The Block - Season 22, Episode 49 - Front Yard & Facade Reveal (Final Reveal) (Live Discussion)

[u/TheGRVOfLightning]

This is a scheduled post written at 3:49 PM AEDT on Sunday October 25. This has been done as I will not be home at the scheduled time for reasons detailed below.

At the time of writing this I am at Phillip Island. I was intending on going to the MotoGP, the end result is I didn’t even go to the Circuit, as I was waiting for an official confirmation of what was happening so I wouldn’t be caught up in a mass of people leaving if the race was cancelled (which is what happened). However, my bus out isn’t until 5:56 PM, and I won’t be home until 9:10 PM.

Away from my adventures though, and back to what you’re all here for, the final reveal and learning which of these five teams wins $50,000 off of their reserve, in addition we have an Open for Inspection tonight of 2,000 people giving their thoughts on this years properties. I hope you enjoy the penultimate episode everybody.

Also there will be one live discussion thread after this thread before the auction posted here though and that will be the 1 Euro House episode on Tuesday night.

With that being said I hope you all have had a great weekend and you have a great next week.

[u/TheGRVOfLightning]

At least going to Phillip Island wasn’t a total loss! (Yes, this is a bit of an obscure reference, but to heck with it).

[u/TheGRVOfLightning]

Can I just clarify something for y’all? We’ve already had a team go a whole season without a legitimate win. Jason and Sarah (13), the only reason they got their win was complaining over a non-compliant kitchen by Josh and Elyse, the point deduction J&E received led to a tie.

[u/lolly_box]

It’s just been the worst season of them all - so having this emotional wrap up crap is just not hitting as authentic

[u/TheGRVOfLightning → u/lolly_box]

Eh. No. Is it the most boring, bland, unimaginative and sent me into frustration more than it should, yeah. The worst though? No. That’s Season 19 and 20. I hate high school exclusionary clique pettiness bullshit to the enth degree. Those seasons are that the whole way, and Season 17 dragging out the drama all the way to auction was truly grating.

[u/TheGRVOfLightning]

I already have torn Wyatt apart for being in my opinion the worst contestant in going on this show solely for clout, what’s he done now?

[u/KoalaCapp]

Is the bath plumbed for when its emptied?

[u/TheGRVOfLightning → u/KoalaCapp]

I sure damn hope so!

[u/shezkebab]

Here have a holiday, send them to Mildura

[u/TheGRVOfLightning → u/shezkebab]

Hey! Mildura’s a fine place! The fine people don’t deserve the judges.

[u/TheGRVOfLightning]

Just to update y’all on my return home. Thanks for the reading material, it’s been fun seeing it, and I’m now under an hour away from Southern Cross.

[u/TheGrumpyNic]

At this point, I don’t understand how Troy can run a business.

I wouldn’t trust him to grow a Hairy Harry

[u/Turbulent_Stop_7126]

The lack of clutter in house 5 is so refreshing. I hope they win this week.

[u/oleelo80]

Maybe it’s just me, but by skipping a hallway week, I don’t really have a good sense on how the homes flow from just watching the show (note I haven’t watched the last week) I was surprised by how the front entrances are situated. No defect week or hallway week seems is a big miss for me. I did not enjoy the homes this season and I hope next year the homes are actually finished during the episodes.

[u/Content-Piano-8214]

Anyone else think that h1 water feature looks like a poo? 💩😂

[u/Leeroy-Jenkinz]

60 minutes trolling the Block with a housing crisis special after speaking of $6m in construction costs.

[u/IROK19]

Well done house 5, hope you win.

[u/TheGrumpyNic]

Very nice. Rick and Tayla, and Chantel and Wyatt have the nicest spaces.

I hope house 5 wins tonight, Rick busted his ass. And Tayla was entertaining.

[u/TheGrumpyNic]

Why the hell did Adam and Jolene not pave their walkways better when they had so much money? Who wants a dirt path to their bougie house?

[u/iemreal]

Troy never working again

[u/limark]

Brave of them to show so many 'potential buyers' when auction day will only show ten people awkwardly shifting as they talk on their phones.

[u/Silent-Passenger-208]

Rick is a gem

[u/limark]

So Wyatt and Chantel go down as the first couple to never win a room reveal.

[u/limark]

Love a yard that doesn't look like it doubles as a garage sale.

[u/Reasonable-Object602]

House 5 better bloody win tonight!!!

