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00:00We're three weeks into the build on the idyllic hotspot of Phillip Island.
00:06And it's been no picnic for our rookie teams.
00:10Why do you have to carry on like this?
00:12You are being such a narcissist right now.
00:14Enough's enough.
00:15Seven grand's the number.
00:16If you don't want it, just let me know now so we can move forward.
00:18Yeah?
00:19And get married.
00:20That's all.
00:21Oh, I'm seriously concerned.
00:22Hey, if we don't start moving, I'll just send a waterproof iron dude.
00:27Start moving?
00:28I've been moving all day, mate.
00:29I'm not sure I've got the right guy for the job at the moment.
00:33Wow.
00:34I love this so much.
00:37Last night, main en-suites were delivered.
00:39This here is ticking all the boxes for a buyer.
00:43Well, all except for one.
00:45What the fudge is this?
00:48You're kidding me.
00:49There's not even waterproofing, let alone a tile.
00:53How you feeling, boys?
00:54It's been a tough week, I know.
00:55Yeah, mate.
00:56Yeah, feeling pretty flat today.
00:57After two weeks in second place, Courtney and Grant finally took home the win.
01:03We won.
01:04It's relief, not excitement at this point.
01:06And they weren't the only ones celebrating.
01:08What?
01:09We got a 10.
01:10The first 10 as well.
01:11I think that is just such good juju.
01:16Very difficult to get a 10 from Darren.
01:18Last time he gave someone a 10, they went on to win the block.
01:21Wow.
01:22Tonight...
01:23We're doing a kids' room.
01:24I'm so excited.
01:25So, so, so excited.
01:26And the work begins in the second bedroom.
01:28Orders for my ten are done, CSR's done, true core's done.
01:31Alice and Marty drop by...
01:33Hello.
01:34Hello.
01:35...to throw Kylie completely off course.
01:37If you don't do bunks, I think that would be a miss.
01:40I wasn't aiming it at families, like, yeah, but no, like, not a kids' kids' room.
01:45And Courtney and Grant celebrate their win...
01:48Whoa.
01:49...alongside block royalty, Elisa and Lysandra.
01:52Oh my goodness.
01:55Hi.
01:56Hello.
01:57Hi.
01:58How are you?
01:59Oh my God.
02:00Wow.
02:01I was in shock.
02:02Welcome.
02:03Wow.
02:04And I don't think Grant knew they were.
02:05I'm gonna pull my hand up and immediately say, I didn't know who they were.
02:22Yeah, so Monday morning, it's always an exciting time because we get to jump on the Domain
02:30In The Know hub.
02:32Stop touching.
02:33Stop.
02:34Mate.
02:35It's one person swipes at a time, bro.
02:37And find out what room we're doing.
02:39It's bedroom week.
02:40Yes.
02:41This week, teams will start work on the second guest bedrooms in their house, and they're
02:46encouraged to provide a multifunctional space.
02:49Could the room be used as a guest room, maybe a study for someone?
02:52You put the grandparents there.
02:53An au pair.
02:54What's that?
02:55A pair is usually someone that looks after your kids.
03:01Just FYI.
03:02Ah, like a dog sitter.
03:04Correct.
03:05Nice.
03:06Definitely a new word for me.
03:07I haven't ever heard that word before.
03:11How were you feeling after the judging last night?
03:14It wasn't quite the roasting we were expecting last night.
03:17To not deliver an en-suite, yeah, we really felt like we'd let ourselves down.
03:21So we thought that we were going to get a bigger roasting.
03:25After a week plagued with build issues, Saturday, House 3 were forced to rip up their waterproofing
03:31and plaster after it was damaged.
03:34I'm deflated.
03:35I'm not going to be able to compete to win en-suite week, which is, you know, I wanted
03:39to win a bathroom and en-suite on the block for my whole life.
03:42But the judges were pretty understanding.
03:45Wow.
03:47It feels like somebody walked off.
03:48That's what I feel.
03:49And it feels like somebody walked off at a point where they couldn't continue at all.
03:54And if that's the case, I feel really sorry for the boys.
03:57Oh, I feel sick for them.
03:59Yeah, it's disappointing.
04:00Like, I felt like we deserved the roasting.
04:02I really wanted someone else to rip in.
04:04Just be like, you're a disgrace, mate.
04:06You've let your team and your country down.
04:08Pull your heads in.
04:09But it was just like, oh, something obviously happened to the boys.
04:13This shows me that at least the boys came and swept it.
04:16They noticed the room was swept clean.
04:18And that's 2024 for you, you know?
04:20You get participation awards and even when you stuff everything up, it's like, oh, at
04:24least they cleaned.
04:25No, roast me, dammit.
04:26What am I going to do for a roasting around here?
04:30What sort of score did you get for that effort?
04:32I think we got four out of a possible 30.
04:35I think that's the lowest score I've ever received in anything that I've ever got.
04:40I think I even scored higher in Chinese when I was doing Chinese in Year 9.
04:46And I sucked at Chinese.
04:48Give us your best Chinese now.
04:50La shu hao.
04:52And that translates to?
04:53Hello, teacher.
04:54And that's where it starts and ends.
04:58How was last night?
05:01Last night, we went to the pub, had some dinner.
05:05Were you talking about the judging?
05:07Yeah.
05:08Oh, sorry.
05:10Last night was not great.
05:11It was quite harsh, but we took it in the parts that I agreed with.
05:20This is a massive drop of the ball.
05:22Yeah.
05:23For the winners of the previous weeks.
05:25Christian and Mimi came in fourth place last night on just 21.5 points, which is quite
05:31the fall from grace for the team that took out the first two room wins.
05:35Maybe got a little bit arrogant.
05:37Maybe got a little bit too cocky.
05:39Complacency.
05:40That's it.
05:41Yep.
05:42Was it upsetting?
05:43It was upsetting at the time.
05:46I don't believe I'm arrogant.
05:48I don't think I'm cocky.
05:51Maybe subconsciously we were complacent.
05:54But this week, we're just going to come back, you know, harder.
05:59That's all.
06:00I'm not going to dwell on it.
06:01Onwards and upwards.
