The Block: Season 14
Five couples are tasked with renovating the notorious Gatwick Hotel into luxury apartments to be sold at public auction for profit and a life changing $100,000 prize.
Season 14 Lore Primer
Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.
- Directly follows the overarching narrative developments of The Block Season 13.
- Faction dynamics and core character alliances shift under escalating external stakes.
- Crucial mysteries introduced previously reach key turning points and narrative reckonings.
- Sets up serialized story arcs that build directly toward the climactic season finale.
Season overview
Five couples are tasked with renovating the notorious Gatwick Hotel into luxury apartments to be sold at public auction for profit and a life changing $100,000 prize.
Episode Guide
Season 14 Progress Shield
Welcome To The Gatwick
Aug 5, 2018 · 67 min
Five couples arrive at the block to find The Gatwick, an iconic rundown 58 room hotel built in 1937. They have just 48 hours to deliver a winning bedroom to get first pick of the a
48 Hour Challenge
Aug 6, 2018 · 52 min
The five teams race to finish the 48-hour challenge and do their best to impress judges Neale Whitaker, Darren Palmer, and Shaynna Blaze. The winning team gets first pick of the ho
Bathroom Week
Aug 7, 2018 · 50 min
Our five teams start on Day 2 of their main bathrooms. They are all busy finding trades, coming up with secret weapons, and fixing problems, so they can deliver their rooms in just
Bathroom Week (2)
Aug 8, 2018 · 50 min
The Blockheads are all at different stages with their rooms. Site foreman, Keith, has stern words with two teams, and another team suspects they are cursed.
Bathroom Reveals
Aug 12, 2018 · 70 min
It’s a frantic race to the finish as our couples deliver their incredible main bathrooms to the judges. Sadly, one team doesn’t finish in time for tools down.
Guest Bedroom Week
Aug 13, 2018 · 52 min
Five teams inspect each other’s finished bathrooms, before starting on their second room, the guest bedroom. Kerrie and Spence redeem one of their safe prizes.
Style to Sell Challenge
Aug 14, 2018 · 49 min
Five couples compete in a challenge for extra money to go towards their apartments. One team comes up with a game-changing idea, that could potentially win them the series.
Guest Bedroom Week (2)
Aug 15, 2018 · 51 min
The winner of the first challenge is announced. One team discovers an issue with the build of their guest bedroom that appears impossible to fix before reveal.
Guest Bedroom Reveals
Aug 19, 2018 · 67 min
The judges return to score some impressive guest bedrooms. It’s a close finish, with half a mark between first and second place. An ex contestant returns to pay one of the Blockhea
Master Ensuite
Aug 20, 2018 · 49 min
It’s day one of a new room: master ensuite. One team feels the judges are being overly harsh towards them, and Keith catches another team cheating.
Kids Undercover Challenge
Aug 21, 2018 · 44 min
Sara is elated when her secret weapon arrives. Courtney and Hans cannot stay at the Block, so Scott sends all the couples for a night away in Bendigo.
Master Ensuite
Aug 22, 2018 · 54 min
One couple wins $5000 in the Kids Undercover challenge. All teams return to the Block, where two couples are behind the other Blockheads because Keith didn’t approve their waterpro
Master Ensuite Reveal
Aug 26, 2018 · 68 min
It’s the day before the reveal, and three teams have issues with their shower screens. One couple are very upset with the judges feedback and want to leave the Block permanently.
Master Bedroom and Walk in Robe
Aug 27, 2018 · 48 min
Our five teams begin master bedroom and walk-in robes week. After a dramatic judging, one team consider leaving the show for good.
Caravan Challenge
Aug 28, 2018 · 50 min
Courtney is highly stressed about styling her massive master bedroom that’s triple the size of the penthouses. Ex-contestants, Michael and Carlene, return to judge the teams in a c
Master Bedroom and Walk in Robe
Aug 29, 2018 · 47 min
Two of the Today show’s biggest stars and co-hosts, Karl Stefanovic and Georgie Gardner, visit The Block. Norm and Jess get one step closer to building their secret weapon, provide
Master Bedroom and Walk in Robe Reveal
Sep 2, 2018 · 66 min
Dan is concerned Bianca and Carla might be trying to cheat after they fail to display their aircon vent. The judges’ feedback is delivered, causing one team to go from zero to hero
Living & Dining Week
Sep 3, 2018 · 52 min
Courtney and Hans have a huge decision to make: do they allow Norm and Jess to install a pool and hope it doesn’t give them a winning edge at auction, or do they risk their friends
Living & Dining Week Continues
Sep 4, 2018 · 48 min
The largest rooms in Block history take their toll on our Blockheads, and one couple walks off.
Ronald McDonald House Challenge
Sep 5, 2018 · 60 min
Ex-contestants Ronnie and Georgia return to judge a Ronald McDonald House challenge. One team calls a body corporate to ask the group if they can be exempt from the challenge.
Living & Dining Reveal
Sep 9, 2018 · 69 min
It’s a frantic race to the finish as our couples deliver some of the program’s largest ever rooms to the judges. Norm and Jess’s secret weapon pushes Norm to breaking point.
