The Block AU S20 Episode 43 - Backyard Week
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00:00Previously, the Blockheads started tackling the biggest space this season.
00:05Managed chaos.
00:06I've never seen so many trucks, so many guys, so many pieces of machinery and equipment
00:11operating in the one place.
00:13Yep, the landscapers have arrived, and our team's big backyards have some big budgets.
00:19We have $89,000.
00:21$95,000.
00:22$105,000.
00:23And tensions are running high.
00:27You guys were all there.
00:29You can't say nobody else.
00:30I said, what do you guys do?
00:32It was a conversation that I just didn't want to be a part of anymore.
00:35Don't need to deal with wires, my God.
00:38While Maddie was driven to a private cry, House 5's landscaper has very publicly put
00:44a lot of noses out of joint.
00:46It's a block.
00:47We've got to do it.
00:48I just need to get this machine gone.
00:49You've seen there's a few things, some obstacles.
00:50Just the machine.
00:51Don't be obtuse.
00:52It's not all about you.
00:53Dean, I'm doing one.
00:54Block it in.
00:55Block it in.
00:56Gary says to do it.
00:57I understand, but you've got to understand, five houses.
01:03But one house is getting left behind.
01:05They've turned around the delivery for the timber, for the steel, for everything that
01:10we ordered from Minotown.
01:11Because of the congestion in the driveway.
01:13Deliveries affect us at the back of the block at the moment.
01:16Nothing's getting through.
01:17Tonight, Shelley and I pay a visit to the backyards.
01:20Hello.
01:21How are we?
01:22Isn't it nice to be outside?
01:23There's some cash up for grabs.
01:25Whoever gets closest to their depreciation amount wins how much?
01:31$7,895.10.
01:32Wow.
01:33Woo.
01:34And things continue to fall apart for Carly and Brad.
01:35Brad, you've got the wrong mix here, mate.
01:36You need core fill.
01:37Now, that is a disaster.
01:39Morning, all.
02:02Morning all. Come on around. Listen up. Be mindful. Stay off the new driveways. Share
02:13space. Stay safe. Be nice to each other. Enjoy the day.
02:17It's been a tumultuous week so far for Maddie and Charlotte, but as they approach the midpoint
02:22of landscaping their 448 square metre backyard, they are starting to pick up the pieces.
02:28Charlotte, where's the backyard at?
02:29May we sweep it first?
02:30Yeah.
02:31Um...
02:34We had a slab poured yesterday. We...
02:38I'm hoping...
02:39Oh!
02:40Sorry.
02:43We're obviously, hopefully, making our barbecue today. A barbecue kitchen.
02:48While the girls hope to get their barbecue cooking, over at house three, how are things
02:53looking for Ricky and Hayden, who have been tasked with landscaping the second largest
02:58backyard at 488 square metres.
03:01A little bit daunting, but nothing the boys can't handle.
03:04How are you going?
03:06Good.
03:07Tell us about your landscaping team. Who are they and how did you get onto them?
03:11R&H Landscaping. They're my officers. We're going to give them a chance. I heard they're
03:15guns at life though.
03:16There's still no fence up.
03:17Oh, there won't be a fence up for two days.
03:20No, don't say that.
03:21No, seriously.
03:23We've got a fence up on the modular wall between Brad and Kylie's house and our house. We've
03:27got graphic going up, but the wall's not up yet. So, we've got a plan for the Curcio
03:32brothers to tile to cement sheet and do it in pieces.
03:37We tile a section...
03:39That's it.
03:40...there and there.
03:41That's it.
03:42And then we'll just put something through.
03:44While Ricky and Hayden are taking charge of their own landscaping duties, things couldn't
03:48be more different for House 5, who are tackling this week's biggest backyard, a 552 square
03:54metre behemoth.
03:55Good morning.
03:56Hi, Christian.
03:57Good morning. In terms of being in charge, Troy is definitely 100% in charge. He's almost
04:03taken the contested position from me and Mimi this week.
04:09I just need to dig a trench and dig six holes. That's all I need to do with the excavator
04:17today. Everything else, I can do by hand.
04:19Unfortunately, man, I'm tied up down here. I've got to get this done for them.
04:22No, I understand. So, what...
04:23You're miles in front of the rest of them. If you need it done a bit sooner, man, you
04:27gotta get it past management.
04:28No, I'm not going to... No, no, no. I'm not going to worry about that. All good.
04:32Troy likes to push things to the very limit, and I like that.
04:39We're going to have to probably have to dig this trench by hand through here to a leaf
04:43behind those rocks so we can at least then get all this steel in and start getting these
04:47garden beds in.
04:48You don't need to drill holes here, though.
04:50Yeah, I know, but the problem is I don't know if they're going to come back here with the
04:55machine.
04:56While Troy rages against the lack of machines, over at House 2, Grant is going through the
05:01correct channels to get the helping hands he needs to get the job done on his 403-square
05:07metre backyard.
05:08Not to start your day any earlier, we left the pizza oven in the back of that van because
05:12it was too late to get it out last night. We grabbed the Manitou to lift it off. Is
05:17that alright? It's 300 kilos.
05:19We're going to have to because we need to get our van out.
05:21So you could be there, didn't you?
05:23No, no, all good. We'll come down in a minute. I'll just get the Manitou out in a minute
05:27and I'll come and pick it up.
05:28By today, we've had most of our hardscapes achieved. We've got a bit of decking to go
05:33down still, but all in all, we're in a good position.
05:36So, what are your plans for today?
05:39I need to, I've got like 40,000 downlights in my garage that I haven't used that I need
05:44to return to Beacon to then get money to spend for the front yard because I'm broke.
05:49Speaking of broke, all the way down the other end of a congested block site, Brad is in
05:54a fragile state.