06:02Water for Ducks Crack.
06:09I think it's back.
06:11Well, let's see what the rest of the teams think about House 5's main en suite at this
06:16morning's Open for Inspections.
06:25Our room, our selections, I stand by.
06:28It's more so the planning of the space.
06:32I've never seen such a useless shower.
06:38It's not planned poorly.
06:39It's laid out poorly.
06:40I don't like their styling.
06:42We have a penguin and we have a penguin.
06:45It's naff.
06:46It's cliche.
06:47Like, no.
06:51Sounds like mating season down at the penguin parade.
06:54It does.
06:55There's a big shower.
06:57Why is it there?
06:59I think they could have halved it.
07:01I think it's a bit of wasted space here.
07:04They could have done bath and double shower when you walk in from the back.
07:08And they still would have had a massive shower.
07:10I don't mind it.
07:11Mate, they're fantastic.
07:12That's a perfect height.
07:13That is a perfect height.
07:14Mate, we could sit here just like this.
07:18Look at the penguins.
07:19They're kind of cute.
07:20Like, they don't need to be there.
07:23Oh, the penguins.
07:24Yeah, not for me.
07:25Not for me.
07:26Mimi?
07:27And I like this tile.
07:29Yeah, I don't.
07:31I don't see how this isn't harsh and cold.
07:34I'm just not a fan.
07:37Is this how people feel when they walk into a house?
07:39Probably.
07:41Well, let's find out.
07:43House 4 came in third last night with their highest score of the competition so far.
07:48But the judges are still divided on Carly and Brad's aesthetic.
07:54It's so hard to step away from what you like.
07:57And I know we're not creating a house for ourselves.
08:00But why do I need to be coastal?
08:07Like, I don't think I need to be.
08:14This has just gone so far from what is needed in a beach house.
08:19It's not funny.
08:20I get that.
08:21But Phillip Island isn't just about the beach.
08:23And I think it's a massive step in the right direction.
08:28Ooh, I love it.
08:30Ooh, this is nice.
08:32This is beautiful.
08:33It feels like I'm in like a really trendy hotel.
08:35Yeah.
08:36Um, how is this not up there?
08:39I know.
08:41It's pretty luxe.
08:42Pretty sick, you know?
08:43I think that would be too hard.
08:45Again.
08:46What's this?
08:47Shower?
08:48Oh, my goodness.
08:51I'm so excited.
08:52I'm so excited.
08:53I'm so excited.
08:54I'm so excited.
08:55I'm so excited.
08:57Oh, my goodness.
08:58How'd they find this?
08:59They went to Japan.
09:01Oh.
09:02This is actually, um, quite a cool look.
09:04Yeah, it's from Mater 10.
09:05I think it really suits their house.
09:07Oh, they went with the black toilet paper again.
09:09I only found out three years into our relationship that he's a scruncher.
09:13Who's a scruncher?
09:14Would you have gone out with him if you knew that in the first place?
09:16Probably not.
09:17Now I'm locked in to a scruncher.
09:21Coming in second place last night was House 1.
09:25Jessie and Paige scored 27 and a half points
09:28and the first ten of the season from Darren Palmer.
09:32What?
09:38I mean, receiving a ten on the block is a bit of a bucket list accomplishment.
09:41I know.
09:42I'm just reliving it all over again and I'm getting butterflies.
09:45Yeah.
09:46This is sophisticated, fresh.
09:49It's elegant.
09:50This here is ticking all the boxes for a buyer.
09:53In terms of layout and planning, this is absolutely successful.
09:59Woo!
10:00Oh.
10:01Oh, wow.
10:02Love the stone.
10:03Yeah, it's really nice.
10:04Beautiful.
10:05Damn!
10:07Wow.
10:08This is beautiful.
10:09It's really luxe.
10:12Well, I guess that's why they got a ten.
10:13It's definitely worth a ten.
10:15Yeah, very nice.
10:16It is very nice.
10:17Where are all the switches?
10:20Light switch outside.
10:22Must be on the outside.
10:25Yeah, all on the outside.
10:27Putting light switches on the outside of the room, that's an absolute disgrace.
10:30That should be an instant fail as far as I'm concerned.
10:32The amount of time I've wasted looking for light switches in people's houses.
10:35If that doesn't bring the reserve down on their houses come auction day,
10:38I don't know what will.
10:40Um, yeah, look.
10:42It's the same layout as ours.
10:47Fake plan.
10:48Not a ten.
10:50Would you give it a ten?
10:51No.
10:52After coming second the past two weeks by just half a point,
10:56last night Courtney and Grant finally took out the top spot.
11:00It's Courtney and Grant!
11:05With a massive score of 28 points.
11:07We're feeling good.
11:08We finally won.
11:09Finally.
11:10And we won by half a point.
11:13This is insane.
11:16Oh, I want to touch everything.
11:18It's sexy.
11:19And it's because of the texture.
11:21It's because of the matte finish.
11:23This is something that you'll find in a six star hotel anywhere in the world.
11:27Oh, ****.
11:30Oh my god.
11:31Oh, wow.
11:33What a win.
11:34Well deserved.
11:36Wow.
11:37That Venetian plastering is stunning.
11:39That's a sick finish, isn't it?
11:41That's solid.
11:42Yeah.
11:44I think they deserve to win this week from what I've seen.
11:48I think because there's just character.
11:50Yeah.
11:51Personality.
11:52I quite like it, but like there's too much on there vanity.
11:55Like that's too much styling.
11:57It's just way too much going on.
11:59Apparently not.
12:01Artwork in an en-suite.
12:02Yeah.
12:03Wow.
12:04Yeah.
12:05Wouldn't the steam and stuff wreck it?
12:06Mould.
12:07Yeah, yeah.
12:08Not if you've got the fan right above it.
12:09I don't know.
12:10I suppose all my magazines that I've kept in my toilet have lasted for...
12:13I can't tell.
12:15I think it's just so, so...
12:18It sure is.
12:19I think this deserves a 10.
12:20I froth it.
12:21I should be very proud.
12:22I don't really want to leave this room.
12:23And this?
12:25I think I would have preferred something on a rail.
