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SCOTTY: Previously on The Block...

We've got a ridiculous amount of work.

..Hallway Week started with a massive to-do list.

Entry. Hallway.

Stairs. Powder room.

Water closet. The laundry.

The landing at the top, the landing at the bottom.

And the Blockheads did not handle it well.

(BLEEP) mayhem.

TASH: (BLEEP), Mum, I have to go, there's a camera watching me.

And when they got my text about the challenge,

they lost it until they learned my cunning plan.

Surprise! Hello!

Surprise! Hello!

(EXCITED CHATTER AND LAUGHTER)

So, I paired them up.

Harry and Tash are gonna be hanging with Mitch and Mark.

Luke and Jasmin, Matt and El'ise.

Jimmy and Tam, Tess and Luke.

Daniel and Jade, you're gonna be working with Andy and Deb.

Sarah and George, Jesse and his powerhouse partner, Mel.

I've put your real estate agent with you.

You're welcome. Brilliant.

♪ I would've stayed at home

♪ 'Cause I was doing better alone. ♪

We see if the veterans of the biggest Block ever can still cut it.

We see if the veterans of the biggest Block ever can still cut it.

You've gotta be Block fit, hey, you forget.

Oh, I walked from our house to the coffee shop,

and I was out of breath.

Will they dig deep and help out?

There was a lot of energy,

there was a lot of dancing, but there was so much work.

Take over?

I've tried not to interfere too much,

but I did want to interfere with this one.

Or take off?

It was me, Sarah and Mel working, and Jesse disappeared.

Poor George. He's like, "Where's Jesse? Where's Jesse?"

(MEL'S VOICE ECHOES)

(GULLS CAWING)

This week is the final piece of the puzzle,

joining the old house to the new house.

It is, yeah.

When we came back from COVID,

it was an empty TRUECORE frame out the back,

and, you know, since then, we've completed all of those rooms,

and now the hallway is where the two, the old meets the new.

This week is the very last week

that our Blockheads have a room to complete inside their houses.

that our Blockheads have a room to complete inside their houses.

Come Sunday, there'll only be gardens,

and garage studio spaces to go.

It's honestly crazy to think we're gonna be done.

Inside, yeah.

The house is actually completed. It's crazy.

It's mind-blowing.

What else is mind-blowing is how much is still to be done.

Hallway.

Stairwell.

Water closet.

Laundry.

And anything that needs fixing.

Hell week. (FAKE RETCHING)

Yep, that's a stack of work,

Yep, that's a stack of work,

and today's the day that all the balustrades are going in,

so the scaffold in the stairwell has to be out, ready or not.

In House 3, while Daniel prepares breakfast, seasoned Block veteran Deb

is making sure they're ready for the balustrades.

I might've learned a thing or two last year.

I know that big work boots on freshly stained stairs,

not a good match.

In House 5, Jimmy and Tam are on their own.

She's still asleep? She's still asleep.

Yeah, they're all asleep.

And Jimmy could really use some of that All Star knowhow right now.

Glass balustrades are going up, but I've also gotta try

and get scaffold back in here so I can paint the void.

Flooring can't go down till it comes back down.

It can't come down till we've painted.

The glass can't go up till it's gone, as well,

so it's just, yeah, bit of a schmozzle.

Last night, with the help of their Oslo All Stars, Luke and Tess,

Team Queensland put a first coat on

what they could reach of their stairwell.

We were up till about 2:30.

It makes life a whole lot easier with Luke and Tess here.

How crazy's this thought, Tam?

This is gonna be us next year.

That's frickin' ridiculous.

We've got a fair bit done, but still a lot to do.

But, luckily, it's only Friday today, so we've got plenty of time.

It's that kind of can-do attitude

that we've come to expect from House 5.

At the other end of the Block, it's a different story.

At the other end of the Block, it's a different story.

Yesterday, All Stars Mitch and Mark

had their work cut out getting Harry and Tash moving.

We got up at quarter to six, which is late for us on The Block.

No-one's awake.

During their first full day together,

the boys got a clear idea of the problem.

So, what are we starting on first thing?

Dad, don't worry about it. Pay attention.

Well, we gotta close it, one second. Oh, my god.

They procrastinate.

They get distracted.

Yeah, not a sense of urgency.

They know something's urgent, but there's no sense of let's move fast.

They know something's urgent, but there's no sense of let's move fast.

We haven't been having fun, to be honest.

We are so focused on trying to get things done,

and trying to catch our breath,

we've definitely, like, lost our little sparkle that we had...

Mojo's gone. The mojo's disappeared. It just has.

We're just...you get to a point.

So, this morning, the boys have a strategy -

starting the day with extra sparkle.

Strawberries.

Guess who's here, Mitchy.

Guess who's here, Mitchy.

Oh, my goodness, we were gonna wake you up, now you're here.

And bring you a gift of a smoothie. Oh, yum!

Banana. Or do you want strawberry?

Come in for a COVID cuddle.

To work with Harry and Tash, we had to form a team.

I think they were very deflated when we arrived,

and they were feeling deflated and defeated.

That's not connected. Let me try this one here.

(IMITATES THE PROCESSOR)

So, we had to work on boosting their...boosting their enthusiasm,

So, we had to work on boosting their...boosting their enthusiasm,

and reminding them that they can do it.

There was not one complaint.

They were always jumping in, helping out.

You know, you'd turn around to get something,

and they were already there, like, sort of picking it up

to hand to you.

I'm ready. I see you've perked up already.

I'm ready to go.

And it matches your hat. It does, doesn't it?

Hiding my hair. Blush of pink.

Holy (BLEEP), my hair.

Your hair looks fantastic.

Do you actually...? It's clean.

I don't even know the last time I showered, how disgusting is that.

Whoa, step back.

Whoa, step back.

Speaking of showers, Harry and Tash's upstairs bathroom,

which firstly had wonky walls,

then no angles and then no walls also has to be completed this week,

and that's where Mitch and Mark have really stepped up.

