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The Block AU S20 Episode 44 - Backyard Reveal

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00:00:00Previously, our blockheads kicked off backyard week.
00:00:04Managed chaos.
00:00:05I've never seen so many trucks, so many guys, so many pieces of machinery and equipment
00:00:11operating in the one place.
00:00:14One team failed to keep up.
00:00:16They've turned around the delivery for the timber, for the steel, for everything that
00:00:20we ordered from Minotown.
00:00:21Because of the congestion in the driveway.
00:00:23Deliveries affects us at the back of the block at the moment.
00:00:26Nothing's getting through.
00:00:27They faced one setback after another.
00:00:30What's this I hear about you're not getting delivery of plants?
00:00:34We were under the impression that all our plants were sorted.
00:00:37Clay's trying really hard to stay on top of everything.
00:00:39Apparently that was not quite the case.
00:00:41There's a lot of work to be done back there, that's for sure.
00:00:44Tonight, it's the final push to reveal, but Carly and Brad fall even further behind.
00:00:53Everyone else's yards are developing and ours isn't.
00:00:56It's a pretty dire situation.
00:00:57A major problem is found in house one.
00:01:00Can't be revealed.
00:01:01No, it's gotta go.
00:01:02What?
00:01:03Sorry guys.
00:01:04The boys have put so much hard work in and I can't afford this mistake.
00:01:08And the backyards are revealed to the judges.
00:01:11Oh my God.
00:01:14What on earth?
00:01:15With special guest and landscape guru, Dave Franklin, joining the lineup.
00:01:19As soon as you walk in, you're drawn to it.
00:01:21It does scream resort.
00:01:23No offence, but it's just landscaping.
00:01:26What we're seeing is a really poorly planned, uninviting space.
00:01:48Saturday on the block is crazy every week, but backyard week is just another story.
00:01:55There is so many people.
00:02:00You have people working on top of each other.
00:02:02The landscapers are running around, like trying to plant trees and there's heaps of them and
00:02:05we're trying to dig holes to help them.
00:02:08You have people coming in for the pool.
00:02:10You have the dream court going in.
00:02:12Yeah, there was just a million things happening.
00:02:17Baby, don't you...
00:02:20Matty and Charlotte's backyard stretches across 448 square metres in size.
00:02:25It will include a half-size basketball court and recreation area, as well as a spiral staircase
00:02:31to the mezzanine of their home.
00:02:33Around the corner will be their above-ground pool, a deck and an outdoor kitchen, as well
00:02:39as a dining and lounge area, a fire pit area with a pizza oven and a deck off the main
00:02:44suite.
00:02:46Oh, it is very frantic.
00:02:47We've got all our carpenters giving us a chop out here for the decking.
00:02:50Plenty of decking to go.
00:02:51We've also got a barbecue area going in, which is really pretty cool.
00:02:54We're going to be racy for this one, I think.
00:02:56We always want to do an outdoor kitchen, like fridge, a sink and a barbecue all in one.
00:03:01We're like, we'll do it ourselves.
00:03:04And then we're like, oh, we need to put a bench top on it.
00:03:07Madeline went to go and pick up stone from like an hour and a half away because we got
00:03:12decked on quoted and it was going to be six grand and we cannot afford that.
00:03:16Our budget is looking very tight.
00:03:18Front yard is going to be very minimalistic.
00:03:21So, yeah, not looking great.
00:03:24We have to win this week.
00:03:29Next door in house two is Courtney and Grant's 403 square metre backyard.
00:03:34It will feature a large deck off their living area with an undercover barbecue, dining and
00:03:39lounge space, as well as a pizza oven.
00:03:41There'll also be a fire pit area, a pool with sun deck and an additional seating area
00:03:47with an outdoor fireplace.
00:03:57Saturday morning, we're off and running.
00:04:00We've got our new plants all laid out in the ground.
00:04:02They're ready to be put in.
00:04:04The mulch is ready to be installed and the turf is waiting to be rolled out nice and fresh.
00:04:10Feeling really good.
00:04:11Feeling really good.
00:04:12We're in a good position.
00:04:13We looked around last night and we're very happy with what we've produced.
00:04:17We're in a good spot.
00:04:18So we're happy.
00:04:19Very happy.
00:04:20I'm happy.
00:04:21Believe it or not.
00:04:30Mate, this has come along nicely.
00:04:34Very chilled vibes over in house two.
00:04:36We're good.
00:04:37We're in a good spot.
00:04:38Very chilled vibes.
00:04:39Very chilled.
00:04:40Yeah.
00:04:41Very chilled.
00:04:42Dan thinks we're in a good position.
00:04:43I think, yeah, we're looking good.
00:04:45It feels nice and calming.
00:04:47Yeah.
00:04:48I feel like we're in a good spot.
00:04:50We've still got a bit to do tonight, but it's doable.
00:04:54So with house two in such a good spot, they're the first to get their pool filled with one
00:05:01final step to go.
00:05:02Miles, how are you, mate?
00:05:04Yeah, good.
00:05:05How are you doing?
00:05:07Pouring in some of these revived minerals by Purite.
00:05:09And that's, I guess, instead of doing chlorine, this is a lot healthier.
00:05:12Yeah, yeah.
00:05:13So gone are the days of the red ice.
00:05:15These actually help you maintain the balance in the pool.
00:05:18They're actually good for your skin and hair.
00:05:20That's awesome, mate.
00:05:21All right.
00:05:22We'll leave you to it.
00:05:25Welcome to our garden.
00:05:26It's time to begin.
00:05:27I'm counting in.
00:05:28Five, six, seven, eight.
00:05:30The boys' backyard is a massive 488 square metres in size.
00:05:34It will feature their large wraparound lawn, a deck off their main bedroom, a large swing
00:05:39set, and their huge plunging pool and deck area, with a mosaic feature wall behind it.
00:05:45The boys are teddy landscaping, hammering away, getting the edging done.
00:05:49Turf's getting laid.
00:05:50Tons of pots to go in.
00:05:52Plenty of turf here, yeah, outdoor deck.
00:05:55Off the main bedroom, more turf.
00:05:57Cricket pitch turf.
00:05:58Yeah, we've got to finish off the turf, finish off this deck here, finish off the deck over
00:06:03the other side, and then furnish it.
00:06:06No landscaping, no problems.
00:06:08RNH, we got this.
00:06:09Five, six, seven, eight.
00:06:12Next door in house four, Carly and Brad have the smallest backyard at 378 square metres.
00:06:18Their space includes their stone cladded pool, a timber boardwalk and large stone pavers.
00:06:24They'll also have a fire pit area with their curved concrete bench, as well as a narrow
00:06:29yard leading around to the side of the property, where they'll have a lawn, plus a private
00:06:34entrance to the communal tennis court.
00:06:38What's happening with your landscaping?
00:06:48Next question.
00:06:51I don't know what's happening.
00:06:54Not much.
00:06:56There's a lot to do and everyone else's yard's developing and ours isn't.
00:07:01I'm concerned and it stresses Brad out, so...
00:07:07Where are we?
00:07:08Where are we at?
00:07:09What are we doing?
00:07:10We're going to try and get this as presentable as we can for you, mate.
00:07:13We're going to just do what we can.
00:07:17Yeah, it's a pretty dire situation.
00:07:20Yeah.
00:07:21We're significantly behind in the backyard.
00:07:24There's been huge amounts of construction going on there still.
00:07:27I know you're stressed out, mate, so am I, but come on, I want to get this done for you.
00:07:33Yeah, I know.
00:07:34My priorities are just to look after you as best I can and try and get you through as
00:07:37best I can, OK?
00:07:38There's always a way, if we just put our heads together and our minds to it and work together,
00:07:42we're going to get stuff done.
00:07:46Look, yeah, look, we're behind.
00:07:48Look, yeah, look, we're behind.
00:07:49There's no other way to describe it.
00:07:52We are a small team and we're working to a semi-limited budget, so we're doing the very
00:07:59best we can, but I'm not going to give up.
00:08:02I'm not going to give up on Brad and Kylie.
00:08:04We're just going to do our best to get it done, so...
00:08:06So we've got 890 kilos of steel edging we've got to put somewhere.
00:08:10Yeah.
00:08:11I'll tell you what, if you can just...
00:08:12I'll get Longy up here.
00:08:13If you can work with him on getting a spot, I'll get it in here.
00:08:16All right, do that.
00:08:17Let's get through today.
00:08:18Come on.
00:08:22Clay sort of said that, no, like, no matter what...
00:08:26He wanted to finish it.