12:27Yeah.
12:28Yeah.
12:29What would you do with this?
12:31Jeez, this looks like a good time, doesn't it?
12:37There's a square of water as well.
12:40Very interesting place for equipment.
12:42That.
12:43Ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah.
12:48The judges weren't the only ones that our teams had to impress last week.
12:53On Saturday, resident block plumbers Tom and Marty,
12:56along with the boys from Rees,
12:58did their own walk-arounds
13:00to determine who they think should win a massive prize
13:03for their next bathroom.
13:05Something different.
13:06You don't know your next room.
13:07And this morning, they've come to a decision.
13:10Hey, mate.
13:11Tommy.
13:12Hey, Courtney.
13:13How are you?
13:14How are you doing?
13:15Good, how are you?
13:16Good.
13:18Marty.
13:19Coming off the back of your win?
13:20Yeah.
13:21Well, Rees have asked us to hand out an award
13:23for the best bathroom on the block.
13:25Now, it's a $10,000 bathroom upgrade for your next bathroom.
13:28Jeez.
13:29For us?
13:30For you guys, yeah.
13:31Seriously?
13:32Yeah.
13:33Well done, Courtney.
13:35Enjoy that.
13:36Oh, this is amazing.
13:37Yeah.
13:39Yay!
13:40Double win.
13:41Double win.
13:4210 grand from Rees.
13:43That is exciting.
13:44Very happy.
13:46This is amazing.
13:47This is a really, really nice main en suite again upstairs.
13:49Upstairs, yeah.
13:50And now I know I'm just going to keep photocopying this every week.
13:52And I just keep getting 10 grand from Rees.
13:54Guys, we want another 10 grand.
13:55You don't know it, but it's happened.
13:56It's happened.
13:57Here's another one.
13:58Coming up.
13:59Do I fit in it?
14:00Yeah.
14:01Teams begin planning this week's bedroom.
14:03We can still do a feature wall behind the bed.
14:06But not everyone is on the same page.
14:09Buns or two singles?
14:10I hate either.
14:11I would love to do a built-in here.
14:14And that's what I was saying last night.
14:17No one f***ing listens to me.
14:18I was listening to you.
14:19Yeah, I'm sure you were.
14:20Cut your attitude out.
14:21It just felt like Jesse wasn't really hearing me.
14:30You too can get exclusive access to this week's rooms by heading to domains in the Know Hub.
14:36It's the go-to website where every Monday contestants can find my tips, plus all they
14:41need to know for another big week of renovations.
14:45I just want to wish you well.
14:49It's day one of guest bedroom week.
14:51But before they get stuck into this week's room, I've got a special delivery for house one.
15:06So I obviously received the first ten of the season last night.
15:11Somebody did leave us a little message.
15:12He'll be arriving today with a little reward for us.
15:16Hello.
15:17Hello.
15:18Oh, hi.
15:21What's this?
15:22Big Bicky.
15:23There's some Tim Tams in there.
15:24Open her up.
15:25We've got Tim Tams.
15:26We've got Scotch Fingers.
15:27We've got...
15:28Vovos.
15:29Jesse had never had a Vovo.
15:30First time.
15:31And?
15:32And...
15:33Money!
15:34Money!
15:35Queen cash.
15:36This is fresh.
15:37$10,000.
15:38$10,000.
15:39$10,000.
15:40Yes.
15:41Ten.
15:42You get ten grand for ten.
15:43$10,000.
15:44$10,000.
15:45Pretty cool reward from Scotty.
15:46It's $10,000 into the kitty.
15:47We're looking pretty good on budget, but that really helps us.
15:50Congratulations.
15:51$10,000.
15:52Thank you, Scotty.
15:53Thank you so much.
15:54Always a pleasure.
15:55$10,000.
15:56$10,000.
15:57$10,000.
15:58I've left my trailer for a second, and you're taking all my bickies.
16:14I suppose I'll write trading treats on there.
16:18Off you go.
16:22We've got a public holiday this week, so yeah, we have got to get a room mostly delivered
16:27by Thursday afternoon.
16:28Yep.
16:29Hey.
16:30Hey.
16:31Jeez, what are you doing?
16:32That's the guest room.
16:33That's our schedule.
16:34These are the items we need to buy.
16:35I didn't know there was little post-it notes on there.
16:36The orders.
16:37Orders for Mitre 10 are done.
16:38CSR's done.
16:39Truecore's done.
16:40This week, we have a guest room.
16:41We want a multifunctional space, so think your grandparents can stay, like a nanny could
16:45stay.
16:46It could be friends or family.
16:47All team's second guest bedrooms are located next to the first guest bedrooms they delivered
16:52in week two.
16:54Courtney and Grant's room will include a queen bed, which will be recessed into a curved
16:59feature wall.
17:00Opposite, they'll have wardrobes, a built-in study wall, and the room will be styled in
17:05their signature tones.
17:06We're going to try and add, like, nice, like, calming colours, keeping it real luxe, and
17:12then obviously tying in that Mediterranean vibe.
17:14Mediterranean.
17:15Does it matter what I want in this room, or?
17:17You are, you love this style.
17:19You are Mediterranean.
17:20What do you mean?
17:21You're a modern Mediterranean man.
17:22Am I your inspiration?
17:23Sometimes.
17:24Sometimes not.
17:25In house three, after firing their builders last week.
17:30Thanks for everything.
17:31Rikki and Hayden have enlisted the help of a former contestant and builder, Duncan.
17:36Absolutely pumped.
17:37Duncan's his own building company, has brought his team down from Sydney to join the block.
17:42They're like SAS, you know, they're special operatives, and they're here to seek and deliver
17:50winning rooms.
17:51To know that we've got an ex-contestant and an all-star, the celebrity Duncan on our side,
17:56is going to be huge for our team.
17:58Obviously, every Monday is a fresh start, but to be starting with Duncan, we're pretty
18:03jacked.
18:04Look at him.
18:05Your builder's on deck.
18:06Do you know where another one of those bolts are?
18:09Another one of those bolts are?
18:10Yes, I do.
18:12Getting bolts.