When we got the Suncorp gift card of $1,000 to buy them something special

for the house, we thought, rather than buy them a piece,

a piece of art or whatever, buy them a bit of finished house.

So, yesterday, they got onto hipages, and found that Jason,

So, yesterday, they got onto hipages, and found that Jason,

their builder from last year, was available to take the job.

And last night, in that bathroom,

like, I have never seen anything like this happen before.

Rip-out started at, say, 3 o'clock.

It was being waterproofed at 9.

Even, you know, Keith was amazing.

He came back out from home, the poor guy,

to come and inspect to make sure everything could be done.

Well done.

And Keith's back again this morning

to sign off on the underfloor heating.

to sign off on the underfloor heating.

I actually feel like they haven't left.

They just stayed till about...

I went to bed at 3, they were still here.

Wow. So...

Now we know the angles are under the floor.

Also the corners there, the internal corners.

Yeah.

I thought there was no way this would happen,

but they've proved me wrong again.

They have. And you're back on track in here.

They've done well.

Thanks to you coming in and staying late.

Oh, mate, you needed me to.

Alright, start tilin', mate. Great, thank you.

We seem to be in a position now where I think they can get it done.

Walking past this room and seeing it in pieces

has always been a bit of an eyesore for us,

so to actually have it now re-tiled and finished today, you know,

we're ecstatic, and we'll actually deliver this room this weekend.

Harry and Tash's plan is to make the entry and hallway

into a gallery space,

into a gallery space,

which will be illuminated by a Deco-style chandelier

and lots of skylights.

I mean, our hallway's very narrow compared to everybody else's,

so we've gone really high ceilings with our three skylights.

It really opens up and brightens the space.

Whoa! Check that out. That's very nice!

Very nice, indeed. Hello. Where are you?

Oh, look at that, standing on your staircase!

I know.

Light shining in on you.

We've got the tree, and the dappled light coming in through

when you get into that main area there,

when you get into that main area there,

so, yeah, it's gonna be really lovely, I think.

A timber staircase with matching timber handrail on glass balustrades

will lead up to the huge windows

looking out onto that beautiful oak tree.

Downstairs, they've added a storage space

discreetly tucked behind a timber feature wall.

Hello. Oh, hello, you are here!

Hi! Hello.

Come on in.

Now, tell me, what do you think of House 1?

Loving it.

Beautiful, and now you can see it,

with the sun coming in and the dappled trees.

with the sun coming in and the dappled trees.

North facing.

This was the last choice. I know!

No-one chose this house with a north-facing tree.

And that tree! And that tree.

It's stunning. It's just beautiful.

Tash, has it been really nice having other people

to confer with about your styling and choices and things this week?

It's been amazing,

and Mitch has been making me make really quick decisions.

I wish you had've learnt that lesson maybe eight, nine weeks ago.

I know, right?

But, as well, just having the manpower,

I do not know where you guys get your energy from, honestly.

You did.

We've had these guys just pushing and pushing us

very gently, too, not even, like...

Hang on, we've been pushing you the whole time.

The whole time! They never listened to us.

Do you have a hot stick?

Prod.

Basically, we've, sort of, said to them that there's just no downtime.

You just have to go,

and, the harder you go from the beginning of the week,

the more joy you can have at the end of the week

or potential space for joy.

You guys should be so proud, dad.

You're gonna lock up and walk through this,

and go, "I can't believe we did it," and you did.

and go, "I can't believe we did it," and you did.

With Mitch and Mark,

it's actually been quite...well, good for both Natasha and I

because we've been quite flat,

and they've been able to sort of, you know, pick us up.

Scalliwags!

Over in House 4, Team WA has really picked up, too.

Yesterday, Keith found a problem with the balustrade footings,

which spelled disaster for the install.

We thought this was gonna be timber through here, not carpet.

OK.

Now this has changed, the stanchion isn't gonna work.

Now this has changed, the stanchion isn't gonna work.

Changing the floor to carpet

means the spot where the footing for the balustrade

has to go is now uneven, and Luke did not want to be the one to fix it.

I got twice as much to think of.

I don't think they should have to fix it up,

I think you should fix the problem up.

(BLEEP) me!

And then he calmed down.

It's actually just a quick fix.

All Luke had to do was add another board

to widen the top tread of the stairs.

Nothing we can't handle.

Nothing we can't handle.

And they were back on track.

(HIGH-TEMPO POP TRACK)

No, we had a really good night. We were extremely productive.

We had a ripper night, actually, and these guys are really good.

There was a lot of energy,

there was a lot of dancing but there was so much work.

We're just having a chat, mate. Oh!

Oh, hi. Good morning. How you going?

Oh, hi. Good morning. How you going?

Ooh, I love this.

I was just saying, how's the dream team?

Yeah, it's good. I never thought...

Honestly, I never thought I'd end up on Wife Swap.

It was amazing. Be careful what you wish for.

I don't know how Jasmin and Matt

are going back at the house, but, you know, we're...

We got along really fine. ..starting a new life in Brighton.

You know, it's lovely.

Oh, here's how the rumours start, Jesus Christ.

(BLEEP), Woman's Day, where's the paps, where's the paps?

Daily Mail, did you hear it? Where's the paps, where's the paps?

Five days into Hallway Week,

and progress on the rooms continues at pace.

You know, we're gonna set this up, doorjamb in there.

Black? Everything's black, mate.

Everything, everywhere black.

In House 5, balustrades are in and the scaf is back up

so those hard-to-reach spots can get a coat on before the floors go down.

How are you, mate? Good, mate, what's happening?

When's your scaf comin' down?

Uh, probably an hour.

Hour? Hour or two, yeah.

But, when Dan casts an eye across the powder room under the stairs,

he sees something that could derail all their precision timing.

Now, something I just noticed here. Yeah, mate?

Your door here, non-compliant at the moment.

Gotta have lift-off hinges. Oh, right.

This changes your whole doorjamb. OK.

It's not only these hinges are wrong,

the doors are gonna have to be cut down or just jambed.

So, we're gonna have to lift the door. OK.

So, when the door's open, it needs a 1.5 gap to the pan.

