all the way up

but, obviously, that's at a labour cost,

so we already came up with a decision that we would try to go

to halfway and, depending on time and how much we could negotiate

with the actual trades, do we go up further or do we not?

So, that's a continuing conversation.

But, jeez, you've got some plaster work, haven't ya?

Oh...unbelievable.

Plaster work and painting work and everything work

and we are stressing out but we can't give up, obviously.

We're just gonna keep going and do our best.

There's a big volume to do

but, yeah, we'll give it the best crack we can give.

Yeah, you will and, look, that's all you can do in a space this size.

Yeah. Yeah.

Speaking of money and budget and everything like that,

you know where you were last week with your budget?

Yes. Where, roughly?

You know.

Ooh, I can't even remember what the budget was.

You're the accountant, come on.

Yeah, no, so I think it was 24, we went...

30, actually. Was it?

Yeah, you were 30 in the red

but then you got probably

the world's biggest plaster bill of all-time.

I know, we thought the master bedroom and ensuite was bad.

So, all I'm concerned about is getting you guys to the end.

BOTH: Yes.

So, you gotta claw it back somewhere.

You gotta win or you gotta claw it back, I don't know where.

We need to do things like not do floor-to-ceiling stones, et cetera,

to claw stuff back.

On the other hand, saying, this place needs floor-to-ceiling stone,

so it's all a balancing act.

It's gonna be beautiful when it's done, you know that, don't you?

I hope so.

Come on, Shell, we've got things to do.

See ya. Thanks so much. See ya later.

Cheers. Bye, Frankie.

Oh, my God. (UNDER HER BREATH)

(WACKY SOUND EFFECTS, DOG HOWLS MEEKLY)

# Memories follow me left and right

# I can see you over here

# I can see you over here

# You take up every corner... #

RACH: I love art.

Like, I'm such an art lover and I think that every bit of artwork

tells a story and it's so personal to whoever's created it.

So, to be able to come here and soak it all in and see it in person,

for me, just, this is the stuff I love.

This is unbelievable. Yeah, yeah.

Oh, my God. This is Art Lovers Gallery.

It's pretty spectacular. Oh, my God.

# You take up every corner of my mind. #

So, the artwork I've chosen today

is a collaboration between Brad Turner and Cara from Owlet Art.

Oh, my God!

This is unbelievable.

My style is all about abstract landscapes,

and Brad comes through and adds his beautiful detail, his story.

I'm so excited. Me, too.

This is incredible. Thank you so much.

Thank you, no problem. I absolutely love it.

I think I'm gonna feature it

right above our dining table in our living/dining.

Back on the Block, Shelley and myself

have dropped by House 5 to see how Oz and Omar are getting on.

Well, hello, boys. Hello.

Hey, guys.

Gee, it's a long road to Sunday, isn't it?

Yes, it is. Looking around here, my goodness.

So, are these boys going all the way up?

Yes, sir, all the way up.

That's a big one, that'll look fantastic.

It'll look amazing.

And we're gonna put a piano in that corner.

Oh, that's right, the piano! That's right, the piano.

Is it coming? It's coming tomorrow afternoon.

That's the last piece.

All paid for ready to come.

That's right, along with their huge brick fireplace,

the boys plan to make their baby grand piano a focal point

for the room, which will give it the wow factor

they hope the buyers and the judges are looking for.

Oh, how lovely. That will be magnificent.

They loved it.

They honestly loved it and then they were like,

"Can't wait to see the finished product."

You know, Shell and I have been through.

There's one team that's not gonna finish, got no chance.

No chance. Wow.

No chance at all.

Another team that's made a few blues in their seating.

Yep, short-sheeted on the seating.

Yes. So, there's two gone.

He did say there's two teams that, probably, he thinks

are completely out of the picture, they're not gonna finish.

And do we feel sorry?

No, we don't because it's a competition

and they made it very clear that it's a competition.

It is what it is at the end of the day.

The more we win, the more money we do get and that's the only way

we'll be able to finish this and make it as luxe as possible.

So, if you can paint perfectly,

that might knock another two teams out the door.

There you go. Deal.

There you go.

There's our painting expert.

What do you mean, you're helping him paint?

Of course.

Omar's literally, "Oz, roll there, you missed a spot."

Bit of moral support from over here.

I'll stay up with him, play some music, play some music

and we'll be good to go.

Alright, fellas, we'll see you tonight.

