The Block: Temporada 8

Episode 32

1h 7min - Master Bedroom week gets off to a slow start; they have five days to renovate two spaces.

Episode 33

58min - Everyone’s talking about the heated words exchanged by Anastasia and Dea at HQ last night. Anastasia requests a full wine audit and she and Tim aren’t sure that the $3000 paid for the wine is enough to cover the real cost of 450 bottles of wine, even at 50% off the recommended retail price. They’re going to take it up with Scotty and Shelley. Josh and Charlotte’s huge master bedroom is taking shape. There’s a huge amount of work to expose the rafters. Tim and Anastasia are going glamorous with their master bedroom. They are spending the day with their kids and have left their plasterer Pauley in charge. Josh and Charlotte’s change of plans have meant that their master is more like a retreat instead of just a bedroom. Keith and Dan go through what Josh has planned and Keith decides that they’ll show the architect what Josh wants to do, to make sure that they are allowed to do it. Dea goes shopping for her master suite. Jess and Ayden aren’t happy about Josh and Charlotte’s raked ceiling. Jess wanted to rake the ceilings in their master bedroom and she wishes that they’d decided to do it. Dea and Darren’s air-conditioning pipes need to be moved from the dining room ceiling. There are questions raised about who will pay for the labour to move the pipes. Darren doesn’t want to pay. Tim and Anastasia take their children out for the day to the zoo. Josh has to be inducted once again by Safety Cam. Ayden and Josh played a prank on Keith and Dan when they sealed the door to their office shut with silicone called foam fill. Dan knows its Ayden and Josh when he looks at their hands and sees remnants of the foam fill all over them! Everyone is in need of cash so Scotty arrives to announce its challenge day and a chance to win $5000 and a year’s worth of home and contents insurance with Coles Insurance. They head to an empty apartment block, The Darling, just down the road from The Block where there are one bedroom apartments just about to go on the market. The teams must dress and style a one bedroom apartment. At the end of the day they’ll be open for inspection and the buyers will be arriving at the end of the day to walk through them. The teams will have to cater for the buyers. The winners will also get the chalk to take a point from the team of their choice at HQ. With just one hour to go, Dea and Darren aren’t on site and there’s nothing in their apartment yet! The teams don’t know that one of the buyers is communicating with twins Alisa and Lysandra, who are hiding in the building’s basement with Scotty feeding questions. Alisa and Lysandra announce that the winners are Ayden and Jess.

Episode 34

59min - It's the middle of master bedroom and dressing room week, with two and a half days until reveal.

Episode 35

1h 6min - Ayden and Jess have had very little money for the room this week, using mostly vouchers.