05:56In line with the patio would be good, or wherever you can f***ing fit them, mate.
06:02It's landscaping on Thursday. I don't really know how things are tracking.
06:09It's not my forte. I've sort of left the landscaping up to Brad.
06:15Brad seems stressed.
06:17I need that van gone.
06:19When they move the pizza oven, it'll move.
06:21Please is also nice.
06:23F*** now.
06:24Despite having the smallest backyard to landscape at 378 square metres, Brad is beginning to
06:29get overwhelmed by the task at hand.
06:32What have you got coming today?
06:34We've got soil, steppers, concrete, form ply.
06:37What else was there?
06:38I don't know, there's a couple other things.
06:40Yeah, you just need everything to run smoothly so you can get your stuff done.
06:44Yeah.
06:45Yeah, we've been treading water and we're really far behind.
06:48While Brad hopes for a caffeine-fuelled comeback,
06:53I've got walk-arounds today with Shell.
06:56She should be here any tick of the clock.
06:59Oh, here we go.
07:00What?
07:13There she is.
07:14She's got the artist's trailer on.
07:17Stop laughing.
07:18Look out, Frankie.
07:19Don't you laugh at me.
07:20Yeah.
07:21Tell you what.
07:22Shell.
07:23Hello.
07:24Hey, Frankie.
07:25You're like driving a prime mover.
07:28Not that bad.
07:29You must be very stressed.
07:30No, it handles beautifully.
07:32Yes.
07:33But I've got precious cargo on board.
07:34Of course, the Tradie Treat trailer.
07:35Hey, listen, we haven't got time to unload this because we've got lots to do.
07:39It's backyard week.
07:40Hey, Dunk.
07:41Mates, how are you, brother?
07:43G'day, Scotty.
07:44G'day.
07:45Can you hand out the Tim Tams and the Bickies from the Tradie Treat trailer?
07:49Why wouldn't I?
07:50Yes, okay.
07:51I'll leave you in charge of that.
07:52We've got to go.
07:53My job here is done.
07:54I can't promise there'll be any Bickies left.
07:55No, that's right.
07:56Give them out, mate.
07:57Give them to everyone.
07:58Okay.
07:59Yummy, yummy, the table you will sit.
08:02Oh, here we go.
08:03You look like a chicken crimpy.
08:05Scotch finger.
08:06What about the Tim Tams?
08:08Well, everyone loves the Tim Tams, eh?
08:11There you go, guys.
08:12Hey!
08:13Hello.
08:14Hi.
08:15What are you doing in there?
08:17We're cleaning.
08:18Oh, hallelujah.
08:19Yeah.
08:20We're cleaning.
08:21After your rousing last week, it's getting done.
08:23It is.
08:24Well, it needs to be done because next week we're going to have to have that room empty.
08:28You're going to have to have the entire house finished, cleaned, walk away, throw the keys,
08:33see you at auction.
08:34That's how it works next week.
08:35Exactly.
08:36So we're onto it now.
08:37How are you feeling about how it's going back here?
08:40We're coming along.
08:41We've had a few setbacks, a few people working on top of each other.
08:45So, girls, can you just run me through the backyard without us going there because it's
08:49way too big for us to get to all of it.
08:51Yes.
08:52So, starting at that end, we have basketball court.
08:54Yeah, we have a dream court.
08:55A dream court.
08:56Yes, we have a dream court.
08:57A spiral staircase.
08:58Plungy.
08:59A plungy.
09:00A door-facing deck.
09:01Yes, we have our big deck with a barbecue, dining table, sitting area, fire pit, and
09:08a pizza oven.
09:10Huge.
09:11It's huge.
09:12Yeah, it is pretty big.
09:14Who's your landscaping team?
09:16Rye Corps.
09:17Rye Corps.
09:18So we've got Corey and Ryan from Rye Corps.
09:19They did Eliza and Liberties last year.
09:21Right, okay, great.
09:22So they know what they're up to?
09:23Yeah.
09:24Yes, they know what they're up against.
09:25That's true.
09:26That's true.
09:27Apparently last year they only had two of them, so they've brought a slightly bigger
09:29team this time.
09:30Right, and you've given them a good budget?
09:32Well, yes, and they're probably spending it all here.
09:34Yeah, your budget's a little bit off.
09:37Yeah, it's not looking good, is it?
09:39$75,000, like, budgeted for landscaping front and back.
09:43And I knew that backyard would take majority of that.
09:49We might be able to throw a little bit into the mix, can't we?
09:52There's old Bradley Beer coming around.
09:53Yes, we've got an offering of some cash.
09:57Do you know what your depreciation schedule is?
09:59Do you know what that is?
10:00It's every nail, screw, bolt, sheet, door, fruit bowl, artwork, all on a schedule so
10:10the new buyer can have a look at that and go, oh, that's such and such, off my tax every
10:16year.
10:17That's pretty amazing, isn't it?
10:18If I decide to rent this house.
10:19So tomorrow, Brad Beer, who's a mate of ours from BMT.
10:23These properties have in the vicinity of $5 million spent each, and most of those are
10:30deductible, and over the life or 40 years of a lot of these things, most of that five-odd
10:37million dollars that's spent will get claimed as depreciation deductions.
10:41Pretty good.
10:43Yeah.
10:44So Brad's coming here and he will work out exactly.
10:47Down to the dollar.
10:48Down to the dollar.
10:49Down to the cent.
10:50Down to the cent.
10:51What has been spent on this house and the other house and the other house.
10:54Wow.
10:55And then you guys are going to do the same, and whoever gets closest to their depreciation
11:03amount wins how much?
11:05Oh, $7,895.10.
11:08Wow.
11:10Very precise.
11:11Which would be very handy.
11:12That would be very handy.