So, when the door's open, it needs a 1.5 gap to the pan.

So, if someone ever has a heart attack or something,

you have to be able to lift it off.

Right. A fart attack.

Yeah, or a fart attack.

OK.

So, lift off hinges, and you've gotta be able to lift the door off.

You've gotta be able to take it off.

You've either got to cut it down.

How are you supposed to do that with the handle, though?

With it in the striker plate.

Well, you technically can lift off and throw it, and then get around.

What you do, cut that top stop out,

get a 25mm head for it and you can buzz 15 off your door.

get a 25mm head for it and you can buzz 15 off your door.

And get some... And then get lift-off.

Change the hinges.

Easy. Bang. Sweet.

Luke's the doorman. There you go, see?

Hey? There you go.

I thought you were a builder, mate.

You get back into that Block mentality pretty quick.

I think what we bring to them

is that we are definitely, definitely keen to lend a

hand, and, yeah, we were just happy to be here,

and help Jimmy and Tam as much as we can.

Easy.

They do have lots of valuable information.

They've got really good ideas, and have been through the process before

They've got really good ideas, and have been through the process before

so, anything that they tell us, we're gonna take on board.

♪ Clap your hands now. ♪

(SONG PLAYS)

Yeah. It needs a light sand.

It works with this house so well.

Out on the road, Tash has combined a necessary shopping trip

with a special treat for herself.

We've been running off, what,

50-litre temporary tanks that barely last half a hair wash for me,

so I have not showered in, like, four days.

so I have not showered in, like, four days.

It is disgusting.

Oh, my god.

Kate.

I can't talk. I just need a shower.

Just straight through there. I just need a shower.

Oh, my god, thank you, thank you.

Oh, my!

♪ Take a minute make a move then breathe

♪ You try to make it easy for me. ♪

And they have this amazing shower that's got jets from all angles.

It is incredible, and hot water.

It is incredible, and hot water.

♪ You try to make it easy for me. ♪

Alright, let's do this.

Sparkling water.

Thank you.

Kate, let's go.

Straight into it.

I ended up ordering the little... this beautiful little shelf

that we'll put into our shower.

I've also ordered our vanity for the studio bathroom while I was there

'cause I was...we've already ordered everything else.

(HARRY BLOWS)

Oh, sorry.

So, you know, I had a few calls to make,

so I thought, why don't I do it in comfort?

so I thought, why don't I do it in comfort?

And I sat down.

Is that a bath you're sitting in?

I'm in a Laufen.

It is, too!

You got a big night painting tonight, so enjoy your time off.

How calm do I look.

Next time Tash wants a leisurely shower,

she can have one on the Block.

The new hot water systems from Thermann have just arrived.

G'day, Jimmy.

Pretty exciting stuff, mate.

This is your hot water service, the Thermann Performance Pack.

These things are, like, a 315-litre storage tank

These things are, like, a 315-litre storage tank

with an instantaneous hot water system

bolted on the side of 'em, so...

This is Jimmy's jam.

They are limitless hot water,

and they're big, and we have a big hot water main

with a re-circulating pump, so you could have all four showers

running at the same time, and no-one would even know the difference.

Oh, my god, I can't wait for this to happen.

Over in House 3, Daniel and Jade have invited their agent David Wood in

to give the finished rooms the once-over,

and check they're still on track.

and check they're still on track.

This is the fifth bedroom, the controversial bedroom, Dave.

Tell me what you think.

Oh, that's really cool.

That's great.

The buyer that needs the fifth bedroom.

That's correct. Who just need that room.

And not a makeshift one or anything,

a ridgey-didge fifth bedroom, you've got that in your house.

It's not as grand as some of the other houses,

but the floor plan is key.

And I think it's got a great synergy when you walk in.

Sort of, it's not bits and pieces,

you don't feel like you're in a different house when you're in

you don't feel like you're in a different house when you're in

a different room, do you know what I mean, and that's a real key.

Yeah.

And they're planning ahead, too.

Jade and I had a plan,

and we thought we had the best plan on the Block,

and then we just took Deb and Andy up there to show 'em,

and, Andy, the penny dropped for him and...

He was like, "I've got an idea."

♪ Everybody get up. ♪

The studio and garage out the back

won't be started until sometime in the next few weeks.

But, yesterday, they took advantage of having

a couple of experienced Blockheads on site to have a bit of a brainstorm.

a couple of experienced Blockheads on site to have a bit of a brainstorm.

We took Andy and Deb up

to have a look at our studio apartment up there.

We've been having trouble with this door at the top.

You know, like, a bit of a stuff-up from our early plans.

In the original plans, the bathroom had the only window.

Not ideal.

So, it's pretty important to show Deb and Andy our space up there,

so they could tell us what they thought, and, straight away,

Andy goes, "Oh, why don't we try this to do?"

I asked 'em to just put some plaster up,

and just start it as a wet...wet yoga room.

and just start it as a wet...wet yoga room.

For wet yoga.

Very funny.

What did he suggest, Jade?

He just flipped what we had and did it the opposite direction.

By rotating the kitchen and bathroom 90 degrees,

they've not only freed up the window but also gained some space.

He said you want to walk in...you want to have a beautiful open space.

Like, now you've got room for a little table or a middle bench...

And you can make that, like, a study desk

and then a little table there if you want.

and then a little table there if you want.

We've all been trying to nut out this space,

and, with Andy's help,

I think we've really come up with a good solution, and I'm

actually really excited now to get in and get this space goin' now.

Rightio, Andy, what do you reckon?

Chuck the old plans out, we're goin' new.

Chuck 'em out the window!

Who did it to you last year to give you inspiration?

What's that? Who did it last year?

Josh and Jenna. Josh and Jenna!

Come in and... Look at this, they have...

No pressure!

Last year, All Stars Josh and Jenna

made a huge improvement to Deb and Andy's home

by increasing the size of the light void in the kitchen.

by increasing the size of the light void in the kitchen.

Oh, whoa!

Well, let there be light, and it was delivered.