18:14After failing to complete last week's main en suite, Rikki and Hayden are hoping to come
18:18back strong with this week's guest bedroom.
18:21It'll feature a wall of built-in wardrobes, a queen bed with bedside tables, and a curved
18:28feature wall, custom LED lighting, and Grafico wallpaper.
18:33We decided to do a guest bed that could be universal, so anywhere from an older teenager
18:39to an adult.
18:40And then on top of that, you've got last week's bathroom.
18:41Are you going to try and get that done too?
18:43Yeah.
18:44Yeah.
18:45No reason why we can't finish two rooms this week.
18:46I think it's a good idea that we smash it out.
18:47And I think the judges will appreciate, you know, that we haven't laid down and forgotten
18:52about it.
18:53So we're doing a bedroom this week, and we're making it a little girl's room.
18:59Yeah, we thought we would have fun this week.
19:02We wanted to show a bit more personality, and the place to do that is a kid's room.
19:06Jessie and Paige's guest bedroom will include a small walk-in wardrobe, and because of the
19:12unusual shape of their room, they're at odds as to what to do with this space here.
19:17The room will include two single beds, and be styled with colourful artwork and Grafico
19:22wallpaper.
19:23But it's the alcove across from the beds where Paige wants to add extra storage.
19:34I would love to do a built-in here.
19:35I would love to do something like that, but...
19:39Okay.
19:40Built-in what, sorry?
19:42Cupboards.
19:43Why the f**k would I put a robe there?
19:44Sorry, I didn't mean robes.
19:45Cupboards.
19:46Like, just a built-in space.
19:47I don't know if there's like a...
19:48Well, that's something you've got to talk to Kingsman about, and if they can get that
19:50here.
19:51Exactly.
19:52And that's what I was saying last night.
19:53No one f**king listens to me.
19:54I was listening to you.
19:55Yeah, I'm sure you were.
19:56Cut your attitude out.
19:57I can't cut my attitude out when you actually haven't been listening to me for three weeks.
20:01What the f**k's going on here?
20:02Hi, mate.
20:03Hello.
20:04I think the pressures of the block, you know, can definitely put a strain on, you know,
20:11those close relationships, like for a couple.
20:13Coming on here with your partner.
20:14Yeah.
20:15Um, I don't think I could do it.
20:16I think the advantage that me and H have is that our relationship is not the same as a
20:22couple's relationship.
20:23So, yeah, I do have concerns if it's going to be a little bit too much for some others.
20:29So I'm telling me to cut the attitude when you're talking like that.
20:33Let's just listen to Zac.
20:34Zac's trying to talk to us.
20:35Zac, it's all good.
20:36What?
20:37It's like, we've got to stop now.
20:38You need to stop.
20:39I'm stopping.
20:42It just felt like Jesse wasn't really hearing me.
20:46So I was like, I just got like very overwhelmed in that moment.
20:57I was just really having a little breakdown with where our communication was at.
21:05So I went back to our bedroom and I was quite emotional.
21:12I'm trying to be like so nice and so resilient.
21:15And then I have a bit of an attitude and it's just like, he's just not understanding why.
21:24It's just like, he just wants to talk to me at his leisure.
21:27Like he just doesn't care when I try and like broach topics with him, like what he was trying
21:33to talk to me about up there, I've been trying to talk to him about for days.
21:38He just acts like in front of people and in front of the cameras, like I'm the problem.
21:47It's just so frustrating.
21:52Jesse is my only person here and I just felt like he wasn't or hasn't been.
22:03Hello.
22:05Hello.
22:21Feel good?
22:22Yeah, I'm good.
22:23You cold?
22:24Frozen.
22:26Not the way you want to start your Monday?
22:29A little rocky morning?
22:30On my behalf.
22:31I've just got to be better with how I work with this one at times.
22:38Just communicate like a normal person and we'll be fine.
22:41Yeah.
22:49The Block is ultimately a real estate game and it all comes down to auction day.
22:54Good morning everyone.
22:55Good morning.
22:57That's why I've brought the teams together to meet a couple of top flight experts to
23:00help them stay focused.
23:02Resident property expert from Domain, Alice Stoltz.
23:05Welcome.
23:06Hello.
23:07Alice is an important part of the Block family.
23:10Each season she's on hand to guide our contestants through all things real estate.
23:15And our Block judge, Marty Fox.
23:20Savvy real estate agent and CEO of White Fox Real Estate, Judge Marty Fox has developed
23:26a reputation for not holding back.
23:28This is probably one of the best things in here.
23:30It's the black toilet paper.
23:32Rude.
23:34It's a good room.
23:35It's not a great room.
23:36This is a massive drop of the ball for such an important room for the sale of the house.
23:42Alice, what can you tell us about this area?
23:45Well guys, the good news is that there are three times more people looking for holiday
23:50homes than last year.
23:52And most of them have kids.
23:55So what this means is they need space.
23:56Marty, what's your take on this?
23:58Well, first of all, it's great to finally meet you all face to face.
24:01Who has actually locked in a real estate agent and their auctioneer?
24:05Two.
24:06I would be doing this from week one.
24:09Real estate agent and the auctioneer can make or break an auction, can't they?
24:12Absolutely.
24:13Okay, head back to your houses.
24:14These guys will come and visit you and you can ask them everything you want to know.
24:18Perfect.
24:20See you.
24:21See you.
24:22Get moving.
24:23Bye.
24:25Can we just opt out?
24:29I don't want to talk to them.
24:35So Marty and Alice came by.
24:37Such a pleasure to meet them in person.
24:39Hello.
24:40How are you?
24:41Marty.
24:42Nice to meet you.
24:43Jessie, I'm Alice.
24:44Nice to meet you, Alice.
24:45So how's it all been?
24:46Oh, it's been a whirlwind.
24:47Yeah?
24:48Yeah.
24:49But we're loving it.
24:50We're just like, we're having the best time.
24:51And getting along well?
24:52Yes.
24:53Yes.
24:54I don't know if you've heard the news this morning, but generally we do.
24:56What have the judges said thus far on what you've been delivering?
24:59So the judges, I mean, I feel like we have been getting really positive feedback.