11:13I mean, we'd probably be able to finish front yard week.
11:15Yeah.
11:16But unless we win that, we will be laying some grass ourselves.
11:18I reckon you guys could be really, really good at this.
11:21Well, I don't know.
11:22I think this might be where your strength is.
11:24It came down to dollars and cents last year.
11:26We've done this quite a few times.
11:28How much time do we have to figure this out?
11:29Oh, about 24 hours.
11:30Oh, okay.
11:3124 hours.
11:32Tomorrow.
11:33That could be.
11:34Honestly, that would be fun.
11:35That could be fun.
11:36You're pulling it over out of.
11:37Off you go.
11:38Tonight, we're going to get this Excel spreadsheet out.
11:40Yes.
11:41Go back through every single invoice.
11:42I mean, you've got plenty of time on your hands.
11:44Yeah, like a day.
11:45Yeah.
11:46Amongst everything else.
11:47It's not like we're doing anything else anyway.
11:48Get to it.
11:49Enough time spent.
11:50There you go.
11:52Bye.
11:53Bye.
11:54Yikes.
11:55We really need that money because it was like $7,951.10 or something.
11:59Close.
12:00$7,895.10.
12:02Oh, dang it.
12:03Oh, well, close enough.
12:04That number.
12:05And yeah, we were like, we desperately need that money.
12:09Like, that could be the difference of us finishing our front yard.
12:21I just need you to tell me where this gate is.
12:31Shelley and I are making our way around the backyards.
12:33Next stop, house two.
12:36Stepping out onto their undercover dining and barbecue area,
12:39their backyard will consist of a pizza oven off to the left,
12:42which then leads down to their fire pit.
12:45At the opposite end of the yard,
12:47they'll have their pool, sun deck and secondary seating area.
12:51And we're meeting up here with Grant right here next to the fireplace.
12:55There's so many elements to these backyards, isn't there?
12:58It's a bit overwhelming.
13:00It was at the start, yeah.
13:02So much to spend in a big space.
13:04But no, we think, well, what Courtney and I wanted to do
13:07was create sort of rooms and sections
13:09where people can break out within the backyard.
13:11It's the same sort of idea as the house.
13:13There's a lot to spend and you're worried about your budget, aren't you?
13:15Very, very worried.
13:16Yes, you should be.
13:17I think we've actually been talking about landscape budget
13:19for a good ten weeks now.
13:21I reckon 20 years, Shelley.
13:23Yeah, probably.
13:24Every year, if you watch the show, you know, don't you?
13:26You do.
13:27There's no money for landscape.
13:28No.
13:29How much did you reckon you had?
13:30So we had about $80,000 with our win at the end of last week
13:36after our win on Sunday.
13:37That was with the Freedom money.
13:40We'll probably put about $50,000 into the backyard
13:44and we'll need $5,000 at least for the garage
13:47just to get that sheeted and do what we want to do in there
13:50and then probably have $25,000 for the front yard.
13:53So what's going in through this section?
13:55So, yeah, we've got basically behind this area
13:57we've got the secluded master bedroom.
13:59That's the travertine.
14:00Travertine, beautiful.
14:01Yeah, all that.
14:02We've got the deck.
14:03We wanted a dedicated turf area for the kids,
14:06so this will be the turf area that sort of flows
14:08in front of the deck there.
14:09Yes.
14:10We wanted to frame this side of the yard,
14:11so I've got the cypress pine arbors in 115 by 115,
14:15so four of them will come through here.
14:17They'll lead you through to get to the pool.
14:19We've got 300...
14:20There's all that work to do there
14:22with the cypress pine coming in as well.
14:24Yep, yep.
14:25And then you've got to put all this deck down.
14:26Got to put this deck down.
14:27We've got those 360 lineal metres here
14:29that we need to put down.
14:31Plants will run through here.
14:33Yes.
14:34And then we will have our outdoor kitchen
14:37running along there.
14:38So that's all built in.
14:39All Barbie and sink and fridge.
14:41Matching cabinetry to the kitchen.
14:42Sinks there.
14:43Yep.
14:44We've got our pizza oven going on the back of here.
14:46Oh, my goodness me.
14:48Can I just say that the craftsmanship of that seat
14:51is absolutely incredible.
14:54You're good on all your hard surfaces,
14:56but is your bride taking care of furnishings?
14:59Is that where she is now?
15:00Yes, she's over at Freedom,
15:02spending all the Freedom dollars they gave us last week.
15:04Yes.
15:05So, yeah, we've got a fair bit of furniture coming.
15:07Oh, you've got the outdoor furniture coming,
15:08all that sort of thing.
15:09She's picking all that up now.
15:10She's picking all that up.
15:11Then she's going to come back and start digging holes.
15:12She'll start screwing deck, digging holes,
15:14painting fences, mate.
15:15Of course she will.
15:16Yeah, of course.
15:17The wind last week must have been wonderful,
15:18a bit of a getaway.
15:19It was.
15:20A chance to break free.
15:21What a dinner.
15:22It was an incredible dinner.
15:23Nice to have a penguin under your wing too,
15:24basically, isn't it?
15:25Lucky.
15:26Happy days.
15:27If you get this finished,
15:28you'll be coming for tea with me again, I reckon.
15:30There you go.
15:31I really hope so.
15:32Scotty says he's always,
15:34I don't know whether he's just saying it,
15:35but he says he's always a fan of what we produce
15:37and it could be absolutely pulling my leg,
15:40and it could be terrible,
15:42but he says it every week.
15:43He doesn't seem like the man that lies.
15:45No.
15:46It's time to start believing in you.
15:50Rikki and Hayden's large wraparound lawn
15:52is the hero of their backyard
15:54and will provide ample space for kids to play all sports,
15:57as well as leaving room for their large swing set.
