Tonight it is main ensuite reveals, who will make it across the finish line, who will admit defeat and who has come up with a winning formula.
A frantic main ensuite week comes down to the final 24 hours, with every team battling time, budget and unfinished details. House 4 Courtney is hungover and struggling to stay focused, while House 1 Adam and Jolene look out of the race after sacking their tiler—until Wyatt agrees to lend them the Cursio Brothers, putting House 1 back in contention. House 2 Chantel and Wyatt remain the calmest team, already styling their light, bright and luxurious ensuite, while House 3 Lisa and Rosco push through a complex rustic design with micro-cement walls, a timber vanity and time-consuming faux crazy-pave flooring and House 5 Rick and Tayla decide to dump time consuming venetian plaster finishes and paint instead.
House 4’s Courtney and Sev deliver their signature textured look with micro-cement walls and a dramatic shower seat, but the feature raises questions about practicality and spending. In House 3, Lisa and Rosco are slowed by the intricate faux crazy-pave floor, locking in to complete as much as they can before tools down. In House 5, Rick is determined to redeem himself after an earlier unfinished bathroom, taking on too much work himself while Tayla fights to prove her styling instincts. By reveal morning, House 1 Adam and Jolene are racing to finish, House 2 Chantel and Wyatt are already done, and the judges Shaynna Blaze, Darren Palmer and Marty Fox arrive to inspect a week that sets up tougher two-room challenges ahead.
The judges respond strongly to several rooms. House 1 Adam and Jolene’s bathroom is unfinished but praised for its layout, tile choices, basins, skylights and high-end feel, though lighting needs more thought. House 2 Chantel and Wyatt earn compliments for a complete, calm and elegant room with strong execution, but are warned it risks feeling too safe. House 3 Lisa and Rosco impress with their vanity, storage and material tactility, yet their faux crazy-pave floor is criticised as inauthentic and too busy.
House 4 Courtney and Sev’s ensuite photographs beautifully and feels expensive, elegant and market-ready, but the oversized shower seat divides the judges and raises functional concerns. House 5 Rick and Tayla produce their strongest room so far, with luxurious stone-look tiles, generous storage, a large shower and strong buyer appeal. Minor issues remain, including tapware placement and generic artwork, but the judges agree it is a major step forward.
At scoring, House 2 Chantel and Wyatt take out the CommBank budget estimate award of $10,000.00 and house 5 Rick and Tayla play their bonus point gnome and edge out House 2 Chantel and Wyatt by half a point, taking their first win of the season and the $10,000 prize. The result leaves Rick and Tayla on top with 26 points, followed by Chantel and Wyatt on 25 ½, House 4 Courtney and Sev on 25, House 1 Adam and Jolene on 21, and House 3 Lisa and Rosco on 20 ½. Next week brings living and dining rooms plus outdoor terraces, raising the pressure again.