00:08:27I'm backing you guys, like, I'm going to make sure that you have a garden to finish, like,
00:08:32I'm not leaving it like this, but definitely getting worried about running behind or even
00:08:38getting it done.
00:08:40Over in House 5, it's the biggest backyard on the block, coming in at 552 square metres.
00:08:46Christian and Mimi's yard features a pool, surrounded by a timber deck and a separate
00:08:51dining area, with a drinks bar.
00:08:53Then there'll be a curvy path leading to the other side of the house, where they're putting
00:08:58a basketball court, a fire pit and a seating area.
00:09:02Today, we need to finish our garden.
00:09:05Today, we need to finish off the garden lights.
00:09:08We've got lawn coming.
00:09:09We've got more soil.
00:09:11We've got mulching.
00:09:13Swimming pool needs to be grouted and clean and filled.
00:09:19We've got fences going in.
00:09:21We've got to clean.
00:09:23We've got to style.
00:09:25There's so much work to do.
00:09:27And where were you on Saturday, Mimi?
00:09:30And where were you on Saturday, Mimi?
00:09:35I had an event that I went to.
00:09:46He just tours and he just plays Disney and Nickelodeon music.
00:09:52And I was losing my mind.
00:09:55I'm trying.
00:10:00Who says you're not pretty?
00:10:02Who says you're not beautiful?
00:10:05Who says?
00:10:07But you raced back to the block.
00:10:08You were there for pre-start?
00:10:09I was not there for pre-start.
00:10:10I came at midday.
00:10:28Best night ever.
00:10:33Good afternoon.
00:10:35I told you to be home before midnight.
00:10:39It's not midnight.
00:10:41We're turning to a pumpkin.
00:10:43But at least you did something productive after.
00:10:50Mimi, Mimi!
00:10:51Mimi!
00:10:55Coming up, Dan and Simo uncover a huge problem in house one.
00:10:59Where'd you get this stuff from?
00:11:00It's banned product.
00:11:01It's no longer produced, manufactured, shipped in to Australia.
00:11:05So I don't even know how the girls got it here.
00:11:07If you present a room without a bench top, you've taken yourself out of the running to win.
00:11:22It's Saturday afternoon of Backyard Week,
00:11:24and our blockheads are busy tackling some of the largest spaces we've seen this season.
00:11:30And amongst the mayhem, the modular walls are going up.
00:11:33The divide.
00:11:35The divide of house three and four.
00:11:37And the pool cleaners are going in.
00:11:39What's up, mate?
00:11:40Dan.
00:11:44Is this the robot we're talking about?
00:11:45Yeah, this is the one.
00:11:46Mate, explain to me.
00:11:47Obviously, it cleans pools, but what's so special about it?
00:11:49It's got a double filtration system.
00:11:52It cleans the walls, the floors, and the tile line.
00:11:55Comes up all the way.
00:11:56That's pretty impressive.
00:11:57That's it.
00:11:58And it won't clean twice.
00:11:59It's got smart navigation in it.
00:12:00So it knows where it's going in the pool.
00:12:02Yep, that's right.
00:12:03Mate, that's amazing.
00:12:05Meanwhile, in house four, the finish line is still nowhere in sight.
00:12:09Absolute pigsty.
00:12:13We need to get this done.
00:12:15It's not going to get done.
00:12:16And even if we do, it's going to look like s***.
00:12:20It's not going to get done.
00:12:22And even if we do, it's going to look like s***.
00:12:25But there's one trade who's heard their struggles,
00:12:28and he's on his way to offer a hand.
00:12:30Clay.
00:12:31Yep.
00:12:32How are you?
00:12:33Good to see you.
00:12:34How are you, mate?
00:12:35Good, mate.
00:12:36How are you travelling?
00:12:37Miles behind where the other dogs, mate.
00:12:38Yeah, no, it's all right.
00:12:39What have you still got to do?
00:12:40Oh, look, we've got to mount the soil to come in.
00:12:41And I've got all my steel edging here ready to go.
00:12:43We've got the plants.
00:12:44Really, just three-quarters of this is lawn.
00:12:47Well, we've just got to finish off some lawn.
00:12:50I can come down and help you move some soil in here.
00:12:52Oh, really?
00:12:53Yeah, I'll give you a chop.
00:12:54Bloody hell, man.
00:12:55Well, just tell me what I can do in return.
00:12:56Yeah, so as soon as that soil comes here,
00:13:00just give us a call.
00:13:01We'll come down with half a dozen barrows.
00:13:02Bloody hell.
00:13:03Start burrowing it in for you.
00:13:04Serious?
00:13:05Yeah, absolutely.
00:13:06I don't even know what to say.
00:13:07Mate, we want everyone to finish.
00:13:08Yeah, yeah, yeah.
00:13:09It's full on, you know what I mean?
00:13:10Like, it kicks you in the guts, mate.
00:13:13They're a long, long, long way away.
00:13:15So, yeah, of course, if we can help, of course we're going to help.
00:13:19Being a new trade on the block is no joke.
00:13:23And to be a new trade in landscaping is...
00:13:28I can understand, like, it'd be so overwhelming
00:13:30because you have a plan, but things don't go to plan.
00:13:34And you're also trying to do, like, a month's job in one week.
00:13:39They're going to help us.
00:13:41We're going to come and help you.
00:13:42Yeah, we'll just come and help you move all your soil in
00:13:44and we'll get all your turf laid for you.
00:13:46Yeah, because he's miles off and he's flat as a tack.
00:13:51Your turf's here, so we'll get it in.
00:13:53If we can help out, you know, if it's an hour, two hours, three hours,
00:13:56we'll just come and get it done for you.
00:13:58Thanks, Troy.
00:13:59Thanks, Troy.
00:14:00Really appreciate it.
00:14:02Troy's heard the struggles with clay
00:14:05and we need to catch up from all of the little hiccups along the way, I guess.
00:14:11The Minutes Soilworks come and dropped off all our topsoil.
00:14:14What, him and four other boys were down there wheelbarrowing it in.
00:14:18Where do you want it?
00:14:19Just in the block, please.
00:14:21Thanks.
00:14:22Thanks, boys.
00:14:23Because he has done the block a few times now,
00:14:26he just got in there and was even just like to Clay,
00:14:28you're doing this, you're doing that, you're doing that.
00:14:31Brad and I were in there getting advice about what we need to be doing
00:14:34because we don't landscape.
00:14:36So all of us doing that, it was probably done in less than, like, two hours.
00:14:44It just kind of turned around.
00:14:46Excellent.
00:14:47Massive help.
00:14:51I'm going to let you finish off on the other rope.
00:14:53You've done amazing and full credit to you for today
00:14:57and how you've gone so far.
00:14:59No, all good, mate. Thank you.
00:15:01Massive effort by Troy from the other day.
00:15:04Like, he didn't have to do that.
00:15:08He could have just, you know, he's finished, he's got a good team.
00:15:11You know, he's got a big team.
00:15:12He could have just left it as it is,
00:15:14but just came down and gave us a massive chop out.
00:15:17And credit where credit's due.
00:15:19Good bloke.
00:15:20If anyone lives in the western suburbs,
00:15:22I'd definitely get him his dirty s*** together.
00:15:31I picked up these pieces of stone
00:15:33because we got a quote, like, at the beginning of the week,
00:15:37and it was, like, six grand.
00:15:40I had to, like, go searching,
00:15:42and I got a Caesar stone, like, outdoor stone thingy
00:15:47for, like, literally, like, one-fifth of the price.
00:15:50So, yeah, this should be fun.
00:15:53I assume that we need to secure the bottom
00:15:55before we secure the joint, you know?
00:15:58So we're in the process of installing it.
00:16:03And Dan and Simo came over.
00:16:06Oh, no. Here we go.
00:16:08And that's when I was like,
00:16:10oh, crap.
00:16:12They looked at the stone.
00:16:14What's wrong with it?
00:16:15I don't know.
00:16:16You're about to find out.
00:16:18It's just going in now.
00:16:21It's a major problem.
00:16:22What's the problem?
00:16:24Caesar stone.
00:16:25Where'd you get this stuff from?
00:16:26Um...
00:16:28It's banned product.
00:16:29Banned product.
00:16:31Really?
00:16:32It's a banned product.
00:16:33Yeah.
00:16:34Even though we haven't cut it on sight or anything?
00:16:36Yeah, it's still a banned product.
00:16:37Really? Is all stone banned?
00:16:39All Caesar stone's banned.