Episode 36

1h 4min - Tonight its the start of kitchen week and there’s plenty for everyone to do, they all know the kitchen is probably the most important room in the house to get right. Ayden and Jess need access to their new kitchen area. Dea and Darren’s kitchen build has been delayed due to a flood in the area. The building’s roof hasn’t been sealed in time, so water has seeped through the ceiling and the floors need replacing. Josh and Charlotte are struggling with their budget this week. They’ve spent a third of their entire budget on the living and dining room and Charlotte is ringing around to try and organise to return items that they no longer need. Tim and Anastasia have a problem with their kitchen. Their original design features wall mounted cupboards that cover up north facing windows. The Good Guys have made the couple a back up kitchen, based on one of the original discarded designs. The back up design doesn’t cover up the windows. Now Tim and Anastasia have to decide which kitchen they want to have installed. The Good Guys tell the couple that the second design is the best option, so that the windows aren’t blocked up. Tim and Anastasia ask Julian the architect for his opinion. Josh and Charlotte’s kitchen layout is pretty simple. With no butlers pantry, their design is simple and straight forward, they just need to find the money to pay for it. Jess and Ayden want their air-conditioning ducting moved so that they have a bigger thoroughfare from their terrace through their kitchen. Their air-conditioning tradesman isn’t happy! Dea and Darren argue about their kitchen design. Darren hasn’t listened to Dea or been involved in the planning of the kitchen. Darren has built the bulk heads in the wrong size and it doesn’t suit Dea’s plan for the air-conditioning. Tim and Anastasia decide to go with the suggestion from The Good Guys, and change their kitchen design so that the windows aren’t covered up. The teams head to HQ to hear the jury and buyers advocates scores. Darren and Dea are very impressed with Josh and Charlotte’s master bedroom. Ayden and Jess also love the master suite, Jess thinks it’s the best apartment! Tim doesn’t think the finishes are great, and doesn’t think that they deserved three tens! Ayden doesn’t like the dressing room. In Tim and Anastasia’s master bedroom, buyers advocate Nicole thinks that the room is a bit pedestrian and not good enough for a master. She also didn’t like the walk in, two way wardrobe. In Ayden and Jess’s room, it was obvious to the buyers advocates that the couple have run out of money. They also don’t like the artwork or the choice of rug. The other teams like Jess and Ayden’s room, especially considering they’ve paid for the room largely on vouchers. The buyers advocates also think that there isn’t enough storage in the room. Dea and Darren’s room gets good marks from all the teams. The buyers advocates love the room too. But they don’t like the finishes. The walk in dressing room also gets good marks. The buyers score Josh and Charlotte the highest for the master bedroom, with 26 out of 30. Dea and Darren are second with 24.5 out of 30. Ayden and Jess score 20.5 and Tim and Anastasia score 19.5. Charlotte and Josh - T and A 10, A and J 10, D and D 10 = Total 56. Tim and Anastasia - C and J 5, A and J 0, D and D 5 = Total 29.5. Ayden and Jess - C and J 5, T and A 0, D and D 7 = Total 32.5. Dea and Darren - C and J 5, T and A 0, A and J 1.5 = Total 31. So Josh and Charlotte take out the win, very strategically, with everyone scoring them 10!

Episode 37

58min - The teams need to ensure that their areas are prepped before the kitchens can be installed.

Episode 38

1h 3min - The teams make over two of the hospitality suites that are managed by Cricket Australia.

Episode 39

1h 5min - There’s just one day until the kitchens are revealed and The Block is quiet. Anastasia is feeling slightly better about her kitchen and she’s smiling a bit more today. But the happiness is short lived when Anastasia decides to take out the mirrored splash back. Dea and Darren’s girls have stayed the night with them onsite. Ayden’s best friend Ryan or “Bondy” has arrived to help out in the kitchen as a labourer. Ayden needs to find some LED strip lighting that is the right colour white. The kitchens are complete and the teams head to HQ as usual to hear feedback from the judges and find out who the winners are. Josh and Charlotte are first up. The first impressions are good and there are plenty of wows at first. Neale was expecting more bells and whistles but he likes the simplicity of the kitchen as it is. There is a subtlety that Neale likes but thinks its low on wow factor. Shaynna wants to know why there isn’t any lighting above the bench tops. Darren doesn’t like the wilted herbs but Neale likes the fruit bowl. Shaynna thinks the couple have peaked in the elimination rounds. Anastasia and Tim are next up. They’ve had a bad week and they’re trying not to take it personally. The judges really like the layout, especially the servery out to the terrace. Shaynna likes the pantry and the cabinetry and Darren points out that the architect designed the apartment for the kitchen to be here. Shaynna likes the range hood too but Neale wants to know where the signature style is. Ayden and Jess’s kitchen is in a new position, since they moved it from the plans. The judges think that the kitchen is great and that it could appeal to many different buyers. Darren loves the kitchen but not where it is in the floor plan. He thinks that the kitchen should be where the living room is. But Neale thinks that these days life is lived in the kitchen and that its a good thing that the kitchen opens onto the terrace. The judges think that the kitchen is a foodie’s kitchen, and that it feels like a real, lived in kitchen. Dea and Darren are next for judging and straight away the judges don’t like entering the kitchen through what they call “the goal posts”. They were all expecting big things this week after all the controversy of moving the room around. They all agree that this kitchen isn’t their best week. They think the pantry is useless, Neale thinks it’s badly planned. They also don’t like the tiles and Shaynna wants to know where the pantry is. She calls it a disaster! Charlotte and Josh - Darren 7, Shaynna 7.5, Neale 8 = 22.5. Tim and Anastasia - Darren 8, Shaynna 7.5, Neale 8 = 23.5. Ayden and Jess - Darren 8.5, Shyanna 8.5, Neale 9 = 26. Dea and Darren - Darren 7, Shaynna 6.5, Neale 7.5 = 20 (-1) 19. So Ayden and Jess win the $10,000 prize. They’ve been conserving cash too so now they’ve got plenty to spend on staircase week. After their terrible week, Tim and Anastasia came second!

