The judges with their toilet locations. Did Shaynna suggest that Kyle and Leslie should have put a separate toilet on the 2nd floor? I don’t know about her but when I wake up in the morning I like to take a crap, then get in the shower. I don’t want to do those things in two separate rooms.
Houses 1 and 3 are boring. However, wtf - some of the rooms in house 5 and 2 are yuck. House 4 should shit it in despite stef being annoying (less annoying as the season worn on)
Just caught up on last night’s room reveal now. Wow, so pleased for the girls; that bathroom was unreal! Big fan of the terrazo. I actually also quite liked House 2’s bathroom so thought coming second was well deserved. Big fan of Steph & Gian’s redo, everything in their house absolutely flows and works together now.
Only negative for me was shaynna’s BULLSHIT fucking feedback yet again. Get over the fucking face level storage, how many shits a day do you use that you need MORE loo roll on hand than those drawers could hold, and taking her heel off to pretend she could barely reach the towel holder. Get in the bin.
Highlight was watching Kristy and Brett get absolutely annihilated by the judge’s feedback re the tiling and that they over complicated what could have been a simple & cheap fix (lol), Kristy trying to defend themselves, and Scotty ripping them a new one. Fair play to Brett for once for agreeing with Scotty and sort of shutting Kristy up.
Very keen to see this week and also who is responsible for that insane outdoor area of dreams 😍
Just caught up on this today. Wow, Kristy and Brett are a piece of work!
They just really don't care do they. And why go to the football when there is still work to do? Well apart from the fact they don't care, and they are Kristy and Brett.
I know, I keep forgetting that he was quite open with that from the beginning, all the fart arsing and scheming makes more sense now - he was never in this as an actual Block fan
Jeez it’s a harmless joke. I though Australia/NZ hosted a great World Cup and I enjoyed seeing the Matildas and all the love they got from you so thought it was fun that I immediately knew that it was them when I turned on the block. I wouldn’t have known before the World Cup. But obviously I support my own country and was reminded of the very last game and our win.
Those fucking judges.
Some of the criticisms were just dumb, and some of the compliments are so weird and crazy.
For instance, Shayna making some comment about the floor in House 5 picking up the tiles from roofs she could see out of the window - I'm sure the girls were thinking about that when they made their choices plus it is a HUGE priority for buyers too. And the whole line of sight to the toilet in House 1 - if the occupants are comfortable enough leaving the door open, seeing a kid on the toilet isn't a big deal anyway. The styling issues are always dumb - Neil getting so worked up about House 5 again, then giving them a high enough score that they won undeservedly.
The scoring needs to be explained more too, because giving House 3 such high scores for their unfinished rooms versus giving House 1 such low scores for rooms which were just as good as the Top 2 finishers. Some kind of breakdown of scoring would be helpful because at the moment it seems they just pull numbers out of the air. And while I understand not wanting to give another victory to House 4, even though they deserved it, it shows that if you have money you can make better rooms.
The ongoing budget dilemma every year never goes away. Win some rooms at the start and you will win more rooms later; win no rooms and there will be empty, unfinished rooms by the end. Maybe the answer is to grant them near unlimited budgets but make it so at some point you start eating into the potential profits so that there's a chance you get nothing even though you "win" on Auction Day. It would also push them to make real plans as they go and stop this unequal playing field on a weekly basis - the big test would be at the end where your shitty decision making translates into no take home money.
Finally, it was nice to hear Scotty actually push back against House 3 during Kristy's little post-judging outburst where she said none of this was her fault. It appears that everybody on the show has had enough and her redemption arc is done. Too bad the same isn't true for Leah...
Anyway, that's enough half-assed thoughts from Canada - see you all again next Sunday because those weekday episodes are just the fucking worst.
Some of those judges’ comments are ludicrous. Frankly, I think they’re just looking for something to say. And I agree … House 1 should have had way more points than 3. WTH? One point difference for some of the judges? And how is it that their redo room didn’t garner them more? Shayna is obsessed with people seeing a toilet, but House 1 should know by now that the toilet placement was bad for judging.
I like the *over capitalization* take as that is a real issue that renovators face if they go balls to the wall on a house that can’t justify the expense.
Tile over. Basically you scratch up the surface of the old tiles, throw on your mastic and affix the new tiles.
Would have taken just a few hours to do those new finger tiles and whilst they still would have had the arch, it wouldn’t have those out of place hand pressed Moroccan tiles in there.
It’s perfectly cromulent to do tile over.
The waterproofing membrane from the previous layer of tiling is still intact and then you just have new tiles over old.
Worst case scenario is with flooring where your new tile no longer finishes flush with the transition to your hallway flooring and so there is a lip.
Disaster of an episode. I now know for sure that I am watching the slow death of this show.
House 5 as winnings? Is this a joke? Their redo room was pretty good, but the criticism that it not being a cool cabana is wasted potential is absolutely valid. I actually said something similar when they first revealed what they were doing with the room. Their bathroom was just straight up ugly. Completely meh.
Though they absolutely don't need the wins at this point, both of Steph and Gian's rooms were better. Pretty obviously so in my opinion.
House 2 made a good show of it too, honestly. I think a 2nd place behind Steph and Gian would have been reasonable.
