The Block Season 21 Episode 45

Cineva Dramazel

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Transcript

00:00:00to think that you could landscape a tall backyard in a week.

00:00:02It's landscape week, we've got lots to do.

00:00:04Big space, big space means a lot of things that need to be done,

00:00:07which means a lot of money.

00:00:08I keep just saying, any money you win is going to go into your landscape.

00:00:11Has anyone gone through the block and not won a room?

00:00:15Yep.

00:00:16We have not had a win yet.

00:00:18Thank you for pointing that out.

00:00:19We are going out with a bang.

00:00:22Even though some put plans in motion weeks ago,

00:00:25building a winning dales for the backyard hasn't been a bed of roses.

00:00:29This is meant to be a fun week.

00:00:31There's been compliance issues.

00:00:33The fireplace is not compliant.

00:00:36Concrete slab between the pool and the deck was too steep.

00:00:39This may have to be ripped up.

00:00:42This slab cost me 20 grand.

00:00:44Budget strains.

00:00:45Hold off until we work out how much we care for.

00:00:48Redone it.

00:00:50We're going to make the most idyllic, beautiful Japanese Zen garden.

00:00:53A lot of time and money.

00:00:55Neither of those we have.

00:00:56I'm not doing what everyone else is doing.

00:00:58I will do what I want to do.

00:01:00And it wouldn't be Backyard Week without a gift from the gods.

00:01:04And now it's officially landscaping week.

00:01:06Tonight.

00:01:06Step right up, step right up.

00:01:08The greatest show on earth.

00:01:10It's the final push to Backyard Reveals.

00:01:13And there's no time for clowning around.

00:01:16Do you reckon we're getting it done?

00:01:17Fine, done.

00:01:18A lot to do.

00:01:19A lot to do?

00:01:20Yeah.

00:01:21Go next door.

00:01:21That's a lot to do.

00:01:23But how will it all end?

00:01:28Joining the Ringmasters tonight is special guest and landscape guru, Dave Franklin.

00:01:33You're going to have a fantastic garden here and it's going to be hard to beat.

00:01:36But not everyone is on the bandwagon.

00:01:38I don't really like what I'm looking at.

00:01:39What is the purpose of that?

00:01:43I think this is a massive, massive error.

00:01:47It could be the only thing that turns a buyer off.

00:01:49And big secrets are revealed.

00:01:52But that's not all.

00:01:53Oh my gosh.

00:01:55Massive.

00:01:56Absolutely massive.

00:01:57Wide to our faces.

00:01:59Oh, you're going down in the last week, I tell you.

00:02:02Oh, dead.

00:02:24Too much to do, I suppose.

00:02:25It is the biggest week of them all.

00:02:32It's landscaping week.

00:02:33Yep, you heard it right.

00:02:35This week is the biggest week of them all.

00:02:37Because with each backyard measuring over a thousand square metres, it's literally the

00:02:41biggest area our blockheads have had to finish this season.

00:02:45Essentially from the back doors of the rumpus.

00:02:48Rumpus and the back bedroom.

00:02:49Back.

00:02:50So that includes pool area.

00:02:52Cold plunge and hot plunge.

00:02:53Paving around it.

00:02:54Pool cabana.

00:02:56What's it called?

00:02:57Well, we're not sure if it's a cabana or a cabana.

00:03:03Cabana.

00:03:04Cabana.

00:03:05It's definitely cabana.

00:03:06Cabana.

00:03:09In Adelaide, a cabana is a meat stick.

00:03:15And for those who know Matt.

00:03:17No.

00:03:18Everyone's got a big sausage in their backyard.

00:03:21Oh, we just call it a pool house.

00:03:24Straight to the pool house, dawg.

00:03:25Yeah.

00:03:26Pool room.

00:03:26It's very us, isn't it?

00:03:28Pool house.

00:03:29And you can bet your bottom dollar our teams have a long list of features going in their

00:03:33backyards to help stand out from the rest and win ten grand for their front yard next week.

00:03:39Look at that.

00:03:44Matt and I believe Landscaping Week is probably one of the most important weeks.

00:03:49And if you win Landscaping Week, you've got a really good crack at taking over the competition.

00:03:5324 hours to go.

00:03:58We will be using every single minute of those 24 hours.

00:04:01We've never done a pool cabana.

00:04:02We've never built a cellar.

00:04:04We've never landscaped to this scale.

00:04:07Hardest week by a country mile.

00:04:09Predominantly because of the big setback we had when we had to pull up the concrete slab.

00:04:13Ah, yes, that was a massive concrete slab that joined the feature deck stairs to the pool area.

00:04:20Ten mil over a hundred mil.

00:04:22That's like five times the limit.

00:04:23Like, it's steep.

00:04:24This may have to be ripped up.

00:04:30Yeah, the concrete skate ramp that had to be deleted really lost us about two days.

00:04:35Or probably more because by the time that we had to, like, put the new retaining wall in,

00:04:39that only happened yesterday.

00:04:40Like, putting this retaining wall in, and Colin goes,

00:04:43Get rid of this retaining wall.

00:04:45And I want to put grass.

00:04:46It comes over.

00:04:47He's not joking.

00:04:48Are you not joking?

00:04:49No.

00:04:49And I was like, are you serious?

00:04:53Like, we've just spent four days putting this in.

00:04:56I know there's a lot of work, but it's the ugliest thing I've ever seen.

00:04:59I couldn't, I didn't know what to do.

00:05:01So I was like, oh, we'll wait till Emma comes back and she can decide.

00:05:05Holy doly!

00:05:06We're trying to work out the ugliest retaining wall.

00:05:08The ugliest retaining wall?

00:05:09I've ever seen you guys build.

00:05:11What's the game plan?

00:05:12Just shovel dirt?

00:05:13We're going to make that flat for you.

00:05:15Yep.

00:05:16And then you're going to have some stairs there.

00:05:17Yep.

00:05:18And I want to put grass that comes over.

00:05:20Yep.

00:05:21It looks epic.

00:05:22Let me go find a space.

00:05:23And you just said, yeah, go for it.

00:05:24I don't really care.

00:05:26Colin's the designer, and he knows what's going to look good, so.

00:05:30We had dirt, then we had concrete, and now we have dirt again.

00:05:32Now the dirt's going over the retaining wall, so we're going to have the grass roll over it.

00:05:36Still serving its purpose, it's still retaining everything, but we've just got a thin layer

00:05:40of soil over the top, which the grass will roll over.

00:05:44So that's the retaining wall finally sorted.

00:05:47Now how about those other pressure points?

00:05:49The cellar is so far off, and pull cabana, the shell's there.

00:05:55Unfinished.

00:05:56It's got a sauna in there, it's got tiles, and that's it.

00:06:00We're pretty screwed.

00:06:02I think just the stress of trying to put a cellar in as well is really tricky.

00:06:06And we obviously want to try and do a really great job like the boys did, so we're comparing

00:06:11ourselves to them, which is hard when they get three tens.

00:06:14At the block's hardest working tilers, the Curcio's, have agreed to tile the cellar floor.

00:06:20Yeah, the Curcio brothers have come to save us.

00:06:23Save the day!

00:06:29This week, with Sonny and Alicia's permission...

00:06:31Are you painting the rocks on?

00:06:32Fantastic.

00:06:33No, you're going to be gluing the rocks on.

00:06:36Curcio times three...

00:06:38...have been spreading the love across the block, working in four of the five houses.

00:06:43Are you ready for the circus?

00:06:45Are you ready?

00:06:46They're ready to go now.

00:06:48Wine cellar needed sanding this morning, so Plasterer did that quickly.

00:06:52And then the Curcio brothers came and helped out with some tiling.

00:06:57Start at that end and work our way down.

00:06:58House one can take out this week, but they've got to finish their cellar.

00:07:02And that's the big issue we've got at the moment.

00:07:03Everything outside that wine cellar is looking amazing.

00:07:06They've got the gnome.

00:07:09Who's his hairy doing on it?

00:07:10I'm like...

00:07:11They need that wine cellar finished.

00:07:17Next door in house two...

00:07:20Han and Ken are also getting a helping hand from Han's dad, Lee.

00:07:24I'll claim these and we'll just grout it in.

00:07:26Yeah.

00:07:26They're going for a Japanese-style garden designed by their landscaper, Christian.

00:07:31But with little money in the budget and less manpower, it's anything but zen.

00:07:36There's a lot to do still, probably furthest behind.

00:07:39We need the pool fence to go in.

00:07:41We need to clean the pool, fill the pool.

00:07:43Obviously the rain yesterday didn't help.

00:07:46Tiling the cabana.

00:07:48Trying to clean the cabana, grout the cabana, paint the cabana.

00:07:51Oh, I've got to go pick up furniture.

00:07:54There's boxes all through the driveway.

00:07:55It's a lot to do.

00:07:57A real lot to do.

00:07:59Do you need a hand with your tiling?

00:08:01Han should be helping her.

00:08:03Who?

00:08:03She's painting inside.

00:08:04We need help out here.

00:08:05We'll be right, Dan.

00:08:07You sure?

00:08:07Yep.

00:08:08I've heard that before.

00:08:09Okay.

00:08:09Oh, look, this is just poor time management right now.

00:08:13This is what this is.

00:08:15I can't see them finishing today.

00:08:16I really can't.

00:08:18Priorities are not where they should be.

00:08:19We're focusing off too much in there.

00:08:22We're just going to paint it or leave it and just come out here and get out here looking good.

00:08:26There's no point in having a pool cabana if we can't get water in the pool.

00:08:28I got nothing, I got nothing, I got nothing to do.

00:08:39Pressure washer.

00:08:40Well, just, yeah, it's always a good sign when the pressure washer comes out, isn't it?

00:08:43Leave it nearing the end.

00:08:45Feeling good.

00:08:46We've managed our trades well and we're in a really good spot.

00:08:49Obviously, we have all this land, but we're so lucky because we have this huge seven and

00:08:54half ton fireplace and then an 18 by eight pickleball court.

00:08:58So that takes up a lot of real estate in our backyard.

00:09:01So winning that was a great thing.

00:09:03Now that it's all come to life, like, it's pretty emotional looking at it.

00:09:07I can't be happier, to be honest.

00:09:08I wouldn't change a thing.

00:09:09Well done, lads.

00:09:10There's the hen in the house.

00:09:11She's getting there.

00:09:12What's that?

00:09:13Who's that?

00:09:14The hell?

00:09:14Oh, it's my husband.

00:09:15Wowee.

00:09:16Hello, Chris, the plumber.

00:09:18Hello, hello.

00:09:19How are you?

00:09:20Now, that shower head is all good to go and be kicked up from Howard Street Race.

00:09:24All right, thanks, mate.

00:09:26Appreciate it.

00:09:26I'll talk to you.

00:09:29He pretty just asked me to be his boyfriend, so I'm like, whatever.

00:09:32Like, stop calling it all the time.

00:09:36Sunny and Alicia are yet to win a room, and with only two more chances up for grabs, they

00:09:40could make block history and be the first ever couple to go home without a win.

00:09:46We're on the podium.

00:09:47We're either second or third, and just can't seem to get that win.

00:09:50This week, they're going all out with a family-friendly backyard, and they're the only ones with a fully

00:09:55self-contained pool cabana.

00:09:57Are we going to finish?

00:09:59Yes, we are.

00:09:59We are going to finish.

00:10:00We always finish.

00:10:01Let it down on the 11th week.

00:10:03We're in a good spot today.

00:10:04The boys went hard yesterday.

00:10:06They planted every single one of these trees yesterday, and so to do that meant that they

00:10:10could pretty much turf today.

00:10:12How do you feel about the space?