Episode 40

1h 4min - Tonight the teams begin their most difficult week. They have a week to complete their studies and stairwells. Plus Tim and Anastasia have a retreat and a media room to complete. The teams are all daunted by the workload and the organising needed to get the work done. Scotty, Dan and Keith talk about the chain of events that must take place this week. He checks on progress with all the teams and finds that everyone is overwhelmed by the work load this week. He gives Tim and Anastasia a big pep talk to get them through the week. The teams go to HQ to meet Scotty and Shelley and find out what the buyers advocates think of their kitchens. Greville, Frank and Nicole were looking forward to seeing the completed kitchens and their scores combined with the jury will decide on a winner. The winning team will take home $5000 cash from the Good Guys as well as a home computer and two lap tops plus printer. All up the prize is worth $10,000. Charlotte and Josh’s kitchen gets mixed responses from the buyers advocates who think that the space is too small. Dea thinks the ovens are too big. Tim and Anastasia’s kitchen gets a big tick from the buyers - Greville says its very sophisticated. Dea and Darren can’t believe that they were beaten by a dishwasher that doesn’t open. Charlotte noticed that nothing was completed. Nicole said that the couple need to finish their room properly. Dea doesn’t like the range hood but she does like the servery out to the terrace. In Tim and Anastasia’s kitchen the buyers advocates like all the finishes and choices, including the butlers pantry and the island bench. Greville likes the open shelving but Frank says they should have had a closed in pantry. Dea thinks they haven’t got a big enough pantry. Nicole thinks they’ve taken too much space from the living space. Josh and Charlotte really like Dea and Darren’s kitchen and think that the judges have scored them too harshly. All the other teams agree. Greville thinks Dea and Darren’s kitchen is a dream kitchen. Nicole thinks its classic and modern, but they need to do some work on the butlers pantry to get it right. Charlotte and Josh - T & A 0, A & J 0, D & D 7 Buyers 22.5 = 29.5. Tim and Anastasia - T & A 10, A & J 10, D & D 6 Buyers 20.5 = 46.5. Ayden and Jess - C & J 1.5, T & A 0, D & D 1.5 Buyers 25.5 = 28.5. Dea and Daz - C & J 1.5, T & A 0, A & J 0 Buyers 28 = 29.5. So the teams have been strategic in supporting Tim and Anastasia but the buyers advocates scored Dea and Darren the highest. The boys leave HQ but the girls stay. Scotty tells them that Neale Whitaker will be arriving in Melbourne tomorrow to take the ladies to lunch, to talk design and enjoy an afternoon together. They meet at designer David Hicks’ home for a tour of his amazing apartment.

Episode 41

53min - Tim and Anastasia's plasterer Pauley is on site to help get their stairwell done.

Episode 42

1h - Its midweek of stairs and study week; Tim and Anastasia wake up to the sound of a jack hammer.