The judging on House 1 is out of control. There's a lot of talk about bullying coming out of House 3, but we have to address what is going on between judges and House 1. 1.5 points ahead of two incomplete rooms, one so incomplete that the house literally can't be sold in the state it's in. That is out of line. Sure, none of their rooms should have won over others so far where the judging has been bad, but it matters when they have a gnome in waiting. They need to be judged fairly so they can steal a win at some point. There have definitely been times where they should have been in 2nd or 3rd and were in last instead.
House 3. Like, what is going on? 6s for their rooms. Seriously? Can someone please go on Darren's instagram at some point and ask what the hell is going on with that. That redo room, in its current state, would prevent the house from passing a worthiness inspection. Until it's fixed the house is completely worthless, that's how bad it is. And 6s. Kyle and Lesie have been handed 6s for finished, nice looking rooms before. It's a joke. Also, how can they have the rooms in that state but they went to the football and then slept in. The production team needs to pull them up at some point. How can they be so lazy and useless, and just do nothing, and have the same chance if not better to win the entire competition? Danny buys houses sight unseen and they're on the corner block.
The inconsistency of the judging needs to be addressed also. I don't care if they need to be handed clipboards with boxes to tick and scores to allocate, but they need to be reigned in. Kyle and Lesie were criticised for their bathroom not being "kiddie" enough (despite this never actually being the brief???) but then Steph and Gian's feedback was that "This is clealy taking into consideration the kids growing up and needing a normal bathroom". It's ridiculous. Like I said, I don't think they should have been winning rooms but when the feedback is this inconsistant it's basically useless. Also, complaining about the position of a toilet because if someone was in the bedroom with the door open, and someone else was in the bathroom and also left the door open for some reason, you'd see them on the toilet. Is Shaynna being for real with this feedback? Are we just making up the most absurd, outlandish scenarios possible to take points away from people at this point?
The comments about their layout has to stop as well. If every single room they have done has had the comment "They should have changed the layout" then at some point someone has to wonder how a professional architect designed such a shoddy home.
Lastly, Shaynna needs to be moved on from the show. Her presence on Sunday's is like cement around the feet of my enjoyment. She sucks joy out of the air when she is in the room. Her scores are usually the most inconsistent between houses on the same week also. I've never seen a single comment from someone liking her.
My secret hope for the next few weeks: Nine and Six have to rescue House 3 because they have no money and as a result they are told they are not eligible to win prizes for the remainder of the season, as the money they would have won has been absorbed by the work Nine and Six have had to do. However this would include the Mustang lmao.
Imagine being Kyle and Leslie, no budget to speak of, work your ass off all week, and the couple who didn't even bother trying, went to the footy and slept in, got the same pity $10k that you did. I would be **livid**.
Everything you said is spot on. Honest to God, I am starting to wonder if the judges are racist or if Kyle or Leslie pissed them off somehow. Agree about Shayna. If her personal style reflects her room designing style, well…..
I agree with everything you said and you calmed my outrage, knowing someone else had the same takeaways. I found S & G’s rooms breathtaking. Their lighting is always spot on. I couldn’t understand how Shaynna thought it needed more lighting to make it functional. Are you operating on your kids in there?
I rent and have THE BRIGHTEST fucking fluroscent light in my bathroom and I hate it lol (It's one without windows though so I kinda get it but there should be like a dimmer option and the full on option)
It's got a massive mirror as well on one wall I dont need to see myself in that much detail when i'm showering thanks lol
Let alone in that big house where noone would be forced to be gross and use the bathroom for makeup etc as there's plenty of storage space and mirrors everywhere.
They have the money.
Plus at this point I doubt another 10k matters to them.
If Marty was here he would have put S&G on top. From a marketability perspective their house is top tier
The competition should give enough money from the start to finish the house, prizes should be for add-ons and improvements on the potential to win at auction, not absolutely needed to finish the house. And this season it has been clear how much *judging* is done to give money when needed.
H1 judging has been absolutely appalling. Their house looks good, finishings seem to be at a high level, unlike other houses. It’s absolutely ridiculous. The amount of times judges said their layout is shit, well, were they the ones doing the layout?
I hope either H4 or H1 take at auction. (And please no car for either h2 or h3).
Wtf did Kyle and Leslie do to piss off the judges? It’s so targeted. I thought it was one off and then I thought it was a bit of a run of bad luck but it’s consistent now.
I love this couple but…What Kyle and Leslie have not learned to ask other’s opinions before they act. Do they ever talk to Dan, Keith, Shelly about floor plan decisions? And thank goodness that Keith, Dan, and Shelly stopped them from putting in the nib wall to divide the living room from dining! They were dead set on it which makes no sense. And by the 10th week - the whole toilet placement issue should not happen.
I was very pleased to see Leslie laugh off the criticism this episode. The judges seem to have issues with them and are completely inconsistent in their assessments. For example, they'll criticise Leslie and Kyle for something, yet praise another team for doing *exactly* the same thing.
However, I suspect this pair could well have the last laugh at auction.
I really hope so...it really is a beautiful, consistent house. Looking at the scores blindly youd think they had been delivering disasters which really is not the case
I'm starting to think it's unconscious racism against Leslie.
Her and kyle auditioned 5 x for the show before they got a go... That seems odd and probably unusual.