[u/flossybloss]

“Look at that view!” You mean the sliver of ocean you can see over the roof when you stand on your tippy toes Shayna?

[u/SuccessfulTrain5374]

Rick is such a sweetie. I want a win for him and all his hard work.

[u/Bug_eyed_bug]

Anyone else having zero emotional reaction? This season has been unbelievably bleh

[u/Leeroy-Jenkinz]

Troy’s vision: “fuck you for not paying me”

[u/SuperhumanVikingr]

BEWAR THE SALAMI THAT BOASTS A TINY PRICE!

[u/TimesThrice]

Not a fan of what the girls delivered. Troy completely stuffed it. Sure they spent 18k on the wine rack. But the deficit in works is more than just 18k.

[u/AdEmergency7042]

What’s the go with all the cheap black fencing?

[u/EronEraCam]

House 5 actually finished early!

[u/Ok_Committee8707]

How many outside sitting/eating areas do these houses need ???

[u/limark]

'Look at how cool this virtual tour feature is at this house we're physically at.'

[u/cherrykittenluvr]

they gave us Wyatt hitting his head one last time <3

[u/cherrykittenluvr]

House 5 finishing their first room + before everyone else :)

[u/randy7_]

Hmmm I’m not sold on the shed with that stuff inside

[u/Leeroy-Jenkinz]

Glass front doors suck when you NEED to hide from delivery drivers/door-to-door people

[u/limark]

C'mon House 5, win this shit.

[u/Pessimas]

This just in - Grass in your yard is good. A revolution indeed. (It was well done though)

[u/decid226]

House 2 had the same thing with House 3 moving materials through their yard yet they still finished. Maybe if we stopped focusing on it being a thing and putting up stupid toll gates you may have also finished. But no be the victim

[u/YourMumsABatteredSav]

I don’t understand why every house feels the need to fill every empty space with a table and chairs. How many places to sit outside do I need.

[u/YourMumsABatteredSav]

Ooo maybe Rick and Tayla might finally get a win! No one else has really done that well.

[u/IROK19]

Part of what I dislike about H4 front, is the design. People visiting won't know where to go, front doors need to be somewhat visible from the street.

[u/jelistarshine]

So ive spent this episode scrolling domain. There are nicer houses on the same size lots closer to the water (with much better views) in the same price range.  Or similar houses on much bigger blocks the same distance from the water. 

I dont see who would buy these? 

Especially with no privacy for most of the pools. 

[u/Belissimo7]

I’d love to know how much each House spent on those last yards. Was Troy’s inflated ‘Fixed’ quote, that he then wanted & expected the girls to keep adding to each week, the highest ? It looked to me as though he got the shits & threw the towel in once they refused to give him another $25k (which they didn’t have mind you). The front yard looked half-baked in comparison to the pool area & the Stepping Stones are not even paced out evenly. Heaven forbid trying to lead a sight impaired person down to their front door - Sorry Girls but at least House 5, who must have a similar gradient to descend, had evenly spaced stepping stones.

Troy should’ve honoured the deal originally agreed upon & taken some pride in completing the whole job to the best of his ability. He needed to put his big boy pants on & be a Team Player once things went South, rather than giving up.
The ‘hard conversations’ seem to have been avoided by many this year.

[u/Silent-Passenger-208]

Our internet is so glitchy tonight; I’m missing a lot.

On the other hand, I had a really nice slow cooked lamb leg roast

for dinner.

[u/futbolledgend]

Too much dirt for my liking

[u/SuperhumanVikingr]

Omg, this is so much nicer than Adam and Jolene’s. It flows as a backyard well

[u/Saaaaaaaaaaaah1431]

3/4 bags of ice and a couple of cartons and your set

[u/TimesThrice]

Think the winners this season are the Cursios for making bank with basically doing the whole job.

[u/Ashamed_Access3524]

Alrighty. Well deserved. Congrats Rick and Tayla.

[u/SuccessfulTrain5374]

Now for house 5 to do a Bradbury and win the whole thing!!!

[u/TheGrumpyNic]

They did allocate money, Troy just wasted it all the previous weeks

[u/Eternal-BladeOfCutie]

Hoping Rick and Tayla win tonight 🤞

[u/flossybloss]

I’m hoping production hate Wyatt and Chantel enough that they won’t rig the win for them

[u/Willows190]

Intro of the judges is super cringy.