16:00At the far end,
16:01they'll have their large plunge pool and deck area.
16:04It's a big project,
16:05so it's high time Shelley and I
16:07met the ambitious landscaping team behind this backyard.
16:12Hello, boys.
16:13Hey, how you going?
16:14Oh, good day, mate.
16:15Rikki and Hayden from R&H Landscaping.
16:17Nice to meet you.
16:18Great to have you on the block.
16:19First time around.
16:20Nice to see you.
16:21So what have you got planned for the boys' backyard?
16:23Look, we've got big plans.
16:25They gave you a healthy budget, obviously.
16:27They did.
16:28I've heard, boys, be careful.
16:30I've heard they're bad players.
16:32No, they're ripping blokes, actually.
16:34Really handsome and really intelligent.
16:36Yeah, they are.
16:38We've got big plans for them.
16:39We've got nice decking space around the pool.
16:42What we're doing is,
16:43because this is going to be a family holiday home,
16:45we're thinking grass is king.
16:47So the most amount of square metres of turf
16:50that we can put down for kids to be playing on,
16:52backyard cricket, kicking soccer balls,
16:54we reckon that's going to be the key.
16:56So is all of that their grass?
16:58We've got 200 square metres of turf that we're laying.
17:00God, it just keeps going.
17:02Doesn't it?
17:03That's why you have 200 squares of turf.
17:05But that's amazing.
17:06Look at all that beautiful sun coming in this side.
17:08That's awesome.
17:09Boys, there's always money on offer, as you know.
17:11Yes.
17:12Tomorrow, Brad Beer from BMT is coming here
17:14as our depreciation schedule expert.
17:17Do you know what that is?
17:18Absolutely no idea.
17:20Basically...
17:25OK.
17:26So you've just got to get as close to Brad's figure
17:29than anyone else.
17:30OK.
17:31Can we have Brad's phone number?
17:33No.
17:34OK.
17:36All right, fellas, we've got a few other houses to see.
17:38Enjoy.
17:39Thanks so much.
17:40Hey, boys, good luck with your DIY minor.
17:4210 do it right the first time job.
17:44There's money involved.
17:45Let us know when you want to come down for a swing, mate.
17:47How do you do?
17:49This year, each team gets five grand
17:51to spend on a DIY project at Mitre 10.
17:54And if they do it right the first time,
17:56they take home another five grand cash.
18:00Get some 200 by 200 spotted gum sleepers
18:03and do a custom swing set,
18:04which will not only look really cool,
18:06but it'll add that sense of fun
18:08for the fun factory in the backyard.
18:10I'm really excited because it's going to be big
18:12and it's going to be fun.
18:13You're going to need some rather big bolts
18:15to go through.
18:16Cool.
18:17So we've got a couple of posts atop
18:18so that we can actually make it sturdy
18:20and sturdy with these bolts.
18:21Beautiful.
18:22We're going to need some decent chain as well.
18:23We'll get you set up with a seat.
18:25And then it's a matter of just putting the whole thing together.
18:28Let us know when you want to come down for a swing, mate.
18:30You know, when you're swinging,
18:31you've got to do it right the first time.
18:41Which contestants do you think
18:43are creating a winning space this week?
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19:04Back at the Block,
19:05I'm with Shelley checking out the progress in the backyard.
19:08Next up is House 4.
19:11Shirley and Brad have the smallest backyard space to work with
19:14at 378 square metres.
19:17The hero of their backyard is their plungy pool
19:20with stone lookalike tiles,
19:22timber boardwalk and large stone pavers.
19:25Behind this will be a fire pit aerial
19:28with a curved stone bench seat
19:30as well as a narrow yard leading around to the side of the property
19:34where they'll have a private entrance to the communal tennis court.
19:38Hello.
19:39Isn't it nice to be outside?
19:41Yeah, it is.
19:42On a day like today.
19:43As you said, Shelley, it's warm, isn't it?
19:45It's beautiful.
19:46It's stinking hot.
19:47Get some water in there so we can have a swim.
19:49Yeah, that's it.
19:50No fence yet, mate.
19:51No swimming.
19:52No, OK.
19:53Thank you, Dad.
19:54Yes.
19:55So this is an interesting tile here.
19:57It's camouflaged, sort of black camouflage.
19:59Sure.
20:00I don't know.
20:01I'm surprised you saw the pool if it's camouflaged.
20:03I'm saying it's going to be nice and warm in there.
20:05It will be.
20:06Being a black pool,
20:07it's going to be like a spa bath.
20:09It'll be beautiful and warm.
20:10I think a black pool down here is a great idea.
20:12Yeah.
20:13Are you planting out around?
20:15Yeah, so we're planting out around the side.
20:17Obviously, you're pretty close to the fence,
20:19so there's not going to be too much.
20:21I do love this idea,
20:22coming straight off your outdoor living onto your deck to your pool.
20:25I think that's a really nice layout too.
20:27And then you've got it raised up the back there.
20:29Yeah, so we've got a bit of a landing for some daybeds and that.
20:33Chairs.
20:34Right.
20:35Nice.
20:36I love that area out the back there.
20:38Now, you've got your private entrance to the tennis court shell approved.
20:42Oh, it came through. Great.
20:43Yes.
20:44Okay.
20:45Now, past body court with flying colours.
20:46Does anyone have anything they want to vote on?
20:49Is anyone opposed to us putting a gate into the tennis court?
20:53I have no problem with it.
20:55Anyone else?
20:57Bill.
20:58Awesome, guys.
20:59Excellent.
21:00And, you know, when you first arrived here,
21:01you didn't like the fact that you were next to the tennis court.
21:03No.
21:04It's a private entrance through a door pathway straight into the court.