Yep, see you tonight. Yes?

You're catering? Yeah, yeah, yeah, catering.

I've got a special surprise tonight.

You're full of surprises, Scotty, I love it.

I thought you were gonna say something else then.

No, of course not! Lucky you didn't say that.

Thank you.

See ya. See ya.

Earlier today, Ankur and Sharon in House 3 rang my Game Changer bell,

and now it's time for them to pitch to Bernadette from Suncorp,

hoping to secure that $20,000 to make their idea become a reality.

Ankur and Sharon, VIP guest.

Hello! Hey, guys.

Bernadette, hello!

I think we were the last contestants to ring the Game Changer bell.

Rightio, it's late in the afternoon and it's bloody freezing.

Start pitchin'. Right, OK.

So, something we prepared earlier.

We would like to present you

a sustainable and resilient kitchen garden.

Yeah, kitchen/market garden.

The Suncorp Game Changer is about sustainability and resilience.

The idea is, obviously, to produce

enough food for us to live off but then also, if you...

Want to share it with local community.

Beautiful, great concept, guys.

I've got some questions. Sure, yeah.

What about irrigation?

How are you gonna water these, this beautiful market garden?

Drip system is what we're thinking,

but we're gonna use our own water tanks

and the facilities that we have here, maybe our water bore, as well.

Self-sufficient. BOTH: Self-sufficient.

Guys, it's a yes from me.

Yay! Thank you so much.

Well done, it's beautiful.

Thank you so much. Absolutely stunning.

Bernadette accepted it, happy to transfer the 20 grand.

So, we've got 20 grand... Yes.

That's amazing, thank you.

..headed towards Shaz and Ankur's house.

Yay!

Thank you so much, Suncorp.

Thanks, Bernadette, really appreciate it.

This year, we're doing something that has never been done before

in the southern hemisphere that's really quite amazing

and, over the past 15 days, the team from Contour 3D have been working

over at my place busy printing, yes, printing my poolside cabana.

So, Nick, this is the brains of the operation

and I'm not talking about you, champion.

This is the heart, don't pump Carl up too much.

So, this controls all the code, so we're controlling all the access

through here and all the print process and the pump control.

It is amazing.

I still don't understand it but it's amazing.

Yeah, the 3D printing down at Scotty's, it's incredible.

It looks like a wonky jigsaw. What is it?

It's the pool house cabana.

What does that mean?

It's like a pool house.

So, it's a house?

A pool cabana is a permanent or temporary covered structure

located beside or near a swimming pool providing shelter from sun,

privacy to change clothes or a place to relax.

It's unbelievable. Piece of artwork.

That team has just worked and worked

and pumped out that little building in...

Well, that team's a robot, Tom.

# I got the greatest friend

# He's a robot

# Always begins just non-stop. #

Oh, it's hectic.

I heard about it years ago potentially getting done

and then, to see it, it's wild.

# I got a friend and he's a robot. #

Pretty bloody impressive, if you ask me.

And, look, where else in Australia

would that happen other than The Block?

Nowhere.

(SONG ENDS)

Well, on behalf of everybody on The Block,

I'd just like to say congratulations.

Thank you.

What an outstanding achievement, that you've printed a bloody house.

We have.

In actual real time, how long did it take to print three metres of house?

It took us 28 hours of print time in the end and, as you know,

this is our first, so we'll get quicker, we'll get better.

It's such a scientific achievement.

You guys are like nerds in hi-vis!

(LAUGHTER)

Go hard! One, two, three...

Oh, not hard enough. (SHELL SQUEALS)

Mate, when I said hard, I mean, you've gotta go like this, brother.

Show me how it's done.

(CHEERING) Like that!

What a way...! Well done.

Happy days, congratulations. Thank you very much.

To the very first 3D-printed house in the southern hemisphere.

You got it. Congratulations.

Cheers! Hey!

You made it!

Well done, guys, well done.

(WACKY SOUND EFFECTS, DOG BARKS)

It's Friday evening on The Block and we're just in time

to partake in our weekly Thank God It's Friday drinks

and, tonight, I have something special planned.

Oh, my God!

Hello! Hello!

Come on in!

Thank God It's Friday dinner was crazy!

With my beautiful kitchen completed last week,

I thought tonight would be the perfect opportunity

to invite the Blockheads over and put my kitchen through its paces.

It's amazing.