Episode 43

1h 4min - Tonight there’s a huge push to the end for all the teams. Josh and Charlotte’s tradesmen are putting in a huge effort to try and complete their terraces. Tim and Anastasia’s tradesmen are also working hard. Dea and Darren are not happy with their staircase. The risers don’t fit and the stairs are uneven and they are worried they wont’ finish on time. Ayden and Jess’s apartment is progressing well but Tim and Anastasia’s builder Gordy is really sick and has to leave the site to rest. Keith isn’t happy that Gordy has fallen ill, he thinks its because Tim and Anastasia aren’t trying hard enough. Keith and Dan confront the couple about their project management. Dan thinks they wasted too much time with indecision early in the week and should be further along than they are now. Keith thinks they should be working harder but Tim and Anastasia can’t believe what they’re hearing. Tim’s stairs will only be half completed for reveal. Tradesmen were coming up and down the stairs all week which means that the stairs can’t be laid. This means they can only deliver their retreats and study. At the eleventh hour they realise they can’t get the furniture up the stairs through the scaffolding. Dea and Darren can’t finish their study either. The built in shelving that they had planned for the space don’t fit. At Scotty’s HQ the mood is a little flat because of all the incomplete work. Josh and Charlotte are first up for judging. They’ve had a huge week and despite thinking they wouldn’t finish, Josh has made a huge push to the finish line. They didn’t finish the painting but most of the rooms are complete. After a disappointing first impression, the judges are happy with the study area and the shutters. Tim and Anastasia are next up and none of the judges are happy. They’ve gone from bad to worse and Darren thinks it is due to bad management. The cinema room is worse and Shaynna calls them idiots. Darren thinks that they should have made their media room another bedroom and then they’d be the only apartment that is a four bedroom apartment. Shaynna wants to know what they’ve been doing this week and calls it the worst room reveal they’ve ever seen. In Ayden and Jess’s apartment, the judges are impressed. The detail impresses Neale and Shaynna and Darren loves the strong statement that the couple have created. They all love the study and the light fittings. Neale thinks the light fittings are amazing. Dea and Darren’s apartment isn’t finished and the judges wish that it was complete. They’re all disappointed and Darren spots that the levels are incomplete and wrong. He sees that something has gone wrong with installation. They love the pendants but think they’re too low and the study also disappoints. Shaynna doesn’t like the orientation of the desk. Charlotte and Josh - Darren 6, Shaynna 6, Neale 7 = Total 19. Tim and Anastasia - Darren 2, Shaynna 3, Neale 3 = Total 8. Ayden and Jess - Darren 9.5, Shaynna 9.5, Neale 10 = Total 28. Dea and Darren - Darren 6, Shaynna 3, Neale 6 = Total 15. Tim and Anastasia have scored the lowest scores in the history of The Block but Ayden and Jess are so happy that they’ve won and that they scored a 10 from Neale.

Episode 44

58min - This week is terrace week for the contestants but they must also finish their studies and staircases. Ayden and Jess were the only couple to complete their rooms last night and after they took out the win, but they still have a lot to do. All the teams get busy with their terraces and the facade of the building is prepped for its finish. Josh and Charlotte are very organised with a list of jobs that need completing this week. She gives their electrician his list of things to finish in the next seven days. Darren gets some help from Keith about the footings for his deck. Darren should have employed an engineer to give his decking plans the once over but hasn’t. Luckily for Darren, a few photos of the progress will be enough for the engineer to give the OK, which means the deck can continue without delay. The teams head to HQ to hear from the buyers advocates and see how their fellow blockheads scored their rooms. In Josh and Charlotte’s apartment, the buyers advocates like the glass balustrading. Greville thought that the shutters went too far down under the desk, and Tim and Anastasia agreed with this. Dea was impressed with the desk size. In Tim and Anastasia’s apartment didn’t get a great response, as they haven’t finished. Nicole thinks they’ve got a great opportunity and Frank says it has been one of his favourite apartments, but he’s disappointed that the rooms are so incomplete. Frank thinks that their first media room should be a bedroom and that the couple has missed out on a great opportunity. Greville thinks that the two media rooms are identical and says that his buyers will walk straight back out. Nicole says make a media room into a bedroom, the current bedroom into a retreat and so something with the wardrobe. Anastasia is frustrated at what the buyers advocates are suggesting, they have no money to do any of the work being suggested. In Ayden and Jess’s apartment the buyers love the finished product. Nicole thinks they’re really listening to what the market is telling them. Dea thinks the chairs in the retreat are uncomfortable. Charlotte and Josho - T and A 0, A and J 5, D and D 0, Buyers 21.5 = Total 26.5. Tim and Anastasia - C and J 1.5, A and J 5, D and D 0, Buyers 11.5 = Total 18. Ayden and Jess - C and J 10, T and A 10, D and D 0, Buyers 27 = Total 47. Dea and Darren - C and J 1.5, T and A 0, A and J 5, Buyers 15 = Total 21.5. So Ayden and Jess take out the win, taking home the $5000 prize from The Good Guys, as well as two infrared wall heaters for their terrace.

