The Block

S08:E48 - Episode 48

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.