The winner of Kitchen Week is...

..Andy and Deb.

Well, look what happened with us with Josh and Jenna.

Not saying that we are Josh and Jenna, nowhere near it,

but, you know, sometimes, it's good to bounce off each other,

and I think, rather,

that's what happened with the four of us.

And agent David approves.

And agent David approves.

Well, that's fantastic. Thanks, Dave, much appreciated.

It's coming together. I always get scared.

I'm like, "Oh!" No.

What's David gonna think of the space?

I love it.

It's nice to have, yeah, a fresh set of eyes,

and, yeah, I feel that... yeah, I feel that we're on track.

And still to come in the 1930s part of the house,

Dan and Jade have chosen ornate cornice and ceiling detail,

chandelier and lots of art.

There's a step down into the modern part,

but they've gone with the same timber for the chairs and floor,

but they've gone with the same timber for the chairs and floor,

and a Grafico print for the wall.

On the upstairs landing, they've got casement windows,

a large picture window in the stairwell, and glass balustrades,

so there's lots of natural light coming in to downstairs.

Doesn't the glass look terrific on the stairs?

Oh, it looks beautiful.

Yeah, it's amazing. Yeah.

It's gonna come down to your finishes, and I can see

there's still a lot of setting to go, there's a lot of painting to go.

You're in for a couple of days of pain.

Flooring. When's that going down?

It's happening as we speak. It's happening now.

It's happening as we speak. It's happening now.

Oh, is it? Yeah, right.

And you've got Grafico going on that wall?

Grafico, yep.

I think you should start painting right now.

Yeah.

Well, maybe not right now.

The boys from Carpet Court have to lay the floors first.

But, even when the house is full of trades, a hard-working man

like Daniel will find some yard work that needs to be done.

Andy, this is what you used to do all the time,

you just push it all under your neighbours' house?

But there's a new addition to the house that keeps catching his eye.

But there's a new addition to the house that keeps catching his eye.

(MAJESTIC MUSIC)

The eaves that they've used up there, you know?

The panelling, the beautiful COLORBOND product they are,

it's a high-end architecture feature.

You look up, and you just want to look at it for hours, you know?

Quite often, if the sun's in the afternoon,

the glisten that's comin' off the finish that's on 'em, as well...

Mate, it's something special.

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This week is...

Hell week. Hallway Week plus re-do.

Hell-way week. Did you just make that up?

Yes. OK.

Whatever you call it,

it's the week that all the separate spaces get tied together into a home.

it's the week that all the separate spaces get tied together into a home.

There you go, good job.

This year, because we've combined a period restoration with a new build,

that can be challenging.

And confusing if you forget which part of the house you're in.

Lukey? Yeah?

Where's my cornicing in my laundry?

Which is what happened to Luke.

Do you know? Um...

Their laundry is in the 1910s part of the house,

which means it needs period finishes.

..when they first came onto The Block,

Jasmin struggled with the period restoration.

What decade are we in?

The 1910s.

You wouldn't know, would you?

I did not want to come on this show,

and be pigeon-holed into doing something that I don't want to do.

Wow.

It took an intervention from Darren Palmer to get her on track.

My friend, Bec, has opened up her house to us.

Take in all the details.

Take in all the details.

You also need a, sort of, set of rules

around what applies where and why.

And it worked.

Oh, my goodness, goodness, goodness.

They have federation, coastal

and they've also got touches of contemporary.

They have given us a very, very modern bathroom,

but I think they have remained faithful to those period cues.

We went federation coastal and I think that suited us to a T.

This is exceptional. Mm.

This is exceptional. Mm.

Now that Jas is with the program,

she wants their last 1910s room to be perfect.

Right down to the period cornice that Luke deleted,

and Jas is determined he won't do that again.

Where is that laundry, in what part of the house?

It's in the renovation part of the house.

Yeah, what era is that? OK.

When did we agree on square set in the laundry?

(TENSE MUSIC BUILDS)

I know who wears the pants in the relationship.

Oh, really? Jas, definitely Jas.

Jas...

One of the trades asked me something today,

and I said, "Oh, Luke's over there."

He goes, "He won't give me the answer. I need Jas. Where's Jas?"

I go, "Really?" He goes, "Yeah."

It's a part of the traditional house.

Like, it's got wainscoting and stuff in it, and skirts.

I feel like it needs the...

You gonna do the full 360 the whole way round?

Oh, not where the MDF is.

No? Nuh.

OK, so you're gonna run it into the bulkhead, square set?

Yeah, around the bulkheads. Yeah?

Yeah, around the bulkheads. Yeah?

Yeah, I think so.

Yeah, sorry, it's quite a traditional room, that's all.

Once again, he didn't ask me.

Made a decision. It was wrong.

Square set in a traditional house?

What's he thinking?

Traditional tiles.

It's matching...

it's gotta go with wainscoting and skirting.

If you cut corners... Silly Luke.

Silly Luke. Silly Lukey.

Oh, I'll have to go to CSR, then. (BLEEP).

Oh, I'll have to go to CSR, then. (BLEEP).

While Luke's out and about, there's a particular Accent paint

that the Oslo contestants all found indispensable.

Oh, can you get more Paint & Prime while you're there?

Yeah. 'Cause I gotta take the van.

Can you get the red tin with no tint?

The only thing that's made me not lose my mind today

is them getting coats of paint on the wall, so, all good.

♪ Mm I'm gonna try with a little help from my friends. ♪

All around the Block, the Oslo All Stars are using their past experience

All around the Block, the Oslo All Stars are using their past experience

to support this year's Blockheads through Hell-way Week.

♪ I need somebody to love. ♪

I'll give them 150% credit here

because, to have, you know, the knowledge of the spray gun,

to have actually someone show us how to use it properly in a room,

that's invaluable.

(READ IN A WHIMSICAL VOICE)

Back in Master Bedroom Week, Sarah and George

had a personal lesson on the spray gun with Jake from Kennards,

but they still chickened out.

but they still chickened out.

I don't know.

I don't know about the spray gun. It's not.