Episode 45

53min - Darren and Dea's terrace is open to the elements which may delay work.

Episode 46

56min - Anastasia and Tim have a huge amount of work to do but not a great deal of money.

Episode 47

1h 3min - The teams get on with the job of finishing their terraces; Dave Franklin works to finish the garden.

Episode 48

58min - Today there’s only 72 hours before the final tools down on The Block. There’s an army of tradesmen from Mitre 10 who will help the contestants finish their rooms. In just three days time, buyers and judges will be arriving to judge the completed apartments, and the three apartments that score the highest will receive money off their reserve. $20,000 for first place, $15,000 for second place and $5,000 for third place. Charlotte and Josh aren’t all that happy because they have worked harder than anyone else to complete their apartment. Tim and Anastasia need the most help with their apartment and they’re treating it like a challenge. They know they must get the work done. Everyone has fiddly and frustrating things to fix. Ayden and Jess must pull up the entire floor in their master bedroom so they can have a seamless join from room to room. Dea and Darren are very keen to make more money than they did last series. Darren needs to raise his floor up outside the cellar and decides to pour another cement slab on top. Keith catches him just in time, Darren is going about it the wrong way and must now think of another plan, using reinforced concrete. The teams must share the team of tradesmen that have arrived to help. Dea goes shopping at Beacon Lighting but she hasn’t got any money left on her account. She will need to return some unused light fittings if she wants to purchase more. Scotty announces one epic final challenge at and end of day BBQ - the teams will have to wait until the next day to find out what they’re playing for. The teams arrive at the beautiful Royal Exhibition Building in Melbourne, a building on the World Heritage List. The teams see four separate mazes of Suzuki cars. They have the chance to win a car that will be in their apartment for auction day. The first team to drive out of their grid wins the car. There are a few cars in the way and they can only drive forward or backwards to get to the winning car and drive it out of the grid. Ayden and Jess win the challenge and are so excited that they’ll have a car in their garage to sell with their apartment! Ayden installs an amazing glass feature wall that is a photo of the Hong Kong night time skyline. The glass ballustrading for Dea and Darren’s staircase doesn’t fit the staircase that has been made. After a huge rush and an incredible effort from all the teams, the apartments are completed and so is the exterior and front garden. There’s plenty of relief and excitement from all, as they wait for the buyers and the judges to score one last time.