00:10:14Do you think you're in the running?

00:10:14Oh, listen, we could be in.

00:10:17We could be out.

00:10:19We could be in with three 10s, and someone will get three 11s, so we'll come second again.

00:10:25Stone and Lisa, Stone and Lisa.

00:10:29Stone and Lisa, it's a work of art.

00:10:33Don't you know the room wasn't built in a day?

00:10:36I think for us, we've put such a high importance on landscaping.

00:10:40And from day one, we said kitchen and backyard landscaping is our number one priority.

00:10:46And it's safe to say that after weeks of planning, Britt and Taz are throwing everything they've

00:10:51got at securing a win this week.

00:10:53There was nothing else we could do.

00:10:55Because we asked, we said, what else should we do?

00:10:57How do we elevate this?

00:10:58And Troy's gone, we cannot.

00:11:00Like, we've got a creek running through the backyard.

00:11:02We've got all the amenity you need.

00:11:05You've got your spa, saunas, ice baths, fruit orchard.

00:11:08Greenhouse, chicken coop.

00:11:09A massive fireplace, all stone cladded.

00:11:12It's a statement piece of our backyard.

00:11:14We wanted, there is just the one case of the flu.

00:11:18Ah, yes, that issue with the fireplace flu.

00:11:21You've got to be 300mm above the roofline.

00:11:24We can't build the chimney out of bricks that high.

00:11:27It's just not going to be structurally stable.

00:11:29So the question is, do we get a flu made up?

00:11:33More about the flu later.

00:11:35This morning, Taz's mind is elsewhere.

00:11:37You're all very quiet today.

00:11:40Yeah, my brother's getting married today.

00:11:42So...

00:11:43You know, when you come on the show, these are like one of the many sacrifices that you make.

00:11:49So this was one of them.

00:11:51You know, you go three months without your kids, you miss birthdays, weddings, funerals, all of it for this.

00:12:01Um, you can walk away with nothing.

00:12:07We're very family first people, Britt and I, so it's a little bit flattening, but this is the biggest day for us on the block.

00:12:13This Saturday is our everything, so...

00:12:15Hey, mate, how are you?

00:12:20Hello.

00:12:21Looking good, mate.

00:12:22Looking very smart.

00:12:23Looking really good.

00:12:26Hey, Dad, how are you?

00:12:28Locked her out, man.

00:12:29Yeah, we dressed up for the occasion.

00:12:31Yeah, yeah, yeah.

00:12:31I'm so ready.

00:12:32Real sharp, man, real sharp.

00:12:33Sorry we can't be there today, mate.

00:12:35You look unreal.

00:12:37I hope you have a real good day.

00:12:38We're very proud of you.

00:12:39And, yeah, I'm glad Carter and Mila can be there for us and, you know, watch you go down.

00:12:45No worries.

00:12:45Thanks very much.

00:12:46Thanks for the call.

00:12:47He loves his show.

00:12:49He loves, you know, he's a landscaper.

00:12:51So we're in landscape week, so it's only fitting, I reckon.

00:12:54No, he would have, you know, we would have loved to have him down here.

00:12:57We would have been here.

00:12:58When you win, I'll see you back here.

00:13:00Wedding present would want to be good, I'd tell you that much.

00:13:02Well, you could have your wedding here, Regan.

00:13:05Yes, beautiful.

00:13:07Yeah, it looks really good.

00:13:08You're doing really well.

00:13:09Thanks, mate.

00:13:10All right.

00:13:10Proud of you, mate.

00:13:11Take care, all right?

00:13:12Speak to you.

00:13:12See you later.

00:13:13See you, Chris.

00:13:13Bye.

00:13:15I'm just so proud of him.

00:13:17You know, the family he's created and we just, we wish you could be a part of it because

00:13:22it's so important to us family.

00:13:23But, yeah, we know, we know how important it is to be here and I'm just glad our kids are

00:13:30there for us as well.

00:13:35Got me crying.

00:13:37You just, yeah, you wish you could be there but, no, we're here for a reason.

00:13:44It's, yeah, it's hot.

00:13:45It's Saturday afternoon and all our blockheads are busy racing to complete their backyards

00:14:07by 9am tomorrow morning.

00:14:13Well, most of them.

00:14:14This is a life.

00:14:23Today and today only.

00:14:25Folks, step right up, step right up.

00:14:27The greatest show on earth.

00:14:29Yeah, the Curzios are here.

00:14:35The Circus is in town.

00:14:38A bit stressed out that we hadn't ordered enough files.

00:14:41Yeah.

00:14:41It turns out we'd ordered one too many.

00:14:43Lucky we didn't make a mistake.

00:14:45Oh, no, very lucky.

00:14:46We couldn't make any errors.

00:14:48Lucky we had the best boys in the biz on it.

00:14:50Normally, a Saturday comes around and we are styling by afternoon, night time.

00:15:02Not this week?

00:15:03No.

00:15:04No.

00:15:04It was dire.

00:15:06Benji's going to plug along with the salad and I'm going to focus on the pork cabana.

00:15:09I think I'd given up on the salad.

00:15:11Yeah.

00:15:12What do you reckon?

00:15:13Do you reckon we're going to get it done?

00:15:15It's a fine done.

00:15:19In House 3, the High Pages stonemasons, with the help of the Curzios, have performed a

00:15:24block miracle and have finished recladding Britt and Taz's Statement fireplace in record

00:15:29time.

00:15:30I believe in miracles.

00:15:32It looks amazing.

00:15:33And they're making good progress in their cabana.

00:15:36Wow.

00:15:36Getting there.

00:15:38Look at that.

00:15:39It's beautiful.

00:15:39It was commissioned for us by a local udders.

00:15:42No.

00:15:42We have a beautiful custom Graphico from a local Jar Jar artist.

00:15:47So that's going to be the hero of the room.

00:15:50We're also doing the Home Pro installation of curtains on the ceiling like we've done in

00:15:54the wellness room.

00:15:55Just to keep that flow, keep that continuity.

00:15:57This is where you tie everything together, isn't it?

00:15:59Yeah.

00:15:59With your wellness area and that room that you wouldn't budge on.

00:16:02You have one living space and that's it.

00:16:05And it will impact them on the market.

00:16:09We love it.

00:16:10We love the room.

00:16:11We don't want to change it.

00:16:12We don't want to change it.

00:16:13We knew the vision of what that whole space is going to be.

00:16:16The reformer room, the ice bath, the hot tub, the sauna.

00:16:20You've got other sitting areas.

00:16:21You're going to have the pool cabana.

00:16:23I mean, for us, we're the wellness house.

00:16:25So it's now starting to make sense.

00:16:27Why the long face?

00:16:28A lot to do.

00:16:30A lot to do?

00:16:30Yeah.

00:16:31Go next door.

00:16:32That's a lot to do.

00:16:33Who's there?

00:16:34That's a lot to do.

00:16:38You're in a really good spot.

00:16:40You're stressing about the floor.

00:16:42The chimney needs to be a certain height relevant to the distance to the house.

00:16:51As the chimney is very close to the house, it needs to be built up past the height of the roof for it to be compliant.

00:16:58But bricks that high are a structural issue.

00:17:01So Britt and Taz need to add a steel cylinder flue to reach regulation height.

00:17:06We've got to put a scat up.

00:17:08And then put a flue in.

00:17:09And then put the scat down.

00:17:10That's tomorrow morning.

00:17:11That's tomorrow's job.

00:17:12Only installation time they have is 7am on Sunday.

00:17:16Pushing it.

00:17:18Oh, yeah.

00:17:19Just want to be in the race.

00:17:20You're in the race.

00:17:21Yeah.

00:17:21I can tell you right now.

00:17:23You're in it.

00:17:24Thanks, Dan.

00:17:30I've just wished, I've wished since the beginning, I've wished for a Saturday

00:17:35where we were just like polishing and priming and styling.

00:17:41We were just a day ahead.

00:17:44Everything was done.

00:17:45I'm yet to have that day on the block.

00:17:49Pull 13 up.

00:17:50Pull tiles, not complete.

00:17:53The cabana's not anywhere near complete.

00:17:56Tiles still need to be done.

00:17:57No paint on.

00:17:58Like, I'm just, no.

00:18:00How's your day going, Matt?

00:18:06Yeah.

00:18:07Well, it's been a lovely day, to be honest.

00:18:09Now I have a night making furniture.

00:18:11Hardcore landscaping is completely done, which is a huge plus.

00:18:15But there's still this other factor of making that landscaping look good by styling.

00:18:19How the f*** does this even work?

00:18:22I was putting together flat pack furniture, and House 3's landscaper came in through our

00:18:29back door, and he goes,

00:18:31Hey, mate.

00:18:32Hello.

00:18:32How you going?

00:18:33Good.

00:18:34Now, Paul knows I'm coming to have a look.

00:18:35Okay.

00:18:36I'd prefer if you didn't, though.

00:18:37Oh, it's okay.

00:18:38I'm mates with Paul, who's our landscaper.

00:18:40And I said, no, thank you.

00:18:42That is a snake move.

00:18:46Not having a...

00:18:47He can come through and have a look after judging, but Taz and Britt are our biggest competition.

00:18:53We had the fire going, we were doing all the styling.

00:18:56If he comes out there and goes, they've got their fire lit, they're going to be doing this,

00:19:00they've got this on their table, you know, they could see what we're doing, they could

00:19:04get an upper hand.

00:19:05So I said, sorry, mate, back to House 3.

00:19:08He's the boss, it's his house, you can see who's allowed in and who's allowed out.

00:19:12So I said, no worries, turned around and came back.

00:19:15He wasn't thrilled with it.

00:19:16I could tell by the look on his face, but, you know, I'd rather, I'd rather win.

00:19:21Hmm.

00:19:21So then we found a trampoline.

00:19:28There's no one in there.

00:19:31Looks good.

00:19:32Yeah, looks okay.

00:19:33You know what, he looked at our backyard, so let's go look at theirs.

00:19:36Lots of arbors, they look like match suits.

00:19:39After seeing that, he thought, it's a perfect opportunity to play hide and seek.

00:19:44I wouldn't call it hide and seek, I'd call it peekaboo.

00:19:46What can you see, mate?

00:19:49A Japanese garden.

00:19:51A Japanese arbor.

00:19:53We'll just have a little look every time.

00:19:56I can see bricks.

00:19:58A brick thing.

00:19:58See a pool.

00:20:00And there's Ben.

00:20:01Hey, Ben.

00:20:03We didn't get to see too much, to be honest.

00:20:06Everyone's got a beautiful yard.

00:20:09We're going to be biased and say ours is the most beautiful and ours is the best.

00:20:12Yeah.

00:20:13She's bloody looking good.

00:20:15Afternoon delight.

00:20:17Skyrocketing flight.

00:20:20Afternoon delight.

00:20:25Afternoon delight.

00:20:26How are you feeling, mate?

00:20:35Yeah, I just feel like it's just slipping away a little bit, actually.

00:20:39Yeah.

00:20:40What do you do?

00:20:41It's a beautiful garden.

00:20:43Absolutely.

00:20:44Yeah, it's a beautiful garden.

00:20:45We're proud of it, but we'll just give it our best shot.

00:20:51You might love the garden, but is it going to get done?

00:20:54I don't know.

00:20:56I love a flat pack.

00:21:13Everyone knows lesbians love a flat pack.

00:21:18Read up on it.

00:21:19I didn't know about it, and I'm a lesbian, so I don't know how that works out.

00:21:24Oh.

00:21:24You mustn't be a real lesbian.

00:21:26Do you believe in block magic?

00:21:34Block magic.

00:21:35Yeah.

00:21:36It's a miracle.