00:16:41Any product with silica in it has been banned
00:16:43with a high percentage,
00:16:44and this bench top has, like, 70% of it in there.
00:16:47So it's no longer produced, manufactured,
00:16:51shipped in to Australia.
00:16:53So I don't even know how the girls got it here, surprisingly.
00:16:56Well, it's the end of it. They got it cheap.
00:17:03So we're going to have to get rid of it.
00:17:04Can we, like, just leave it for the moment?
00:17:06What's that?
00:17:07Can we just leave it for the moment?
00:17:08No. Can't be a deal.
00:17:09No, it's got to go.
00:17:10Sorry, guys.
00:17:13Dang it.
00:17:15It's, like, 5.30 now on a Saturday,
00:17:18and we have no backup.
00:17:20Essentially, if you present a room without a bench top,
00:17:23you're taking yourself out of the running to win.
00:17:27Dang it.
00:17:28Have you got any spare tiles?
00:17:31Yeah.
00:17:32Curious you guys are just leaving,
00:17:34whether you want to twist their arm.
00:17:37Tile the car.
00:17:38Get some Skylon down and tile it.
00:17:39Yeah, and tile it.
00:17:41Can we give them a few more hours for tools?
00:17:44An hour or so?
00:17:45Yeah, I'll give you another hour or so.
00:17:46Yeah, OK. See you, brother.
00:17:47It was tools down at 5 o'clock.
00:17:48We're going to give them till 6, 6.30.
00:17:51Hopefully they can get it solved.
00:17:53I don't know.
00:17:56Hello?
00:17:57Hello, hello. It's Charlotte from house one of the block.
00:17:59How are you going?
00:18:00Good. How are you doing?
00:18:01Um, not so good. Are you still here?
00:18:03We're just driving out of the car park.
00:18:05Oh, do you want to do me?
00:18:07Well, we just put in our Caesarstone bench top
00:18:10and we got told that we're not allowed to put in Caesarstone.
00:18:14Now what?
00:18:15Now our only other option is to tile.
00:18:18OK.
00:18:19Would you?
00:18:20I'll just come back and have a look to see if there's something we can do.
00:18:23OK, amazing. Thanks so much.
00:18:25So hopefully we can come up with some sort of pattern with leftover tiles.
00:18:31Oh, it's all this.
00:18:35What's going in these openings?
00:18:37Barbecue and sink.
00:18:39Oh, wow.
00:18:43But the problem with tiling is that you need a substrate
00:18:46to obviously lay tiles on.
00:18:48And that's something we didn't have.
00:18:54I just don't have that material to do the substrate properly.
00:18:57That's my problem.
00:18:58We're going to spend money now doing it all,
00:19:00and then rip it all out and do it again.
00:19:03And time, like, what have we got, till seven?
00:19:05Yeah, to make noise.
00:19:08I don't think it's worth it.
00:19:10What are you going to do, have nothing to be for?
00:19:12Well, I'll just have to get it marked down
00:19:14and do it properly for the sale of the house.
00:19:17So my thing would be, first you can quickly cut ply on there
00:19:21and you can just drop the barbecue in there
00:19:23so it looks like what it is.
00:19:25Like unfinished, I know.
00:19:27Or you just leave it how it is.
00:19:29But there's no chance of winning then.
00:19:31So you're going to do all this for 10 grand,
00:19:33you're going to pay for these guys to help and everyone else.
00:19:36Or at least finish everything else, because Ryan's pushing it,
00:19:39so you get another two boys helping him.
00:19:41So I'm like, I'll be blunt, you're not going to do it.
00:19:43He's being honest, yeah, that's it.
00:19:45Seriously, you're going to waste your time, let's do it properly.
00:19:48This makes me so sad.
00:19:52The plan is to put V-groove down instead
00:19:55and paint it and just prepare everything else.
00:19:59Just keep going along, not waste too much time on it.
00:20:04It sucks because you just completely take yourself out of winning.
00:20:10And the boys have put so much hard work in
00:20:13and you want to do everyone proud.
00:20:16It just sucks.
00:20:18I can't afford this mistake.
00:20:20We're going to have to replace it anyway and I just can't afford it.
00:20:26I drove four hours today to get that
00:20:28and everyone else has put so much hard work in
00:20:31and just to not deliver something finished just sucks, you know?
00:20:35I'm just sad for everyone who's put so much work into this.
00:20:42Yeah.
00:20:56How was your night?
00:20:58Long and tiring and wet.
00:21:00Did you get any sleep at all?
00:21:02I got an hour, we both got an hour each, we tab-teamed.
00:21:05The stone was a disaster but we got a temporary feeling.
00:21:09For something that's not meant to be a bench top,
00:21:12I reckon it looks quite nice.
00:21:15Yeah.
00:21:25What have you got left to do this morning?
00:21:29Get everything out.
00:21:33How are you feeling this morning?
00:21:35Deflated.
00:21:36It's like our third or fourth space now in a row
00:21:39that we haven't completely finished.
00:21:41I'd like to be further along but we are where we are.
00:21:45Garden lighting's not done.
00:21:47I would have liked to have done a bit more with the sides of the deck.
00:21:51I didn't expect to do so much after such a big day.
00:21:58In my eyes, we've not even made it a quarter of the way.
00:22:13We pulled the pin around 2, 3 o'clock I think
00:22:15and got a few hours sleep and got up in the morning
00:22:18and finished everything off.
00:22:20What did you do?
00:22:21Planted the rest of the plants that we couldn't see.
00:22:24There was one plant had to go in.
00:22:28We'll win now, that's for sure.
00:22:31We're one tree short.
00:22:33We're happy with the space considering that we just landscaped,
00:22:38I don't know, 300 squares of area
00:22:41and we don't even own a shovel or a rake.
00:22:50Do you feel like you can't finish anything
00:22:52without having a little argument?
00:22:54Oh, for sure.
00:23:00Courtney, you take the plastic off after I gurney.
00:23:02I'm spraying mud and you pull them off.
00:23:05I asked you, I said I'm going to take them off.
00:23:11It wouldn't be a room reveal without arguing at least five times.
00:23:15Courtney, get the off the pavement.
00:23:18Shut up!
00:23:20I love her so much.
00:23:22Yes, we argue and she frustrates the absolute hell out of me.
00:23:26Give me a kiss.
00:23:33We mainly have to clean.
00:23:36I think we're just running on pure adrenaline.
00:23:50Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah!
00:24:07What's this?
00:24:10Oh!
00:24:13You don't want a brick at the bottom of your pool.
00:24:21We were still digging holes and mulching
00:24:25when it came to tools down.
00:24:32Tools down!
00:24:34Crazy!
00:24:39You did it.
00:24:41Give me a hug, you smelly little man.
00:24:50Oh, it's so cold!
00:24:52Oh, that's cold!
00:24:54It was actually like four degrees in here.
00:24:58Hey!
00:25:18Oh, g'day.
00:25:19Hey, Scotty.
00:25:20Hey, Frankie.
00:25:21Hello, hello.
00:25:22Everyone's quiet.
00:25:23How you going?
00:25:24Scotty.
00:25:25Scotty.
00:25:26Hello, hello.
00:25:27Scotty.
00:25:28Frankie!
00:25:29You tired?
00:25:30We're a bit sore, mate.
00:25:31You a bit quiet?
00:25:32Body's hurting.
00:25:33We're broken.
00:25:34Body's hurting?
00:25:35Body's hurting.
00:25:36I tell you what, I reckon you all delivered the best holiday home backyards ever.
00:25:39The best on Phillip Island, I reckon.
00:25:41Well done.
00:25:43This week, you will be judged out of 40
00:25:47because our resident landscaping expert, Dave Franklin,
00:25:50judged alongside our regular judging panel.
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00:26:01Thanks, boss.
00:26:02How are ya, dad?
00:26:05Tonight is your last chance for you to take home 10,000 bucks from Ford.
00:26:28And won't that be a bonus come your final landscaping week, front facade, because the
00:26:33team that wins front facade week is going to take home for their personal driving pleasure
00:26:38the Ford Mustang Mark E.
00:26:42You're right.
00:26:45That's right.
00:26:46So that means it's even more important to win tonight and put that money towards this.
00:26:52You ready to go?
00:26:54Yeah.
00:26:55Absolutely.
00:26:56Maddie and Charlotte.
00:26:58Oh, I'd say this week was a bit of a Debbie Downer, soz.
00:27:05House one is the third biggest backyard with 448 square meters.
00:27:10We pulled our High Pages lever.
00:27:12That was really scary.
00:27:17We need $10,000 from High Pages.