Episode 49

56min - Tonight the teams look back on what they’ve achieved in ten long weeks. Jess and Ayden have loved the experience, Charlotte calls it a dream. They are ready and waiting for feedback from the all important buyers and the judges. Buyers advocates Frank, Greville and Nicole bring in a huge crowd of potential buyers, starting with Josh and Charlotte’s apartment. Josh and Charlotte are thrilled with the feedback on their apartment, the buyers think they’ve created a beautiful apartment. One buyer wants to come back for a second look. Tim and Anastasia are next up. They get great feedback for their living and dining area and the second entertainment area gets a big thumbs up. The ensuite also gets good feedback. Ayden and Jess’s apartment is next up and the buyers feedback here is also good. All of Greville’s buyers liked the study areas and shutters. In Dea and Darren’s apartment the buys love the terrace flowing out from the kitchen. Many buyers notice that the courtyard is much bigger than some of the terraces. The wine cellar gets a lot of points too. The teams head to HQ to hear the feedback from Scotty. He has plenty of money to give away for the final visit to HQ. There’s $20,000 for first place, $15,000 for second place and $10,000 for last place. Scotty tells the contestants that the buyers advocates have buyers for all the apartments. The teams with the highest combined scores will have the prize money taken off their reserve on auction day. Josh and Charlotte are first up. The parents retreat is the perfect room for one buyer. The judges love the completed Block, Neale calls it the perfect contemporary apartment building for South Yarra. Neale thinks the young Manly couple have adapted. Darren loves the layout and would have done exactly the same if he was designing it. Shaynna thinks they have a very high level of sophistication. They’ve delivered subtle luxury. Next up Tim and Anastasia. Some of the buyers didn’t like the floor plan on level 1. They love the high ceilings, and they also love the kitchen and living/dining area. They like the retreats, and think that the level two retreat could be transformed into a bedroom. The judges are next up and Shaynna is very happy that the dining room ceiling has been fixed. They didn’t like the cookoo clock, but they do love the media room/retreat. But they still think that it should have been made into a bedroom. Darren thinks their apartment isn’t as contemporary as other South Yarra apartments and Shaynna thinks their apartment is confused. The buyers loved Ayden and Jess’s terrace, and some of the buyers even loved the hexagonal tiles in the main bathroom. Some buyers thought that their study felt like an airline lounge with the inclusion of a bar fridge and coffee machine. The judges love the money spent on the garage, especially with the car! They think that the couple have evolved into something very sophisticated. Darren thinks the kitchen is too big and in the wrong spot but he does like the terrace and the new layout in the living room. Darren and Dea are next up. The buyers really like the courtyard and think it’s the best one on The Block. Some of the buyers thought it was too cluttered but others loved it. Greville has had an offer on the apartment already but has said they’ll have to wait for auction day. The judges also love the overall end result. Neale thinks it is very well suited to South Yarra. Their apartment will probably have the broadest appeal and Neale thinks its always been their plan. Dea never doubted moving their kitchen. Shaynna sticks by her opinion of the leopard print bed head. Darren thinks the master bedroom is the best on The Block. Scotty writes up his scores and when Darren and Shaynna’s scores are revealed its a dead heat between Dea and Darren and Charlotte and Josh. Charlotte and Josh - Darren 9, Shaynna 9, Neale 8.5, Buyers 24.5 = Total 51. Tim and Anastasia - Darren 7, Shaynna 6.5, Neale 6.5, Buyers 23 = Total 43. Ayden and Jess - Darren 8.5, Shaynna 8.5, Neale 9, Buyers 26 = Total 52. Dea and Darren - Darren 9 Shaynna 9, Neale 9.5, Buyers 27 = Total 54.5. So Darren and Deanne win, with $20,000 off their reserve. They’re so happy and Darren says its a credit to himself and Deanne. Ayden and Jess win $15,000 off their reserve. $10,000 for Josh and Charlotte off their reserve. They’re happy with some good scores from the judges. Tim and Anastasia don’t get anything off their reserve but they’ve still scored well.

Episode 50

53min - Josh and Charlotte are first up for the public to inspect their apartment.

Open House 1

49min - Darren Palmer helps a couple make a narrow small room into a guest room.

Open House 2

52min - Bec and George help a couple who are struggling to sell their home in Footscray.

Open House 3

52min - Phil and Amity lend a hand to a family in Sydney's Matraville; they're trying to sell their home.

Open House 4

55min - Tonight Shelley is joined by all our judges Neale, Shaynna and Darren. Glasshouse winners Simon and Shannon visit the owners of a two bedroom apartment in Sydney’s west, valued at $475,000. It needs some decluttering before buyers are interested in purchasing! Owners Marizio and Casey have lived here for four years and they’re having a baby so need to sell up and move somewhere with a bit more space. Simon and Shannon will fix up the living room and the second bedroom, which is being used as a man cave. They’ll also renovate the main bedroom, moving in a bed. There’s $10,000 to spend on the apartment. The judges look back at the week that was on The Block, talking about the second bedrooms delivered. They also talk about the argument that brewed in Dea and Darren’s leopard print bedroom. Neale loved the leopard print, and even demonstrates using Shelley’s belt to Shaynna. Darren Palmer makes a mum and dad to be very happy with a $5000 makeover in a nursery. The room is full of NRL Cronulla Sharks memorabilia and father to be Chris wants it to stay. Mum to be Deanna doesn’t agree, and wants a classic, timeless look. Darren chooses to use a phrase from the Sharks theme song to use in the room and Chris paints the room dark blue. The cot is rose gold coloured brass. Darren asks Chris to sing the theme song! The room is complete with feeding chair, chest of drawers, rug and gorgeous curtains. Darren loved doing the room and Neale thinks its modern and fresh. Scotty visits a husband and father Justin who is this week’s Knucklehead. Scotty has attempted most jobs in the house and hasn’t had much luck completing anyone. Daughter Matisse’s room is where Scotty helps out. Justin has put the cornice on upside down. Justin has a great shed, its huge and Scotty is impressed. He and Scotty work together to remove the old cornice and replace with new cornices. Shannon and Simon’s living room makeover is complete and the neutral scheme works well. The man cave has gone, there’s a huge master bedroom instead and the second bedroom is also neutral and nicely decorated. The buyers are impressed and the agent really likes the new look. Neale visits All Stars Josh and Jenna. They make their living by renovating and selling houses. Josh and Jenna show Neale through their latest investment property. They have bought and sold two houses in a year and show Neale how they furnish and style the homes before they rent them out. They renovate using key pieces such as artworks. They spent up on floorboards and stone bench tops and chose a neutral colour scheme. Vendors Marizio and Casey are hoping the apartment sells for more than $475,000. The first bid is $490,000 so the auction gets off to a great start! It quickly escalates and the apartment sells for $532,500, that’s a whopping $57,500 more than the pre-makeover estimate. The vendors are so excited and so is the agent.