25:07And there's been really good constructive elements and elements that will keep us on
25:11a good track.
25:12For me, it's a massive win for these guys.
25:14I'm so happy for them.
25:15This is sexy and this is classy.
25:18This is more sophisticated, fresh.
25:21It's elegant.
25:22Oh, I'm so proud of them.
25:24Your style is very marketable.
25:25Yes.
25:26Your agents will really love this style of aesthetic.
25:28Yeah.
25:29And on that topic of agents, how come you've left it so long?
25:33So it's not like we haven't been having conversations or getting names and putting things in the
25:38bank.
25:39We have never had to hire a real estate agent or an auctioneer before.
25:43The block's so crazy.
25:44You get so caught up in that week and what you're doing that you need a reminder like
25:48that.
25:49It's like, okay, you need to start thinking of the future.
25:53Five million.
25:54Five million?
25:55What?
25:56What?
25:57Five million?
25:58Auction's pretty important, right?
26:00It's a pretty important part of the process.
26:03Maybe the most important part.
26:05I'll be on that straight away.
26:07Yes.
26:08Yeah.
26:09I just believe you need your amazing advisory board, and that is listening to judges, doing
26:12your own research, and speaking to that agent.
26:15They know who that buyer's going to be.
26:16Yep.
26:17You need to make sure that you're thinking about auction day.
26:20Yep.
26:21Today.
26:22Well done, guys.
26:23Thank you, guys.
26:24It was a really good moment where we were just kicked into gear and we remembered that finding
26:27a real estate agent is priority.
26:31Understanding your buyer is an important part of the real estate game.
26:34Kylie and Brad have a clear vision in mind for their house.
26:38There you go.
26:39No painting this week.
26:40Woo!
26:41The market that we're sort of trying to hit is either like slightly older family that
26:45has older children or more families that can all come into one home.
26:50Kylie and Brad are the only team who aren't turning at least one of their guest bedrooms
26:55into a kids' room.
26:56This week, I feel like we're just going to do like an older teen slash another guest
27:03room.
27:04Their plan is to include a double bed with bed head and hanging pendant lights, a port-a-timber
27:09feature along the wall, and built-in wardrobes in their signature colour black.
27:15We get a visit from Alice and Marty.
27:16I've heard a little bit about it.
27:19I don't want to do any talking.
27:20We're already going against the grain.
27:22I'm just going to get hammered by them.
27:24Judge Marty has certainly had some strong opinions about Kylie and Brad's style so far.
27:29The only thing that I like about this room is the skylight because when I'm looking up,
27:34I don't have to see anything else.
27:37If they continue this theme throughout the other rooms, this is going to be possibly
27:43the biggest disaster we've seen in 20 seasons.
27:50Hello.
27:51Hello.
27:52Hi.
27:53Marty, Brad.
27:54Nice to meet you.
27:55Hi.
27:56I'm Alice.
27:57Nice to meet you as well.
27:58I'm already on a back foot knowing that I'm talking to someone that's given me some pretty
28:01critical feedback about my style and I slightly feel attacked before it even starts.
28:10How's it all been?
28:11Yeah.
28:12The last three weeks?
28:13Yeah, it's been a bit rough, really.
28:15We did a lot of things right this week, but I guess we just need a bit of an explanation
28:18on what we're missing.
28:19Absolutely.
28:20Well, look, I was really positive this week.
28:22In week one, the bathroom was, in my opinion, very polarising and I felt that this week
28:28it had turned a corner.
28:29I think it was a great turn in the right direction and I'm always looking through the lens of
28:37auction day.
28:38Who do you imagine might buy your house?
28:41What would you say?
28:42We're not aiming it at a family with kids.
28:43You're not?
28:44Okay.
28:45We're not doing it for younger children.
28:48I guess I'd just bear in mind that these buyers, 25 to 54, over half of them have kids.
28:53Yeah, I guess we were also, if we're going to aim anywhere towards kids, it'll be slightly
28:57older kids.
28:58I'm not suggesting you have to have a nursery, but I do just think you need to think of a
29:01family of some description.
29:03With this week's room, you're doing another bedroom, correct?
29:06Yeah.
29:07Consider that one having bunks or having the ability to sleep with two king singles.
29:13I wasn't aiming it at families.
29:15Yeah, but no, not a kid's kid's room.
29:18It just goes away from what I wanted to do.
29:24If you don't do bunks, you could really segment your market and tighten it right down because
29:28a lot of the people that buy this, they will put it on Airbnb.
29:31Think of yourself when you're searching.
29:33Most people are thinking, minimum, how many does this sleep?
29:36You've got four kids, is that right?
29:38Think about your own kids and what would make them happy and how they live, so use that
29:42intro that you've got.
29:43But make sure that this room, this week, can sleep multiple people.
29:47I think that would be a miss.
29:49I think I can really find bunk room there, guys.
29:53Was it nice to meet Alice?
29:54Like, was it helpful at all?
29:56Yeah, it's always nice to meet new people.
29:59But...
30:00Thanks, guys.
30:02Bye-bye.
30:03See you soon.
30:04We didn't plan on doing a kid's kid's bedroom, so it just throws it all back up in the air.
30:12They said it has to be multiple beds.
30:15Bunks or two singles?
30:16F*** no two singles.
30:17What is wrong with you?
30:18I hate either.
30:19Still to come, house twos celebrate their winning style.
30:28$10,000 from Forbes looks like you're paying for dinner.
30:32And VIP guests Lisa and Lassandra share their winning tips.
30:37That is number one.
30:38If it's a functional space, people will buy it.
30:40If they can't envisage themselves in that space, they're not going to buy it.
31:10I'm so excited, so, so, so excited, because I'm a big kid and I can't wait...
31:23Put a pencil mark.
31:24...to style it and put fun things in it that I like, that also children like.
31:29A kid's room should feel...
31:32Fun.
31:33Fun, playful...
31:34Warm.
31:35Welcoming.
31:36...cozy, alive.
31:37House five's kid's bedroom will include a wall of built-in wardrobes, two single beds
31:44with trundles, and they're adding some fun with a cloud-shaped bedhead and rainbow wallpaper.