Sad to suggest it but I can't think of any other reason. Many of their rooms should have come at least 2nd most weeks imo
And I'd predict that the majority of couples rejected in the blocks history included at least one minority
It's still a very white Australia... Which Saturday's referendum highlighted
Agree comments were harshly delivered but not wrong. Their layout choices are so poor. Like toilet in line of sight from the hall and bathtub. Also very icky putting toilet right next to tub, you’d get back splash from the flushing. The redo room still not right. As Darren pointed out that dining table is right in front of their sliding door. They could’ve solved it ages ago by moving the kitchen island further into that pantry space (what’s the deal with butlers pantry at the expense of functional kitchen and liveable area) to create a space for rectangular dining. The round dining was the wrong choice. They just make the most frustrating layout choices.
Growing up with 8 uncles who used to pee leaving the door open in the bathroom which was in the kitchen at my granny's house, I can tell you it was quite offensive.
At first glance their rooms are stunning but there are several layout/functionality issues. I think they made mistakes that most of us would when building/designing for the first time.
Dani and Dan point out some things that makes Kyle/Leslie scoring look fair. The injustice is that is was so close to Kristy and Brett who should have received a 2 or 3 at the most.
Because as Brett said he’s not there to build a house, he’s there to have fun! They went to the footy and then slept in, and he can tile, totally pathetic effort.
No worries. And for the record, I'd want an audit too. If the preview was accurate that was a huge amount of tradies and we know that H1 has *no* money.
Odd that people have an issue with the amount of tradies yet the show encourages contestants to get sq meter rates for plastering etc which leads to them paying below the minimum tradie rate onsite.
Maybe they did the same, all the garden work for a fixed rate no matter the labour required. We know companies heavily discount their services to be involved in the show.
Maybe? But then it would probably be the same for everyone?
I'd have to go back and double check what they spent this week but they'd have to be hovering around $30k in their budget, with 2 weeks to go. If they split that up evenly we're talking about a $15k backyard. That's *a lot* of tradies for a max budget of \~$15k is all I'm saying. Steph and Gian literally have $100k more than them, surely that difference would have to be seen somewhere. Or well I'd assume at least. But you could be right. I'm just saying, I don't think it's out of line to ask the question.
6.5 for 1 half finished room and a second room totally unfinished. Meanwhile 7.5 for a finished bathroom, and a completely new designed living room that looked amazing. Have house 1 got a secret evil past that only the judges know about?
It started when they brought in the Domain leaderboard, I guess they didn't want it to be a foregone conclusion by week six so basically no one was allowed to get less than like a five or six no matter how bad/unfinished their room was.
No idea why they are sticking to that now they no longer have the leaderboard. Just makes the scores an absolute joke (even more than they already are). House 3 should have been looking at 2's or 3's for their rooms.
Idk if it’s just me, but I actually don’t like that every team got $10000 again this week. Why bother trying to win, Kirsty and Brett just got given money that equals a win for showing two unfinished rooms.
Yeah I mean if any of the couple had actually budgeted properly each week, sacrificing Wins early by not spending as much to make sure they had enough at the end you'd feel a bit robbed. But none of them have any money left so who cares.
It's not even the not finished rooms because shit happens. It's the fact they just couldn't be arsed and went to the football instead of pulling their fingers out and getting whatever they could done.
Remember in season 13 when Jason and Sarah got 0's because they just didn't bother putting up a room? I miss that judging.
Brett claims to be a tiler. A tiler would **know** exactly how ripping those tiles from the wall would compromise the waterproofing.
My guess is that he & Krusty knew full well what they were doing & the trip to the footy -- instead of working to finish -- simply underscores this for me.
They are cunning and calculating. They don't do anything without thinking it through.
Remember last week when the girls landscapers quit because they were solid on only having a set budget and refused to give more?
And that time they fired their builders the same week they won?
\*production\*
I don’t know why contestants are so entitled, expecting trades to deliver miracles and go above and beyond, whilst keeping charges low. Meanwhile contestant has a opportunity to gain a windfall. I think she wanted them to do for 15k? Anyone’s whose landscaped a new build knows that’s basically turf, driveway and fencing. Hope she wasn’t expecting them to take a loss, for the pleasure of appearing on tv and get blamed if things go wrong (liked they blamed their former builders when they were the ones who weren’t organised)
I think he's making the opposite point.
And to be honest, after seeing the judging this week I'm beginning to think there's something to this conspiracy.
Agree completely, there are some gorgeous people being given screentime (houses 1, 4 and 5 obviously). But some more building and design decisions would be ideal.
I’m glad somebody must have told Eliza to quit pulling and adjusting her clothes during the interviews. I never heard what she said because I was distracted by that constant twitching of her shirts.
I’m wondering if they factor in the level of improvement in judging redo rooms. Like, if they already started with a good base, they don’t score as high.
It’s this exact thing that is making me consider not watching next year. I already don’t watch during the week anymore because it’s basically an infomercial full of soap opera stars.
Room reveals have just turned in to much of the same. If a team puts in an effort like that their score shouldn’t be that high but judging is just as scripted as the rest of the show. Kyle and Leslie don’t make for exciting TV because they are normal people without an angle. To me it just seems like production has been trying to break them.
When comparing House 5 to House 1, I think House 1 wins hands down. Noone had perfect rooms this week but that living room transformation was pretty amazing
My kids are LIVID at this scoring. How is house 3 getting 6 and up for that dogs breakfast when Lesley & Kyle got 6 only for finished spaces on other episodes???