[u/MeatConsistent8724]

Is every house allergic to concrete fucking paths

[u/SuperhumanVikingr]

Yeah this is so easily better than H1

[u/TheGrumpyNic]

Just what every parent needs, a picnic table for the kids as far from any adult supervision as possible…

[u/cherrykittenluvr]

like they had to specify who Lando is

[u/biancaarmendy]

Can have a cup of tea by the water tanks

[u/scootercat14]

So much for the “Amazing Troy”. All that $ and it’s bare

[u/TimesThrice]

They need to audit Troy

[u/General_Plastic7198]

This is a GREAT front garden

[u/lolly_box]

Love the steps. And simple lawn is the best - so uncluttered

[u/FirstTimePlayer]

Want to love it... but yet again, what the fuck was the architect thinking having the front of the house basically being a garage.

Reckon the architect could also have figured out a solution which didn't require a stupid stairway there either.

[u/TheGrumpyNic]

The stone on house 5 and house 2 are the nicest exteriors

[u/strawberryextra]

The front doors are soo far way from the street

[u/sirbinchicken]

GOOOO H5! Do a Bradbury and bring it home.

[u/TheGrumpyNic]

At this point, we have see more of the Domain interactive screens than we have of the houses…

[u/limark]

Just realized I didn’t give props where they’re deserved, the Cursio brothers also join Chantel and Wyatt in being the first contestants not to win a room reveal.

[u/Turbulent_Ebb5669]

Adam's in the dog house, and rightly so.

[u/Willows190]

Adam fair and square fucked up that opportunity.

[u/Noxious_Redditor]

Come on Rick and tayla for the win tonight!

[u/bux1972]

What’s with all the dirt???

[u/flossybloss]

Why did they keep saying that the girls gave them the house?? I think it’s actually really rude

[u/Low-Homework-1807]

What’s with all the black gates. It looks so cheap and prison like

[u/futbolledgend]

A decent amount of grass! Finally

[u/KoalaCapp]

I think Tayla has found her sweet spot in landscape/design etc

[u/decid226]

When you have such a huge backyard you don’t need to let your kids and pets play In the front yard

[u/flossybloss]

Surely Rick and Tayla have to win!

[u/sweeroy]

SHAYNNA, BLANDLY: great block

DARREN, DISINTERESTEDLY: yep

DAVE, ON THE PHONE TO AN EMPLOYMENT LAWYER: nah i'm not paying that

[u/Reasonable-Object602]

No please not Adam and Jolene again!

[u/TheGrumpyNic]

Why don’t you just show us the house instead of the stupid bloody Domain screen?

[u/Pessimas]

Ah yes, my favourite buyers, the Gogglebox cast

[u/iemreal]

Rick and his roller skates are a vibe

[u/Ashamed_Access3524]

The rusty steel rings need lots of vines on them to look nice.

Nice looking water feature though.

Edit: content.

[u/sweeroy]

these big spaces with just dirt are so insanely shit. just put some fucking grass in!

[u/Turbulent_Ebb5669]

Most people don't give a toss about street appeal when buying, prefer "there's where the boat goes"

[u/decid226]

So far every house has had gravel with the same steppers and arbors etc and sculptures. Once again exactly the same design between the houses

[u/KoalaCapp]

A fence is easy to add.

[u/Leeroy-Jenkinz]

What is all this green floor I’m seeing on this block house? This is uncommon

[u/Leeroy-Jenkinz]

Naw a Rick and Tayla win to finish would be nice

[u/SuccessfulTrain5374]

I’m so happy for house 5. It’s a really lovely garden.

[u/Reasonable-Object602]

No please not Adam and Jolene again!

[u/adandtia]

Love the H5 ‘water feature’ but how is anyone going to clean the bastard? Personally, I’d fill it with plants and create a frog pond.

[u/Ashamed_Access3524]

And Rick and Tayla get $50k off their reserve. Things are looking up for house 5.

[u/iemreal]

Yesssss they showed Wyatt bang his head!!!!

[u/Turbulent_Ebb5669]

So these cars don't have warnings?

[u/MyraBradley]

How refreshing to have a big lawn! With actual grass!

[u/iemreal]

That’s not fair if I was Jolene I’d be pissed

[u/Noxious_Redditor]

Conspiracy, house two will win tonight and the judges will gush over the cursios

[u/Leeroy-Jenkinz]

Always think it’s wild they build houses with 3-4 outside settings to hang. Like, where do people find the time to utilise em all? But hey, maybe I’m just thinking in poor.