31:49And while the bedroom is located downstairs between two other bedrooms, they're currently
31:55doing their planning upstairs, mapping out the layout of the room on the floor with painter's
32:00tape.
32:01Do I fit in it?
32:03Yeah.
32:04So we're upstairs.
32:05We are planning to scale our bedroom that we're doing this week just with a bit of masking
32:10tape on the floor.
32:11Because upstairs there's lots of space, so we're just like, let's tape it out and we
32:14see to size where everything's going to go and how it's going to fit.
32:17You can put a little rug here and some toys.
32:21And then Marty and Alice came up.
32:23Oh, hello.
32:24Hello, Mimmy.
32:25Hello.
32:26It's good to see you planning.
32:27So these guys have won the first two weeks.
32:29I'm so impressed by this.
32:30I know.
32:31And I'm so impressed by this.
32:32How beautiful is it?
32:33How amazing.
32:34What a difference.
32:36It's like the palm trees.
32:37I know.
32:38You're so lucky.
32:39And the light.
32:40Yeah.
32:41While the other houses will all have a mezzanine level above the garage, House 5 are the only
32:46double storey house on the block this year and they've got the views to prove it.
32:51This is real estate gold.
32:54And I think being the point of difference amongst the other houses, as long as you do
32:58a great job, it's going to be great.
33:01Now, have you locked in an agent, an auctioneer?
33:05No, we don't have anything.
33:06No agent, no auctioneer.
33:07No one.
33:08No one.
33:09And it's stressing me out.
33:10And you're a planner.
33:11I know.
33:12What are you doing?
33:13I'm planning all the other rooms except for the most important thing.
33:16I think I've been in denial about the whole agent and auctioneer situation.
33:23I don't like making adult decisions ever.
33:26If we can offer some advice.
33:28Yes, please.
33:29Yes.
33:30Real estate is a marketing game.
33:31Look at how they shoot properties.
33:33Look at their social media.
33:34Look at the way in which they present themselves because they are an extension of you in a
33:39campaign.
33:40Yeah.
33:41You need to make sure that it's somebody that you get along with, that understands the property,
33:44that understands the market, and that can build the marketing campaign that does this
33:48home justice.
33:49Yeah.
33:50So I would be hopping on that phone, Mimi, and I mean today.
33:53I cannot stress this enough, guys, you've got to get this done, like, this week.
33:57I feel overwhelmed.
33:59I feel like I could pass out right now.
34:02I'm scared.
34:11After speaking to Marty and Alice, they've suggested to scrap our bedroom idea and go
34:17with multiple sleeping beds.
34:20So bunk beds, multiple singles, targeting younger children, I guess.
34:23And heavy suggested at younger children, which is not at all where I was going to take this
34:29house.
34:30Bunks or two singles?
34:31Two singles.
34:32F**k those two singles.
34:33What is wrong with you?
34:34I hate either.
34:35So yeah, after that, I had a bit of a go at Kylie.
34:44I felt the same sort of way as I'm sure she does, is you get conflicted and then you're
34:48stressed out and you're like, what are we doing?
34:50How are you feeling?
34:51Do you feel flat?
34:52I don't know.
34:53Just in a bit of a mood at the moment.
34:54I'm not happy.
34:55With me?
34:56Yeah.
34:57I was like, boo, see you later.
35:05Me out of all things, how dare he?
35:10I can give it to Brad and he handles it.
35:12The minute he gives it back, I'm like, nah, I'm out.
35:15I don't handle that well.
35:17So yeah, went off to bed, straight to bed.
35:23F**k off.
35:24Why?
35:25Why are you mad at me just because I said you had to f**k off?
35:34What are we going to do in this room?
35:39I was a bit stressed out about how long I could afford to have a...
35:45Not talking.
35:46In a mood.
35:47How long I'd be in a mood for.
35:50The real estate dude just said we need to do, like, multiple beds.
35:54She doesn't want to borrow it.
35:55She has to sleep in the room.
35:56She won't talk to anyone.
35:57She'll pretend to be asleep.
35:58So I went and stressed out in the car for a bit.
36:09You all right?
36:12Yeah.
36:13It's just frustrating.
36:17She was set on what she wanted to do and now I don't know what we're doing.
36:24She wants to be left alone.
36:26So you're just closing the door on today?
36:31Yeah, just closing the door to see you later.
36:34See the world tomorrow through different eyes.
36:37We all know the block is about the auction, so today Alice Stoltz from Domain, real estate
36:52agent and Judge Marty Fox have been meeting with our teams to give them advice and they've
36:57just arrived in house three.
36:59Welcome.
37:00Welcome in.
37:01Hi.
37:02Nice to meet you, Marty.
37:03Hi, Ricky, Alice.
37:05It was good, obviously.
37:06Both are real estate gurus, so we're excited to have a chat with them.
37:10What sort of buy are you aiming for?
37:11Who do you reckon is going to buy a place like this?
37:14It's definitely going to be someone who's looking for a second or third home.
37:17Yeah, definitely.
37:18We're looking at creating that modern day sort of oasis, you know, getting away from
37:23maybe their city home and coming to the nice quiet island and still living in luxe.
37:27The other thing we've been considering is how do we bring our emotion into it?
37:29I reckon part of emotion is also tapping into the nostalgia of beach houses.
37:34You've hit that on the head.
37:35If you can tap into the nostalgia of the buyer, then you'll win.
37:38You know, like go back to your own childhood and think what was it that you did, like was
37:41it totem tennis or ping pong tables or push blocks hanging around the house and things
37:47that make people think, how will I live differently down here than what I do in the rat race in
37:51Melbourne?
37:52Now tell me about you've appointed a real estate agency.
37:54Yep, we have.
37:55Who have you got?
37:56We've got Ray White.
37:57Fantastic.
37:58So auctioneer may be a Tom Panos.
38:05Possibly.
38:06Potentially.
38:07Potentially.
38:08He's on a bit of a winning streak at the moment.
38:09He needs to return.
38:10Yeah.
38:11So whether he wants to represent us or not could be the next question.
38:12Sydney based auctioneer Tom Panos is no stranger to the block, having won the last two auctions.