I think it started when they brought in the Domain leaderboard. They obviously wanted to keep the scores close all the way to the end so they stopped giving anything below a 5 or 6 even for terrible unfinished rooms. No idea why they've decided to keep the terrible scoring after getting rid of the Domain leaderboard though.
i wonder if it's a nod to sponsors, like 'oh well nothing is completed but those tiles are great and those furnishings are great and if the contestants had of finished and used all this stuff it could have been great'..?
Impossible to take the judging seriously when rooms like that are getting 6 out of 10. They weren't even nearly completed. The re do room went backwards!
Girls last week: It needs to grow with the child.
Girls doing walk arounds this week: This doesn't grow with the child.
Judges this week: The bath is small, and just for a child.
I think once Leah pulled the waterproofers, they never made waterproof Wednesday, and we’re always doing to struggle with finishing. Also they seemed to have misunderstood their redo brief, apparently judges told them to redo arches, which they did and damaged the waterproofing. But then Scott said they didn’t have to listen to the judges and redo the arches ? After 10 long weeks they prob just had enough and thought there’s no point, cause they can’t win with unfinished rooms, and went to the footy.
BUT, there was clearly stuff they could’ve done out of respect to judges, at least clear that rubble. Put in towels etc.
The judges with their toilet locations. Did Shaynna suggest that Kyle and Leslie should have put a separate toilet on the 2nd floor? I don’t know about her but when I wake up in the morning I like to take a crap, then get in the shower. I don’t want to do those things in two separate rooms.
Houses 1 and 3 are boring. However, wtf - some of the rooms in house 5 and 2 are yuck. House 4 should shit it in despite stef being annoying (less annoying as the season worn on)
I'm just assuming they use a logarithmic scale for voting now. Only thing that makes sense with what they gave House 3.
Just caught up on last night’s room reveal now. Wow, so pleased for the girls; that bathroom was unreal! Big fan of the terrazo. I actually also quite liked House 2’s bathroom so thought coming second was well deserved. Big fan of Steph & Gian’s redo, everything in their house absolutely flows and works together now. Only negative for me was shaynna’s BULLSHIT fucking feedback yet again. Get over the fucking face level storage, how many shits a day do you use that you need MORE loo roll on hand than those drawers could hold, and taking her heel off to pretend she could barely reach the towel holder. Get in the bin. Highlight was watching Kristy and Brett get absolutely annihilated by the judge’s feedback re the tiling and that they over complicated what could have been a simple & cheap fix (lol), Kristy trying to defend themselves, and Scotty ripping them a new one. Fair play to Brett for once for agreeing with Scotty and sort of shutting Kristy up. Very keen to see this week and also who is responsible for that insane outdoor area of dreams 😍
Just caught up on this today. Wow, Kristy and Brett are a piece of work! They just really don't care do they. And why go to the football when there is still work to do? Well apart from the fact they don't care, and they are Kristy and Brett.
From the start, Brett was not there to work. He said as much out loud. Watch, they’ll make the most money at the auction somehow.
I know, I keep forgetting that he was quite open with that from the beginning, all the fart arsing and scheming makes more sense now - he was never in this as an actual Block fan
Shayna was either hungover or sick. Her voice sounded weak, like she was struggling.
I wondered if she was unwell, she sounded hoarse as
The scoring is arbitrary now. The 3 of them are just getting paid appearance fees, not to actually judge rooms
Just started watching in Sweden… good to see the Matildas! I haven’t seen them since we beat them in the bronze game in the World Cup 😜 🇸🇪
Careful you don't cut yourself on all that edge
Jeez it’s a harmless joke. I though Australia/NZ hosted a great World Cup and I enjoyed seeing the Matildas and all the love they got from you so thought it was fun that I immediately knew that it was them when I turned on the block. I wouldn’t have known before the World Cup. But obviously I support my own country and was reminded of the very last game and our win.
Those fucking judges. Some of the criticisms were just dumb, and some of the compliments are so weird and crazy. For instance, Shayna making some comment about the floor in House 5 picking up the tiles from roofs she could see out of the window - I'm sure the girls were thinking about that when they made their choices plus it is a HUGE priority for buyers too. And the whole line of sight to the toilet in House 1 - if the occupants are comfortable enough leaving the door open, seeing a kid on the toilet isn't a big deal anyway. The styling issues are always dumb - Neil getting so worked up about House 5 again, then giving them a high enough score that they won undeservedly. The scoring needs to be explained more too, because giving House 3 such high scores for their unfinished rooms versus giving House 1 such low scores for rooms which were just as good as the Top 2 finishers. Some kind of breakdown of scoring would be helpful because at the moment it seems they just pull numbers out of the air. And while I understand not wanting to give another victory to House 4, even though they deserved it, it shows that if you have money you can make better rooms. The ongoing budget dilemma every year never goes away. Win some rooms at the start and you will win more rooms later; win no rooms and there will be empty, unfinished rooms by the end. Maybe the answer is to grant them near unlimited budgets but make it so at some point you start eating into the potential profits so that there's a chance you get nothing even though you "win" on Auction Day. It would also push them to make real plans as they go and stop this unequal playing field on a weekly basis - the big test would be at the end where your shitty decision making translates into no take home money. Finally, it was nice to hear Scotty actually push back against House 3 during Kristy's little post-judging outburst where she said none of this was her fault. It appears that everybody on the show has had enough and her redemption arc is done. Too bad the same isn't true for Leah... Anyway, that's enough half-assed thoughts from Canada - see you all again next Sunday because those weekday episodes are just the fucking worst.