I love Scotty's kitchen.

I think he's absolutely nailed it on that

and his kitchen looks beautiful.

Good evening. Isn't it beautiful?

That's the first time I've seen it. How are youse?

Scotty, how are ya?

Scotty's fireplace was unreal. It's a masterpiece.

Honestly, it's one of the best fireplaces I've ever seen.

Come and warm your souls.

Cheers. Thank you, by the fire.

Then, there was all of these 15-year-olds

dressed in black and white, very cute.

Good evening, chefs. Welcome. Isn't it beautiful?

Now, my very good friends at Braemar School,

which is a magnificent school in the Macedon Ranges,

they have a hospitality course for Year 10,

and these are the kids that are serving us and cooking for us.

That's awesome. Unreal.

Aren't they brilliant?

And they say you don't feed us.

Hello, what's going on?

Earlier in the week, an online publication

made claims of a current Block contestant

being unhappy with the food and living conditions on The Block.

"Contestants have told those close to them

"many of the cast are at breaking point".

Ooh, OK.

"The Block contestants have described the living conditions

"as inhumane with minimal food and water on offer,

"freezing temperatures".

"Some days, a muesli bar and apple is as good as it gets".

That really pissed me off, to be honest.

Fake news.

Yep.

Winners are grinners dinner on Tuesday nights,

we get fed real well

and then, Friday nights, we always get fed well.

I think it could be someone but I'm not gonna say.

Who knows? Who knows?

What do you think?

(BOTH LAUGH)

Anyway, Braemar College, how great were those guys.

That dining table was beautifully set for a gorgeous dinner party.

Guess what?

No archery, no agenda, no money up for grabs, just some beautiful food

to fuel you for your painting over the next 48 hours to keep you going.

Friday night, 5-star bloody eatery.

Eatery?

Sarah-Jane, you've got Block brain, man.

Whatever.

Braemar College Year 10 students.

Awesome. Cooked us a 3... 3...

5-star 3-course meal. Oh, thank you.

We had a pumpkin soup.

Oh, wow. Thank you!

Oh, soup again! Yum!

Look at this, isn't it magnificent,

these beautiful young people doing this.

I love it.

And the whole time they were like, "Would you like some more wine?"

We're so malnourished here. "Are you thirsty?"

Thanks, mate.

Thank you so much. And then...

Ooh, what have we got?

Beef cheek, oh!

With, like, jus and, oh, mashed potato, vegetable...

God, it was gorgeous.

Thank you, sir.

It was so nice.

That's called fine dining, baby.

Delicious.

(FRANKIE WHINES)

This is too good for you.

This is incredible. Isn't it?

Mm!

You're not eating like this every night in your place, Sharon?

Snacks and chocolate and maybe McDonald's.

(LAUGHTER)

Oh, definitely best feed on The Block we've had.

Should've taken a photo of that

and sent it through to, like, the 'Daily Mail'.

Oh, yeah!

And sticky-date pudding for dessert.

Sticky-date pudding!

Wow.

Thank you so much.

Far cry from a muesli bar and an apple.

Yum.

Uh, ladies and gentlemen,

could we have all the kids from Braemar College out here, please?

What did we think about the meal we've just had?

Ten out of ten! (CHEERING AND APPLAUSE)

Thank you, thank you.

Thank you so much.

Thank you, kids, absolutely outstanding.

Beautiful! Thank you!

Amazing!

Sunday night on The Block -

the Blockheads continue to tackle their living and dining rooms...

This is our week. Ten, ten, ten.

24 hours to reveal,

we have got bricklaying to be finished, plastering to be sanded.

..as they stare down their biggest challenge so far...

This wall, I just...

That's all I wanted.

You couldn't have done it in time. I don't even want to look at it.

..to complete the biggest rooms ever on The Block.

That's why Shaz has been crying for, like, 24 hours.

There's bad energy in there between client relationship and builder.

I'm fuming, mate, I'm just...

Sorry, I'm not buying any of it.

It's weak as piss is what it is.

The judges will be impressed...

(NEALE CHUCKLES) Wow.

I knew this was gonna be big,

but I had no idea that it was gonna feel quite this epic.

..but I am not.

You can't go and spend 7,000 bucks on a piano

and stick it in the room and expect me to let that slide, boys.

At the end of the day, everybody's putting their whole lives on hold.

They're happy to go about it

and not play by the same rules, which technically is cheating.

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