00:27:19Fantastic.
00:27:20We need all the hands on deck we can get.
00:27:22It was so great having High Pages helping us because I'm not sure we'd be able to do
00:27:26it without them.
00:27:30My personal style is more coastal, relaxed, a little bit rustic.
00:27:35That's nice.
00:27:36These are perfect and big.
00:27:38I want that one.
00:27:39You've got the yarn for it, definitely.
00:27:42All right, so we've got a range of decking boards here.
00:27:45We've obviously got our wider and narrow boards and a bunch of different species.
00:27:48We've got like your spotted gum, your blackbuck.
00:27:50My house is like super coastal and chill.
00:27:54I feel like lighter is my vibe.
00:27:56So with our High Pages lever, we also got $5,000 to put towards a special item or object,
00:28:04which we decided obviously would be our spiral staircase.
00:28:07They are finally going in.
00:28:09Yeah, it was perfect.
00:28:24I just love how like versatile the space is.
00:28:27Like I love that we have the kids zone.
00:28:29I love that we have the external access.
00:28:31I love that we have a pool area, pizza oven, a fire pit.
00:28:35It's not just like one big space, it's like just heaps of just like cool pockets.
00:28:42The first thing our judges noticed was the impressive size.
00:28:47Oh my God.
00:28:51Jeez, look how big this is.
00:28:54Massive, isn't it?
00:28:56It's huge.
00:28:57Dave.
00:28:58Welcome to Bay Garden Week.
00:28:59Native to Australian backyards.
00:29:01Oh, that's right.
00:29:02It's Dave Branglund.
00:29:03I don't know about that, but thanks for having me.
00:29:05Someone that can actually pronounce the plants that have been installed.
00:29:08Well, a couple of plants anyway.
00:29:10We'll see how I go today.
00:29:12The fact that they've already got all these existing paperbark trees,
00:29:16it just already provides a landscape for them.
00:29:19So we've got tea tree here, we've got willy-pilly, we've got the bletchins there.
00:29:23So we've got a very coastal palette of trees here and we have a lot of lawn as well.
00:29:27And we don't get to see this a lot on the block.
00:29:29This is a really heavy hitting, big swing of a backyard.
00:29:35It's week 11 on the block and Dave Franklin was seeing both speed and budget
00:29:41in the barbecue and surrounds.
00:29:43You had a bit of an issue at the bench top, didn't you?
00:29:46Yeah.
00:29:47Taste it. It's not doing like a barbecue. It's not quick.
00:29:50This is quick.
00:29:51But it looks good.
00:29:54I love how they've kept it really simple in their application here.
00:29:59They can just change it when it gets a bit rough because it's exterior panelling.
00:30:04Simplicity. It looks incredible.
00:30:06It ties in beautifully with the exterior of the building and it looks good.
00:30:11Marty Fox knows how to throw a party.
00:30:14And for him, what you've delivered is clearly an entertainer's dream.
00:30:19Having this element of being undercover makes it so useful.
00:30:24This is all afternoon sun.
00:30:27So in terms of the position on the block, being on this side of the resort
00:30:31means that in those afternoons when you're having those barbecues with family,
00:30:35you've got that beautiful light coming through.
00:30:37This is a real entertainer's dream, being on this side of the block.
00:30:41Look at this.
00:30:42Sonos here.
00:30:43I actually just saw another one under here.
00:30:45So, party house.
00:30:51As they moved out onto the lawn today,
00:30:53Shona liked the way the design of your zones throughout the garden
00:30:57utilises so many curves.
00:31:00We've got this beautiful rounded curve at the end of the deck.
00:31:03We've got a little curve around the pizza oven
00:31:06and we've got rounded stepping stones.
00:31:08We've got a curved seat and it undulates and goes round
00:31:11and it snakes in and out in the garden beds
00:31:13rather than being just a straight edge.
00:31:15Marty also could see a lot of thought had gone into the choice of plants too.
00:31:20They've created privacy through seeing how these plants will grow over time.
00:31:24So with that main wing at the back,
00:31:26having that row of ficus hillii to just create that natural fence.
00:31:30It's one tree that I know very well.
00:31:33Ficus hillii!
00:31:35Please get it right.
00:31:37It's lillypilly.
00:31:39It's a ficus, mate.
00:31:43I was so confident that that was a ficus hillii.
00:31:46Hey, not far off.
00:31:48Not far off.
00:31:49Just stick to real estate, mate.
00:31:51Anyway, that is so good for buyers
00:31:53because you're not creating segregation.
00:31:55You'll have these elements of privacy
00:31:57even though it's one big open space, which I really like.
00:32:00The judges then found yet another seating area off the main bedroom
00:32:05where you already set the scene for wine.
00:32:08Oh, my goodness. Can you imagine just sitting here?
00:32:12In your main bedroom suite.
00:32:14Big slab there.
00:32:15Yes, cup of tea in the morning.
00:32:17What an oasis. It's beautiful.
00:32:20Shona said the workmanship throughout this landscape
00:32:23is phenomenal for a week.
00:32:25We haven't even seen the pool.
00:32:27No.
00:32:28Like, come on.
00:32:29And the pool is all the way up there.
00:32:36Up under the pool deck.
00:32:38That stone is beautiful.
00:32:40Yeah.
00:32:41Darren thinks it's very well finished off.
00:32:43The timber matches that stone really beautifully.
00:32:47It's a nice big plunge pool.
00:32:49They've got a nice big daybed here.
00:32:51It's lovely up here.
00:32:52It's really quite lovely to be elevated
00:32:54with all the canopy of the treetops.
00:32:56This is the biggest play area.
00:32:58Can we have a look at that?
00:33:06You've got a basketball court.
00:33:08You're kidding me.
00:33:09This is insane.
00:33:11You've got a little socket.
00:33:13Oh, my gosh.
00:33:14Look at this.
00:33:16Then Marty found the spiral staircase.
00:33:19From a marketing perspective, as we've spoken about
00:33:22this being something that could be leased out
00:33:24independently of the house, I mean, this is insane.
00:33:28So, outdoor kitchen, outdoor lounge, fire pit area,
00:33:32main wing retreat and a kids' basketball court
00:33:35with a swimming pool.
00:33:37How do you actually do all that within one week
00:33:40to this standard?
00:33:42We were here last week.
00:33:43This was mud.
00:33:45Shana takes her hat off to you both
00:33:48and to your entire team.
00:33:50The girls came in halfway through.
00:33:52They've got this incredible build team
00:33:55and landscaping team.
00:33:56The way they must have all worked together
00:33:59to produce this is a machine.
00:34:03This is three backyards in one.
00:34:06Design, planning, finish, amenity,
00:34:10tick, tick, tick, tick, tick.
00:34:12That's it, Maddie and Charlotte.
00:34:17We feel good.
00:34:18We're very happy that we got such positive feedback.
00:34:22We're so happy for our landscaping team
00:34:24and our carpentry team.
00:34:26They smashed it this week.
00:34:27They did such a good job.
00:34:28We're just bummed that our stone didn't work.
00:34:38Okay, house two, Courtney and Graffie.
00:34:44This week was moist.
00:34:45This week was wet and wild.
00:34:51Yeah, I've loved landscape week.
00:34:52I've worked in landscaping for the last few years.
00:34:55I did it a lot when I was younger as well.
00:34:57Always enjoyed being out in the garden.
00:34:59House two has the second smallest backyard,
00:35:01coming in at 403 square metres.
00:35:04It's an entertainer's yard.
00:35:05It's really cool.
00:35:07The boys are just pouring the seat now.
00:35:09It's a bit of a risk
00:35:11because they're going to be forced to go outside at seven.
00:35:13So if the seat doesn't sort of set in time
00:35:16and they can't pull it off,
00:35:17we're not ******,
00:35:18but the seat won't be what we thought it was.
00:35:23Looks nice.
00:35:25I'm excited that you've chosen one of our ovens, Courtney.
00:35:28It's fantastic.
00:35:29This works perfectly with our house
00:35:31because we've got a lot of the curves.
00:35:33It's like a modern Mediterranean house.
00:35:35Beautiful.
00:35:36Yeah, I was like, we have to have it.
00:35:38We've got an out-of-ground plungy ball
00:35:41where we are doing a travertine checkerboard tile.
00:35:44So we've got the imperial tilers again
00:35:46and we know they'll smash it.
00:35:48They kill it every time they hear.
00:35:50Today I am shopping for some outdoor furniture from Freedom.