Like, it's so much... It's daunting.

Now that Block veteran Jesse's shown them the ropes, they're converts.

They taught us so much in a couple of days.

They did.

I need one more coffee before I start really kicking in.

Yeah, go, go now.

But, after a day and a half back on site,

I'm starting to think the All Stars may have peaked too early.

You gotta be Block-fit, hey? You forget.

I walked from our house to the coffee shop and I was out of breath.

Yeah.

I was like, "Ooh, how did I survive?"

Oh, you're better than that. Hell, no.

I think I had one good night in me.

I was like, "I can't do it every night, one night."

Jesse's a bloody hard worker, isn't he?

He is a hard worker.

Jesse doesn't...Jesse has a method of working.

Let's just say what...OK.

So, Jesse came, and we were a bit worried

because he went missing for a little bit.

Quite a lot.

So, it was me, Sarah and Mel working,

and Jesse disappeared, right?

and Jesse disappeared, right?

Then we were like, "OK, what's going on here?"

Last night, I was, like,

"Seriously, we're starting at 7, not (BLEEP) 11.

"Stop goin' around everywhere, and let's just work."

"Where's Jesse?" "Oh, he's in House 2."

Poor George.

He's like, "Where's Jesse? Where's Jesse? Where's Jesse?"

I'm like, "Welcome to my world."

We didn't know how to take it, and then we kind of understood,

he'll get it done, and he'll get it done good.

You just have to understand

that he will not sit in a room for four hours straight painting.

He just can't do it, so, once we realised that...

You can't tame a beast, you just can't.

You can't tame a beast, you just can't.

You just gotta let him free.

See ya. Have fun. Have a good day.

See ya, mate.

Well, it worked for him last year,

and it looks like it worked again last night.

This morning, all the walls in House 2 have at least one coat of paint.

Last night was just... especially Jesse, you know?

He stayed up till 3 o'clock last night spraying with me,

and I was rolling behind him, and, mate, they don't have to do that.

It's lookin' good. It's lookin' good, mate.

Mate, those cornices. Yeah.

Beautiful.

Imagine if we had to paint 'em with a brush.

Imagine if we had to paint 'em with a brush.

Oh! You'd be still doin' it.

Oh, yeah. Now you can touch it all up.

Oh, wow, it does look great, eh?

Oh, they've got the skirt... started the skirting.

Yeah, the skirting's started.

I'll start nail... I'll start puttying that.

Perfect. Oh, door. Yep.

Hoo-hoo!

Hoo!

To clearly divide the old part of the house from the new,

Sarah and George used their Suncorp gamechanger money,

and had this steel and glass arch door custom-made.

And when it arrived yesterday, George was excited.

And when it arrived yesterday, George was excited.

Oh, mate!

That's amazing! Give it a go.

Hopefully, it's what you were thinking.

Mate, it's more!

Stop it. I love it.

I love it so much.

I didn't think it was gonna be so big.

My steel door was (BLEEP) amazing,

but the problem was you just can't appreciate it till it's in.

Now that it's all installed, well, watch out, Wilson.

Wilson, I've gotta give the door a kiss, mate.

Oh, mate!

Do you know what it tastes like?

Do you know what it tastes like?

Ten grand.

To match their custom door,

Sarah and George have chosen metal and glass pendant lights,

and gone with dark timber flooring, and, in keeping with the era,

the walls will be lined with movie memorabilia from the '40s.

On the other side of the door, where the old transitions to the

new part of the house, they've chosen a lighter timber for the stairs,

and left the upper flight open for extra light penetration,

but they've enclosed the lower flight to give them under-stair storage.

but they've enclosed the lower flight to give them under-stair storage.

Wow!

Wow.

Oh, my goodness.

We're here to give you the ten grand for the win!

Here you go, I'll give it to ya now. I'll take it.

Ah! That is insanely beautiful.

I love it. It's beautiful, isn't it?

It's stunning. This is crazy, guys.

The internals are finished.

You've finished a house on The Block.

It's crazy, yeah. Yes!

Not only have you had an All Star couple helping you out this week,

but they're also your agent.

but they're also your agent.

Where are they? I don't know.

I don't know, where are they?

Hey, Scotty. Oh!

We were just under the stairs. Oh!

Have you loved being back?

I haven't stopped smiling since I've been back,

I think, 'cause I get to go home on Sunday so it's great.

Yeah, just a little taste is enough.

Yeah, just a little bit.

I've actually enjoyed painting, so, wow, who would've thought?

Yeah.

Do you wish maybe that these guys had've come

five, six weeks ago to give you that energy?

I think they've come at the best time.

Perfect. We were saying, I couldn't imagine, like, any other week.

Well, Jesse can sell the house

Well, Jesse can sell the house

saying that he's put his blood, sweat and tears into it.

Yes! That's right.

Is this an experience every agent or auctioneer should have,

actually live in the house for a few days,

get a taste for life in Brighton?

Yeah, because, obviously, you get to see the sun coming through

at different times during the day, especially in the afternoon.

You see the morning sun,

and then you get the afternoon sun coming in through the lightwell.

Plus the under-stair storage.

I was a bit like maybe we should leave it.

We asked Jesse, he was like, "Mate, no-brainer, do it."

Yeah, yeah.

I go, "As a real estate agent, what would you say?"

And he goes, "Storage."

You're not even gonna know yourself when this scaf comes out.

You're not even gonna know yourself when this scaf comes out.

No.

Well, that should be going today, shouldn't it?

Yes. Boys are just there waiting.

Oh, sorry, fellas.

Well, come on in and get rid of the scaffolding,

we'll get out of your way.

Alright, good luck.

See you! See ya, Shelley.

Beautiful. I know, it's ridiculous.

You know what, I feel like this week

and last week really tied things together for us,

and I think that's why we're kind of peaking 'cause all of our rooms

were dishevelled, and now it's all tying together.

So, I think that's why Scotty and Shelley had that sort of reaction,

as well, 'cause this is bringing the home together.

as well, 'cause this is bringing the home together.

All of our plans are coming to fruition.