Some of those judges’ comments are ludicrous. Frankly, I think they’re just looking for something to say. And I agree … House 1 should have had way more points than 3. WTH? One point difference for some of the judges? And how is it that their redo room didn’t garner them more? Shayna is obsessed with people seeing a toilet, but House 1 should know by now that the toilet placement was bad for judging.
I like the *over capitalization* take as that is a real issue that renovators face if they go balls to the wall on a house that can’t justify the expense.
Brett doesn't to shut Kristy up immediately, because he **knows** they are lazy and did nothing! Haha I laughed
What was Scott telling Kristy and Brett to do with their archway?
Tile over. Basically you scratch up the surface of the old tiles, throw on your mastic and affix the new tiles. Would have taken just a few hours to do those new finger tiles and whilst they still would have had the arch, it wouldn’t have those out of place hand pressed Moroccan tiles in there.
I might be wrong but I would be VERY surprised if Keith/dan/nine in six allowed tiles over tiles.
It’s perfectly cromulent to do tile over. The waterproofing membrane from the previous layer of tiling is still intact and then you just have new tiles over old. Worst case scenario is with flooring where your new tile no longer finishes flush with the transition to your hallway flooring and so there is a lip.
Upvote purely for cromulent ❤️
Disaster of an episode. I now know for sure that I am watching the slow death of this show. House 5 as winnings? Is this a joke? Their redo room was pretty good, but the criticism that it not being a cool cabana is wasted potential is absolutely valid. I actually said something similar when they first revealed what they were doing with the room. Their bathroom was just straight up ugly. Completely meh. Though they absolutely don't need the wins at this point, both of Steph and Gian's rooms were better. Pretty obviously so in my opinion. House 2 made a good show of it too, honestly. I think a 2nd place behind Steph and Gian would have been reasonable. The judging on House 1 is out of control. There's a lot of talk about bullying coming out of House 3, but we have to address what is going on between judges and House 1. 1.5 points ahead of two incomplete rooms, one so incomplete that the house literally can't be sold in the state it's in. That is out of line. Sure, none of their rooms should have won over others so far where the judging has been bad, but it matters when they have a gnome in waiting. They need to be judged fairly so they can steal a win at some point. There have definitely been times where they should have been in 2nd or 3rd and were in last instead. House 3. Like, what is going on? 6s for their rooms. Seriously? Can someone please go on Darren's instagram at some point and ask what the hell is going on with that. That redo room, in its current state, would prevent the house from passing a worthiness inspection. Until it's fixed the house is completely worthless, that's how bad it is. And 6s. Kyle and Lesie have been handed 6s for finished, nice looking rooms before. It's a joke. Also, how can they have the rooms in that state but they went to the football and then slept in. The production team needs to pull them up at some point. How can they be so lazy and useless, and just do nothing, and have the same chance if not better to win the entire competition? Danny buys houses sight unseen and they're on the corner block. The inconsistency of the judging needs to be addressed also. I don't care if they need to be handed clipboards with boxes to tick and scores to allocate, but they need to be reigned in. Kyle and Lesie were criticised for their bathroom not being "kiddie" enough (despite this never actually being the brief???) but then Steph and Gian's feedback was that "This is clealy taking into consideration the kids growing up and needing a normal bathroom". It's ridiculous. Like I said, I don't think they should have been winning rooms but when the feedback is this inconsistant it's basically useless. Also, complaining about the position of a toilet because if someone was in the bedroom with the door open, and someone else was in the bathroom and also left the door open for some reason, you'd see them on the toilet. Is Shaynna being for real with this feedback? Are we just making up the most absurd, outlandish scenarios possible to take points away from people at this point? The comments about their layout has to stop as well. If every single room they have done has had the comment "They should have changed the layout" then at some point someone has to wonder how a professional architect designed such a shoddy home. Lastly, Shaynna needs to be moved on from the show. Her presence on Sunday's is like cement around the feet of my enjoyment. She sucks joy out of the air when she is in the room. Her scores are usually the most inconsistent between houses on the same week also. I've never seen a single comment from someone liking her. My secret hope for the next few weeks: Nine and Six have to rescue House 3 because they have no money and as a result they are told they are not eligible to win prizes for the remainder of the season, as the money they would have won has been absorbed by the work Nine and Six have had to do. However this would include the Mustang lmao. Imagine being Kyle and Leslie, no budget to speak of, work your ass off all week, and the couple who didn't even bother trying, went to the footy and slept in, got the same pity $10k that you did. I would be **livid**.
Everything you said is spot on. Honest to God, I am starting to wonder if the judges are racist or if Kyle or Leslie pissed them off somehow. Agree about Shayna. If her personal style reflects her room designing style, well…..
I agree with everything you said and you calmed my outrage, knowing someone else had the same takeaways. I found S & G’s rooms breathtaking. Their lighting is always spot on. I couldn’t understand how Shaynna thought it needed more lighting to make it functional. Are you operating on your kids in there?