00:21:41Inspiring because everyone was just keen to see it finished.

00:21:44What a team, huh?

00:21:45Oh, yeah.

00:21:46You guys have honestly saved us.

00:21:49That's what you knew.

00:21:50That's what you realised.

00:21:51Everyone had bought in.

00:21:52Everyone had bought into the dream of actually finishing this, and it required us both to

00:21:59believe it for everyone else to as well.

00:22:02Yeah.

00:22:03I reckon you've got a chance to get three tens.

00:22:05Pretty epic, isn't it?

00:22:06The only thing I think you're missing is some dry prosciutto up here.

00:22:10If you had some dry prosciutto, I reckon you'd get a ten.

00:22:12Any prosciutto shops open at this hour?

00:22:14I'm not sure, but if you don't get your hands on it, it definitely won't be a ten.

00:22:17Good morning, Leigh.

00:22:31Oh, good morning.

00:22:41Oh, look at it going.

00:22:42Phenomenal.

00:22:45We have to just get everything all sorted and be pretty.

00:22:49And I like being sorted and pretty.

00:22:51It's all about selling the dream.

00:22:57We're trying to sell the dream, so we need to put the flue in the fireplace.

00:23:03We really want, really, really want to sell that fire.

00:23:06It's a beautiful backyard.

00:23:07We couldn't, like, there's nothing we'd change about it.

00:23:09We're just going to do all the little extras now, clean style.

00:23:12Get that bloody flute on, and then we're laughing.

00:23:15Get the what on?

00:23:17The flute.

00:23:23Would you look at that!

00:23:26Considering what that wine cellar was only 12 hours ago...

00:23:32...you just wouldn't think it's possible.

00:23:35Girl on a mission.

00:23:36I'm walking on sunshine.

00:23:38Jeez.

00:23:395,000 steps this morning alone.

00:23:43Love it.

00:23:44Love it a million.

00:23:45I love this backyard.

00:23:47I actually, like, I love this backyard.

00:23:50You can imagine having a big party on there, too.

00:23:52Say, whoever buys it, we're coming to Christmas.

00:23:58It's not a catwalk.

00:23:59Yeah, I think it's safe to say that we're going to win this week.

00:24:18How are you, Christian?

00:24:19Me?

00:24:20Yeah.

00:24:21Pfft.

00:24:22Couldn't be better.

00:24:23Pfft.

00:24:23Ha-ha.

00:24:24Pfft.

00:24:29To the beach.

00:24:30To the beach.

00:24:31To the beach.

00:24:31Yeah.

00:24:32Dad.

00:24:34To the beach.

00:24:35To the beach.

00:24:36To the beach.

00:24:37To the beach.

00:24:38To the beach.

00:24:39To the beach.

00:24:40One minute, Lee.

00:24:42Hallelujah.

00:24:43Dad, light the fire.

00:24:44To the beach.

00:24:45Hello.

00:24:48Come on.

00:24:4920 seconds to go.

00:24:50Quick.

00:24:50Fast.

00:24:51Fast.

00:24:52Tenzin.

00:24:54God!

00:24:56Tools down!

00:25:00Tools down.

00:25:02Well done.

00:25:06Yay!

00:25:08Yes it is.

00:25:10That's the biggest make of our lives.

00:25:12Team hug. You guessed it.

00:25:14Well done, Jill.

00:25:16Well done, Dad.

00:25:18That's David. Oh, you did it!

00:25:20Is it cold?

00:25:22Yes!

00:25:24Oh, it's crazy!

00:25:26Woo!

00:25:28Will we be seeing the secret gnome tonight?

00:25:32The secret gnome's gonna be dropped tonight.

00:25:34Ho, ho, ho, ho!

00:25:40Good morning, everybody!

00:25:42Morning!

00:25:44Morning!

00:25:46Another beautiful morning

00:25:48Darls.

00:25:50It's a perfect day for a room reveal.

00:25:52Now, I suppose you're wondering why I brought Darren here this morning.

00:25:54Well, I cannot drive two cars at the same time.

00:25:58And I'm also thinking that you're asking,

00:26:00what is this?

00:26:02Wow.

00:26:04Well, this is the brand new MGU9.

00:26:08It's their very own ute.

00:26:10It is a 2.5 litre turbo diesel.

00:26:12It's got 3.5 tonne towing capacity.

00:26:16It's their very first shoot.

00:26:18And it's an absolute ripper.

00:26:20Oh, it's nice.

00:26:21Darren, of course, is driving the latest version of the Super Hybrid that you've been driving these past couple of weeks.

00:26:28And guess what?

00:26:29What?

00:26:30You could win both these cars next week.

00:26:34Oh, my goodness.

00:26:36That is correct.

00:26:38The winner of Front Yard and Front Facade week will win both these cars.

00:26:42The ute going straight in your driveway to sell with your homes.

00:26:46And the Super Hybrid ready for you to jump in and drive all the way home to keep for yourselves.

00:26:52Two MGs.

00:26:54My gosh.

00:26:55Massive.

00:26:56Absolutely massive.

00:26:57Oh, my gosh.

00:26:58Do I want these cars?

00:27:00That's incredible.

00:27:01So your final week just got real.

00:27:05Wow.

00:27:06Absolutely it did.

00:27:07Now, for you guys, it's tools down right now.

00:27:10But for these guys and the judges, it's tools up.

00:27:16Funky.

00:27:17Hello.

00:27:18Hey, Sky.

00:27:19Funky.

00:27:20Funky.

00:27:21Funky.

00:27:22Wow.

00:27:23Hello, Sky.

00:27:24Very spectacular.

00:27:25Everybody.

00:27:26Woo-hoo.

00:27:27Funky.

00:27:28Hello.

00:27:29Hey, Sky.

00:27:30Funky.

00:27:31Wow.

00:27:32Hello, Sky.

00:27:33Very spectacular.

00:27:34Everybody.

00:27:35Woo-hoo.

00:27:36Oh, mate.

00:27:37What about the lavender soups?

00:27:38You're welcome.

00:27:39Good evening, everybody.

00:27:40Hello, Sky.

00:27:41Hello, Sky.

00:27:42Well, that was epic, wasn't it?

00:27:43You've got to love Backyard Week.

00:27:45Absolutely outstanding.

00:27:46Well done, everybody.

00:27:47Round of applause.

00:27:48Let's head to some feedback and find out who's going to take the back.

00:27:50Wow.

00:27:51Funky.

00:27:52Funky.

00:27:53Funky.

00:27:54Wow.

00:27:55Funky.

00:27:56Funky.

00:27:57Funky.

00:27:58Funky.

00:27:59Funky.

00:28:00Funky.

00:28:01Funky.

00:28:02Funky.

00:28:03Funky.

00:28:04Funky.

00:28:05Funky.

00:28:06Funky.

00:28:07Funky.

00:28:08Funky.

00:28:09Funky.

00:28:10Funky.

00:28:11Funky.

00:28:12Funky.

00:28:13Head to some feedback and find out who's going to take home the last $10,000

00:28:17from Mg.

00:28:19Em Ben.

00:28:22Week 11 was probably our worst week on the block.

00:28:28Worst, as in?

00:28:30Most challenging.

00:28:31Yeah.

00:28:32It was just really, really hard.

00:28:33It was full-on.

00:28:36We are the winner!

00:28:37We win Pokemon!

00:28:39We've won us sauna.

00:28:40You won us sauna!

00:28:42I did .

00:28:43Boy, we've got a wine cellar.

00:28:49Just the scale of this week's room reveal is ginormous.

00:28:54The plan is we've got to do this whole backyard.

00:28:58Just doing an added little bonus room of a cellar.

00:29:00We've got a pretty incredible design that's been created by our landscape.

00:29:04Hi, I'm Em.

00:29:05Hi, I'm Colin.

00:29:06Colin really wanted to incorporate the borrowed landscape.

00:29:10Just, what was it? The rolling hills of Dalesford.

00:29:12Yeah, and the other thing will probably be the tree selection.

00:29:15We're replanting Dalesford.

00:29:19Oh, it looks like we're going to have to lose all this paving.

00:29:22What?

00:29:23The bit between the deck and the pool is too steep.

00:29:27So we have to get rid of all that concrete.

00:29:34Tuscan path pavers that we have here,

00:29:37probably going to suit the style that you're looking for.

00:29:39Kind of like how organic looking these ones are.

00:29:41So, I will take 50, please.

00:29:45The retaining wall's taken a lot longer than we'd hoped.

00:29:49Put the posts in so that sleepers could go in the next day.

00:29:54Colin said to me,

00:29:56I really want to get rid of this retaining wall.

00:29:58Are you serious?

00:29:59Like, we've just spent four days putting this in.

00:30:01I think if you'd asked us at the start of the week how this space is going to look,

00:30:06the answer would be completely different to how the space looks right now.

00:30:11It's all for the better.

00:30:12Like, how this is all shaping up looks incredible,

00:30:15and I mean, I'm so happy with it.

00:30:17Yeah, I think the end outcome looks great.

00:30:20Because you were missing

00:30:24We did amazing things

00:30:31And I've been changing

00:30:34Because we were missing

00:30:38Oh, look at this magnificent.

00:30:44That's great.

00:30:51Well, hang on.

00:30:52We now have Dave Franklin with us,

00:30:55the expert on the landscaping.

00:30:57You can tell us what the plants are and not Marty.

00:30:59Oh, come on.

00:31:01Everything's a fire to steal the eye.

00:31:05Dave Franklin told the others about your landscape designer,

00:31:09the artist Colin Hyatt.

00:31:11Yeah.

00:31:11He's not just a landscape designer,

00:31:13he's actually an artist, okay?

00:31:15So when he's designing this here,

00:31:17it's picking up the colours from the cedar trees,

00:31:19which you see over to the left here.

00:31:21But where we're standing here

00:31:22is basically designed as an amphitheatre

00:31:24to look out at Daleswood.

00:31:26Oh, but this is a grandstand for family memories

00:31:29and portraits and photos.

00:31:30And Shana, I can imagine you standing on the deck

00:31:32and singing and...

00:31:34Stop me.

00:31:35Just stop me.

00:31:36I am about to.

00:31:39Darren, love the undulating form

00:31:41of the landscape throughout

00:31:43and the Tuscan path stepping stones.

00:31:47Obviously, this is what Colin's done.

00:31:49So he's obviously mimicking what Daleswood's about

00:31:51and that's the role in Hills

00:31:52and that's what you're seeing in the landscape through here.

00:31:54Yes.

00:31:55Is that what he said to you?

00:31:56Yeah, that was the brief.

00:31:57Borrowed landscape was the term to use.

00:31:59Basically, 80% is native here.

00:32:02Very sustainable as well.

00:32:03We've got some beautiful sheake pines up the back there

00:32:06and they are already two and a half, three metres tall.

00:32:08I'm expecting at least another half a metre

00:32:10by the time it comes auction time.

00:32:12You know what?

00:32:12You're going to have a fantastic garden here

00:32:14and it's going to be hard to beat.

00:32:17Shana then spotted a fruit orchard.

00:32:18They headed over

00:32:19and they think the fire pit is well placed.

00:32:22How great is this for a little sitting spot,

00:32:24get the marshmallows out?

00:32:25Beautiful because you can see the pool,

00:32:27you can see the deck,

00:32:28you can see everything around here.

00:32:30I think this position is beautiful.

00:32:32Yeah.

00:32:33And it's great to have a citrus garden for sustainability,

00:32:37not to mention the ready availability of delicious fruit.

00:32:41Talking of sustainability,

00:32:43the runoff from the gutters runs into that Kingspan tank

00:32:46and then that feeds the irrigation.

