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The Block: Glasshouse

And did I hear right? There is a middle apartment - with NO WINDOWS.
WTF, who would want that coffin to live in?
9 are greedy bastards, should have just done 4.
And was it the poor twins that dudded out with the coffin home?

They are the only ones with a rooftop terrace though. It's not completely unheard of to have no windows in apartment living. Hopefully they will be able to make use of some sky lights and it appears they have got some plan to have a void with a tree in the apartment.
 
I wonder if they really do have their apartments already.
They have the plans and have hot their builders etc. I thought maybe after doing the guest room they would choose which apartment based on who wins. Like they did on Sky High. Maybe not.

Also, have I just become too cynical.. Or was the phone call during the WHS meeting totally staged?
 
The apartment layout.

1 - Michael & Carlene
2 - Chris & Jenna
3 - Karstan & Max
4 - Shannon & Simon
5 - Darren & Dee

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So what is that big gap between 4 & 5?

And why can't 2 have some front windows? Maybe even windows both ends?

I cannot see any Aussie buying any home without windows - we like fresh air, we must have fresh air, most of us want lots of outdoor living.

Ever been in a house without windows? Horrible, feels like prison.
Saw a rental like that once, and you just want to run, eww no windows, get me out of here
 
So what is that big gap between 4 & 5?

And why can't 2 have some front windows? Maybe even windows both ends?

I cannot see any Aussie buying any home without windows - we like fresh air, we must have fresh air, most of us want lots of outdoor living.

Ever been in a house without windows? Horrible, feels like prison.
Saw a rental like that once, and you just want to run, eww no windows, get me out of here

Well there are buildings either side so side windows are a no go. The gap is for the atrium so they may be able to get some light from there or the roof?
 
I'm getting a little more into it now that I see some ideas coming through! It'll be great to see the progress!
 
So things are coming along. Michael & Carlene really need to figure out that skylight. I would not be able to handle a room with no natural light, I'd be forever sleeping in.

/edit/

Well they solved it. Good.
 
Is it just me or are those bloody brothers totally bloody irritating?

In fact, if you don't find them irritating then YOU are bloody irritating. They are fucking irritating.

*irritated*
 
Is it just me or are those bloody brothers totally bloody irritating?

In fact, if you don't find them irritating then YOU are bloody irritating. They are fucking irritating.

*irritated*

Well consider me irritating then. :p

What about them annoys you?
 
Well consider me irritating then. :p

What about them annoys you?

They're actually not as bad tonight.

But the last few nights, JEEZ! Smily, boyish, camera-crazy puppies! I was ready to stick pins into Mr Jam's eyes so he wouldn't watch and learn. He's very impressionable, you know.
 
I want to know where Chris and Jenna are going to plant their big tree that they're planning.
Apparently trees have roots and stuff (I know, it's amazing to me too, I understand very little about live plants haha) so where the heck will it go? :confused:
 
I want to know where Chris and Jenna are going to plant their big tree that they're planning.
Apparently trees have roots and stuff (I know, it's amazing to me too, I understand very little about live plants haha) so where the heck will it go? :confused:
Scotty said that all the apartments have a void to let in more light, so presumably that's where it will go.
 
Enjoying this series they only did one season here in South africa,looking forward to the room reveal
 
Scotty said that all the apartments have a void to let in more light, so presumably that's where it will go.

Yeah I know where it will grow up, but the void only goes between level 1 & 2 up to the ceiling. Since there is a floor on level one and shops/parking underneath, I was just wondering where/how the tree would be planted.
I'm not trying to be smart, I honestly can't envision it and was hoping someone could clue me in.
 
I know it isn't broadcast in HD or seemingly even made in HD but looking at the pics on the official site it's as if they're taken from a 1990s VHS - shocking poor quality for an official website.
 
I know it isn't broadcast in HD or seemingly even made in HD but looking at the pics on the official site it's as if they're taken from a 1990s VHS - shocking poor quality for an official website.
Nine wasted all their money on this stupid glass building from the 80s and now can't even get good quality camera/pictures going.
 
Ratings for last night: 781k.

Pretty low total people numbers by Block standards... However it topped all demos.
 
Yeah I know where it will grow up, but the void only goes between level 1 & 2 up to the ceiling. Since there is a floor on level one and shops/parking underneath, I was just wondering where/how the tree would be planted.
I'm not trying to be smart, I honestly can't envision it and was hoping someone could clue me in.

Ditto. I'm at a loss too. How will it survive too? Will the root system mess with the entire foundation in the future?
 
LOL
This is useless - not interested in watching this heap of crap until the walls are up.
I can only tell 2 couples apart, the ethnics and the tall/shortie, everybody else looks the same.

Note
The hideous location is already getting non locals stuffed - ha, ha, 1 hour to Richmond.
 
The apartment layout.

1 - Michael & Carlene
2 - Chris & Jenna
3 - Karstan & Max
4 - Shannon & Simon
5 - Darren & Dee

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I could be very wrong here - but I think the atrium might run from front to back - so between apartments 1, 2 & 3 and apartments 4 & 5. I think the gap between apartments 4 & 5 will be a challenge apartment that they all have to complete together at the end of their apartments renos. But I could be wrong and it could be the atrium. I'm not good with getting screen shots but in one of the first episodes they showed the layers a bit more and there is an elevator going from the bottom up and there's a sort of middle hallway on level 2 (which I think is where the front doors to all the apartments are). So I think the atrium goes there.

Anyway - enough gibber gabber from me. As I said - I could be wrong.

I'm a huge fan of the block and came on here in the hopes that there would be other fans too and yay there are. I'm not really set on all the couples. The brothers can be a bit irksome sometimes - I find them a bit whiney. Dee and Darren are a bit annoying with their bickering. Chris is a bit of an idiot but overall Jenna and Chris seem ok to me. I don't like Maxine because she got on my nerves in episode one where she mentioned she was a major event planner about one million times and it just started to drive me bonkers. Carlene and Michael seem to be ok though. But I'm going to hold off until I see a bit more of them before I really make my mind up about the contestants.
 
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