00:35:54I've actually seen a really nice lounge package in store
00:35:58which is called the Sonata sofa package.
00:36:01It's actually really cool.
00:36:02It goes with that Mediterranean feel.
00:36:07I hope the judges take away the fact
00:36:09that we married the indoors with the outdoors.
00:36:14We managed to fit five separate entertaining areas.
00:36:17They're between the fire pit, dining table,
00:36:19lounge setting on the main deck.
00:36:21We've got the deck seating
00:36:23and then we've got the master bedroom,
00:36:25sort of two suites there.
00:36:27And then we still have a huge amount of grass
00:36:29for kids to run around and play and kick a ball
00:36:31and do whatever.
00:36:33So I hope they take that away from it.
00:36:35That we've tried to make every space as user-friendly as possible.
00:36:38It was drizzling rain when our judges walked into your backyard.
00:36:42That took away nothing.
00:36:45Oh, my God.
00:36:47Wow.
00:36:55I literally thought House One had hit it out of the ballpark.
00:36:59And I think we've got a contender.
00:37:01How cool is this?
00:37:03First of all, Barbecue of Dreams.
00:37:06Barbecue of Dreams.
00:37:08Oh, my God.
00:37:10How cool is this?
00:37:12First of all, Barbecue of Dreams.
00:37:14This is an outdoor kitchen.
00:37:16You know what? I'm looking at House One going,
00:37:18oh, no, they didn't do that.
00:37:20That is phenomenal.
00:37:23That is sexy. I want it.
00:37:27Oh, they've even styled inside the drawers.
00:37:30Oh, they've installed...
00:37:32Oh, look at this.
00:37:34Seriously.
00:37:37Dave Franklin said...
00:37:39What is better than having olive trees, lemon trees
00:37:42and even your bay leaf trees as well?
00:37:44Everything that you need to cook for the barbecue
00:37:46is right here, right in front of you.
00:37:48Marty thinks this outdoor space is the hook for your campaign.
00:37:52This indoor-outdoor flow, this is what people pay for.
00:37:56This is what gets them emotionally connected to a property,
00:37:59envisaging themselves with all their family and friends,
00:38:02feeling at home.
00:38:03For me, they've always known how to sell the dream.
00:38:06They then moved on to the lounge area
00:38:08and found some really beautiful
00:38:10and very comfortable Freedom furniture.
00:38:12But Marty wasn't entirely convinced about the eight posts.
00:38:17For me, this looks unfinished, this little walkway area,
00:38:20which is the journey from lounge to pool.
00:38:23Why is it unfinished?
00:38:25I just would have thought that having slats over these eight posts
00:38:28with a beautiful vine creeping over it and hanging down
00:38:31would have created that outdoor tunnel.
00:38:33Like an arbour.
00:38:34Yeah, like a beautiful arbour.
00:38:36For me, this is the only thing that I'm questioning
00:38:39of feeling a little bit unfinished.
00:38:42Dave Franklin disagrees.
00:38:44Marty, this is garden art.
00:38:46So there's nothing wrong with having poles,
00:38:49with vines growing up.
00:38:51I can see what you're saying with the arbour,
00:38:53but my thing would be that if you put the arbour over this,
00:38:56when it drops down the vines, you're not seeing the pool
00:38:58and you're not seeing the kids' area.
00:39:00I agree on that one.
00:39:01The judges then headed down to your pool area
00:39:04to check out your plungy pool.
00:39:07I love how they've used the posts as part of the pool fence.
00:39:11It's stunning.
00:39:12It's just gorgeous.
00:39:14Oh, and it's so much bigger.
00:39:16House one, obviously, that was a pool that would serve
00:39:19a two to three people max.
00:39:21We could have six, seven people sitting here,
00:39:24having a wine in the pool, conversing with people on the grass.
00:39:29This is a different, entertaining feel, isn't it?
00:39:33Also, above your head, shower.
00:39:35That's awesome.
00:39:37And the compliments kept coming from our judges.
00:39:40There's a whole new area around there.
00:39:43That's a true private, private zone, isn't it?
00:39:46It's stunning.
00:39:48The judges all love the outdoor fire outbox.
00:39:51Where did you get that from? I like that too.
00:39:53Shots, mate.
00:39:54Was it?
00:39:55Yeah, as soon as I saw it, I know I wanted it.
00:39:57It's pretty lucky we have that modular wall to separate these houses
00:40:01because you would be looking over the fences with envy.
00:40:05You'd be like, oh, man, I want what they've got.
00:40:08The judges completed their tour of your garden
00:40:11with yet another seating area around the fire pit.
00:40:16And on the way, they discovered a pizza oven and a smoker.
00:40:22Wow.
00:40:23So this is just value, value, value, value, value and amenity.
00:40:27There's so many different functions from entertaining
00:40:31to just sitting around, enjoying the fire pit,
00:40:34all the different cooking options.
00:40:36It actually has a lot of use.
00:40:39The curved seating and the paving around the fire pit
00:40:42has been executed perfectly and the colour of it is divine.
00:40:46Look at the stone. It's gorgeous.
00:40:49Look at that. It looks like marble.
00:40:51So what is this, Dave?
00:40:52Wow.
00:40:53This looks like a limestone to me.
00:40:55It's stunning.
00:40:57There's so much time and money and planning that's gone into this space.
00:41:03It's miraculous that it's this good in this time frame.
00:41:07Like, mind-blowing.
00:41:09The connection that this house has for each one of these zones outside,
00:41:13to be able to be in the fire pit area,
00:41:15converse with people in the kitchen, see the kids in the pool,
00:41:19this is very unique for an outdoor space of this size, isn't it?
00:41:22This is 35, 40 metres of perfection.
00:41:26Dave agrees.
00:41:27The finishes throughout the entire garden are literally perfect.
00:41:33That is it.
00:41:34Thanks, guys.
00:41:40Every garden room they walked into,
00:41:42everything that I wanted them to realise and see, they saw.
00:41:46I'm so happy for you because, I mean, you love landscaping.
00:41:49So, yeah, I'm just very glad that it all worked out
00:41:52and you got positive feedback.
00:41:54Yeah.
00:42:04OK, boys.
00:42:10This week was expensive.
00:42:13The body, the mind, the soul and the bank.
00:42:18We've got a gun team coming on, R&H Landscaping.
00:42:21I think this is going to be their first job, though.
00:42:23So, when we say they're guns, they're novices
00:42:25and we're going to give them a chance
00:42:27and they're exceptionally good looking.
00:42:29House 3 has the second biggest backyard for the size of 488 square metres.
00:42:34I'm not sure how we're going to finish.
00:42:39So, I'm just on Freedom's website
00:42:41and I'm looking at furniture for our backyard.
00:42:43I'm thinking that we need some nice side tables
00:42:46and an umbrella for the pool area.
00:42:50Come out to Art Fusion, take a look at some sculptures.
00:42:53Oh, that just oozes Phillip Island to me.
00:42:56Look at that.
00:42:57It does, it does.
00:42:58I just love it.
00:42:59We both saw the same one, didn't we?
00:43:01Well, that's it.
00:43:03Ricky's finishing off the swing set this morning.
00:43:05Is that a swing set with old, recycled...
00:43:07It is.
00:43:08Ironbark.
00:43:09Spotted gum.
00:43:10Spotted gum.
00:43:11Wow, you've done a great job.
00:43:12It's very hard to drill through, so I took a little bit.
00:43:14Oh, it's hard to drill through.
00:43:15It's pretty heavy to lift too.
00:43:17So, this is how we originally designed it.
00:43:19It was centered with a pool.
00:43:20The nice mosaic tile piece that's 7.1 metres by 1.4.
00:43:2429,000 tiles printed linearly and shipped over.
00:43:29Yeah, it's an epic piece.
00:43:31We hope they take away the sheer amount of land and space of turf that you've got,
00:43:36which we think a real backyard should have.
00:43:40The grass looks amazing.
00:43:41The deck looks fantastic.
00:43:42The plungy pool.
00:43:43The graphic cove.
00:43:44The custom bar.
00:43:45It's all come together really nicely.
00:43:46I think the judges will be impressed that not only did R&H Landscaping come in late to the game,
00:43:51but I reckon it was executed well.
00:43:53It's an epic piece.
00:43:54I think the judges will be impressed that not only did R&H Landscaping come in late to the game,
00:43:58but I reckon it was executed well.
00:44:03Walking in, Dave Franklin immediately said...
00:44:06This is a backyard.
00:44:08Wow.
00:44:09Where are we again?
00:44:11House 3.
00:44:12The Phillip Island Resort.