38:21Both of those teams were also represented by Ray White Real Estate.
38:31Both walked away with well over a million dollars each.
38:35Obviously we've seen Tom Panos do his thing before and he's the best of the best.
38:43And both of us being real big team men, we know that it's about having the right people
38:48on your team.
38:49So yeah, we're hoping to have him there come game day as well.
38:52Are you going to tell your fellow neighbours about that?
38:55Well, we're like, you know, it's like a need to know basis.
38:58We don't like shouting things from the top of the, you know, top of the treetops.
39:02Alright, thanks.
39:03Keep up the work.
39:04Great to meet you.
39:05Great to meet you.
39:06Congratulations.
39:07Looking forward to getting some bigger numbers next week mate.
39:08Oh mate, deliver better rooms.
39:11We know we've got to step our game up if we're going to win a room.
39:14So we've got a couple of big rooms coming up and if we can win a couple of those major
39:18ones, yeah, it's game on.
39:23Hello.
39:24Hello.
39:25Hi Alice.
39:26Nice to meet you.
39:27I'm Courtney.
39:28Nice to meet you.
39:29I'm Marty.
39:30Marty's a good looking man.
39:31Stylish, isn't he?
39:32He's so stylish.
39:33The brown suit.
39:34You should get a suit like that.
39:37You're setting yourself up for success.
39:40Yeah.
39:41Have you actually done the planning for your agent and auctioneer?
39:44We have.
39:45You have.
39:46So we've locked in our agent.
39:47And who is that?
39:48That's Ray White.
39:51So that would be two people using Ray White.
39:54That's two people using Ray White.
39:55We know.
39:56Okay.
39:57How is this going to work?
39:58So we have a different Ray White agent.
39:59They're going to have a different auctioneer as well.
40:01And who, what auctioneer have you got?
40:06We're 99% sure, according to his words, it's Tom Pannell.
40:09Tom Pannell.
40:10Oh wow.
40:11We met with Tom.
40:12Sydney couple.
40:13We loved Tom.
40:14Yeah, we thought we have to.
40:15We met with Tom before we left Sydney.
40:17You go with the person that's got the results.
40:19And we don't know if he'll be our auctioneer just yet.
40:21But I think if we get him, I think, yeah, they'd be pretty jealous.
40:25Well, I guess we'll have to watch this space.
40:29Speaking of tug of wars,
40:30the breakdown of communication between Jessie and Paige
40:33seems to be continuing
40:35as they heed Alice and Marty's advice
40:37and head off to get a real estate agent.
40:41Like, I just feel like I'm just at your disposal.
40:44Like, you only listen to me when you want to.
40:48It's definitely not a choice.
40:49And you try and, like, throw it back in my face
40:52in front of people and in front of a camera
40:55when I have an attitude
40:56because no one's there to pick up on why I have an attitude.
41:00I don't think having arguments is bad sometimes.
41:05But on the block, our fights have been a little bit more intense
41:08because we are very emotionally heightened.
41:11We're very sleep deprived.
41:13We're under a lot of pressure internally and externally.
41:18I've been really patient for three weeks.
41:20But if you want to disrespect me again
41:22in front of people and in front of a camera,
41:24I'm going to f***ing walk off.
41:25OK.
41:27Do you understand me?
41:28I've been really f***ing patient.
41:29It shows what renovation does to your relationship.
41:32And it's a really, um...
41:35It's intense.
41:37Don't make me look like a crazy person.
41:40Just to make yourself look better.
41:42OK.
41:43Because it's very transparent, what you're doing.
41:49As the pair arrive in town,
41:51they make a beeline for their first choice of agent.
41:56So our objective for today, we just wanted to go in,
41:59see who was there.
42:02Oh, dear.
42:04Oh, dear.
42:08After you.
42:18As day one of Guest Bedroom Week comes to a close,
42:21last night's winners, Courtney and Grant,
42:23are getting ready to leave site...
42:25See you, peasants.
42:26..on their Ford getaway.
42:29The winners of each week are treated to a night away with me.
42:33And today we're heading to Victoria's stunning Mornington Peninsula.
42:36Should we stop past McDonald's?
42:38Yeah, no, we definitely stop past McDonald's.
42:40Just in case it's all fancy food tonight.
42:42Whoa.
42:44No, don't go too fast, though, please.
42:46Why?
42:47Because it's 60 along here.
42:48I don't want to drive it like it's stolen.
42:50See you tonight
42:53Like the break of dawn
42:55Like the break of dawn
43:01Come tomorrow
43:03Tomorrow I'll be gone
43:05I've loaned out the Ford Mustang MkE for the trip
43:08and asked the pair to meet me at the Continental Hotel in Sorrento.
43:16Nice hotel.
43:17The hotel is so nice.
43:19Yeah, perfect.
43:20We got to reception and, like,
43:23two girls kind of fiddling around in the cupboard,
43:25like, backs turned away.
43:26Service time was terrible.
43:27We were waiting there for ages.
43:28I was like, gosh, why are they...
43:29Hello, we're here.
43:31Hi.
43:32Oh, hello.
43:33Hi.
43:34And then Alyssa and Lysandra turned around and I was like,
43:37wow, I was in shock.
43:39Oh, my God.
43:40Welcome.
43:41Wow.
43:42And I don't think Grant knew they were...
43:43I'm going to pull my hand up and admittedly say
43:45I didn't know who they were.
43:47Let me help you out, Grant.
43:49Former block contestants, fiery twins Alyssa and Lysandra,
43:53were known for being outspoken.
43:55Kyle and Cara produced probably the worst room of the block
43:59and they get a six and a half and it's not fair.
44:02Going.
44:04They won the block back in 2013
44:06and came back the following year to compete as all-stars.
44:10Altogether, they've taken home a combined total
44:13of over $1 million from the competition
44:16and tonight they're our VIP guests.
44:18Oh.
44:19Oh.
44:20Same person.
44:21That's the man we're looking for.
44:23Don't tell me you two have bought a hotel.
44:26Well, how excited are you guys for the Winners and Grinners dinner?
44:29So excited.