00:32:48Boom.

00:32:49Done.

00:32:50Thinking of your domain listing,

00:32:52Marty thinks there's a great hero shot

00:32:54looking back at the house

00:32:56which takes in the pool and the cabana.

00:32:59That is the hero shot

00:33:01showing such a unique house on this season.

00:33:04I think this is going to be one of the hardest houses to beat

00:33:07in terms of how relative it is to the natural environment.

00:33:11This here just screams Daleswood

00:33:14because you can see it in the foreground.

00:33:17And around the pool,

00:33:17Dave Franklin thinks the brown Little Hampton brick

00:33:20is a great choice.

00:33:22Works in perfectly with the mulch,

00:33:23works perfectly with the landscape, you know,

00:33:25so I think it's a winner.

00:33:27Into the cellar.

00:33:28No way.

00:33:40Wow.

00:33:41Geez, isn't this strategic from Emma and Ben?

00:33:46They've got a full wine cellar.

00:33:49Darren thinks the PGH stone is stunning.

00:33:52It's that natural environment, colour palette,

00:33:56materials palette

00:33:56relates to the outside,

00:33:58relates to the landscape

00:33:59and it just feels really right for Daleswood.

00:34:03Well, this is their answer.

00:34:04We're in a real estate competition.

00:34:06This is adding value to the buyers.

00:34:09And after seeing House 5's cellar,

00:34:11this is the perfect chess move.

00:34:16Checkmate is what you're hoping for, I'll bet.

00:34:18Yeah.

00:34:20These guys are damn good players.

00:34:23They're back in the game.

00:34:24There are five great houses,

00:34:29two with very substantial wine cellars.

00:34:32And this one feels like you're at a cellar door.

00:34:37That is a million dollar view.

00:34:39I was going to say,

00:34:40this is blowing my mind.

00:34:41It's something that I should be designing

00:34:43into my landscapes from now on.

00:34:44I think this is just a massive tick.

00:34:51Shona agrees.

00:34:53The whole space is beautifully presented.

00:34:55And it wasn't even close when she visited on Friday.

00:34:59No.

00:34:59It was very far.

00:35:00Look what they've done and styled to perfection

00:35:05that they've even decanted the wine.

00:35:07And can I just say also,

00:35:09Emma is 18 weeks pregnant.

00:35:12It's incredible.

00:35:14It really is.

00:35:15Power to the women.

00:35:16Yes, mate.

00:35:17Totally.

00:35:19Finally to the cabana,

00:35:20Darren noted the solar panels on the roof.

00:35:23The solar panels as the roof.

00:35:25Jeez, that's smart.

00:35:26That is so great.

00:35:27I love the form, too.

00:35:29And the fact that that's printed.

00:35:31It's beautiful.

00:35:33Inside, they found some smart thinking.

00:35:36Jeez, that's smart building in

00:35:38the steam saunas Australia.

00:35:40You get access to the view.

00:35:43Wow, that's amazing.

00:35:44Who would have thought?

00:35:45Wow.

00:35:46Ben and Emma were going to put a couch in here

00:35:48and we were saying,

00:35:49you're coming from the sauna, the pool,

00:35:51just a bench.

00:35:52Smart.

00:35:53And I thought this was tiles

00:35:54and that's just not stuck down wallpaper.

00:35:57Yeah.

00:36:00Darren thinks the basin is heaven.

00:36:03Shona added,

00:36:04the whole space is heaven.

00:36:07I love that.

00:36:08I just love how luxury it feels

00:36:10and there's so many layers of luxury here.

00:36:14That is what will capture the buyers

00:36:16and when they see this online,

00:36:18this will jump through the screen.

00:36:20This is prime location.

00:36:22It's easy to live in.

00:36:24It's easy to entertain in

00:36:25and it's easy on the eye

00:36:27because it's so beautiful.

00:36:28Why would you ever leave?

00:36:29It's lifestyle.

00:36:30It was incredible.

00:36:30Okay, we need to leave

00:36:31because we've got four more of these.

00:36:33Wow.

00:36:34What a start.

00:36:35Well done, Emma Ben.

00:36:37How fun.

00:36:38How are you?

00:36:41That's great.

00:36:42It's time for you to decide

00:36:52which contestants you think

00:36:53have created this week's winning outdoor space.

00:36:56Just head to the Block website now

00:36:58to cast your vote

00:36:59and don't miss the results

00:37:01a little later in the show.

00:37:06Okay, house two,

00:37:08Han and Kang.

00:37:08This week was just joyous.

00:37:17Joy, flow, zen.

00:37:20You are so full of ****.

00:37:25Before we even came to the Block,

00:37:27we decided we were going to do

00:37:28a Japanese-inspired garden

00:37:30with Christian Jenkins.

00:37:31Keep calm and drink tea.

00:37:33He's an absolute legend

00:37:35at doing very Japanese zen gardens.

00:37:39The rocks are pretty cool.

00:37:41You know how I got those rocks

00:37:42delivered next door?

00:37:44Yeah.

00:37:45And I still had a few

00:37:46to get around here.

00:37:47Yeah, you still had like four or five.

00:37:49He used them in the garden.

00:37:52Our point of difference

00:37:53to the landscape is these rocks.

00:37:55Okay.

00:37:55And now they're in your landscape.

00:37:56Thing is, we were lovely enough

00:37:58to be able to store your rocks

00:38:00for you guys.

00:38:00Yeah.

00:38:01The deal was we would have the rocks

00:38:02there till the end of that day.

00:38:03Yeah, that's right.

00:38:04And they're actually still there.

00:38:05So I think, if anything,

00:38:06we've been doing you guys a favour.

00:38:09We disagree to disagree

00:38:10and we get on with it.

00:38:13We spent our full $15,000

00:38:16in Freedom Furniture.

00:38:18And then in our pool cabana,

00:38:20I want to do like a curved lounge.

00:38:22See, I love this side table too.

00:38:23And then the little...

00:38:24So we need some like sun lounges.

00:38:26How many of those can we order?

00:38:28One, two, three, four, five.

00:38:32We're on a tight budget here.

00:38:35They're not cashed up.

00:38:37You know, we're competing

00:38:38in this landscape week

00:38:40in a kind of handicap race.

00:38:45So Dad and I were both rendering

00:38:46inside the cabana.

00:38:48That's your dad.

00:38:49Yeah.

00:38:49We didn't want the ripple effect inside.

00:38:52I like it.

00:38:53How are you feeling

00:38:57about the backyard?

00:38:58Yeah, are they anxious?

00:38:59We need to get the pool fencing in.

00:39:01But we need these outer tiles down.

00:39:03ASAP.

00:39:04Tan.

00:39:06Hasn't dried at all.

00:39:08The pool fencing guy

00:39:09is standing around

00:39:10scratching his head going,

00:39:12they're not going to be ready.

00:39:15People on the other side.

00:39:16Beautiful.

00:39:16The amazing Tori gates

00:39:18went up this morning.

00:39:19Look at that.

00:39:20Tori gates are used in Japan

00:39:22as an entry to a sacred place

00:39:25or a spiritual place.

00:39:26And they look absolutely stunning.

00:39:28I'm super proud of the fireplace

00:39:31that our high pages Liverpool got us.

00:39:34It looks spectacular.

00:39:36Freaking amazing.

00:39:37We'd just love to have another week

00:39:44to, like, really finesse it,

00:39:46add some elements,

00:39:47like, go the full gung-ho on it.

00:39:50But it is what it is.

00:39:51Tools down.

00:39:52We're about to get judged for it.

00:39:54So let's see what the judges say.

00:39:59God, I love a Japanese maple.

00:40:02Yeah, I like a Japanese maple,

00:40:03but I don't really like

00:40:04what I'm looking at.

00:40:07Oh, what, that quickly?

00:40:09Yeah, that quickly.

00:40:10From what we've just come from,

00:40:12I'm sorry, but I just...

00:40:14He said this has a harsher feeling.

00:40:18It has a lot of rock.

00:40:20It's got a lot of pavers.

00:40:21This is really hard for kids to run around.

00:40:24They can trip.

00:40:24They can hit themselves.

00:40:26So it just has that harsher feel.

00:40:28And the buyers will feel that

00:40:29walking out onto this.

00:40:33Well, I do got to say,

00:40:34so this is a landscaper

00:40:35that I do know as well.

00:40:36He's Christian Jenkins.

00:40:38He's always got a bit

00:40:39of a Japanese inspiration with him.

00:40:41I get what you say.

00:40:42It's harsh,

00:40:43but you're looking at all the creepers

00:40:44through here,

00:40:44which is Dichondra.

00:40:45Okay, so this will grow out

00:40:47before the auction.

00:40:49I did actually see Christian this morning.

00:40:51I said maybe just a little bit

00:40:53undercooked with some of the finishes.

00:40:54You know, that's why you can see

00:40:55that there's no water in the pool.

00:40:57And the guys from Protect to Trade

00:40:58were still doing the pool fencing

00:41:00at 8am.

00:41:02You guys really did come down

00:41:04to the wire, didn't you?

00:41:04We did.

00:41:05Yeah, we cut it fine this week,

00:41:06for sure.

00:41:08I really like the stone.

00:41:10I love how organic

00:41:11and natural edge it is.

00:41:14And in the long term,

00:41:15that Dichondra,

00:41:16once it grows all through,

00:41:18and it will cover

00:41:19every single bit

00:41:20between all of this,

00:41:21like grout,

00:41:22in time,

00:41:23that's going to be

00:41:24really, really elegant.

00:41:25I think it's great.

00:41:27I do hear what you're saying

00:41:28about kids

00:41:30and running around

00:41:31and grass,

00:41:32but it's over there.

00:41:36Lots of lawn

00:41:37for kids to play.

00:41:39Shona agrees.

00:41:40She also really liked

00:41:42the use of boulders throughout.

00:41:43I love the boulders,

00:41:45the use of boulders

00:41:46and all the plants

00:41:47that are around it.

00:41:48There'll be a lot of softness

00:41:50and it becomes

00:41:51very ornamental.

00:41:52And a lot of people

00:41:54do gravitate to that.

00:41:55Marty agreed on this.

00:41:57The boulders are a hero.

00:41:59And the outdoor fireplace,

00:42:01Dave said,

00:42:01that is so cool.

00:42:03I've got to say,

00:42:04I have not seen

00:42:05an outdoor fireplace

00:42:06that not is only circular,

00:42:07but you've got your circular

00:42:08seating around it as well.

00:42:10Yeah.

00:42:10This is a really good

00:42:11selling feature

00:42:12and can have nailed

00:42:13this from a real estate

00:42:15perspective

00:42:15because buyers will,

00:42:16just like us right now,

00:42:18naturally will just

00:42:18congregate here.

00:42:19Yeah.

00:42:20This is such a great place

00:42:21to just sit

00:42:22and look back

00:42:22at the property,

00:42:23enjoy the sun.

00:42:24Yeah.

00:42:25It feels so intimate too.

00:42:27As Shona pointed out,

00:42:28the modular walls

00:42:29are providing

00:42:30not only visual privacy,

00:42:32but acoustic privacy

00:42:33as well.

00:42:35What are the plants

00:42:35against the modular wall there?

00:42:37It's a lily pilli.

00:42:38That's water.

00:42:38How's it?

00:42:39They'll be a big hedge.

00:42:40You can see it all the way

00:42:41around here.

00:42:41So they are fast growing as well.

00:42:43Will they get to like

00:42:43three, four metres in height?

00:42:45100%.

00:42:45Amazing.

00:42:46100%.

00:42:46Yeah.

00:42:46And I think that will then

00:42:47take away a lot of that

00:42:49harshness that I've felt

00:42:50walking out.