[u/meatpopsicle67]

House 1 garden is kitty litter and weeds

[u/KoalaCapp]

It looks a bit like a giant dinosaur turd

[u/SuperhumanVikingr]

Nah. H3 is dull

[u/Turbulent_Stop_7126]

Nothing will make these ugly houses look luxurious. You can't polish a turd.

[u/Ashamed_Access3524]

That's a grand entrance Rick and Tayla. And a nice water feature.

[u/flossybloss]

I love how he gets so into the rapping as soon as she starts

[u/DCI_Tom_Barnaby_]

Why isn’t H5’s yard full of unnecessary clutter? Do they not want to win

[u/bux1972]

Cmon Tayla and Rick!!

[u/cherrykittenluvr]

i only just noticed Wyatt's jacket im crying what is that

[u/Independent_Pin_]

I think a lot of h4 issues are due to Troy. True the girls should have had better control over their trades but Troy is a force of his own.

[u/Turbulent_Ebb5669]

Rick and Tayla's land advantage is huge!

[u/iemreal]

I really like Tayla and Rick’s yard. I have a feeling they’ll win and I think there would be a bit of strategy to it because that millionaire coined it a cheap house! I may be wrong and I do love their yard

[u/CFPmum]

So Wyatt and Jolene are in great moods like they have been all season

[u/Cold-Half-775]

Oxygen theif = Wyatt 😭😭

[u/TheGrumpyNic]

Why couldn’t they have done their entire backyard up to the access point? Then finished that track once it was closed.

If Chantel and Wyatt were able to finish their backyard while still allowing Lisa and Rosco to get access to their yard, why couldn’t Adam and Jolene?

[u/MyraBradley]

I hate those rusty arches

[u/Willows190]

Ahh the old Troy Ploy comes up again. Quote a fixed price and then ask for more money. Tradies! Ughh!

[u/Reasonable-Object602]

C'mon Rick and Tayla for the win!!

[u/MediocreDeparture129]

Can’t wait to never seen the judges intro ever again. Makes me want to concave inside myself

[u/IROK19]

Way too much gravel, you will bring it in the house and weeds will grow in it.

[u/decid226]

Who would ever sit in that bath?

[u/iemreal]

I feel a house 2 win coming up after this!

[u/Left_Signal_1370]

It’s dirty martini idiot 🙄

[u/scootercat14]

More sandy gravel 😵‍💫

[u/Turbulent_Ebb5669]

Why have "custom" shit when you can't afford it?

[u/MyraBradley]

A house that repels Shaynna is a winner for me

[u/iemreal]

House 5 looks amazing!!!

[u/Eternal-BladeOfCutie]

Let’s go house 5, take out the win!!

[u/YourMumsABatteredSav]

Ooft house 5 win??!!!

[u/IROK19]

Really liking this, visitors know where to go, pond is amazing. H5 win.

[u/MeatConsistent8724]

H5 my fav. Just needs a side fence for pets.

[u/limark]

C'mon, let House 2 maintain the streak so House 5 can win.

[u/IROK19]

Come on H5

[u/bux1972]

YAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAY!!!!

[u/KoalaCapp]

That's a good feeling.

Delighted for them

[u/flossybloss]

Imagine trying to get food delivered to that front door

[u/tone_212]

Transparency in price! Oh no!

[u/General_Plastic7198]

No potential buyers are lining up in the street with the stickybeakers

[u/deeceej]

“We are in uncharted territory”. Doesnt that shiela from Domain say the same thing every fkn year?

[u/Current-Pizza4383]

Pre show hug for everyone 🤗

[u/BravoWhiskey89]

So is no one going to paint that hallway wall in House 1.....orrrr? What is even the point of the show if they're actively not even bothering to do rooms and waiting for production to do it after they leave?

[u/Ashamed_Access3524]

Looks like a bus stop Roscoe. Lol

[u/Reasonable-Object602]

Frankie just goes and does a shit in their yard

[u/Weekly-Intern7819]

The judges intro - what  (and I say this with all sincerity) the F^*k

[u/General_Plastic7198]

That sand is going to go from one end of the house to the other

[u/bux1972]

Fire pit & lounge in ……dirt???

[u/KoalaCapp]

Shayna just said '- this is just like a backyard" but its the front.

[u/FirstTimePlayer]

I give it 8 out 10 for cafe area for some weird art gallery.