Open House 5

51min - Carlene and Michael help a couple in Concord, Sydney, renovate their family home for sale.

Open House 6

52min - Shelley, Darren, Neale and Shaynna meet up at HQ for a look back at the week that was.

Open House 7

51min - Tonight is the final episode of Open House. Shelley is in HQ and is joined by Neale, Shaynna and Darren once again. Kyal and Kara are special guests tonight. They head to Keriaville on the NSW coast to help a family sell their home. Michael and Mary and their two children have lived here for 18 years. Their children have grown up and moved out of home and Michael and Mary are moving into a smaller apartment. The house has three bedrooms and is valued at $650,000, it’s a popular area for young families. The house has been very special for the family. The entrance and front living room are stuck in the 1950s and they’re the first rooms that buyers see. Mary says the only thing she wants in the room is a new fly screen. Mary’s nervous about changes as the house is very sentimental to her and Michael. Kyal wants to connect the rooms together by taking out a wall. Kyal and Kara have $10,000 thanks to AMP and just one day to get the work done. They get to work ripping out carpet and ripping down a wall. They’re also going to re-vamp the tired old fireplace. They build a timber frame but surround it with a non combustible sheeting. Kara and Mary head out to meet the real estate agent. Scotty rescues another Knucklehead. This time its Sabrina, who’s been dobbed in by her best mate Tessa, they’ve been best friends ever since. Sabrina is only in her 20s and has her own home but she’s not so good at painting! She’s trying to achieve the shabby chic look by painting. Scotty congratulates Sabrina for having a good attempt at painting but Scotty is keen to give a helping hand. First step is sanding off all the old paint, using a palm sander. Then they wipe the surfaces down using a tack cloth. Next step is to tape up and then its time to apply the stain and then a sealer. Back in Keiraville the makeover is going well but the team needs to be finished by 5pm because there is an open for inspection the next morning. Kyal and Kara frame their own mirror, bring in new sofas, lamps and a rug and the house looks amazing. Real estate agent Jenny can’t believe the transformation. She thinks they’ve added hopefully around $50,000. Design Doctor visits a couple who's DIY kitchen is falling apart. Mel and Michael wanted to save on costs so Michael installed a flat pack kitchen with some mates. The tap doesn’t work and the cupboards don’t really open. Darren decides to take the old kitchen out and start again with three days to do the job in. The plumbing, layout and cook top are staying in the same spot. Darren takes the couple to The Good Guys to choose their surfaces. They also choose another oven and cooktop and Darren gets to work in the house while the couple stay away with their two young children. When they get back the kitchen is complete and Darren has chosen patterned tiles and timber look laminate bench tops. Everyone’s happy with the kitchen including Darren! Its auction day in Keiraville and the 1950’s house is going under the hammer. The auction is slow to start but it starts at $600,000 and quickly climbs to $650,000 which is the pre renovation value. The auction quickly escalates to $800,000, $100,000 over the reserve. The house sells for $811,000. Mary and Michael are so happy! They can’t believe the end result and are so thankful to everyone everyone’s efforts.

The Interiors

The Final Judgement

Open for Inspections

The Block Auction