There's 2.5 days

till all the insides of the Block houses must be completed.

They call it hell week for a reason.

And things are hectic.

Whoo!

But, out on the road, Tash doesn't have a care in the world.

Thank you.

♪ Sail away sail away sail away

♪ Sail away sail away sail away. ♪ (TASH SINGS ALONG)

Mitch and Mark, the advice that they gave us was to be happy.

Mitch and Mark, the advice that they gave us was to be happy.

Enjoy it.

Enjoy it because it's a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.

I was feeling so tranquil, I thought, "I actually need

"this tranquillity to stay with me for the rest of the day."

So, I went to Beacon Lighting

'cause I wanted to get another option for my stairwell.

Hey, Tash. Hello.

How are you? How are you?

Um...

and decided to have some light therapy when I was there.

While Tash indulges in her post-spa bliss, back at the Block,

While Tash indulges in her post-spa bliss, back at the Block,

Harry's got to make a snap design decision about the re-do bathroom.

Harry? Yeah, mate, talk to me.

That back wall, the one under the window,

is that gonna be the grey or the white tiles?

That can be...yeah, I think it's gonna be the grey.

I'll confirm it

'cause it used to be grey coming up to the window and there's white.

So, I know it's grey... I think it needs to flow up.

Yeah?

Originally, floor tiles continued in the shower up to the nib wall.

Harry's suggestion would now make the whole wall grey,

Harry's suggestion would now make the whole wall grey,

and Mitch doesn't look impressed.

We can't close the room in.

I'll go and have a look, we'll go and have a look and I'll come back.

I think you can go white.

'Cause I'm hearing in my ears

the judges walking into bathrooms that were too grey, too dark,

and then I remember the tomb, Jesse and Mel's tomb.

Even had this been finished,

I feel that I would've been standing in a bit of a grey tomb.

I just think, if we do the grey at the back,

I just think, if we do the grey at the back,

it's gonna end up... it's gonna end up like a coffin.

Yeah.

Mitch's suggestion is to make that back wall white.

You need the white to open it up. Open it up?

Yeah.

I've tried not to interfere too much

but I did want to interfere with this one.

It's not a style change,

it's more of a spatial... A feel change, if that's...

And it had to be done?

It had to be...it had to be done.

They couldn't go with it all grey.

It was gonna create a problem for them.

It was gonna create a problem for them.

It was the right decision.

Looking at the bathroom, it was the right decision.

Crisis averted.

Thank you, Mitch and Mark.

Over in House 4, with time short,

Luke's decided that he'll lay their flooring himself overnight.

Another big feature of our room this week is the chevron timber flooring.

Chomping at the bit to lay it.

I know it's gonna take a while, and I'm just nervous at, you know,

not being able to tend to anything else while I'm doing that,

but it is what it is, and, yeah, I've gotta get it in.

but it is what it is, and, yeah, I've gotta get it in.

He may be a flooring specialist, but he's not above

getting some tips from Carpet Court while they're on hand.

So, get my centre?

Yeah, get your centre.

And lay in...lay one whole side up to the door?

Yeah, do it dry, do one dry. Yeah.

Put a row like that,

and set up where your middle is, and then cut that edge straight off.

That's what I've found is the easiest way to do it, anyway.

The chevron flooring, along with a metal and glass pendant light,

side table and hallway door, all ensures that

side table and hallway door, all ensures that

the buyer's first impression is of an immaculately restored period home.

She has a lot of character, and people pay for character.

People want lead lights.

People want... Bay windows.

They want bay windows.

People want that in their house... people want that to be their house.

There's a certain type of charm when you see a house

that's 110 years old.

On the modern side of the house,

they've continued the Porta timber feature wall from the kitchen,

and added a secret door into the under-stair storage.

and added a secret door into the under-stair storage.

And with a nod to the federation origins of the house,

they've chosen dark metal balustrades and handrails for the stairs.

There's something quite simple and classic about our house,

and I love that.

I feel like it's just quite timeless, I guess.

How far is this coming, just to this corner?

Mate, this is...

So, we're shootin' for a win this week.

We're...this will come round, back in, all the way over.

Secret door. Secret door.

Mm-hm, mm-hm.

And then I've got full-height cabinets there.

Right. All underneath, linen closet.

Storage, fantastic. Beautiful.

'Cause there's no linen storage in the hallway.

I think you might've learned something

from Daniel and Jade last week.

Oh, no... Extra storage never hurt anybody.

Extra storage never hurts anyone.

You've got a lot of painting to do, a lot of flooring to do.

There's actually a lot for a Friday arvo, isn't there?

Yeah. Mm.

All-nighter tonight. All-nighter tonight.

Yep, and tomorrow, probably.

I think the big thing that's changed this year

is the worldwide pandemic for these guys,

working in really hard conditions, having to leave for six weeks.

To come back and reboot, say goodbye to their kids again, really tough.

To come back and reboot, say goodbye to their kids again, really tough.

The thing we must mention is the incredible sacrifice

that you guys have made to be here because,

when you go home, you've gotta go into two weeks of isolation.

We do, yeah. Yeah, that's it.

Away from your kids? No.

No, they're in with us. We would've. No.

But our youngest, it's his birthday next week, so...

So, they're going back into isolation, as well?

The whole family for two weeks.

Another two weeks of lockdown.

Oh, my... What an amazing effort!

Home schooling. Home schooling again.

Oh, wow.

Well, I'm glad that you've had a fun couple of days so far.

You got a helluva few days ahead of you

to get this all done, haven't you?

Yes, yes, we do.

Nuh, we'll be right, we'll be right.

Alright, we'll leave you to it. You've got lots to do.

Lots to do. Thanks, guys.

See ya, guys.

Sanding, sanding, sanding.

I reckon we can get the All Stars Trophy.

We're going all in this week, so... We are.

Yeah, we want to win. Yeah.

We want to win with WA.

Officially, it's Hallway Week, but, if you were trying to guess

what rooms were being done by what was being delivered...

Oh, my Catch. Thank you!

..well, quite frankly, you couldn't.

