The Block

S08:E10 - Episode 10

Safety Cam is ruffling feathers today, checking that all the trades on site have up to date insurance. Darren’s plasterer doesn’t have an up to date renewal form to show Safety Cam so Darren needs to find another plasterer. Lucky Ayden has a plasterer that Darren can use until things are rectified. There are several walls that are being demolished but time is of the essence and Josh is determined to do all the work himself. Keith thinks Josh should get some help because he doesn’t want to hold the steel installers up. Ayden is busy pulling his walls down too. But Tim and Anastasia aren’t even on site Keith and Dan want work to start. They’re not too worried about the work load and think Keith can bring his own guys onto the job. Darren wants to use a particular finish for the cornices and skirting in their bedroom but Dea isn’t happy about it. Darren puts his foot down and insists that Dea has to trust him. Anastasia goes shopping for bedside tables for her room - they need to tie in with her bed head. Bec and George decide on parquetry flooring in a herringbone pattern. Kim and Matt’s mouldings are looking good, and Kim goes shopping for black door handles for their room. Bec has commissioned a custom made side table and she loves it. Keith inspects Josh’s efforts to prepare his floors. Josh has tried to level the floor by putting ply sheeting down first. But Keith tells him to take it off and start again and nail the plywood. Site offices are erected on top of a huge gantry at the front of The Block, and Keith gets very excited. The wardrobes are being installed and Scotty and Shelley arrive to check on progress. Dea and Darren are trying to show the judges something different. Matt and Kim have chosen Victorian panelling to try and impress. Bec and George have a gorgeous photographic print that they are hoping will help bring the win. The newbies meet Shelley for the first time. Tim and Anastasia tell Scotty and Shelley that they’re making their apartment a smart home, by installing C Bus throughout. Josh and Charlotte also have some cards up their sleeve. They’ve gone for a venetian render for their walls in the bedroom and Scotty and Shelley think they’re onto a winner. Ayden and Jess play a joke on Scotty and Shelley, telling them they’ll be using a painting that they found in their room on move in day. Darren and Dea aren’t happy with the finish of the wallpaper on the walls. It needs re-hanging because Darren and the wallpaper hanger put the joins in all the wrong places.