00:42:52Marty also thought

00:42:53the deck around the pool

00:42:54is very appealing.

00:42:55I mean,

00:42:56it definitely has

00:42:57that more rustic feel,

00:42:58doesn't it?

00:42:59Well,

00:43:00okay,

00:43:00I absolutely love the deck

00:43:02and I love

00:43:04the rawness of the edge.

00:43:05I just wish

00:43:06they didn't put

00:43:07these feature tiles in here.

00:43:09Yeah.

00:43:09If that was just

00:43:10plain,

00:43:11this is the hero.

00:43:13Yes.

00:43:14This is beautiful.

00:43:16That fourth material

00:43:17is a little bit

00:43:19too much.

00:43:19Well, it looks like

00:43:20the checkerboard in the garage.

00:43:21It does.

00:43:22It's not needed.

00:43:22Yeah.

00:43:24Marty thought you had

00:43:25great furniture

00:43:26around the pool.

00:43:28Was that all from

00:43:28Freedom Girls?

00:43:29It was.

00:43:29It was a big

00:43:30Freedom advert this week.

00:43:31One thing that we

00:43:32haven't noticed

00:43:33are these arbors

00:43:34over here, okay?

00:43:35So that's where

00:43:36that Japanese influence

00:43:37comes from.

00:43:38So there is a story

00:43:39about these arbors here.

00:43:41So obviously Scotty's

00:43:42got a sawmill.

00:43:43He milled up the timber

00:43:44and brought it to Christian

00:43:45and Christian built it

00:43:46right on site.

00:43:47Oh, it's beautiful.

00:43:48It's stunning.

00:43:50Into the cabana

00:43:51and Marty was perplexed

00:43:52with the layout internally.

00:43:54There's a couch

00:43:54on one side

00:43:55that doesn't really

00:43:56look at anything

00:43:57including the TV.

00:44:00Why have

00:44:01a TV in here

00:44:04that can't really

00:44:05be utilised

00:44:06from the pool

00:44:07because of the way

00:44:08that the doors are

00:44:09doesn't fit

00:44:09what this is

00:44:10meant to be used for.

00:44:11Like, this just

00:44:12is the wrong application.

00:44:14I think this is

00:44:15a massive, massive error.

00:44:17Yeah.

00:44:17I mean, the girls

00:44:18would have been better

00:44:19off just painting

00:44:20the contour

00:44:20of what was already there.

00:44:22Put a couple yoga mats

00:44:23if they had no money

00:44:23at the time.

00:44:24Yeah, that would have

00:44:24been a bit better.

00:44:24Just a couple yoga mats

00:44:25and a couple of towels

00:44:26on hooks.

00:44:26That's all they needed.

00:44:27It would have been better.

00:44:29Marty really wanted

00:44:30to walk under

00:44:31one of the harbours.

00:44:33When the judges

00:44:33got there,

00:44:34they all decided

00:44:35this was their favourite

00:44:36part of the garden.

00:44:37This is beautiful.

00:44:40This is tranquil.

00:44:41It's gorgeous.

00:44:42And you can imagine

00:44:43all the kids

00:44:44running around.

00:44:45Running around here.

00:44:46I was just going to say that.

00:44:47How beautiful is this?

00:44:47So, you can picture

00:44:48the kids running around here.

00:44:50Race you to the next house.

00:44:55Mixed feedback there, girls,

00:44:56but plenty of positives today

00:44:58from all of the judges.

00:44:59That is it.

00:45:02You're done.

00:45:03You're done.

00:45:11Okay, three.

00:45:13Britt and Taz.

00:45:14Mm-hmm.

00:45:14Deep breath.

00:45:20This week was what?

00:45:21A seafood sandwich

00:45:23from the survey.

00:45:24No.

00:45:26What?

00:45:26Because you'll have a crack at it,

00:45:28but you do not know

00:45:28how it's going to end.

00:45:31Landscaping will probably

00:45:32win you the block this year.

00:45:33How you doing?

00:45:34Good, thanks to yourself.

00:45:35Nice to meet you.

00:45:35We secured Troy Lovett.

00:45:38Lovett landscaping.

00:45:39The plan is to have

00:45:43beautiful timber arbors

00:45:45from trees that have

00:45:46fallen down in the area.

00:45:48Now we've got the timber,

00:45:49it's about cutting it up.

00:45:51I'm a lumberjack and I'm okay.

00:45:53I'll sleep all night

00:45:54and I'll work all day.

00:45:55Sorry, sorry.

00:45:55I'm not.

00:45:55My God, it just felt

00:45:57like out of a movie.

00:45:58Yeah, it was a bit romantic

00:45:59actually, me and Scotty Camden,

00:46:00wasn't it?

00:46:02So, we started landscaping

00:46:03three weeks ago.

00:46:04All the levels have been done,

00:46:06all the concrete that we needed

00:46:07to be poured is poured.

00:46:09It's going really well.

00:46:10We're in a really,

00:46:11really good spot.

00:46:12Best week of the block.

00:46:13Landscape wins the block.

00:46:14Up, 100%.

00:46:15So, how we're trying

00:46:16to set ourselves apart

00:46:17is being very on brief

00:46:19with Dale's first.

00:46:19It's all about natural beauty,

00:46:21sustainability, wellness.

00:46:26A beacon lighting consult,

00:46:27that's how it's going.

00:46:29We also need to look at

00:46:30where you want garden lighting

00:46:32so we make sure they've got

00:46:33power points in it,

00:46:34ready for it.

00:46:35Basically, lights everywhere.

00:46:37A lot of drawings.

00:46:38Hopefully, it all comes

00:46:39together well.

00:46:41Troy over here is that

00:46:42I've found a fruit orchard

00:46:43in the backyard

00:46:44of this girl's house

00:46:45who's happy to give it to us.

00:46:46Six fruit trees all up.

00:46:48Mate, we'll get whatever we can.

00:46:50It was about nine grand's

00:46:51worth of fruit trees.

00:46:52Troy sent his guys

00:46:52and we're able to pick up

00:46:53this beautiful nectarine tree

00:46:55and we've got the plum tree

00:46:56as well and the second lemon

00:46:58tree over there as well.

00:46:59To be able to save some money

00:47:00and repurpose some of these trees

00:47:02has been a really,

00:47:03really good result.

00:47:06Colby and Sean

00:47:07worked tirelessly offsite

00:47:08to create a chicken coop

00:47:10in the exact same shape

00:47:12as the house.

00:47:16I put the two birdhouses up,

00:47:18which we really love.

00:47:20Again, like the chicken coop,

00:47:22triangle houses.

00:47:24It's just like what's

00:47:25not a feature out there,

00:47:26actually.

00:47:27There's lots of features.

00:47:28It looks amazing.

00:47:31I'm just proud of Brit

00:47:32because this week

00:47:33was also super stressful

00:47:34but we produced

00:47:35the best backyard.

00:47:44I hope the judges

00:47:46just say that it just

00:47:47screams the Ellsfords

00:47:48from your bar saunas,

00:47:50ice baths.

00:47:51Hopefully they say,

00:47:52I get why they did

00:47:53the reformer room now.

00:47:54Because they've been

00:47:55rinsing us for seven weeks

00:47:56for it.

00:47:56So hopefully it makes

00:47:58sense to them now.

00:48:03Wowee.

00:48:04Okay.

00:48:09Heaven.

00:48:11They were immediately

00:48:12drawn to the lounge area

00:48:13and took a seat.

00:48:14Garen said,

00:48:16thank goodness

00:48:16they put an umbrella in.

00:48:18This is a very elegant space

00:48:20but I'm still the only one

00:48:21in the shade.

00:48:23Guys,

00:48:24you've got to remember,

00:48:24we've got some big trees here,

00:48:25okay,

00:48:26so they are deciduous trees.

00:48:28So when it's summertime,

00:48:29these trees are going

00:48:30to give you cover.

00:48:31Love that.

00:48:32Thank God you're here, Dave.

00:48:34Darren thinks the PGH stone

00:48:36on the fireplace

00:48:38is stunning and magical.

00:48:40It is really beautiful.

00:48:42I love the stark white.

00:48:44I love the link to inside.

00:48:45And I just,

00:48:47I think this area

00:48:49as a lounge area

00:48:50on top of that area

00:48:52as your dining area,

00:48:53it's just magic.

00:48:56Marty said,

00:48:57seeing it all finished,

00:48:58he can imagine

00:48:58the wedding shoot

00:48:59here right now.

00:49:03They actually started

00:49:04on this outside area

00:49:05planning and prepping

00:49:06months ago

00:49:08and you can see

00:49:09the level of finish here

00:49:10compared to what we've seen.

00:49:12This is shoot ready

00:49:12right now.

00:49:13Yes.

00:49:14Well, this is Troy Lovett,

00:49:15Lovett Landscapes, okay.

00:49:16So talking about the design

00:49:18that he's gone for,

00:49:19he wants to basically have

00:49:20like a contemporary garden here

00:49:22with links to

00:49:23like the wellness

00:49:24and that's why

00:49:25we've got the sauna,

00:49:26the spa,

00:49:27the cold plunge.

00:49:28But the connection

00:49:29is these arbours, okay.

00:49:31So this feeds you out.

00:49:32Now they may look

00:49:33a little bit bare

00:49:34at the moment

00:49:34but you can see

00:49:35that they've got star jasmine

00:49:36that's going to go up

00:49:37the side of these.

00:49:37So yes,

00:49:38if it's a wedding

00:49:39but it's more to take

00:49:41the focal point

00:49:41down to the pool.

00:49:43It sections it off.

00:49:44This is something

00:49:45that I absolutely love.

00:49:46It's more like

00:49:47a classic modern to me.

00:49:48It's like a journey garden.

00:49:49Yeah.

00:49:51Shona thinks

00:49:52the planting

00:49:53is all stunning.

00:49:55She also really liked

00:49:56the birdhouses

00:49:57attached to the arbours.

00:49:59Speaking of birds,

00:50:00a chicken coop as well

00:50:02and a greenhouse.

00:50:04What a great spot.

00:50:05It's fantastic.

00:50:06It really is.

00:50:07It feels very expensive.

00:50:09Yeah.

00:50:09They've sold

00:50:10perfect use here.

00:50:11They've given

00:50:12every single thing

00:50:13a purpose

00:50:14and a deliberate use.

00:50:16Then they found

00:50:17a creek.

00:50:18That's a first

00:50:19on the block.

00:50:21So generally

00:50:22all of these properties

00:50:23have a rainwater garden.

00:50:24Alright.

00:50:25Yes, we've seen that.

00:50:25But this one's

00:50:26so much bigger.

00:50:27Do you see this

00:50:29as too big of a bed?

00:50:31Because whilst I love

00:50:33the architecture behind it,

00:50:35I also think,

00:50:36well,

00:50:36a buyer will come here

00:50:37and go,

00:50:38what is the purpose

00:50:39of that

00:50:40versus the purpose

00:50:41of having more grass

00:50:43for the kids

00:50:44to kick a footy

00:50:44or...

00:50:45I love the look of it,

00:50:46but just the practicality side.

00:50:48I'm on the fence

00:50:49on this one,

00:50:49to be honest,

00:50:50because, you know,

00:50:50this will photograph up

00:50:51so good

00:50:52and I get where it is.

00:50:54It's sustainable.

00:50:54It's got everything.

00:50:55It screams Dale's foot

00:50:56as well at the same time.

00:50:57It could be the only thing

00:50:58that turns a buyer off.

00:50:59Shana told him

00:51:02to shut up.

00:51:04Yes, Shana.

00:51:05She said,

00:51:06this is magnificent.