Oh, Catch is here!

My fridge is here! Your fridge for what?

Their wine fridge. Our wine fridge.

Outside House 5,

Jimmy has just taken possession of Tess and Luke's gift from Suncorp.

We're getting a mirror for the walk-in robe.

A monster mirror. A really big mirror.

A monster mirror. A really big mirror.

A really big mirror for what has now become a really big walk-in robe.

Their original robe was slammed by the judges

during Master Bedroom Reveal.

I'd like to know why they made it so small.

I'm sorry, this is a disaster.

So, the Brisbane couple completely changed the plan,

moved the powder room to under the stairs

and took that space for more walk-in robe.

And now it's nearly done.

So, we've used everything that we had in the original walk-in robe,

So, we've used everything that we had in the original walk-in robe,

it's just been re-jigged,

and we've just added one more cupboard, the double hanger.

So, it's all worked out perfectly.

Yep.

We've just gotta finish painting the space, and carpet goes in

tomorrow, and we'll have a walk-in robe back, so it's pretty exciting.

But there's five other spaces that also need to be done by Sunday.

The entry.

Stairwell.

The hallway.

The powder room.

The laundry.

The laundry.

You know, there was a lot going on in our house.

So many people just getting stuck in.

The most labour-intensive feature in House 5

is the hidden door into the laundry.

Our house, the way it's designed, our front door,

when you open it up, you look straight at the laundry door.

So, we were always gonna try and hide that because you don't want

to open the door and look straight at another door.

It's the main entry.

We want to make it look grand.

Right at the start,

Right at the start,

we came up with the idea of doing a Porta timber wall

with the hidden laundry door in it

to make a nice feature when you open the door.

So, the Jetcon boys have been getting stuck into that,

and they've put some serious man hours into this door

to make sure it's as perfect and as seamless as it possibly can be.

When it's completed, Jimmy and Tam's front door

will open into a terrazzo-tiled entryway, which faces

the timber feature wall, the secret door that hides the laundry entry,

all illuminated by their Suncorp gamechanger,

all illuminated by their Suncorp gamechanger,

the Murano glass vintage chandelier.

The new part of the hallway

has a spacious powder room tucked under the solid timber stairs.

Hello! Come in!

Hello! You up for a couple of uninvited guests?

We are. Yes! Hi!

It feels like a house.

Oh, my god. It does. It's so good.

I love this floor.

It does suit the home, there is no doubt,

and that, what an extraordinary entrance.

Yeah, cool.

Secret door?

What door? What door?

What door? What door?

That's exactly the right answer.

It's not so secret,

we just came from another joint that had the same secret door.

We've heard. We've heard, yeah.

How are you feeling to know

that the entire inside of this house is finished as of Sunday?

It's crazy.

Four days ago, this was the storage area.

Like, that was the office, it was an absolute pigsty.

Our walk-in robe was in tatters.

That's all back together now.

What time did you work till last night?

Uh, about 2:30. Fantastic.

Working hard painting. Yeah.

These guys were keen as mustard.

These guys were keen as mustard.

They got stuck in and didn't want to stop, so...

Good luck, Queensland. Thank you.

Good luck for Sunday. Bring it home.

Thanks, guys. See ya, guys. We'll see ya later.

Yeah, it's really nice to know

that we're gonna have everything finished in a few days.

It's rewarding. So rewarding.

It's really satisfying to know that we're creating a house that we

absolutely love, and everyone that comes in it feels exactly the same.

Was that original, fireplace, no? No, we had to do that.

Wow!

That's cool. Yeah.

That's cool. Yeah.

Down the road at House 1, things are coming together, too.

Harry has just finished restoring his 100-year-old front door frame.

Oh, it's in!

Almost. Nearly.

Before you build that wall, I need to run some wires through that.

We're getting installed a facial recognition application.

It recognises your face and opens the door,

and that will be demonstrated on the reveal on Sunday.

I want to try and get the judges' faces in there

so they can get a bit of a surprise.

Mate, well done.

It's actually a nice doorframe.

It's actually a nice doorframe.

You've got a new career.

What, paint stripping? No, a stripper.

Hey?

The front door of House 1 is a touchy subject.

At the beginning of the week, Harry found out

that, while all the other houses were getting replica front doors,

he had to restore his original front door and frame,

and he was not a happy Harry.

So, how come I seem to be the one,

out of everyone, not getting a brand-new door?

Are you feeling a disadvantage or...?

Absolutely I'm disadvantaged.

It's unfair. You've got five contestants.

It's unfair. You've got five contestants.

Four are getting new doors, new doorframes, but we're not.

I don't believe the door will come up as good as the other ones'

at all.

After restoring the old frame by himself, Harry can see its appeal.

It was enjoyable, stripping it.

It's...

I could just focus on the one task.

I didn't have to worry about anything else.

It's an old jamb.

It's got a beautiful old, thick step

that you just can't replicate 'cause the new ones are not like that.

But, like I said, the doorjamb is probably gonna be nice.

The door is another thing.

Harry's door was sent off to be prepped before painting,

and now it's back.

Harry! So, will Harry be satisfied?

Mate, I have a present for you. What is it?

What do you think it is? It looks familiar.

There it is.

Remember when you spat the dummy out of the pram the other day at me?

Yeah, it certainly needs a bit of tender loving care.

We've sanded it back and undercoated it for ya.

We've left the original features. Yeah, I know, that's good.

We've left the original features. Yeah, I know, that's good.

And we've got the new Veridian glass in it.

OK, well, that's alright.

Just alright? Well, let me have a look.

Hey? Come on, mate.

OK.

Are you a bit happier now?

Well, it looks better than what it was before.

Look, it's gonna go well with the frame, so it actually suits it.

So, now you're happy? Happier.

Happier.

Look, mate, original, original character.

It'll look good.

Good to see you excited, mate. That went well.

That went really well.

(LAUGHTER)

I think the door needs to be replaced.

Even after seeing it with it being stripped back,

it hasn't been in any way puttied, fixed, sanded.