21:08Yeah.
21:09Not bad.
21:10Tennis loving family who loves black.
21:14It's a very niche market, isn't it?
21:16It's getting smaller.
21:17You love tennis, you love black.
21:20Are you aiming at someone who likes black who doesn't play tennis?
21:22No.
21:24You don't have to love black to like this house.
21:26My whole house isn't black.
21:28There's just little bits.
21:30How the body corporate's going to run the booking of the court.
21:32I was thinking that.
21:33Yeah, if you just look out the gate and you go, no one's on it,
21:35you guys are straight out there.
21:36So you've got majority usage, really.
21:38Maybe we'll just lock it all up and ours will be the only one.
21:40No, you won't.
21:41Yeah, true that.
21:42You're leaving in two weeks.
21:44Not wrong.
21:45Two weeks.
21:47A lot to do in two weeks.
21:49Isn't there just?
21:50Yeah.
21:51There is so much left to do and just even the tidy up and the cleaning
21:54and those extra painting and all the little defects,
21:56that's all got to be done as well, isn't it?
21:58Yeah, look, 100%, but I guess we can't take our eye off
22:00what we're meant to be doing this week either.
22:02So you wouldn't want to sacrifice this for something inside
22:05that's already been judged either.
22:07So that is in our mind, but I think front yard week is going to be
22:10a bit more of a week to navigate that.
22:12That's for sure.
22:13Yeah, sure.
22:14Well, good luck.
22:15There's lots to do.
22:16Lots to do.
22:17And lots of planting.
22:18Yeah, but in this beautiful sunshine.
22:20Make hay while the sun shines, my friends.
22:22Woo-hoo.
22:23We're off to the next house.
22:24See you later.
22:25See you later.
22:26See you, see you.
22:27Bye, Shelley.
22:29How are you guys feeling generally?
22:32Generally, I'm pretty stressed out.
22:38Before Shelley and I make our way over to House 5,
22:41we're catching up with the block's architect, Julian Brenchley,
22:44to discuss some of the products we've been using this season.
22:47Well, this is a James Hardy linear board.
22:50Right.
22:51And it's gone up so fast.
22:53It has.
22:54And, Julian, it doesn't rot, doesn't warp, doesn't twist.
22:57It's all straight.
22:58So you love it.
22:59I love it.
23:00True, doesn't rot.
23:01It's going to last 100 years.
23:03Once the painting's on the pre-primed boards...
23:05Well, that's what I love about it.
23:07..you don't have to touch it.
23:08Pre-primed.
23:09So half your job's done.
23:10Look, it's a gift.
23:11You don't have to come to your holiday house and go,
23:13oh, God, I've got to paint it again.
23:15I'm going to spend the whole Christmas holiday.
23:17No, no, this is done.
23:18This is like a set and forget kind of concept, right?
23:20Yeah, fantastic.
23:21So, look, we've really kicked it out of the park.
23:23Good on you, James Hardy.
23:24Yeah, thanks, James.
23:25Good on you.
23:26But it's been an amazing ride.
23:27That was our out, mate, for sure.
23:29OK, I'm out.
23:40Great.
23:41Oh.
23:42What's going on?
23:44What are the rules around the digging holes, mate?
23:46You've got to mark everything out
23:48and get approval before you start digging.
23:51Troy's gone and got an auger in there,
23:54and now he's just drilling.
23:56Yeah, there has to be processes,
23:58otherwise, you know, there's live power,
24:00there's live sewer through these joints,
24:02the water, everything.
24:03If we start hitting that, we're in trouble.
24:05We can shut the whole site down.
24:07Like, it's not the Troy Lovett Show, is it?
24:10But it seems like it is.
24:11Everything's about Troy at the moment.
24:22Hey, Simmo, drama in House 5?
24:26There's always drama in House 5 this week.
24:28Why?
24:29There's a common factor?
24:30Yeah.
24:31Troy Lovett.
24:34What's he breaking rules now?
24:35He's just running his own show in there,
24:37not asking questions.
24:38I heard that you had a bit of a shouting match with him.
24:40He's fighting back, is he?
24:41I've had a few shouting matches with him this week.
24:43Mate, well, are we penalising him?
24:47I think I need to penalise him.
24:48Yeah, we should.
24:49Yeah, I think...
24:50I don't trust him, so at 6 o'clock,
24:51when tools are down...
24:52He's out.
24:53He's out.
24:54All right, I'm going to go and check with him now, mate.
24:55Thank you, mate.
24:56Good on you, brother.
24:57Calm down, Simmo.
24:58Bloody hell.
25:12It's backyard week, and with only three days to reveal,
25:15the block site is as busy as it's going to get,
25:18with loads of deliveries and trades everywhere.
25:21Now, that doesn't mean Christian,
25:23and in particular his landscaper Troy,
25:26are free to do what they want.
25:28Nato and Ashton are going to be grouting.
25:32And Simmo isn't loving it.
25:34I'm sick of the Troy Lovett show, mate.
25:36The rules around digging holes,
25:37are you meant to get them approved before you start digging?
25:40Sure, we can dig trenches for footings and...
25:42like that, sure, no problem.
25:44The arborist has already told him off for drilling up there.
25:47I'm sure it is the block,
25:48but it feels like the Troy Lovett show at the moment.
25:54Christian.
25:56Scotty, Shelley.
25:57Hi, Christian, how are you?
25:59Hi, Scotty.
26:00What are you causing trouble for, Troy?
26:02Scotty and Shelley came around to see our backyard,
26:07and the first thing Scotty did was sort of have a little go at Troy.
26:12I've already spoken to Simmo, and just do what you're here to do.
26:15No problem. Thank you. No worries.
26:18Christian, how are you going?