00:44:13We could be anywhere, right?
00:44:14Yeah.
00:44:15Like, the trees coming from the top of the building all the way down to the fence line,
00:44:19these lily pillows grow,
00:44:21then you're going to just be hemmed in with green,
00:44:24with a green canopy above you.
00:44:26This is, like, super private,
00:44:28and that is a proper family backyard.
00:44:32They did not have a landscaper from memory.
00:44:34What?
00:44:35Yeah.
00:44:36They've done it themselves with Duncan.
00:44:38I saw him out there front last week,
00:44:40and he said to me, he goes,
00:44:42well, you know what, we're going to go for all the grass as much as we can.
00:44:45Have a garden that's fit for a family, really.
00:44:47Dave said this is not just grass.
00:44:50This is Lilydale turf,
00:44:52so they're the best in the business,
00:44:54and you can see how great this grass is here.
00:44:56And you know what, this is a buffalo grass here,
00:44:58so this is tough.
00:44:59You can do cricket, footy, whatever you like on this grass here.
00:45:02Marty thinks this is not a bad move from a real estate perspective.
00:45:06People can choose to envisage their kids, you know, running around,
00:45:10and if they want to add things later, they can.
00:45:13Shona had a look on her face.
00:45:17Here we go.
00:45:18Oh, no.
00:45:19She just wasn't feeling it the same way as the other judges.
00:45:22She wanted more.
00:45:23I've just come from two environments
00:45:26that had beautiful shapes to them,
00:45:29and they felt different,
00:45:31and it makes sense now that the guys did it.
00:45:33We'll do a straight line, we'll do some corten steel,
00:45:36and we'll chuck everything on the sides.
00:45:38That's sort of what it feels for me.
00:45:40I agree, it could do with some more layers, OK?
00:45:43But it might just sell with the place,
00:45:45and you can do whatever you like with this garden.
00:45:47Darren Palmer thinks if you were minimising the landscaping
00:45:50to concentrate on the carpentry,
00:45:52then you should have probably finished the deck.
00:45:57I can see the underside of the battens underneath this deck.
00:46:01I can see the pedestals.
00:46:03That's...
00:46:05If you're going to focus on one thing,
00:46:07the carpentry should have been great.
00:46:09But Shona had to start apologising to you
00:46:12when she turned the corner.
00:46:16Oh, my God!
00:46:18Like, what on earth?
00:46:21I'm just... I apologise.
00:46:23I apologise for what I said around the corner.
00:46:26This is insane!
00:46:29We've got swing set, we've got sculpture,
00:46:32we now have all the curves.
00:46:34That makes sense it's a football pitch.
00:46:36It makes sense.
00:46:37This is crazy.
00:46:39That's a very cool swing set, isn't it?
00:46:41That's like a 200 or 250 by 250 timber.
00:46:44There's no way that this is going to be shaking by looking at it.
00:46:47Mate, you can jump on that.
00:46:48As I say, a guy of my size could get on there, for sure.
00:46:51They also realised you delivered the largest pool area
00:46:54they had seen today.
00:46:56Big thumbs up to the amazing plungy pools.
00:46:59The biggest pool is a massive selling feature.
00:47:01It separates them from the others that we've seen.
00:47:04It is the fun house.
00:47:05Like, look, we've got beach balls, we've got lilos.
00:47:08The Grafico tiles are certainly an interesting addition.
00:47:10Well, that Grafico's really on theme from inside the house
00:47:13with the wallpapers.
00:47:14They have that appeal of pulling in the palms and everything
00:47:18from outside, inside, and they've reflected that here as well.
00:47:21It's consistent with the inside of the house in that it's fun.
00:47:24It's planned really beautifully for holiday living.
00:47:27So I think it does what it's supposed to do
00:47:29just as well as the inside of the house does.
00:47:31It's not as chic, but it's fun.
00:47:35I think that's the thing, it ticks all the boxes
00:47:37of what a holiday house should be doing.
00:47:39Like, you know, the kids will come in and go,
00:47:41we can kick the footy, we can play cricket,
00:47:43we can go on the swings, we've got beautiful art,
00:47:46we've got the pool, you can access it
00:47:48straight off the living area from the hallway.
00:47:50It ticks so many great boxes.
00:47:53It just doesn't have the finesse and the finishings.
00:47:55If they had a professional landscaper,
00:47:57they would have sold the dream wall.
00:48:00That's it, boys.
00:48:01The Fun Factory is nearly complete.
00:48:03Thanks, mate.
00:48:06We're really happy with the space,
00:48:07but it's super hard to compete with guys
00:48:10that have been working on their yards
00:48:11for months and months and months,
00:48:13so I think R&H Landscaping could be in trouble.
00:48:26OK, house four, Colin Pratt.
00:48:31Here was me thinking that landscaping was going to be fun.
00:48:35House four has the smallest backyard,
00:48:37coming in at 378 square metres.
00:48:42Is anyone opposed to us putting a gate into the tennis court?
00:48:46It's right there.
00:48:48I think a lot of people were a bit shocked
00:48:50that I even suggested it.
00:48:52I have no problem with it.
00:48:54Cool.
00:48:57Freedom was wonderful.
00:48:59This is outdoor?
00:49:00They're all outdoor.
00:49:01I think that Freedom have been like,
00:49:04we have a girl that loves black, we need more black.
00:49:07There were black cushions, black vases.
00:49:09I'm glad they've waited till week 10.
00:49:11Yeah.
00:49:14I don't know how it's going.
00:49:16I don't think good.
00:49:18Everyone seems very stressed, very frazzled.
00:49:21We were under the impression that all our plans were sorted,
00:49:24and Kylie spoke to a couple of them and said,
00:49:26yeah, look, Clay has spoken to us,
00:49:28but he hasn't actually placed the orders.
00:49:31Not that I've seen, no.
00:49:33No, we're ******.
00:49:38Our backyard goes from around the pool
00:49:41to the other end of the building.
00:49:43The whole plan has been really low maintenance
00:49:46for it to be like more of a holiday home.
00:49:48It would have been nice to have had the extra cash
00:49:51to have the bigger deck,
00:49:53but we are trying to spread it.
00:49:57Tough week, Kylie and Brad.
00:49:59So I can imagine how you're feeling this evening,
00:50:02cos you had a few dramas throughout the week, didn't you?
00:50:05Yeah.
00:50:06First impressions were great.
00:50:08That's a big pool.
00:50:10It's a great-sized pool.
00:50:12That's as big as the boys' pool, yeah?
00:50:14Yeah, looks like it.
00:50:15It's a major selling point, isn't it,
00:50:17having this pool area off that living space,
00:50:20like right there.
00:50:22However, it's a bit of a waste of money.
00:50:25It's a bit of a wasted opportunity,
00:50:27given that we've got a small area there
00:50:30and the rest of it's kind of...
00:50:32No offence, but it's just landscaping.
00:50:35I was going to say it just is giving me absolutely nothing.
00:50:40I've got a runway of a boardwalk through here,
00:50:43then I've got another pathway on the side there.
00:50:45I've got all this wasted space around here as well
00:50:48at the same time.
00:50:49It might be a budget thing,
00:50:51but there's no real big trees here
00:50:53that can have a canopy over it.
00:50:55And this has got enough area around
00:50:57to put trees with canopies around the pool.
00:50:59And while he liked the darkness of the pool,
00:51:02he wasn't a fan of the tiles.
00:51:04I don't love fake tiles.
00:51:06That, to me, is killing every other stonemason in Australia.
00:51:10Right now, looking at that, OK?
00:51:12Look, I'm sure it would look great elsewhere,
00:51:15but just on the pool here,
00:51:16it's just too strong a pattern for me.
00:51:18It really just feels like a bit of a water feature,
00:51:20even though it's such a big pool.
00:51:22I question the amount of decking, the amount of sitting,
00:51:26the amount of amenity that's in this space.
00:51:29You have lots of walkways,
00:51:31lots of different pipes and different materials,
00:51:34but not a lot of function, not a lot of enjoyable space.
00:51:38Basically increased the size of the deck,
00:51:42which I'm assuming you needed more money, more time, more labour.
00:51:46Definitely.
00:51:47So that was probably impossible.
00:51:49Leaving the pool area,
00:51:50it was clear to everyone that a lot of time and effort
00:51:53had gone into the fire pit seat.
00:51:55So well done on that.
00:51:57But they thought the ground around it
00:51:59is not executed as well as House 2.
00:52:03It needed some more pavers.
00:52:05Cos you're not walking over here in bare feet.