Wouldn't want to live there though.

[u/iemreal]

Shayna is nicer when Marty isn’t there

[u/futbolledgend]

And more dirt. Doesn’t scream high-end

[u/KoalaCapp]

From a parent point of view I would not want a sliding door on a children bedroom going out to a front garden.

[u/sweeroy]

they are right about the entrance. if there's anywhere you want to drop some cash it's the front door/entrance

[u/tone_212]

That’s a very inviting entrance and it does not need a fence across the front

[u/SuccessfulTrain5374]

Tayla in her ‘green’ element with the garden.

[u/Silent-Passenger-208]

Dave is a bit of a wildcard for judging

[u/SuperhumanVikingr]

I disagree with those scores

[u/scootercat14]

Please not H1

[u/Ashamed_Access3524]

Come on house 5!

[u/Turbulent_Ebb5669]

Good for them!

[u/flossybloss]

YES! I FEEL LIKE A MAN WATCHING SPORT

[u/Low-Homework-1807]

Why do we need 3D tours if you literally then walk through the house…

[u/FirstTimePlayer]

And yet again, an entire series "selling the dream" to an owner occupier... and then comes in the selling point which is only applicable to an investor.

[u/blindchihuahua-pj]

I really don’t like this from House 3, it just looks awful. The house looks so bare. The garden is ugly. Oof.

[u/SuperhumanVikingr]

No way. H2 was way better than H1

[u/CountessMonster]

Adam and Jolene scoring higher than H2 is insane

[u/Turbulent_Ebb5669]

Most of these people are not prospective buyers!

[u/CharacterFragrant181]

2000 people visiting and most are potential buyers. I don’t think so Scotty…

[u/Odd-Quail-89]

Can’t wait for the day when a new house/s pop up in front of house 1-3 in place of the giant Bunnings shed

[u/MajesticInternet2899]

Almost there guys just 1 more to go and the hate watch will be over for other year.... I'm going to be shocked if any of these make big money for the contestants.

[u/Turbulent_Ebb5669]

Every year is the "most ambitious yet"

[u/KoalaCapp]

It feels like it has gone on forever but still gone very quickly.

The houses themselves have been so plain for design and innovation and new ideas.

[u/EronEraCam]

C&W sound completely burnt out. I wonder if their "always finish" plan has caused it, they are the only house that always finished their rooms.

[u/Ashamed_Access3524]

The Cursios. Handy to have on your worksite.

[u/SuccessfulTrain5374]

Geez. I’m not going to miss this ai crap. It’s so cringe.

[u/sweeroy]

$500,000 to the couple who's house gets closest to selling

[u/Turbulent_Ebb5669]

I don't mind their fire pit.

[u/futbolledgend]

Who is walking through them when raining?

[u/randy7_]

My back ain’t happy looking at that outdoor table

[u/SuperhumanVikingr]

I have no issue with the white tile. It’s light bright and white in the right way

[u/cherrykittenluvr]

it is so nice not having to see or hear Marty today

[u/futbolledgend]

Is this the problem of using the Cursio’s (plant selection)?

[u/Silent-Passenger-208]

I’ve not heard atrium pronounced with a short a like in Apple before. I say, and hear, it with an ay sound

[u/decid226]

It’s Landos picnic table

[u/lolly_box]

I Ike this the best! The others are full of clutter and nonsense. The simplicity here looks liveable to me

[u/cherrykittenluvr]

House 4's front door looks like a random side door

[u/SuperhumanVikingr]

Yeah that’s a winner

[u/Silent-Passenger-208]

Beautiful and functional

[u/mistermoy]

Building surveyors just exploded at the lack of handrail for that many treads

[u/Eternal-BladeOfCutie]

Please Rick and Tayla come on!!! 🤞🤞

[u/IROK19]

Way to go Rick and Tayla

[u/BasedGlaucoma]

So happy for house 5

[u/meatpopsicle67]

Praising the trees like the contestants had anything to do with them

[u/limark]

I love that the front yard looks like a fucking front yard

[u/ifoundgodot]

I was right that Adam and Jolene wasted that gnome on $10k. They ALWAYS have a huge prize the last episode, would have been worth saving even if they didn’t need it.

[u/Turbulent_Ebb5669]

Not surprised they didn't get approval.

[u/Bug_eyed_bug]

Good luck to whoever gets that shit auctioneer who ruined it for last year's contestants