26:19Hey, Scotty. Hey, Shelley. How are we?
26:21Where's Mimi?
26:22Mimi's out shopping again.
26:25Get her here digging some holes, mate.
26:27Yeah, I know. She'll be on the tours tomorrow.
26:29Mimi and Christian are dealing with the biggest backyard space.
26:32Their design includes a pool and surrounding timber deck
26:36next to an outside barbecue area,
26:38complete with a drink spa in the shape of a boat.
26:41Then as we head around to the other side of the house,
26:44there will be a half-sized basketball court
26:46next to a fire pit and seating area.
26:49What did your landscape budget end up being?
26:51The landscape budget ended up being $80,000 cash
26:54with the $15,000 as well from High Pages.
26:57So the High Pages is for front yard week.
26:59That's why we're throwing a little bit more money
27:01into the backyard this week.
27:03We're sort of going for the win as well
27:05to try and, you know, boost up the funds,
27:07cos, I mean, if we can achieve everything
27:09that we've got planned for this week, it'll be awesome.
27:11Kate, you've employed Troy.
27:14Keep the reins in.
27:15Yes.
27:16This is up to you.
27:17Yeah, 100%.
27:18So you're at fault here as well.
27:19Yep.
27:20This is your house.
27:21You're the one taking it to auction.
27:22You're in charge.
27:23OK?
27:24They might not know what they're doing,
27:25but you're in charge.
27:26OK.
27:27OK?
27:28So, based on that,
27:30this site is shutting at 6 o'clock tonight.
27:326 o'clock?
27:336 o'clock tonight.
27:34Everybody else is going to keep working.
27:36This site shuts at 6 o'clock.
27:38You can stay.
27:39Why is that?
27:40There's no-one else.
27:41Surely you know why you're getting shut at 6.
27:43There's just stuff going on here, unsupervised,
27:45that we can't accept.
27:46Yeah, I think...
27:47So, therefore, if we leave,
27:48then who knows what happens then.
27:50So, that's why.
27:52OK, I understand that,
27:53but the thing with the drilling the hole
27:55that Simo got upset about,
27:56they already knew where the services were
27:58before they drilled the hole.
27:59Did you check?
28:00You've always got to check before you dig.
28:02That's just...
28:03That is an Australian rule.
28:04No, no, no.
28:05That is an Australian rule.
28:07We're not arguing about this.
28:086 o'clock.
28:09OK.
28:10Let's go.
28:20Scotty just said that we're shut down at 6 o'clock.
28:23No work after 6 today.
28:25Everybody?
28:26No, just us.
28:27I tried arguing with Scotty.
28:28He goes,
28:29No, I don't want to hear it.
28:30I've got no idea.
28:32I've got no idea.
28:33Is that going to be a big setback?
28:35No, it doesn't matter.
28:36It doesn't matter.
28:37It is what it is.
28:38It is what it is.
28:39We're just...
28:43I'm flat.
28:44Flat, you know?
28:45Like, I'm a glass half full person,
28:46and I still am.
28:47I still think 99% of the things that I've done
28:49all throughout this week has been right.
28:51So, everyone's flat, me included.
28:53So, we still need to push hard.
28:56So, I just got all the boys together,
28:57had a bit of a chat.
28:59We're not only going to leave two hours early,
29:01we're going to try and leave three or four hours early.
29:04We're just going to get this out.
29:05We're going to get back to our house,
29:07have a shower,
29:08go take the guys out for dinner,
29:09and start again tomorrow.
29:11So, even though it's two hours,
29:12let's make it four hours.
29:14Being right outside the 9 and 6 office,
29:16you literally cannot get away with anything.
29:19Anything that they see that...
29:22What do you want to get away with, Christian?
29:23Yeah, literally.
29:24I was just going to ask the same thing.
29:25No, well, I mean...
29:27Troy...
29:28I don't know.
29:29I feel like he gets picked on a little bit.
29:34I'll just get my bag.
29:36So, while it's an early mark for Troy,
29:38it's no such luck for Christian and the other contestants.
29:43As well as the massive landscaping work to be done,
29:46they should also be crunching the numbers
29:48to figure out the depreciation value
29:50of their properties for tomorrow's challenge.
29:54But it seems some people
29:55are taking the battle of the block wits
29:57a little more seriously than others.
30:04I don't know how many Jibrox screws are in this room.
30:07And the V-Luxes, how much are they worth?
30:10I don't know.
30:11So, yeah, I'm going to have to do some...
30:15It's going to take some work, actually.
30:17I'm going to...
30:18When I drive to Melbourne to do some returns
30:19to get some more money back,
30:20I'm going to ring all the suppliers that I know.
30:22I'm going to figure out, like,
30:24exactly how much money I've spent.
30:27Essentially, like, just try and figure it out.
30:30And I f***ing need the money,
30:31so I'm like, let me figure out.
30:33So I'm like, I'm on a mission.
30:36How are you going to do tomorrow's
30:37depreciation estimation challenge?
30:39I'm just going to throw a figure out there for the challenge.
30:42Like, you know, the screws are going to be, like,
30:44part of the depreciation schedule.
30:46And I'm like, holy s***,
30:47I don't know how many Jibrox screws are in my wall.
30:49I appreciate all the depreciation.
30:51Simple mathematics, simple science.
30:54It would be about $54,000.
30:58OK, maybe. Holy s***.
31:01Oh, thank you.
31:05Some sort of expert when it comes to
31:06calculating depreciation schedules.
31:09And I'm like, how the f*** are you going to,
31:11like, how do they know exactly?
31:12You know what I mean?
31:13I think I'm just going to take a wild guess.
31:18Holy s***.
31:20OK, stop the tape.
31:23Over the six weeks that Maddie's been on the block,
31:25I've never heard her swear once.