It's just been dipped, given an undercoat and they've delivered it.

So, I'm not happy with it, no.

It's naked right now.

It needs to have a little black dress slipped over it,

so maybe, when we put some make-up on her and dress her up,

she might look a bit nicer.

A door in a black dress and make-up - OK.

Moving right along to House 2,

Moving right along to House 2,

Sarah and George have got some new glasswork, too.

They haven't always been there, have they?

No, it happened today.

Did it? Yeah.

I thought it looked different.

Bloody hell, it looks nice. How good is it.

You know what I'm looking at right now

is how the light's hitting that design.

What is the design called?

Lead light. Lead light.

George! Yeah?

Come here! Why?

Just come here.

What?

Do you notice anything different?

Cory got a haircut.

That was a couple of weeks ago, but thanks for noticing.

You're welcome.

Again, George is here for comedy, and I am here to build a home.

With the house, not Cory.

We've got no...we've got no eaves?

Yeah, this is true but not what I'm saying.

What else, what?

Cory, would you do the honours?

You notice the beautiful lead light that went in today?

Oh, wow!

How nice is it. How good is it.

How nice is it. How good is it.

That'll look beautiful.

It matches in with your door, as well.

It's very Deco. Tied in, hasn't it?

It's very nice. Wow.

How did you not notice that?

I picked it out from a mile away.

Comic relief.

As day 5 of 'Hellway' Week draws to a close,

it's looking like the Blockheads

might just pull off some of those ridiculously ambitious projects.

In House 1, the upstairs re-do bathroom

actually looks like a bathroom.

You got enough grout? Yeah.

All they needed to do is...

Grout. ..grout.

We tiled our bathroom in two days, not even.

A day and a half and we're virtually ready to fit out the bathroom.

Tomorrow. It's amazing.

And, in House 5, the hidden door into the laundry,

And, in House 5, the hidden door into the laundry,

with a fancy pivot mechanism, is finally done.

This is the last feature door we do if we don't win.

A pivot door is very high end.

Like, it's an expensive mechanism.

It's very expensive in labour, as well.

Like, I had two chippies on that door pretty much most of the day,

just making sure it was perfect, and trying to get it seamless.

Having that wall in the beautiful timber with no door handle,

like, it's got a really grand feeling about it.

like, it's got a really grand feeling about it.

♪ And it's fine. ♪

With all the trades out of the way, Luke can finally get a clear run

at those chevron floors he's been hanging out to lay.

We pre-cut all our chevron floor,

and I can't wait to see it go

because it's beautiful, it really is.

Did you end up getting the one chevron right in the middle?

One right in the middle, and two coming off.

Yes! That's my dream. Yeah.

It's those kind of details that will impress the judges.

It's those kind of details that will impress the judges.

In House 1, Harry's given the facial recognition security system

pride of place in the entryway, a detail Tash is not impressed by.

As per usual, I've been out and I've come back,

and there's been something installed on the wall

just in the middle of the wall.

No, it doesn't work.

It's just in such a random spot.

Yeah, I'll...

Where we were supposed to put artwork, and now there's a pin...

there's a pinpad to... in the middle of the wall.

there's a pinpad to... in the middle of the wall.

Keypad. Whatever.

Not pinpad.

I know I'm being annoying,

but you've got this gorgeous 100-year-old door.

You just walk in and you see the chandelier,

and then you've got a light switch.

Alright, what I'll do is I'll try and move everything in this line.

Yeah. If I can.

You happy with that? Yeah.

OK. Then you've got this to put your picture.

Yeah. OK.

A touchpad's not a feature, right?

No, it's not, but it's a necessity needed for the alarm system.

No, it's not, but it's a necessity needed for the alarm system.

A keypad's gone onto the wall at the other end of the Block, too,

but they look much happier about it than Tash.

Last week, Jimmy and Tam won yet another challenge.

It was fantastic. Well done.

Thank you. Thank you.

Oh, well done, guys.

Their building skills won them ten grand, a bonus-point gnome

and the MyPlace home automation system, which has just gone online.

Can turn all the lights on and off one at a time

or we can turn them all off, turn them all on.

or we can turn them all off, turn them all on.

We can do lots of different scenes.

That's awesome. The hallway.

Great product you've got in your house now.

Yeah, it's gonna add a lot of value to our house, I think.

He was just running us through everything

the prospective owner of our house is going to be able to do

with this thing, and it's absolutely everything.

Like, you can literally be driving home, on your phone,

open the garage door, turn all the lights on, turn the air-con on.

You know, like, it's crazy.

Yep, but don't go on your phone while you're driving,

that's naughty.

It's really nice.

There's such a good vibe having everyone around at the moment, and

being able to sit down and actually have half an hour to have a chat.

Best advice I can give the Block couples that are here -

work hard, but make sure you have fun.

Sometimes, when you're in the moment,

it feels like you can't find the fun, but, on reflection,

after a year, it is an amazing experience, and it is fun.

Yo, yo, yo! McDad's here with a McDelivery!

Yo, yo, yo! McDad's here with a McDelivery!

(CHEERING) I'm hungry!

Ooh, yeah.

Well, that's yours and that's mine, so good luck.

It's about $4,000 worth of Macca's. Get in on it!

Ooh, the Big Mac.

Ooh! Get in my belly!

It's such a special opportunity.

You want to make sure

you take away as much joy from the experience as you can.

you take away as much joy from the experience as you can.

Be true to yourself.

Be kind all the time.

And, yeah, have some fun.

No, no, we definitely want you to come.

That's not even a problem.

SCOTT: Monday night...

We're full steam ahead.

The end of the week brings more big blow-ups.

Enough with the camera, please.

Mate, I'd rather just (BLEEP) lose a point.

I've had enough, I've had enough!

And while the judges might be in heaven over the hell week reveals...

SHAYNNA: It's divine, it's absolutely divine.

..Jas walks.

..Jas walks.

Get me home.

TAM: This week's been the hardest on The Block.

Hopefully, she's OK. Hopefully, she'll be OK.

It's just a struggle to the end.

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