44:30We feel like we won the right way.
44:32This joint is flash as a rat with a gold tooth, this place.
44:36I'm telling you right now, it is...
44:38And you're in the penthouse.
44:42It was amazing.
44:44It was very corny.
44:45It was such a beautiful hotel.
44:46It was very corny.
44:47Oh, my gosh.
44:48Jeez.
44:49Wow, this is beautiful.
44:51Incredible.
44:52Look at the view.
44:53Wow.
44:54That is so pretty.
44:55What would you rather, this or camping?
44:57While last week's winners are living it up,
44:59back in the block,
45:01losing team Ricky and Hayden are busy working.
45:04Hey, guys.
45:05So I've come over to see your chump jackets.
45:08What's that?
45:09Mark and I were the proud winner of a chump jacket a few times.
45:12You guys look spectacular.
45:14I feel like I should have a trumpet or something.
45:16What's a chump?
45:17Chump is the team that finishes last in any given week.
45:24Whoever sucks the most.
45:25Now, that chump team wasn't rolled out for the first two weeks.
45:29What a surprise that it came out once we came last.
45:32So what was the go of these jackets?
45:34They were nice, smart-looking jackets.
45:36Yeah, they were yellow and they had tails.
45:38Yeah, right.
45:39Yeah, I'll tell you what,
45:40I reckon if we did throw on a bit of a barbecue cook-up,
45:42it might be reasonable proof to show everyone
45:45that we aren't the chumps that we acted like this week, maybe.
45:53Ricky kindly put his hand up to go down to Aldi
45:57and collect some food for the barbie.
46:00Steak, chicken, snags, done.
46:04Now I just need some bread.
46:06There's no better way to climb yourself out of chumpville.
46:09Not promoted.
46:10Than to cook a champ barbecue.
46:12Mate, we've got two full chooks on.
46:15Yeah, and I've got some steaks for some steak sandwich.
46:18We like to over-cater.
46:20I love it.
46:21That's what the chumps do.
46:22Suck at bathrooms, but we cook a good barbie.
46:25What would the definition of a chump be?
46:27A chump is like, you know,
46:29isn't chump what you throw into the ocean for sharks or something?
46:33Like chump?
46:34A little chump is like, you know,
46:36when you all go to a fair and there's the clown
46:38who doesn't want to be a clown but is forced to be.
46:41What fair are you going to?
46:43Like the old medieval days.
46:45Um, I thought chump was rump.
46:47They might not know what it means,
46:49but all our teams are keen for a feed.
46:51Guys, are we hungry?
46:52We are starving.
46:54Well, all except one.
46:58I did not make the chumps barbecue, no.
47:01Nor did I.
47:04And in honour of the first official chumps barbecue of season 20,
47:08Duncan has cracked down an old souvenir for the boys.
47:11I took great pride in standing side by side.
47:13Duncan, where are the jackets?
47:15Yeah, there he goes.
47:19They must have had smaller contestants.
47:21Yeah, I think they did.
47:23I must say, I love Ricky and Hayden's barbecues.
47:27They can be a chump any time they want.
47:33Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome Scott Peekertz.
47:36Hello.
47:37Wow.
47:38How are you?
47:40And have a look at the food that's already coming out.
47:42There's so much more to come,
47:43and you've got to go and get cooking, have you?
47:45I've got to get the next course ready.
47:47Right, have you got some snacks?
47:48And then I've got a surprise for you.
47:50The steak was...
47:54Oh, God, the steak, honestly.
47:56I ate it and it was one of the best meals I've had.
47:58It was delicious.
48:00This is absolutely outstanding.
48:03I can't wait to go back there.
48:10Oh, my God.
48:16All right, Scotty, we've got your next course here.
48:18Yes, thank you.
48:19Yeah, bon appétit.
48:21Oh!
48:23$10,000 from Ford.
48:25It looks like you're paying for dinner.
48:27As well as taking home the 10 grand cash,
48:30Courtney and Grant also get the advantage
48:32of scoring some invaluable advice from Elisa and Lysandra.
48:36I think, first and foremost,
48:37the one thing Elisa and I always did really well
48:40was getting the layout right.
48:42That is number one.
48:43If it's a functional space, people will buy it.
48:45If they can't envisage themselves in that space,
48:48they're not going to buy it.
48:49Probably the next piece of advice,
48:52every single time you deliver a room,
48:55think outside the square.
48:57Think about how can you push it to the next level.
49:01Yeah, yeah, yeah.
49:02So there's, like, extra things that would be, like, OK.
49:05Wow factor.
49:06The wow factor.
49:07That was really good advice.
49:08Yeah, meeting with the girls was probably, like,
49:10the biggest blessing.
49:11Congratulations.
49:12Cheers.
49:13Cheers, guys.
49:14Thanks for having us.
49:15Good luck for the rest of the competition.
49:16Winners are grinners.
49:18Your beauty.
49:19Another free meal for me, too.
49:23Tomorrow night.
49:24I'm wondering if I could change the colour.
49:27No.
49:28Guest bedroom week continues.
49:29Are you going to show me the curve?
49:31So we're doing a bulkhead curve that comes out off the wall.
49:34We think we will do enough to win this week, hopefully.
49:36Sleeping beauty awakes.
49:38What are we doing with the room?
49:40You're not very enthused about it, that's for sure.
49:42I'm not enthused.
49:43I was never planning kids.
49:46Also, Jessie and Paige face shopping struggles.
49:49I don't think we're going to have a completed room.
49:52I'm after the Amy bedside table.
49:54I can't go home without it.
49:55No, we'll be fine.
49:56So the three main things that you build a room around,
49:59we can't get.
50:00When there's two of us, if I need a shootout,
50:03That's okay.
50:04You can shoot out, but what are you going to buy?
50:07And Grant puts his builders in the firing line.
50:10You know what?
50:11Don't come back on Thursday.
50:12I don't need you.
50:14I'm not having you on site.
50:15You're a snake.
50:17We don't have a backup plan.
50:18We don't have a builder.
50:20I'll figure that part out.
50:21I just feel really bad.
50:23I didn't want it to come to that point.
50:25Neither did I.