31:28Surely this isn't the challenge to break her.
31:32And I flippin' need the money.
31:34And I'm like, holy moly,
31:35I don't know how many Jibrox screws are in my wall.
31:39OK, amazing. Holy moly.
31:42And I'm like, how the heck are you going to,
31:43like, how do they know exactly?
31:48Holy moly.
31:50Phew, that's a relief.
31:59Whoa!
32:06It's a busy morning on the block,
32:07with backyard deliveries arriving thick and fast.
32:10Although, there's only one thing
32:12that would get our contestants to put their tools down.
32:15Cash. Hard-earned cash.
32:18Morning.
32:19I know you're busy, I know you're busy,
32:21but there's some cash on the line.
32:23Come on in.
32:24Hey, Scotty.
32:25I know you've been doing some very heavy,
32:27arithmetic overnight.
32:29And very difficult arithmetic,
32:31cos you want to get your hands on some of the prize money
32:34right here from my mate Brad from BMT.
32:37$7,895.
32:40And where's the ten cents, Brad?
32:42You promised me ten cents.
32:43Oh, oh, sorry.
32:44Hey, good boy, he's got it.
32:46Ten cents right there.
32:49$7,895 and ten cents?
32:52Would be very handy.
32:54Yeah, we need this win bad, cos...
32:56You need it.
32:57..the cash is dwindling away.
33:00Earlier this morning, Brad Beer from BMT
33:03inspected all five houses
33:05and calculated their depreciation schedule,
33:08which is valuable information for potential investors.
33:11Brad, what do we reckon, mate?
33:13I reckon that hopefully there's a bit of science
33:15and we've come up with some numbers
33:17and you get those construction costs worked out.
33:19OK, let's see where you landed.
33:22House one, you've got the pen over here.
33:24You write up your number there that you came with.
33:26Come on out, one of you. Right now?
33:28I think I accidentally made a boo-boo.
33:30That's all right, you just write your boo-boo up.
33:33It's a bit much.
33:35Oh, you'd be surprised.
33:37You should have done it backwards.
33:39Yeah. Oh, no.
33:43$5,329,591 and ten cents.
33:50It was way too big and... Yeah, whoops.
33:53House two. Go for it, Courtney.
33:56$2,553,772 and 25 cents.
34:01I added on the 25 cents cos I thought it just sounded good.
34:04Yeah.
34:06House three, let's see it.
34:08That is $4,195,800 and 22 cents.
34:12Sold. Beauty.
34:14LAUGHTER
34:16Four. Let's go.
34:18OK.
34:20$4,268,462 and no cents.
34:25I decided it was like picking the jelly beans in a jelly bean jar.
34:31Could be a downfall with no cents. No.
34:34LAUGHTER
34:36Amy? Much exact.
34:40Oh, I love that.
34:42That heart's not going to help you.
34:45$3,620,266 and 36 cents, plus a heart.
34:50OK. Now, Brad from BMT is going to put up his professional figures.
34:57Whoever's the closest wins $7,895 and ten cents.
35:01$7,895 and ten cents.
35:04I originally thought Donnie Walls came up with the number.
35:09House one, what have we got?
35:11We're doing it to the screws, counting how many screws are in our house.
35:14Ooh. We won't even bother reading that. You're two million off.
35:19If anyone wants to hire me, I could be your accountant.
35:22This is very close as well.
35:25It's between one and three. Four as well.
35:27We were so confident.
35:29We forgot to remind ourselves that we are actually terrible at every single challenge.
35:33OK, ladies and gentlemen, that one's way off.
35:36House three is about 850. That one's way off.
35:40So the winner's house four.
35:53We did it.
35:55How'd you do it?
35:56Jelly beans. Guess the jelly beans.
36:00I don't think Kylie and Brad spent a lot of time, which was probably really smart.
36:04Why we didn't do that, I don't know.
36:06Kylie and Brad, well done.
36:08Now, Brad, like the amount of money that's gone into these houses is quite incredible, isn't it?
36:13And talk about what that means for an investor.
36:16So when you look at that investment, what you actually pay to buy one of those
36:21versus the amount of depreciation, that ratio will be definitely the highest out of everything we've done.
36:25Fantastic. Everybody, big round of applause for Brad's PT.
36:30We probably put the least work in.
36:33The easiest challenge we've won.
36:36But while Kylie is all smiles for now, it doesn't take long for it to disappear.
36:42They definitely used the wrong sand.
36:45Look, someone's left this. It's already leeching.
36:49Who put the board up there?
36:51It's run along here.
36:52No, it's leeching.
36:53Yeah.
36:57This whole wall's just causing a bit of drama today.
37:00We're waiting on core fill.
37:02That's got to dry so we can put the spigots on to get the glass fence on.
37:06Now we've got leeching on the front of it.
37:08We're going to have to acid wash it, so...
37:12Brad's not loving this block wall right now.
37:15We're running out of days in the week,
37:17especially with the drama that we've been getting with deliveries.
37:20And things are about to get even worse.
37:23It's going to need to be wetter than that, mate.
37:25What mix is this?
37:28Nah.
37:29Why?
37:30Why is it not a 7mm mix?
37:33It's not a 7mm mix.
37:34Brad, you've got the wrong mix here, mate.
37:36It's not a 7mm mix.
37:37You need core fill.
37:39Yeah, block fill.
37:40Core fill.
37:41That's not core fill.
37:43This is someone else's.
37:45No, this is Brad House's.
37:47You've ordered the wrong stuff.
37:50Core fill mix can't have 20mm stone.
37:53It's got to be 7mm stone and it's got to be a bit wetter
37:56just so it can run all through the block work,
37:59go down and then there's no air pockets.
38:01This could create air pockets in there.