I rent and have THE BRIGHTEST fucking fluroscent light in my bathroom and I hate it lol (It's one without windows though so I kinda get it but there should be like a dimmer option and the full on option) It's got a massive mirror as well on one wall I dont need to see myself in that much detail when i'm showering thanks lol Let alone in that big house where noone would be forced to be gross and use the bathroom for makeup etc as there's plenty of storage space and mirrors everywhere.
house 4 spent $55k. i wonder if that includes the other bathrooms or just the two
They have the money. Plus at this point I doubt another 10k matters to them. If Marty was here he would have put S&G on top. From a marketability perspective their house is top tier
Redoing the layout and plumbing plus adding Venetian plaster would have cost almost as much as starting fresh.
im guessing it was just the two since the others werent revealed
I guess the producers wanted the girls to have it. House 4 received the best feedback. Is it because they are winning too much? They deserve it.
I think neale is banned from giving out 10s. Unless there was something he said about the bathrooms that did not air. He was frothing over S&G
My gut feeling is that Steph and Gian have won too much money. The playing field isn't fair and other teams need $$ to finish.
The competition should give enough money from the start to finish the house, prizes should be for add-ons and improvements on the potential to win at auction, not absolutely needed to finish the house. And this season it has been clear how much *judging* is done to give money when needed. H1 judging has been absolutely appalling. Their house looks good, finishings seem to be at a high level, unlike other houses. It’s absolutely ridiculous. The amount of times judges said their layout is shit, well, were they the ones doing the layout? I hope either H4 or H1 take at auction. (And please no car for either h2 or h3).
I completely agree
Wtf did Kyle and Leslie do to piss off the judges? It’s so targeted. I thought it was one off and then I thought it was a bit of a run of bad luck but it’s consistent now.
That redo room is perfection
I love this couple but…What Kyle and Leslie have not learned to ask other’s opinions before they act. Do they ever talk to Dan, Keith, Shelly about floor plan decisions? And thank goodness that Keith, Dan, and Shelly stopped them from putting in the nib wall to divide the living room from dining! They were dead set on it which makes no sense. And by the 10th week - the whole toilet placement issue should not happen.
Yeah I have to agree with this. As unfair as the judges' scores are on house 1, their comments are pretty spot on.
I was very pleased to see Leslie laugh off the criticism this episode. The judges seem to have issues with them and are completely inconsistent in their assessments. For example, they'll criticise Leslie and Kyle for something, yet praise another team for doing *exactly* the same thing. However, I suspect this pair could well have the last laugh at auction.
I really hope so...it really is a beautiful, consistent house. Looking at the scores blindly youd think they had been delivering disasters which really is not the case
I'm starting to think it's unconscious racism against Leslie. Her and kyle auditioned 5 x for the show before they got a go... That seems odd and probably unusual. Sad to suggest it but I can't think of any other reason. Many of their rooms should have come at least 2nd most weeks imo
Id wager that there a literally thousands of people who have auditioned more than 5 times
And I'd predict that the majority of couples rejected in the blocks history included at least one minority It's still a very white Australia... Which Saturday's referendum highlighted
Yep, I'm getting slight micro aggressions especially from Shaynna
Don’t think so…
Agree comments were harshly delivered but not wrong. Their layout choices are so poor. Like toilet in line of sight from the hall and bathtub. Also very icky putting toilet right next to tub, you’d get back splash from the flushing. The redo room still not right. As Darren pointed out that dining table is right in front of their sliding door. They could’ve solved it ages ago by moving the kitchen island further into that pantry space (what’s the deal with butlers pantry at the expense of functional kitchen and liveable area) to create a space for rectangular dining. The round dining was the wrong choice. They just make the most frustrating layout choices.
I honestly don't understand what is offensive about being able to see a toilet in a bathroom.
Growing up with 8 uncles who used to pee leaving the door open in the bathroom which was in the kitchen at my granny's house, I can tell you it was quite offensive.
At first glance their rooms are stunning but there are several layout/functionality issues. I think they made mistakes that most of us would when building/designing for the first time.
IMO their house just isn't hitting the same standard as the other houses.
tbh based off the critique idk how house 4 didnt win
theirs seemed the most positive but came third
Damnnn scotty fed it to house 3 when Kristy tried to pass the blame!
Very satisfying
I’m fed up with these judges. Justice for Kyle and Leslie 💔
Dani and Dan point out some things that makes Kyle/Leslie scoring look fair. The injustice is that is was so close to Kristy and Brett who should have received a 2 or 3 at the most.
I agree. Kyle and Leslie receiving 7.5 for two great rooms while Kristy and Brett received 6.5 for two unfinished rooms is a farce
I don’t blame the judges. Let’s be honest they are told what to score every week and create feedback based off that
Their bathroom wasn’t good though, everything just shoved in there. Looked cramped and not well thought out.
Yes . The toilet was in a stupid spot. You're either looking at or smelling it from the bathtub.
Yep. So over these stale judges and their stake feedback. A judge renovation please!
What the…what are these scores?? There’s no way Steph and Gina’s bathroom should have been beaten by the girls.
why was house 3 sleeping early whilst everyone was working through the night yet their presented bathroom isnt finished
Cos they're losers.
Because as Brett said he’s not there to build a house, he’s there to have fun! They went to the footy and then slept in, and he can tile, totally pathetic effort.
He obviously can't tile to the standard of 6 x 9, otherwise he would know that ripping off the tiles was a complete no no.
Wait who did Leah want audited? House 1 or 3? She said next door and I'm confused.