00:52:07No.
00:52:08OK, so you're not walking on all this.
00:52:10So it's not that inviting.
00:52:12I think the idea is there,
00:52:13it just hasn't been finished off properly.
00:52:15Remember two main bedroom suites right there?
00:52:17Those doors look out to here
00:52:19and they're going to look straight into the pool equipment,
00:52:22which I know there's probably a surround planned for that.
00:52:25Yeah.
00:52:26But we're not seeing it.
00:52:27What we're seeing is that you're going to see
00:52:29the pool equipment from the main bedroom.
00:52:31And we need to judge what we're seeing,
00:52:33and what we're seeing is just a really poorly planned,
00:52:36uninviting space.
00:52:38Clearly some time management issues
00:52:40around the rest of the garden too.
00:52:42More unfinished steps on the other side of the main bedroom.
00:52:46There's nothing about this that says,
00:52:49come and hang in my backyard.
00:52:51Look how excited we got in House 1 and 2
00:52:53about all those different spaces to sit and talk and eat
00:52:56and share memories and all those amazing aspects
00:52:59of having a holiday home.
00:53:00Yeah.
00:53:01And then you walk into this house and they've just thought,
00:53:03you know what?
00:53:04Let's not think of emotion.
00:53:05Let's not think of marketing.
00:53:07Let's not think of the buyer.
00:53:08Because that's how it feels.
00:53:09They've just plonked things in without any consideration
00:53:12as to what people throw their hands up for.
00:53:15Come auction day.
00:53:18You know what?
00:53:19This house is still amazing.
00:53:20Wouldn't put me off buying this house.
00:53:23I think there's some stuff I want to do and change and fix,
00:53:27but it wouldn't put me off.
00:53:28It's a beautiful looking house from the outside.
00:53:31It actually has one of the two biggest pools on the block.
00:53:34It has lots of room around it,
00:53:36and it's got access to the tennis court.
00:53:38I think it's still going to be really appealing.
00:53:42It's not as lifestyle focused as one and two.
00:53:45It's not as fun as three.
00:53:47But it's still a bloody great house.
00:53:49That's it, Carly.
00:53:50I've read some tough comments there,
00:53:51some strong positives.
00:53:52Also, only one week to go.
00:53:55Thanks, Scotty.
00:53:59Yeah, it was a tough week.
00:54:03And yeah, there's definitely some things
00:54:04that we would have liked to have had finished,
00:54:07but I think there should have been
00:54:09maybe some earlier conversations about
00:54:11that it was not going to be able to be achieved.
00:54:16It's just, it is what it is.
00:54:30Hey, K, house five.
00:54:32Christian and Mimi.
00:54:35This week was organised chaos.
00:54:41House five has the largest backyard
00:54:43at a whopping 552 square metres.
00:54:48I am off to Cambridge.
00:54:51Oh, my goodness.
00:54:54I definitely like grey.
00:54:56Yep.
00:54:57And the blue.
00:54:59Well, everything.
00:55:02I'm doing the landscaping for house five.
00:55:04I need to get lots of things.
00:55:06Can I get eight of those, please?
00:55:07Yeah.
00:55:08Four of those lounges.
00:55:09Two of those, two of those, and one of those.
00:55:12I just love spending other people's money.
00:55:16How big's this?
00:55:17What's this like?
00:55:18Nine by six.
00:55:20They're very popular, these basketball courts.
00:55:22The kids still want to be able to shoot properly
00:55:24from a fair line and a three point line.
00:55:26Yeah, yeah, yeah.
00:55:27So anything underneath that,
00:55:28they don't really like it.
00:55:31So I'm here today to show you
00:55:32about the Legrand automation switches.
00:55:34The fun side of it, you can create like a party scene.
00:55:37You can use the app on the phone.
00:55:39And the lights that you want to come on will come on.
00:55:41The music that you want to come on will come on.
00:55:43Oh, that's awesome.
00:55:45So we've organised your automation.
00:55:48You can just go onto the app and press that button
00:55:50and it will work for you.
00:55:52Okay.
00:55:54Oh!
00:55:56How good's that?
00:55:58Changes colour.
00:56:07I absolutely love what we see in our backyard.
00:56:11I think you can picture kids running around the pool,
00:56:14having a swim, parents sitting back,
00:56:16being able to watch them.
00:56:18I think it all ties in really well together.
00:56:23Walking into your backyard,
00:56:25the faces of the judges were shocked in a good way.
00:56:33Wow, that's dramatic.
00:56:35Look at the tiling.
00:56:36That is stunning.
00:56:38Wow.
00:56:39Another big pool.
00:56:41Yeah.
00:56:42And I love this mosaic tiling around it.
00:56:44As soon as you walk in, you're drawn to it.
00:56:47A dust screen resort.
00:56:49Even though it's just a small deck with two chairs,
00:56:51you've got all the grass around there
00:56:53that you could lay on as well
00:56:55and be part of the pool environment.
00:56:57They all love the piers wrapped in rope.
00:56:59It's very Phillip Island.
00:57:00It makes you feel coastal.
00:57:02It's like they've picked up a piece of Phillip Island
00:57:05and they've put it here in the landscaping for us.
00:57:07That's really effective.
00:57:08Exactly.
00:57:09Shona thinks the colour palette is excellent
00:57:11and the furniture around the pool is superb.
00:57:14Camerage, I presume.
00:57:16Yes.
00:57:17You've got the blue stone, you've got the travertine,
00:57:19then you have this beautiful bluey gunmetal for the pool
00:57:22and then you have green,
00:57:23so there's a lot of different textures and colours.
00:57:25It's absolutely stunning.
00:57:27See, I was nervous for these guys
00:57:29because this is the only space that's not directly off the living,
00:57:32so this really has to be hit out of the ballpark.
00:57:35I think there's a whole other half over the other side and down here.
00:57:41This is quite beautiful.
00:57:45Dave loved the boats
00:57:47and discovered it was full of rum.
00:57:50But isn't this cool?
00:57:51So they've obviously grabbed it from Facebook market share
00:57:54or hopefully somewhere local around here,
00:57:56cut this up, put this here as a bar.
00:57:59Lots of rum, so you feel like a pirate already.
00:58:02Yeah.
00:58:03But with that, with the pubic holes,
00:58:05it is coming back to Phillip Island.
00:58:07A really nice touch.
00:58:09Perfect for a holiday home.
00:58:12You were criticised heavily in the past few weeks
00:58:14for your layout and design
00:58:16to have a TV room leading onto this space.
00:58:22This has zero connection to lifestyle outside.
00:58:27Shouldn't this be a place that is pool-friendly?
00:58:30They could have done something interesting here
00:58:33with a tiled space that flowed out to the outdoors
00:58:36because of this big sliding door.
00:58:38It could have actually read as an indoor-outdoor alfresco space
00:58:41that continued on to the outdoors.
00:58:43And while this garden is amazing,
00:58:45and all the judges thought so,
00:58:47that came up again today.
00:58:49Did they get it wrong or did they get it right now?
00:58:52Looking at the space, Marty thinks the TV room
00:58:55needs a fridge, et cetera, to service the dining area.
00:58:58The big issue that the buyer will actually face when inspecting
00:59:01is they see a big dining table
00:59:03and they think to themselves,
00:59:05great, dinner parties or entertaining,
00:59:07but it is such a long walk from the kitchen
00:59:11that this is actually quite a difficult place
00:59:13to entertain people over dinner.
00:59:15Where's the barbie?
00:59:16There is no barbie here.
00:59:17That's a smoker.
00:59:18Did you win the wolf barbecue?
00:59:20Yes, we did.
00:59:21Where is the wolf barbecue going?
00:59:23On the balcony.
00:59:24On the balcony upstairs?
00:59:26Yes.
00:59:28This is where the wolf barbecue should have been, they said.
00:59:31This is backyard week on the block.
00:59:34You need to have a barbecue.
00:59:36Un-Australian.
00:59:37It is un-Australian.
00:59:39When you're playing in the pool and the kids,
00:59:41just to have a sausage on bread is one of the easiest things for them.
00:59:44You don't want to go running upstairs the whole time.
00:59:47If you're going to have a smoker here
00:59:49and you're going to have cold drinks and things like that,
00:59:52you need a fridge and you need a sink.
00:59:54So to really function as a dining space,
00:59:56you need to make more kitchenette amenities
00:59:59in the laundry or the TV room
01:00:01or an outdoor kitchen like House 2's
01:00:04right here in this space.
01:00:06Meandering down the path towards the basketball court.