00:51:08This is like

00:51:09a childhood dream.

00:51:10Like,

00:51:11I know you've got

00:51:12little kids,

00:51:12I've got grandkids,

00:51:13and I can see them

00:51:14just spending

00:51:15all their time out here

00:51:16and not coming inside.

00:51:18I think that

00:51:21this is the stuff

00:51:23of childhood dreams.

00:51:24It's the things

00:51:24that I remember

00:51:25from when I was a little kid,

00:51:26but selling a house,

00:51:29families always say,

00:51:31oh, this isn't enough lawn

00:51:33for my kid to run around.

00:51:34Well, I've never seen

00:51:35someone jump online

00:51:35and go,

00:51:36I need to find a house

00:51:37with a big dry creek.

00:51:38With a creek, yeah.

00:51:39I mean, it's a great feature,

00:51:41but it's not...

00:51:41This is huge.

00:51:42They're building something

00:51:43that you didn't know

00:51:44you wanted.

00:51:45I'm literally going to stick

00:51:46to my guns with this one.

00:51:48And then headed

00:51:49towards the cabana

00:51:50and took in the pool,

00:51:52and they were

00:51:52immediately drawn inside.

00:51:54Wow.

00:51:55How's this craftsmanship?

00:51:56Look at the way

00:51:57that they've cut

00:51:58and installed this decking.

00:52:01Just the simplicity

00:52:02of using this

00:52:02over and over and over again.

00:52:04It's one big space.

00:52:06It looks super minimalistic

00:52:08and refined.

00:52:09It's...

00:52:10Garen also loved

00:52:13the consideration

00:52:13of doing one light

00:52:15plungy pool

00:52:16and one dark plungy

00:52:17for the spa.

00:52:19And that Freedom Furniture

00:52:20is beyond stunning.

00:52:22Now, we have the

00:52:23Contour 3D cabana

00:52:25and I want to see

00:52:27how they've used it

00:52:28because, controversially, Dave,

00:52:30in there,

00:52:31we've got a Pilates studio.

00:52:33So this is clearly

00:52:34a lifestyle-centric house.

00:52:36I want to know

00:52:37how they've picked up

00:52:38that lifestyle in here.

00:52:40Finally, to the cabana.

00:52:41They thought the couch

00:52:42was in the right spot.

00:52:44No internal render,

00:52:45so it honours the detail

00:52:46of the Contour 3D.

00:52:51This is not a lounge room,

00:52:52though, is it?

00:52:53No, this is a cabana.

00:52:54Yeah.

00:52:55You've still got

00:52:55one lounge room.

00:52:56Why on earth

00:53:00you have to stick to your guns

00:53:03and not put the Pilates studio

00:53:04in the shed

00:53:05or in here?

00:53:07This is such a good spot

00:53:08for a Pilates studio.

00:53:09Here we go.

00:53:11Yes, for real.

00:53:13Pilates said

00:53:14they could lose this competition

00:53:16because of that Pilates studio.

00:53:18They all debated

00:53:19if you are just too focused

00:53:21or too stubborn.

00:53:23Both, maybe.

00:53:26Fortunately,

00:53:28this is

00:53:29Backyard and Cabana Week

00:53:30and the backyard is amazing

00:53:32and so is this cabana.

00:53:34This cabana's fantastic.

00:53:35This sells the dream

00:53:37of the wellness

00:53:38and they've ticked every box.

00:53:40I want to do a call-out

00:53:41to Troy Lovett

00:53:42for his design

00:53:43and also Britt and Taz

00:53:44for getting someone in early

00:53:46because you can feel it,

00:53:47you can see it

00:53:48and they've allocated money

00:53:49right from the start

00:53:50and it is the dream.

00:53:53They have created

00:53:54this dream backyard.

00:53:56Some brilliant feedback there,

00:53:57Britt and Taz.

00:53:58That's it.

00:54:07OK, House 4, Sunny and Alish.

00:54:18This week was fun.

00:54:19We're not at the peak yet

00:54:21but this was us

00:54:22climbing to the peak.

00:54:25Hey, Paul.

00:54:26We worked really closely

00:54:27with our landscape design,

00:54:29Paul Pritchard

00:54:30and also Dylan

00:54:31from Jade Built.

00:54:32I've had experience

00:54:33in the past

00:54:33working with Dave Franklin.

00:54:35Yes, Dave does the judging

00:54:37so maybe he'll be

00:54:38a little biased.

00:54:44We've built our house

00:54:45with like a family

00:54:47like us in mind.

00:54:48Kids want some grass

00:54:51to play on.

00:54:51They love having

00:54:52a bit of grass

00:54:53and a bit of lawn

00:54:54to kick the football.

00:54:55Open space is great.

00:54:56You don't want to feel like

00:54:57crowded.

00:54:57You've got this space,

00:54:58use it.

00:54:58We have to think

00:55:02if we're using tiles

00:55:03anywhere in the backyard,

00:55:04the front yard,

00:55:05the side yard,

00:55:06the up yard,

00:55:07the down yard

00:55:08and every yard in between

00:55:10and your neighbour's yard.

00:55:11Let's do pool.

00:55:12There's these ones.

00:55:13Yeah, that one,

00:55:14that one there,

00:55:14yeah, that looks quite different.

00:55:16That looks like

00:55:16I've ever seen

00:55:17the sort of looking,

00:55:18isn't it?

00:55:20The bocce court,

00:55:21they've marked all that out,

00:55:22dug it out.

00:55:24Sick.

00:55:24Yeah.

00:55:25Yeah.

00:55:25I got to Bunnings

00:55:29and I found the fire pit aisle

00:55:32and I needed to make sure

00:55:34that I picked the right one.

00:55:48I mean,

00:55:49it's pretty good.

00:55:52Looks like Heathcote's the one.

00:55:53Oh, Nick,

00:55:55I think this is sold.

00:55:59It's the biggest wood

00:56:00on the block,

00:56:00my arbour.

00:56:01What?

00:56:04Looking at the arbour here,

00:56:05is this Wombat Park

00:56:06inspiration

00:56:07from our long lunch?

00:56:08Absolutely.

00:56:08It is.

00:56:09It is.

00:56:10Yay!

00:56:14Our team has been

00:56:15A1 from the start,

00:56:17haven't they?

00:56:17Are you getting sad now?

00:56:18No, but they have met.

00:56:19They have.

00:56:20I was a bit teary

00:56:21looking at it this morning.

00:56:22It withdrew

00:56:24emotion out of me.

00:56:25You know that even

00:56:26if we're losing

00:56:27I'll have something beautiful

00:56:30It pulls the focal point

00:56:34of the whole yard

00:56:35with the arbour behind it

00:56:36and everything is right there.

00:56:38When you stand on the alfresco

00:56:40and you look out...

00:56:42Yeah.

00:56:42It's sick.

00:56:43Yeah.

00:56:43Nice.

00:56:49Oh.

00:56:51Wow.

00:56:51Look at that.

00:56:52How good's this look?

00:56:53Sun coming through.

00:56:54Oh.

00:56:56This is beautiful.

00:56:58It's so simple

00:57:03but yet looking out

00:57:05is a textbook back garden.

00:57:08It is.

00:57:09It's textbook.

00:57:10Yeah.

00:57:10This is a landscaper

00:57:12that we have had on the show before

00:57:13so his name's Dylan Barker

00:57:14from Jade Landscapes.

00:57:16Wow.

00:57:16I got to speak to him

00:57:17this morning

00:57:18and the landscape

00:57:18is all about family

00:57:20and a home.

00:57:21Mate, I would say

00:57:22good, proper Aussie backyard.

00:57:24That's exactly what this looks like.

00:57:26Yeah.

00:57:27Shona said to Marty

00:57:28you wanted lawn

00:57:29you've got lawn.

00:57:31I mean that's the thing

00:57:32straight off the deck

00:57:33you've got heaps of lawn.

00:57:34Yeah.

00:57:35This is the only design

00:57:36that we've seen

00:57:36where the outdoor dining

00:57:38is so far away

00:57:38from the rest of it.

00:57:40It's quite different

00:57:41and unique

00:57:41and it actually works.

00:57:44Shona just love the colour

00:57:45of the Little Hampton

00:57:46Brick Company pavers.

00:57:48They feel very handmade

00:57:50probably because they are Shona.

00:57:52Yes Shona they are.

00:57:54Look at this

00:57:54and how the arbor

00:57:56relates to this furniture.

00:57:58We were saying

00:57:58that's the wedding house

00:58:00but this is like

00:58:01you entertain

00:58:02for Christmas Day

00:58:04with three or four families

00:58:06combined.

00:58:06It's like 24 people.

00:58:07Yeah.

00:58:10It's simple.

00:58:11It's solid.

00:58:12I was even looking

00:58:13at the pool fence

00:58:14and going

00:58:14I wish they had

00:58:15up to the spec

00:58:16but then I've noticed

00:58:17a lot of these trees

00:58:18and plants

00:58:19they're actually all

00:58:20going to keep growing

00:58:21and they're going to

00:58:22actually make the fence

00:58:23disappear so if it was glass

00:58:25it would have been an issue

00:58:26is that right?

00:58:27Correct mate.

00:58:27Again this is a garden

00:58:28that's going to be

00:58:29ever changing as well

00:58:30so it is well thought out

00:58:31with the plant palette here

00:58:32so this is another garden

00:58:34that's going to look fantastic

00:58:35come auction time.

00:58:37Yeah.

00:58:37Shona noticed

00:58:38the wisteria's planted

00:58:39next to the arbor

00:58:40and imagine

00:58:41and imagine

00:58:41what it will be like

00:58:42when they grow

00:58:43over the top

00:58:44just beautiful.

00:58:45I'm looking at the timber

00:58:46and thinking

00:58:47jeez do you want to cover it

00:58:48but again

00:58:48wisteria will look fantastic.

00:58:50I tell you what

00:58:52everything I look at

00:58:54looks like

00:58:55an elevation

00:58:57of the perfect

00:58:58Aussie garden.

00:58:59You're right.

00:59:00You're right.

00:59:00It really is.

00:59:03Compliments kept on coming

00:59:05Sonny and Leish.

00:59:06Yay.

00:59:06I do love that

00:59:07raised garden bed

00:59:09that's just so practical

00:59:10and we've got a fig tree

00:59:11got maybe a lemon

00:59:12or a lime

00:59:13or this is great.

00:59:14Look at this

00:59:15little rolling knoll

00:59:16down.

00:59:17You're making

00:59:17little bits

00:59:18going down there.

00:59:20Marty then headed

00:59:21inside your sauna

00:59:22and he thanked you

00:59:23very much

00:59:24for switching it on.

00:59:26Look how big it is.

00:59:28This is a cool sauna.

00:59:30It's on.

00:59:31It's on.

00:59:33I love it.

00:59:33This is a great

00:59:34little spot too.

00:59:34Is it?

00:59:35It's not like they

00:59:36don't have a lot

00:59:36of dining spaces.

00:59:37I was just going to say

00:59:37I just think it's

00:59:38don't need that.

00:59:39Unless it's to connect

00:59:40something here

00:59:41what have they done?

00:59:44Okay that's interesting.

00:59:46Check it.

00:59:48Look.

00:59:48Ah.

00:59:49There we go.

00:59:51Little day bed.

00:59:52Little day bed.

00:59:53And then found a microwave,

00:59:54a toilet,

00:59:55kitchenette

00:59:56and then

00:59:57kind of realised

00:59:58what type of room

00:59:59he was actually in.

01:00:00It's a poolside cabana

01:00:01obviously

01:00:02but the fact that

01:00:03you could

01:00:04crash here.