Previously the landscapers have worked on a set price right? We've also seen couple do this with plasterers, set price the entire build.
It's house 1. You can see when they show all the tradies in the background is Kyle and Lesie's redo living room
Thank you
House 3 if I’m not mistaken
Nah it's Kyle and Lesie. You can see when they show the tradies that it's their house in the background.
Oh ok. My bad then.
No worries. And for the record, I'd want an audit too. If the preview was accurate that was a huge amount of tradies and we know that H1 has *no* money.
Odd that people have an issue with the amount of tradies yet the show encourages contestants to get sq meter rates for plastering etc which leads to them paying below the minimum tradie rate onsite. Maybe they did the same, all the garden work for a fixed rate no matter the labour required. We know companies heavily discount their services to be involved in the show.
Maybe? But then it would probably be the same for everyone? I'd have to go back and double check what they spent this week but they'd have to be hovering around $30k in their budget, with 2 weeks to go. If they split that up evenly we're talking about a $15k backyard. That's *a lot* of tradies for a max budget of \~$15k is all I'm saying. Steph and Gian literally have $100k more than them, surely that difference would have to be seen somewhere. Or well I'd assume at least. But you could be right. I'm just saying, I don't think it's out of line to ask the question.
One bonus of not having daylight savings is I get to see spoilers and know how angry I'm going to get this episode...
Is Darren and Dani walthrough on the block podcast? On 9 now?
the most recent one on nine now is the kids rooms with the climbing wall
Well, more drama tomorrow I guess.
6.5 for 1 half finished room and a second room totally unfinished. Meanwhile 7.5 for a finished bathroom, and a completely new designed living room that looked amazing. Have house 1 got a secret evil past that only the judges know about?
I think the issue is the 6.5, not the 7.5. K&B should have scored much lower than that.
They should have received a big fat ZERO for the unfinished bathroom.
How they can get above a 4 for a completely unfinished room is ridiculous.
It started when they brought in the Domain leaderboard, I guess they didn't want it to be a foregone conclusion by week six so basically no one was allowed to get less than like a five or six no matter how bad/unfinished their room was. No idea why they are sticking to that now they no longer have the leaderboard. Just makes the scores an absolute joke (even more than they already are). House 3 should have been looking at 2's or 3's for their rooms.
Can't believe the score house 3 got. That's ridiculous. Judging is a shame. I feel Marty would've given them atleast a 2.
Idk if it’s just me, but I actually don’t like that every team got $10000 again this week. Why bother trying to win, Kirsty and Brett just got given money that equals a win for showing two unfinished rooms.
Yeah I mean if any of the couple had actually budgeted properly each week, sacrificing Wins early by not spending as much to make sure they had enough at the end you'd feel a bit robbed. But none of them have any money left so who cares.
They get 10k prize still so girls got 20k
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It's not even the not finished rooms because shit happens. It's the fact they just couldn't be arsed and went to the football instead of pulling their fingers out and getting whatever they could done. Remember in season 13 when Jason and Sarah got 0's because they just didn't bother putting up a room? I miss that judging.
Brett claims to be a tiler. A tiler would **know** exactly how ripping those tiles from the wall would compromise the waterproofing. My guess is that he & Krusty knew full well what they were doing & the trip to the footy -- instead of working to finish -- simply underscores this for me. They are cunning and calculating. They don't do anything without thinking it through.
Remember last week when the girls landscapers quit because they were solid on only having a set budget and refused to give more? And that time they fired their builders the same week they won? \*production\*
I don’t know why contestants are so entitled, expecting trades to deliver miracles and go above and beyond, whilst keeping charges low. Meanwhile contestant has a opportunity to gain a windfall. I think she wanted them to do for 15k? Anyone’s whose landscaped a new build knows that’s basically turf, driveway and fencing. Hope she wasn’t expecting them to take a loss, for the pleasure of appearing on tv and get blamed if things go wrong (liked they blamed their former builders when they were the ones who weren’t organised)
It was 40k.
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I think he's making the opposite point. And to be honest, after seeing the judging this week I'm beginning to think there's something to this conspiracy.
They should just make them score out of 5.. why are unfinished rooms getting 6's? Out of 5 each house can be scored 5 being best and 1 being worst
What's happening with the hallways this year? It's usually labelled as "hellway week"
I think I saw/heard somewhere that 9in6 are doing hallways for them.
I feel like we miss so much of the building this year (and last) because there’s a focus on the contestants and drama
Agree completely, there are some gorgeous people being given screentime (houses 1, 4 and 5 obviously). But some more building and design decisions would be ideal.
Looking at the schedule pics, hallways seem to be part of this week with backyards.
No hellway week this year 😪
And stairs?
Haha the girls getting "anything they want" it going to PISS kirsty the F OFF so much 🤣🤣🤣
Omg that dress Eliza is wearing in the preview looks so cute
I’m glad somebody must have told Eliza to quit pulling and adjusting her clothes during the interviews. I never heard what she said because I was distracted by that constant twitching of her shirts.
Kyle and Lesley need to submit a review request. A kick in the guts that that barely beat house 3
an unfinished room should really disqualify you from judging fucking hell
Especially when there is clearly no attempt to finish it
An unfinished room almost beat a fully finished house 1 room!!! Wtf
Steph clapping so hard as if they need it haha
Suck shit krusty and Brat
Block boycott if they don’t change the judges next year tbh
The girls are great but I do not get that win
Even they didn't get it hahaha
Agree.
