Lack of previous renovation and decorating experience was the downfall for Mikaela and Eliza Greene, who scored one point higher than Lisa and Andy in the final round, but were still eliminated as they came last after the warehouse and interior renovations.
It will happen next week when we see how the five remaining teams renovated a Sydney home, which was destroyed by a fire in 2018.
The real estate agent pre-renovation valuation of the house in Gundaroo was $430,000. It was low, like all of the pre-renovation valuations, as Katie and Alex bought that property for $470,000 in December 2016 and subsequently did some renovations themselves.
Sales history of the Gundaroo property:
https://www.allhomes.com.au/ah/research/8-harp-street-gundaroo-nsw-2620/201186730811
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And of course they always assume the renovations cost absolutely nothing too.
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Have they ever revealed the budgets on this show? This is the first season I have ever watched⌠it annoys me that we donât know how much was spent.
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They never say what the budgets are.
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Promo for Sundayâs start of a new renovation round.
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So House Rules is back to three episodes next week due to poor ratings of The Super Switch.
Remember there will be two rounds of exterior renovations covering all four homes.
In the second phase of competition, five remaining teams would renovate a double storey house in Campbelltown in Sydneyâs outer south-west, which was destroyed by fire in November last year. Here is an article on the fire itself.
The affected family also appeared on Weekend Sunrise this morning.
https://twitter.com/sunriseon7/status/1140137507301945344
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Looks like this reno is over three eps rather than four then, which makes sense considering the 4th episode is the homeowners scoring.
Not for the first time though you really have to question the design of the architect of this house, putting the Master Bedroom at the complete opposite end of the house, and on a different floor, to their two youngest children. No bathroom, or indeed toilet of any kind, on that floor either.
These type of renos though are usually a good watch and if they ever did an All Stars series that would be the route to do rather than redoing the contestants original (or new, as they sold the original for a nice profit!) homes.
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Revised description of Tuesdayâs episode
House Rules: Best of House Rules Countdown Special
In this premiere special, Jamie Durie counts down the Top 10 House Rules Reveals across six incredible seasons, seventy-four contestants and thirty-nine homes.
Sounds familiar
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The bonus room made its only appearance this season, during the give back house round. As part of their reward for topping the interior renovation round, Tim and Mat were given the bonus room at the Campbelltown home (which was the family room) and the brothers had to decide whether to keep it or give it to another team. They decided to keep it, meaning they could either receive five bonus points from the homeowners or lose five points at the end of the round.
What I donât understand is that why Shayn and Carly replaced the glass balustrade near the entry with a timber frame. The balustrade was structurally sound.
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TONIGHT ON HOUSE RULES:
It was a bittersweet night with the most heart-warming reveal yet, followed by a shock emotional elimination for golden couple Katie & Alex. With Graeme and Maryâs family home transformed, their lives changed for ever. On returning to their brand-new house, which went from burnt-out shell to stunning family home in just seven days, father-of-four Graeme said: âWeâre not owed anything in life. For everyone to go out of their way and do this for us, it means a lot for us and the family. Thank you very much, it means the world to us.â
Back at Homebase, the judges passed Tim & Matâs bonus room (although not unanimous, it was a âfailâ from Wendy) adding five points to their total score and saving them from elimination. Once the final scores were tallied, it was a shock farewell for Katie & Alex that no-one saw coming. Alex said: âWe are devastated, we didnât think it was our time.â To the other teams, he said: âHands down, you have changed our lives, it doesnât end here. We thank you. You are our family now.â Katie added: âThis experience has been really tough, but equally worth it. We have this amazing, incredible, beautiful home to go back to.â
House Rules top 4
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They probably went because they were too nice and boring.
So from the promos are they now doing up the contestants gardens?
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Always hate this round where everything that has happened before is disregarded and you can lose someone who is consistently good because of one âbadâ reno. That said Iâm glad Lisa and Andy especially survived, and also Shane and Carly. Pete and Courtney IMO were the worst of the round.
Tim and Mat dropped the ball in this round. If not for the bonus room they would have gone.
Katie and Alex were eliminated because of the errors they made in the kitchen (the alignment of the rangehood) and Skyeâs bedroom (the climbing wall). The couple didnât mention they were making a house shaped timber bed frame, so last nightâs reveal was the first time we saw the creation. I feel that the small distance between the frame and the climbing wall is a safety hazard, especially if a child falls backwards and hits the corner of the frame.
Yes. And in a major challenge from previous seasons, the garden transformation will be done over four rounds, with three teams renovating the fourth teamâs backyard, frontyard and the house exterior. Seven originally planned to show the gardens round over six weeks, but with The Super Switch flopping in ratings, it has been forced to return House Rules to Tuesdays, meaning the gardens round will be shown over four weeks.
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The climbing wall is a total safety hazard, I think. It was too high, and there was no soft mat on the floor.
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Also, that room had a small wardrobe that will not be big enough as that girl grows older.
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During last nightâs episode there was a promo, in which teams from the current season invited viewers to apply to compete in the next season of House Rules. I was quite surprised about a possible renewal, given this season has been struggling in the ratings (distant second to Lego Masters and The Voice most of the time), despite Jamie Durie joining the show. The big question is whether Wendy Moore can return as a judge next season given her recent appointment as Foxtelâs group general manager, lifestyle? Will Foxtel allow Wendy to have presence on two networks similar to Shaynna Blaze, who is a judge on The Block on Nine and a co-host of Selling House Australia on Foxtel?
A casting call does not equal a renewal.
Correct. But just saying itâs a lot easier to get a pool of applicants together than to wait for a renewal.
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