01:00:05Crash here?

01:00:06Yeah.

01:00:06Marty said

01:00:07it's like a little

01:00:07hotel suite.

01:00:09Because you've got

01:00:10heating and cooling.

01:00:12This is the highest

01:00:12spec cabana

01:00:13we've seen today.

01:00:14Like every single

01:00:15part of the wall

01:00:16is stunning.

01:00:18Dave said

01:00:19this is the best

01:00:20pool cabana

01:00:20he'd ever seen.

01:00:23He called it

01:00:23a great doghouse

01:00:24and it's extremely

01:00:25well executed.

01:00:27Sonny would know

01:00:27what that is.

01:00:28That's why I built

01:00:29it.

01:00:29Steve.

01:00:29You're always

01:00:31in trouble.

01:00:32I'm always

01:00:32in the doghouse.

01:00:34It's a well lit

01:00:34doghouse.

01:00:35It's very

01:00:36very beautiful.

01:00:37The design,

01:00:38the materials,

01:00:39even the decision

01:00:39to paint the ceiling

01:00:40black

01:00:41and that they've

01:00:42honoured

01:00:43the Contour 3D

01:00:44form.

01:00:45Tell you what,

01:00:46I was not expecting

01:00:47to see a cabana

01:00:48to this standard.

01:00:49He said

01:00:50this space

01:00:51is now part

01:00:51of the agent's

01:00:52campaign.

01:00:54They then

01:00:54headed out

01:00:55to find

01:00:55not only a fire pit

01:00:56but a whole

01:00:57petonk pitch

01:00:58or bocce

01:00:59depending on

01:01:00where you come

01:01:00from.

01:01:01This looks like

01:01:01it's the

01:01:01professional size.

01:01:04Marty's not bad.

01:01:05That's pretty good.

01:01:06They all had a go

01:01:07and they found

01:01:08themselves very

01:01:09happily relaxing

01:01:10here in the sunshine.

01:01:12What is amazing

01:01:13is that they've

01:01:14placed this bench

01:01:15here for this

01:01:16purpose and we

01:01:17did exactly what

01:01:19you naturally do

01:01:20when you're playing

01:01:20this game socially

01:01:22with friends.

01:01:22Wow, what a

01:01:24backyard.

01:01:25That's it,

01:01:26Sonny,

01:01:26well done.

01:01:39Okay, how's

01:01:39five, Robbie

01:01:40and Matt?

01:01:41G'day.

01:01:44This week

01:01:45was

01:01:46beautiful

01:01:48and muddy.

01:01:53Pool day.

01:01:54Pool day, awesome.

01:01:55Fundy day.

01:01:56So I met

01:01:56Cam from

01:01:57Plungy.

01:01:58We're actually

01:01:58launching a new

01:01:59Plungy called

01:02:00the Quad, which

01:02:01is a 2.2

01:02:03metre square

01:02:04Plungy.

01:02:05Wellbeing is such

01:02:06a hot trend

01:02:07that we've designed

01:02:08this to be a

01:02:09cold plunge pool.

01:02:11Plungy giving us

01:02:11two pools.

01:02:12One for the

01:02:13entertainment.

01:02:13Plungy Max.

01:02:14And a cold pool.

01:02:15Plungy Quad.

01:02:16The backyard is an

01:02:20entertainer and

01:02:21family dream.

01:02:23Play pickleball,

01:02:24jump in the pool,

01:02:25sit in front of the

01:02:25fireplace, so many

01:02:26options.

01:02:27Paul Grant and his

01:02:27team.

01:02:28They're perfectionists.

01:02:30We love Paul and to be

01:02:31honest, there is no way

01:02:32we could do it without

01:02:33him.

01:02:33He is phenomenal.

01:02:36We are going to be

01:02:37putting a big tree here.

01:02:40So I'd like to put

01:02:41maybe like two chairs

01:02:43together and something

01:02:44there.

01:02:44What about these

01:02:46manly chairs, these

01:02:48two little ones?

01:02:49Amazing.

01:02:50All this freedom

01:02:50furniture is going to

01:02:51be exactly what we

01:02:53need.

01:02:55What do you think of

01:02:56this?

01:02:57Oh, wow.

01:02:58It's around about

01:02:5925 years old.

01:03:02I didn't know what a

01:03:02bottle tree was until

01:03:03I got to the

01:03:03bottle tree place.

01:03:04Bottle tree,

01:03:05bottle tree,

01:03:06bottle tree.

01:03:06I love this girl.

01:03:08She's thick and I

01:03:10think she needs to

01:03:10come home with me.

01:03:11She's massive.

01:03:13It is beautiful,

01:03:14mate.

01:03:14Great pick.

01:03:17Finally, this big

01:03:18pickleball court is

01:03:19now being installed.

01:03:20Just the size of it

01:03:21alone is huge because

01:03:23you could chuck a

01:03:24marquee on that.

01:03:25You could see a hundred

01:03:26people on that easily.

01:03:27Easily.

01:03:29I went to Stony Creek

01:03:30Gallery.

01:03:32The gallery is

01:03:33mind-blowing.

01:03:34It's amazing.

01:03:35Took one of Michael

01:03:37Parker's personal

01:03:39sculptures.

01:03:40Wow.

01:03:41It's so much more

01:03:42beautiful than what I

01:03:43even thought it would

01:03:44be.

01:03:44This is one of his

01:03:45last sculptures that he

01:03:46has ever done and so

01:03:48we are very grateful to

01:03:49have this in our yard.

01:03:50It's incredible.

01:03:52If I could bottle this

01:03:54up, bottle, bottle this

01:03:56up, I would, I would

01:03:57bottle this up, I would,

01:03:57Paul's vision has come

01:03:59to life.

01:04:00I would, cause you're

01:04:01gorgeous in this moment.

01:04:04And he even said this is

01:04:07the best work he's ever

01:04:07done.

01:04:13We've listened, we've

01:04:15learned and we've grown.

01:04:16And this week showcases

01:04:18everything that we've

01:04:19learnt.

01:04:20We're here to win this

01:04:21competition.

01:04:22Big words.

01:04:25Well we are.

01:04:29Oh my goodness.

01:04:32Wow.

01:04:34Look at all the curves,

01:04:35Shana.

01:04:36This is, you know what,

01:04:37this is very Dr. Seuss.

01:04:38Don't you think?

01:04:40Very magical.

01:04:42It is magical.

01:04:46Look at the fire in the

01:04:48trends.

01:04:49Wow.

01:04:50Look at that.

01:04:51It's got a couple of

01:04:52bloody pieces of meat on

01:04:54it.

01:04:55Oh my God.

01:04:55A couple of pieces.

01:04:56They're Flintstone size.

01:04:58Oh.

01:04:59He was literally

01:05:00salivated.

01:05:01That's ready to eat.

01:05:02Yeah, we'll cut that

01:05:03after.

01:05:03This is fantastic, isn't it?

01:05:05It's just so good.

01:05:06It anchors the outdoor

01:05:07entertaining.

01:05:08This bench here acts as a

01:05:10bit of a seat.

01:05:11I love the finish as well.

01:05:12Yeah, that's beautiful.

01:05:14This is a designer that I

01:05:15do know, another

01:05:16landscaper I know.

01:05:18His name is Paul Grant

01:05:19and he did say that this

01:05:20is one of the biggest

01:05:21outdoor fireplaces in

01:05:22the region.

01:05:23In the region.

01:05:24In the region.

01:05:25There you go.

01:05:25But I've never seen

01:05:26anything this big before.

01:05:27It's incredible.

01:05:30Marty was briefly

01:05:30concerned about the

01:05:31placement of the

01:05:32fireplace.

01:05:35From the deck and

01:05:36from a family

01:05:37perspective, not being

01:05:39able to see the kids

01:05:40in the pool, that is a

01:05:41concern and I think

01:05:42people will recognise

01:05:43that when they come

01:05:44here.

01:05:44Well, actually, a Swan

01:05:45security camera up here

01:05:46point directly at the

01:05:48pool so you can watch

01:05:49that from your phone or

01:05:51from the TV inside in

01:05:52the living room and you

01:05:54can keep an eye on the

01:05:55kids while they're in

01:05:55the pool.

01:05:56That's pretty cool.

01:05:57Yeah.

01:05:58That's pretty handy.

01:05:59Dave Franklin talked a

01:06:00lot today about the

01:06:02layering of the basalt and

01:06:03pebbles and the very

01:06:05considered placement of

01:06:06everything in the garden.

01:06:07This landscape here is

01:06:10sustainable.

01:06:11You can turn the

01:06:12irrigation off on this

01:06:13one and this one will

01:06:13grow no problems

01:06:14whatsoever.

01:06:15Dave looked to the

01:06:16side of your yard and

01:06:17said...

01:06:18We've had some trees on

01:06:19the block but this is

01:06:20just a hero, isn't it?

01:06:22Yeah.

01:06:22It really is.

01:06:22That's one of the most

01:06:23beautiful trees I've seen

01:06:24in my life.

01:06:25Yeah.

01:06:25So it is about 25 years

01:06:26old.

01:06:27It's beautiful.

01:06:27This tree.

01:06:28But how good is just

01:06:29having a simple tree than

01:06:31having a structure?

01:06:32I think this looks

01:06:32fantastic.

01:06:33Darren then had to quote

01:06:36the castle.

01:06:38Oh, the serenity.

01:06:40I thought you were

01:06:41going to say I dug a

01:06:42hole.

01:06:45Darren really liked the

01:06:46inclusion of the food

01:06:47cubes.

01:06:48So you've got that

01:06:49lovely sustainable grow

01:06:50your own food thing at

01:06:51home.

01:06:51You've got a trellis to

01:06:52grow things up in a

01:06:53vine.

01:06:54Technically it's

01:06:55wonderful but it's so

01:06:56pretty.

01:06:57And we haven't even

01:06:57mentioned the swimming

01:06:59pool.

01:06:59I'm surprised you haven't

01:07:00mentioned the...

01:07:01Because I can't wait

01:07:02to...

01:07:03Hey, you got me a

01:07:04bocce, mate, but you

01:07:05ain't getting me a

01:07:05pickle.

01:07:06Get on that court.

01:07:08And then the

01:07:08competition between the

01:07:09judges was on again.

01:07:11Is this what you and

01:07:12your real estate mates

01:07:13do every week,

01:07:14hey?

01:07:19There's no mercy

01:07:20here.

01:07:24Nearly went over

01:07:24then.

01:07:25Scores, Marty two,

01:07:26Dave zero.

01:07:28You know what,

01:07:29the boys won the

01:07:31fireplace, they won

01:07:33the pickleball court,

01:07:35they won the money

01:07:37from the wine cellar to

01:07:38get the bottle tree.

01:07:39Everything they won has

01:07:41added value to here.

01:07:43You've made it all work

01:07:44so well together, it's

01:07:46very cohesive.

01:07:48This here's a pretty

01:07:49incredible inclusion.

01:07:51These are the only

01:07:52contestants that have

01:07:53actually added this in.

01:07:54Hey, that actually goes

01:07:55quite quick.

01:07:56That's easy.

01:07:57Look at that.

01:07:57And they're easy.

01:07:58From Shadespot here,

01:07:59I'll be honest, I

01:08:00haven't seen one of

01:08:00these before.

01:08:01It's actually giving

01:08:02shade over there.

01:08:03Yeah, that's it.

01:08:04So it just depends

01:08:05where you're wanting

01:08:06to sit.

01:08:06Well, when it's 12

01:08:07to 2 o'clock and that

01:08:09sun is beating down

01:08:10on a 40 degree day,

01:08:12that's actually giving

01:08:12them the protection

01:08:14that's needed.