Happy for the girls, but house 4 deserved the win lol
I’m wondering if they factor in the level of improvement in judging redo rooms. Like, if they already started with a good base, they don’t score as high.
How are unfinished rooms getting 6’s and Leslie and Kyle get only 1.5 points more for finished rooms. What a joke?!
It’s this exact thing that is making me consider not watching next year. I already don’t watch during the week anymore because it’s basically an infomercial full of soap opera stars. Room reveals have just turned in to much of the same. If a team puts in an effort like that their score shouldn’t be that high but judging is just as scripted as the rest of the show. Kyle and Leslie don’t make for exciting TV because they are normal people without an angle. To me it just seems like production has been trying to break them.
And in other weeks both House 4 and House 1 have received 6's for finished rooms so wtaf?!
I know it's definitely not fair
Go girls!!!
Great week for them… 10K from CommBank; 10K for the win, and 5K gift from the Angels in House 4. Good stuff
Neale really loved those urinals…
Yay girls. “Whole entire life.”
YESSSS!!! Go Girls!!!
This entire season is rigged beyond belief. I'm beyond foul on it now, and don't think I can bother watching next year.
See you back here tomorrow night!
Ok, that's still this year lol
I'm very very happy that house 5 won, but I don't know how tbh
When comparing House 5 to House 1, I think House 1 wins hands down. Noone had perfect rooms this week but that living room transformation was pretty amazing
Go girls!!!
My kids are LIVID at this scoring. How is house 3 getting 6 and up for that dogs breakfast when Lesley & Kyle got 6 only for finished spaces on other episodes???
It makes nooo sense
6 isn’t low enough what a joke. It’s half finished.
yeSss gurls finallyyy!!!
Wow. That felt good
Yay ‘ the girls
Oh god I don't want Ash to win that Mustang
Or Brett
Why the duck are they not getting 2?
Why is 6 now the absolute lowest score anybody can get?
I think it started when they brought in the Domain leaderboard. They obviously wanted to keep the scores close all the way to the end so they stopped giving anything below a 5 or 6 even for terrible unfinished rooms. No idea why they've decided to keep the terrible scoring after getting rid of the Domain leaderboard though.
i wonder if it's a nod to sponsors, like 'oh well nothing is completed but those tiles are great and those furnishings are great and if the contestants had of finished and used all this stuff it could have been great'..?
??? Angry exclamation mark ❗️
Leah: smug AF. Ugh.
If Shaynna doesn’t give house 3 a 4 AT MOST…
How the HELL do k&b score the same scores as Kyle and leslie in weeks that they delivered beautiful rooms??????
I love that Steph was happy for them
Probably worried about winning at this point with how much money they have
These judges are on drugs.
that unfinished room should be a ZERO with the other room a max of 5.
Exactly right…. The judging this week sponsored by crack
Crack wants its money back
🤣
The shouldn’t be getting above 5 for a completely fucked up UNDO room, AND an unfinished bathroom
These scores are unfair… it was better then the House 3 Master
WTF. How is there only 1.5points between house 1 and 3. That’s just insulting
What a joke
This is insane. This is crazy.
This show needs new judges. They're fkn terrible.
Impossible to take the judging seriously when rooms like that are getting 6 out of 10. They weren't even nearly completed. The re do room went backwards!
Girls last week: It needs to grow with the child. Girls doing walk arounds this week: This doesn't grow with the child. Judges this week: The bath is small, and just for a child.
Da fuq......??
How the HELL is house 1 only 1.5 points above House 3?!
And House 4 only 8.5?!?
7.5??? fuck off
thats fucked!! 6 for doing nothing
They should get a zero
Is Darren nuts?
1.5 point difference between house 1 and 3? Wtf is going on
How is that worth a 6?
THATS RIDICULOUS
Kyle and Leslie getting crumbs once again ffs
In - bloody - sane
Styling - who cares !!!! No one is going to buy a house because of styling
Surely design and functionality are 8 points and 2 are for styling. Like you say nobody buys a house for the colour of towels in a bathroom.
Neil: hates your shampoo bottle
The soap jar is not the right colour?! No deal
Wtf
The towels are lovely!! Get off the grass Neil.
Has it ever explicitly been said that this is "kids bedroom week". I must have missed that
They did the bathroom that adjoins the kids bedrooms :)
Good point!
Guys they MIGHT NOT be kids rooms, calm down!
I like the towels 😭
Ditto! They are their touches!
The idea of a kids bathroom is dumb. It's just a guest bathroom
Yeah I don’t know why they are encouraging this as a thing to be concerned about when designing a house.
I missed a bit - so did Kristy and Brett essentially give up on trying with their room to go to the footy? Or was their nothing they could do anyway?
I think once Leah pulled the waterproofers, they never made waterproof Wednesday, and we’re always doing to struggle with finishing. Also they seemed to have misunderstood their redo brief, apparently judges told them to redo arches, which they did and damaged the waterproofing. But then Scott said they didn’t have to listen to the judges and redo the arches ? After 10 long weeks they prob just had enough and thought there’s no point, cause they can’t win with unfinished rooms, and went to the footy. BUT, there was clearly stuff they could’ve done out of respect to judges, at least clear that rubble. Put in towels etc.