Kitchen Week
Sep 10, 2018 · 51 min
Our five teams begin kitchen week. Sara calls a body corporate meeting to vote if Norm and Jess can have a pool. One team has a big secret to reveal.
Steel Sculpture Challenge
Sep 11, 2018 · 50 min
Radio presenter, Jess, broadcasts live from the Block Shop and interview’s Courtney Hans about the pool saga. Bianca and Dan play a prank on Carla.
Kitchen Week continues
Sep 12, 2018 · 49 min
The teams continue to work on some of the biggest kitchens ever seen on the program. Scott invites all the Blockheads to HQ for a big surprise – a world first.
Kitchen Reveal
Sep 16, 2018 · 65 min
Two teams strike a deal and their alliance splits the Block in two. One team receives the first perfect score at the Gatwick.
Hallway, Laundry And Powder Room Week (1)
Sep 17, 2018 · 52 min
Hallway, Laundry And Powder Room Week begins. Our esteemed buyers jury return to inspect the team’s apartments and award one couple a $10,000 cash prize.
Hallway, Laundry and Powder Room Week (2)
Sep 18, 2018 · 50 min
Two teams have issues with their finished floor levels, and one couple gets caught cheating. Scott and Shelley give all the teams a cooking challenge.
Hallway, Laundry and Powder Room Week (3)
Sep 19, 2018 · 52 min
Alice from Domain returns for inspections with Scott and Shelley. One team wins $5000 in the cooking challenge.
Hallway, Laundry and Powder Room Reveal
Sep 23, 2018 · 65 min
Our illustrious judges return for the hallway, laundry and powder room reveals. As the most epic week so far comes to an end, one team’s terrible execution earns them a low score o
Guest Bed and Re-do Room Week
Sep 24, 2018 · 50 min
The Blockheads must tackle two rooms in guest bed and re-do room week. Jess wants to move their suspended fireplace and Norm battles with the decision.
Suncorp Challenge
Sep 25, 2018 · 50 min
Money, money, money! All the Blockheads are very strapped for cash. After crisis talks with all the teams, Scott throws everyone a lifeline with a $25,000 Suncorp challenge.
Re-do Room Reveal and Judging
Sep 26, 2018 · 52 min
Shaynna judges the re-do room challenge rooms, awarding one lucky team $10,000 from Suncorp.
Guest Bed Room Reveal
Oct 1, 2018 · 63 min
The Blockheads reveal their second guest bedrooms to the judges and Scott treats all the teams to a very special surprise.
Terrace Week
Oct 2, 2018 · 52 min
After eight gruelling weeks, it’s time for our Blockheads to confront, head on, the final piece of the puzzle. It’s terrace week and a battle of biblical proportions is sparked.
Terrace Week Continues
Oct 3, 2018 · 51 min
After chatting with a paint specialist, Jess wants Norm to repaint their whole apartment.
Volkswagen Challenge
Oct 4, 2018 · 43 min
Blockheads chopper to Phillip Island to race Volkswagen’s on a world famous Grand Prix track. Dan deals with multiple disasters back at the block.
Terrace Reveal
Oct 7, 2018 · 66 min
Terrace Week draws to a close and it’s the final reveal of our Blockheads’ apartments, Neale, Shaynna and Darren return to score some amazing terraces.
Challenge Apartment Week One
Oct 8, 2018 · 53 min
Our five teams begin Week one of the Challenge apartment. The rooms are allocated, and no one wants the dreaded hallway, but someone has to do it.
Challenge Apartment Week One
Oct 9, 2018 · 51 min
After nominating Hayden as challenge apartment treasurer, Sara un-nominates him, giving all the power to the penthouses.
Challenge Apartment Week One (3)
Oct 10, 2018 · 46 min
The scaffold around the exterior comes down and the glorious Gatwick is revealed.
Challenge Apartment Week One Reveals
Oct 14, 2018 · 68 min
It’s challenge apartment week one reveals. The judges decide which couple gets a share in the $90,000 up for grabs to take off their reserve at auction.
Final Challenge Apartment Week
Oct 15, 2018 · 53 min
The second and final week of the challenge apartment begins. The Blockheads compete for their last chance to knock some money off their reserve prices at auction.
Final Challenge Apartment Week (2)
Oct 16, 2018 · 51 min
An argument erupts between Hans and Sara regarding Hayden’s unwillingness to help the group.
Final Challenge Apartment Week (3)
Oct 17, 2018 · 54 min
There is two days until the last tool is downed on the Gatwick. Scott and Shelley visit the teams for one last walk around the Challenge apartment.
Final Challenge Apartment Room Reveals
Oct 21, 2018 · 68 min
It’s the final room reveals of the series and what an amazing finish. The judges decide on the final amounts to be taken off each team’s reserve at auction.
Open For Inspections
Oct 22, 2018 · 50 min
The Block is open for inspection. Thousands of people get the chance to check out the apartments before the auctions and meet their favourite Blockheads.
Auction
Oct 28, 2018 · 81 min
After 12 weeks of renovation, five apartments go under the hammer. The teams win anything bid over their reserve and the team with the highest over reserve takes home an additional