01:08:15Inside the Contour

01:08:173D cabana, they found

01:08:18another sauna and

01:08:19another great inclusion,

01:08:21but they didn't think

01:08:22it was built in as well

01:08:24as House 1's was.

01:08:28It just feels like

01:08:29it's plonk there to me.

01:08:31I would rather see

01:08:32something a little bit

01:08:32more in here, but,

01:08:33you know.

01:08:34It's great, but it's

01:08:35not as luxurious as

01:08:36some of the other

01:08:36cabanas we've seen.

01:08:37Definitely not.

01:08:38Mmm.

01:08:40They then headed back

01:08:41to the fire to

01:08:42deliberate and found

01:08:44Maddie from the

01:08:45Dalesford Meat Company

01:08:46slicing up the ribeye

01:08:48for them.

01:08:49G'day, mate.

01:08:49Hello.

01:08:50Oh, good.

01:08:50Good, chef and

01:08:51everything here.

01:08:52Looking for a couple

01:08:53of extra points there.

01:08:56As they ate their steak,

01:08:57they thought about

01:08:58what they'd seen today

01:08:59and they have nothing

01:09:01but high praise for

01:09:02all of you.

01:09:03I'm going to say,

01:09:04I've been on the block

01:09:05for a long time,

01:09:06but this is some of

01:09:07the best landscapes

01:09:07I've ever seen.

01:09:09That is high praise

01:09:10indeed, considering

01:09:11he's done a lot of

01:09:12them himself.

01:09:14Time for the scores.

01:09:16Congratulations,

01:09:16everyone.

01:09:17What do you think

01:09:17of everything,

01:09:18don't you?

01:09:18What?

01:09:19Not the steak.

01:09:30Here we go.

01:09:32Good week, everyone.

01:09:33Congratulations.

01:09:34Okay, Dave

01:09:34Franklin's first.

01:09:36Emma and Ben.

01:09:3880% is native here.

01:09:40Very sustainable

01:09:41as well.

01:09:42It's going to be

01:09:42hard to beat.

01:09:47Pan and can.

01:09:49Maybe just a little

01:09:50bit undercooked

01:09:51with some of the

01:09:52finishes.

01:09:52That's why you can

01:09:53see that there's no

01:09:53water in the pool.

01:09:58Britain tats.

01:10:00This is something

01:10:00that I absolutely love.

01:10:02It's more like a

01:10:02classic modern to me.

01:10:10Setting a leash.

01:10:10Landscape is all

01:10:12about family

01:10:13and a home.

01:10:14This is what

01:10:14they've ticked off

01:10:15here.

01:10:19Robbie and Matt.

01:10:22We've had some

01:10:23trees on the block,

01:10:24but this is just

01:10:25a hero.

01:10:32Ooh.

01:10:33High scores.

01:10:34Jumps down.

01:10:38Here you go.

01:10:41Right.

01:10:42Darren and

01:10:42Marty.

01:10:43And I'm

01:10:44Ben.

01:10:46It's that

01:10:46natural environment

01:10:48materials palette,

01:10:49and it just feels

01:10:50really right for

01:10:52Dalesford.

01:10:56Pan and can.

01:10:58I really like

01:10:59the stone.

01:11:00I love how

01:11:01organic and

01:11:02natural edge

01:11:03it is.

01:11:04Britain tats.

01:11:10This area

01:11:11as a lounge area

01:11:13on top of

01:11:14that area

01:11:14as your dining

01:11:15area,

01:11:16it's just magic.

01:11:23Setting a leash.

01:11:25Everything I look

01:11:26at looks like

01:11:27an elevation

01:11:28of the perfect

01:11:30Aussie garden.

01:11:31technically it's

01:11:39wonderful,

01:11:39but it's so

01:11:40pretty.

01:11:47Oh,

01:11:47I've never seen

01:11:49this.

01:11:49dilly-dilly-dilly.

01:11:51Marty Fox.

01:11:52Evan Ben.

01:11:53This here

01:11:54just screams

01:11:55Dalesford because

01:11:56you can see it

01:11:57in the foreground.

01:11:57You've got the secret

01:12:05night.

01:12:06Really?

01:12:08Oh, I don't.

01:12:09That's so close.

01:12:15I don't really

01:12:17like what I'm

01:12:18looking at.

01:12:24Britain tears.

01:12:26Love the look

01:12:27of it,

01:12:27but just the

01:12:28practicality side,

01:12:29it could be the

01:12:29only thing that

01:12:30turns a buyer off.

01:12:31Sunny and Alicia.

01:12:41It's quite

01:12:41different and

01:12:42unique and it

01:12:43actually works.

01:12:51One corner.

01:12:53Where we met.

01:12:53Look at the fire

01:12:57and the trends.

01:12:59It's just so good.

01:13:00It anchors the

01:13:01outdoor entertaining.

01:13:08Rightio.

01:13:10Okay.

01:13:11I'll be back

01:13:11in a sec.

01:13:12Hey, Scotty.

01:13:13Yes?

01:13:17A hundred bucks?

01:13:20With a gnome on it?

01:13:21What's that, mate?

01:13:24You'd like to play

01:13:25your secret name?

01:13:25Yeah, we would like

01:13:26to play our secret

01:13:27name.

01:13:27I told you, guys.

01:13:29You lied to my face.

01:13:32He just lied to...

01:13:33I said, do you have it?

01:13:34Sorry, everyone.

01:13:36Ben and Em won a

01:13:37secret name on the

01:13:38domain.

01:13:39Big liar.

01:13:40Jury.

01:13:41You look me in the

01:13:42eyes.

01:13:43Game on, Moles.

01:13:48Oh, you're going

01:13:49down in the last

01:13:50week, I tell you.

01:13:50Come on, I see ya.

01:13:51Cheeky bugger.

01:13:53Wired to our faces.

01:13:55Shona Blaze.

01:13:56Well, if the shoe fits.

01:14:01Hey, my Ben.

01:14:02Look what they've done

01:14:03and styled to

01:14:04perfection.

01:14:05And a can.

01:14:08I absolutely

01:14:09love the deck

01:14:10and I love

01:14:11the rawness

01:14:12of the edge.

01:14:13I just wish

01:14:14they didn't put

01:14:15these feature tiles

01:14:16in here.

01:14:16Put the tass.

01:14:17This is like a

01:14:20childhood dream.

01:14:21They're building

01:14:21something that you

01:14:22didn't know you

01:14:23wanted.

01:14:24It's only a wish.

01:14:26I do love that

01:14:27raised garden bed.

01:14:29That's just so

01:14:29practical.

01:14:30I didn't match.

01:14:31Everything they've won

01:14:34has added value

01:14:35to here.

01:14:36Totals

01:14:37plus one.

01:14:39We're half a point

01:14:40behind.

01:14:46Okay.

01:14:47Winner of week

01:14:4811

01:14:49in Dalesford

01:14:51and taking home

01:14:5210,000 bucks

01:14:52from MG

01:14:53is

01:14:54here we go.

01:15:04By half a point

01:15:05it's Em and Ben.

01:15:06Yes!

01:15:07Oh!

01:15:13Oh,

01:15:14half a point.

01:15:16Oh.

01:15:16Congratulations

01:15:18by half a point.

01:15:20Well done.

01:15:20Oh.

01:15:21We won.

01:15:22It's been the most

01:15:23crazy, crazy week

01:15:24but we won

01:15:26with the sneaky no.

01:15:27Oh,

01:15:27it's just rewarding.

01:15:28It just feels like

01:15:29all that hard work

01:15:30was actually worth it.

01:15:31Okay.

01:15:32On to our final

01:15:33Combank

01:15:34reward prize

01:15:35of $10,000

01:15:36for the team

01:15:37that has done

01:15:37the best job

01:15:38at managing

01:15:39their budget.

01:15:40It's going to be

01:15:40very handy

01:15:4110,000 bucks

01:15:42for next week.

01:15:43They've done it again

01:15:44because they did

01:15:45most of the work

01:15:46themselves.

01:15:47Paid their dad

01:15:47minimum wage.

01:15:49It's hand of care.

01:15:50Congratulations.

01:15:52We've got

01:15:54Combank.

01:15:55Yep.

01:15:56Whoop, whoop.

01:15:57Now,

01:15:58I want to talk

01:15:58about next week,

01:15:59the final week

01:16:00on the block.

01:16:01As you know,

01:16:02someone's going to win

01:16:03not one

01:16:04but two MGs.

01:16:05One to sell

01:16:05with your house

01:16:06and one to take home

01:16:08and here they are.

01:16:09That goes with the house,

01:16:10that goes home

01:16:12with you guys.

01:16:13But that's not all.

01:16:15I'm here to tell you,

01:16:16folks,

01:16:17that there's

01:16:18something else.

01:16:18Yes, sirree.

01:16:20Indeed.

01:16:22I've got another

01:16:22big prize announcement

01:16:24tonight and this

01:16:25comes to us

01:16:26from our friends

01:16:27at Bunnings.

01:16:29You probably need

01:16:30some chairs

01:16:31at this stage

01:16:32but we're going

01:16:32to stand anyway.

01:16:34The team that wins

01:16:35next week

01:16:35is also getting

01:16:37$50,000

01:16:39off their reserve

01:16:40on auction day.

01:16:42That is basically

01:16:47$50,000 cash

01:16:49in your pocket.

01:16:50That's huge.

01:16:51And it's probably

01:16:52enough to win you

01:16:53the block as well.

01:16:54That's huge.

01:16:55Good luck.

01:16:56Good night.

01:16:57One week to go, gang.

01:16:58See ya.

01:16:59Thanks, man.

01:16:59Bye.

01:17:00Bye.

01:17:01Next time on the block,

01:17:02we're going out

01:17:03with a bang shell.

01:17:04Teams face an epic

01:17:05final week

01:17:06tackling front gardens

01:17:09and facades.

01:17:10With the finish line

01:17:13in sight

01:17:13and a huge prize

01:17:14up for grabs.

01:17:15You've got two cars

01:17:16and $50,000

01:17:18off the final reserve.

01:17:21$50,000

01:17:21can potentially

01:17:22win you the block.

01:17:23It's the week to win.

01:17:24Our blockheads

01:17:25dig deep to complete

01:17:26their dream

01:17:27Dalesford homes.

01:17:29Yeah, we're going

01:17:30for the win.

01:17:30We're going for the win.

01:17:31Yeah.

01:17:31No bickering this week.

01:17:32Stop getting up me

01:17:33because I'm going

01:17:34to lose it in a minute.

01:17:34I'm not getting up here.

01:17:35Left nothing in the bank.

01:17:37We don't have money.

01:17:38We broke.

01:17:39Nothing in the tank.

01:17:40Probably got the biggest

01:17:41area to landscape.

01:17:43This is the last chance.

01:17:44We have to win.

01:17:45We have to.

01:17:46This has just been

01:17:47for nothing.

01:17:48We haven't won a room

01:17:49that's embarrassing.

01:17:50Last judges feedback

01:17:51for the year.

01:17:53How good is that?

01:17:55This is pretty faultless.

01:17:56Planted to perfection.

01:17:58Tick, tick, tick, tick.

01:17:59But for one team,

01:18:00it's a big fat cross.

01:18:02There's not a lot going on.

01:18:04It's barren.

01:18:06Oh, I feel sick.

01:18:07What are we judging?

01:18:08This is large kitty litter

01:18:09covered in mulch.

01:18:11It could win or lose

01:18:13this competition.

01:18:15Our room reveal galleries

01:18:17are now open

01:18:18for your inspection

01:18:19exclusively

01:18:19at the Block website.

The Block Season 21 Episode 45

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