01:00:11Oh, and another court.
01:00:13They found a bigger court than House 1
01:00:16with a three-point line.
01:00:19This is cool.
01:00:20So this is the block 2024 House 5.
01:00:23Yeah, this is cool.
01:00:24And the judges also found a fire pit with a dry stone wall,
01:00:28Dave's favourite fire pit area he'd seen today.
01:00:32I love this.
01:00:33I think this is one of my favourite parts of the whole job here.
01:00:36It is that hard doing stuff like that.
01:00:39Darren thinks what this garden and this house delivers on
01:00:42is privacy.
01:00:44Look around.
01:00:45Look at what we're looking at.
01:00:46It's private.
01:00:47Exactly.
01:00:48We're seeing lots of trees and lots of sky.
01:00:50We don't have an immediate neighbour here.
01:00:52We don't have an immediate neighbour there.
01:00:54It's privacy.
01:00:55It's a cracker.
01:01:00This week the judges saw five backyards
01:01:02that are all bigger than most of the gardens
01:01:04ever delivered on the block.
01:01:06They think it's a real achievement for all of you
01:01:10and I mean all of you today.
01:01:12The hardest thing is that we've got to pick a winner
01:01:15and it's really not that easy today.
01:01:17Not today.
01:01:18It really isn't.
01:01:19The standard, as much as we've been a bit negative on something,
01:01:22the standard is so damn high.
01:01:24Brilliant effort.
01:01:25Well done, everybody.
01:01:26Give yourselves all a round of applause.
01:01:28OK, let's get the scores.
01:01:37OK, here we go.
01:01:39I'm a bit nervous.
01:01:42Dave Frank first.
01:01:44Maddie and Charlotte.
01:01:46So we've got a very coastal palette of trees here
01:01:49and we have a lot of lawn as well.
01:01:55Courtney and Grumpy.
01:01:58This is garden art.
01:02:05Ricky and Hayden.
01:02:07Could do with some more layers but it might just sell as a place
01:02:10because you can do whatever you like with this garden.
01:02:17Colin and Brad.
01:02:19I've got all this wasted space around here.
01:02:21I'm sorry, it's just giving me absolutely nothing.
01:02:29Christian and Mimi.
01:02:31As soon as you walk in, you're drawn to it.
01:02:33It does scream resort to me.
01:02:37Mixed results.
01:02:39Darren and Maddie.
01:02:41Double whammy.
01:02:42Darren first.
01:02:44Maddie and Charlotte.
01:02:45Design, planning, finish, amenity.
01:02:49Tick, tick, tick, tick, tick.
01:02:54Courtney and Grumpy.
01:02:56It's miraculous that it's this good in this time frame.
01:03:00Like, mind-blowing.
01:03:03Oh!
01:03:07Sorry, that was an overreaction.
01:03:09I love that reaction.
01:03:11We should decorate.
01:03:13Ricky and Hayden.
01:03:15It's consistent with the inside of the house.
01:03:17It's actually really appropriate for family living.
01:03:20It's not chic.
01:03:21It's fun.
01:03:25Colin and Brad.
01:03:27I question the amount of decking, the amount of sitting,
01:03:31the amount of amenity that's in this space.
01:03:38And Christian and Mimi.
01:03:40It's like they've picked up a piece of filler pile
01:03:42and they've put it here in the landscaping for us.
01:03:44That's really effective.
01:03:49OK, Marty.
01:03:50Maddie and Charlotte.
01:03:52This is clearly an entertainer's dream.
01:03:56Courtney and Grumpy.
01:03:58This indoor-outdoor flow, this is what people pay for.
01:04:02This is what gets them emotionally connected to a property.
01:04:09Ricky and Hayden.
01:04:11That's the quintessential Aussie back garden.
01:04:19Carly and Brad.
01:04:22Carly and Brad.
01:04:23What we're seeing is just a really poorly planned,
01:04:27uninviting space.
01:04:34Christian and Mimi.
01:04:36Oh, look at the tiling.
01:04:38That is stunning.
01:04:45OK, I'll see you in a bit.
01:04:47Shade of Blaze.
01:04:48Maddie and Charlotte.
01:04:51What an oasis, it's beautiful.
01:04:54Courtney and Grumps.
01:04:56They've always known how to sell the dream.
01:04:58Ricky and Hayden.
01:05:00It ticks so many boxes,
01:05:02it just doesn't have the finesse and the finishings.
01:05:04Carly and Brad.
01:05:06There's nothing about this that says,
01:05:08come and hang in my backyard.
01:05:11And Christian and Mimi.
01:05:13The choice of materials is stunning.
01:05:15OK, Totals.
01:05:17OK, Totals.
01:05:24OK.
01:05:26The winner of Week 11 on the Block Backyard Week
01:05:30and taking home $10,000 from Ford is...
01:05:38It's Courtney and Grumpy!
01:05:41Holy s***!
01:05:43$10,000!
01:05:46$10,000!
01:05:50I cannot believe it.
01:05:52Holy s***!
01:05:54It is a massive spring in my step now.
01:05:56We could totally end this competition happy,
01:05:58regardless of what happens at auction.
01:06:00We got our 10.
01:06:01We're very happy with our house.
01:06:03Yeah.
01:06:04We got two 10s.
01:06:06If we get a quarter of this feeling on auction night,
01:06:07it'll be great.
01:06:08Courtney and Grant scored a massive 39 out of 40
01:06:11with 10s from both Darren and Shayna.
01:06:14The girls came runner-up with 37 points,
01:06:17while Christian and Mimi took our third place with 35.
01:06:21Rikki and Hayden's solo landscaping efforts
01:06:23netted them fourth place with 32.
01:06:26And Cully and Brad came at distant last with just 27 points.
01:06:31Congratulations, Courtney and Grumpy.
01:06:33You're not grumpy tonight, champ.
01:06:35No.
01:06:36No way.
01:06:37$10,000 from Ford and another $20,000 from Arnis for two 10s.
01:06:41$30,000 night.
01:06:43Well done.
01:06:44Thanks, buddy.
01:06:45Wow.
01:06:46Congratulations.
01:06:47And guess what?
01:06:48Tomorrow night, we're heading overseas.
01:06:52What?
01:06:54That's right.
01:06:56You're getting on the ferry down here.
01:06:58You're heading over to the Mornington Peninsula,
01:07:00and we're going to head out to the Flinders Hotel
01:07:03and have a fantastic night with some VIP guests,
01:07:05and I guarantee you'll have lots and lots of laughs.
01:07:08It's going to be a lot of fun.
01:07:10See you tomorrow night.
01:07:11Well done, everybody.
01:07:12Tough week.
01:07:13Wet, cold.
01:07:14You did a great job.
01:07:15One week to go.
01:07:16See you later.
01:07:17Good night.
01:07:22Call your mum.
01:07:23Call your mum.
01:07:24Call your mum.
01:07:25We came first, Mum.
01:07:26We got two 10s and got 39 out of 40.
01:07:30We got $30,000.
01:07:32You got $30,000?
01:07:33We won $30,000 tonight.
01:07:35I'm very proud of both of you.
01:07:37Thanks, Mum.
01:07:38Very, very proud.
01:07:39Thanks, Mum.
01:07:41You guys going to get through this week together?
01:07:44I think this week's definitely going to test everything we've got.
01:07:52Coming up on the block, the end begins.
01:07:55And it's all coming to an end.
01:07:57I don't particularly like that.
01:07:59As our teams tackle their final space, front gardens and facades.
01:08:06This is so much to do.
01:08:08It's insane.
01:08:10This is it for the houses.
01:08:12This is it.
01:08:13That looks lush and expensive and inviting.
01:08:18And in just over a week's time, it's a block reunion.
01:08:22Come on out, troops!
01:08:24As our all-stars come together to help finish the clubhouse
01:08:28and give one of our teams a chance to get $50,000 off their reserve.
01:08:33We've got a lot to do.
01:08:34There's a lot to do.
01:08:35It's good to be back.
01:08:37Back with a bang.
01:08:38Another beautiful day in paradise.
01:08:40I'm home. I'm home.
01:08:42Then it's the big day as our island resorts go under the hammer.
01:08:48But will all couples make it to the auction?
01:08:51You're married to things like you. It's beyond me.
01:08:53I deserve so much better.
01:08:55How little I mean to him is really sad.
01:08:59I just thought I'd got blowed.
01:09:02Can I have a break?
01:09:09She's gone.
01:09:11So you think she's literally just jumped on a plane home?
01:09:15Yeah.