38:03That's why we need the right mix.
38:06Now, that is a disaster.
38:11It's not ideal.
38:12Should have been poured yesterday.
38:25It's Friday afternoon of backyard landscaping week
38:27and the block is chockers.
38:31Yeah, I'm tired.
38:33Very tired but it still looks amazing out there
38:35and we're going to get there.
38:40Jesus Christ.
38:41I don't even know where Mimi wants this.
38:45While Christian tries to offload Mimi's delivery...
38:48You ready?
38:53Oh, my God.
38:54..over at House 2,
38:55Grant is drilling down into what he needs to get done
38:58to finish their backyard in time.
39:00Basically, we want to be in a position
39:02where we're just planting plants tomorrow
39:04and laying turf and that's it,
39:06and maybe staining the deck if we've got time.
39:08That's about it.
39:09Good position to be in.
39:10I like it. I like it.
39:12Furniture's still to go in tomorrow, so it'll be good.
39:15It'll be good.
39:16Also looking good are House 1,
39:18who are in the middle of lowering their stairway from the heavens.
39:22So with our High Pages lever,
39:24we also got $5,000 to put towards a special item or object,
39:28which we decided obviously would be our spiral staircase.
39:33They are finally going in.
39:35Yeah, it was perfect.
39:37This isn't the first time we've seen
39:39a potentially game-changing spiral staircase installation on the show.
39:43The staircase is absolutely beautiful.
39:46Which won Tess and Luke the block?
39:48Our couple from Cairns, Tess and Luke,
39:51winners of the block 2019.
39:54And things are also falling into place for Ricky and Hayden.
39:59Oh, look at that.
40:02Oh, oh, it's the wrong colour.
40:09It is the fun factory down at House 3,
40:11so we've got to make sure we have the most amount of fun in this backyard.
40:14I don't know if anyone's doing a swing set or any sort of play equipment,
40:17but we're looking at a block first again, down at House 3.
40:21Well, boys.
40:23Scotty! Scotty!
40:25She's a fickle old isle in this with the weather, isn't it?
40:28Oh, it's beautiful, mate. We're loving it.
40:30How good is it?
40:31You might attend DIY Project, get the job done right the first time.
40:35Wow, you've done a great job, boys.
40:37Very hard to drill through, so I took a little bit to get it done.
40:40Pretty heavy to lift, too.
40:41Well, congratulations, you win yourself these hats.
40:43Beautiful. Beautiful.
40:44They're magnificent. Legend, mate.
40:46Work them on.
40:47Got my name on it and all.
40:48Riggi and Hayden, the Might of 10 DIY Project hat.
40:52Do you like those hats?
40:53Feel like an expert already.
40:55Well, maybe you might be able to make a better hat out of this.
40:59Now we're talking.
41:005,000 bucks.
41:01I'll take it.
41:02You can have it.
41:03Beautiful.
41:05That is mighty helpful, mate.
41:06Thank you very much.
41:07I like this.
41:08It looks great.
41:09It's got a little bit of colonial touch to the modern house.
41:12It's beautiful.
41:13She's strong, mate. She's sturdy.
41:14You can get all the kids on it.
41:15Congratulations on your hats.
41:16Thanks, Scotty.
41:17Good luck, mate.
41:18All right, bye.
41:19Thanks, Scotty.
41:20With the DIY project complete, Riggi and Hayden are hoping to swing it to win it.
41:24Hard at house 4, they're about to completely face plant.
41:31What's this I hear about you're not getting delivery of plants?
41:34Yeah, no plant delivery.
41:36How come?
41:37Well, apparently all the drivers and the nurseries are too busy.
41:41Too busy for the block.
41:42Too busy, yeah.
41:43Well, Clay had made calls to a few of his wholesale nurseries that he deals with.
41:49When we questioned him about where the plants were and what day they were being delivered,
41:54he said, oh, they're too busy and they can't be delivered.
41:56We'll just pick them up.
41:58I'd be ringing them up.
41:59Surely they could swindle something.
42:01Yeah.
42:02I would have thought.
42:03So then I started ringing these nurseries.
42:06And the first one that I rung, they said, oh, yeah, we've heard from Clay,
42:10but he actually hasn't put an order in.
42:12So I was like, right, well, we actually need the plants for tomorrow
42:17because we have to present our backyard on Sunday.
42:21And I need them.
42:22Can you deliver them to Phillip Island?
42:24And they kind of laughed at me.
42:31Yeah, so Collie's gone to pick up some plants.
42:35We were under the impression that all our plants were sorted
42:38and we didn't have to worry about it.
42:40I asked a couple of times, and Clay's trying really hard to stay on top of everything,
42:44and we thought it was all sorted.
42:46Are we good?
42:47Apparently that was not quite the case.
42:49That was a bit of a bombshell for us.
42:52Look, he's been working his hardest.
42:54There's no doubt about that.
42:55He's put in 100%, and he wants us to do well.
42:59It's just when we have to go and get things, it's not that easy.
43:04There's a lot of work to be done back there, that's for sure.
43:11Baby.
43:13Hey.
43:14How are you?
43:19Not that I've seen, no.
43:21****
43:22Yeah, what ****?
43:25Literally.
43:30Sunday night is the final push to reveal.
43:34But Collie and Brad fall even further behind.
43:37Everyone else's yards are developing and ours isn't.
43:40It's a pretty dire situation.
43:42A major problem is found in house one.
43:45Can't be revealed.
43:46What?
43:47Sorry, guys.
43:48The boys have put so much hard work in, and I can't afford this mistake.
43:53And the backyards are revealed to the judges.
43:55Oh, my God.
43:57What on earth?
43:59But along with awe, there is also a total shocker.
44:03And what we're seeing is a really poorly planned, uninviting space.