Room Reveal: Rick and Tayla’s Front Yard and Façade
The team kept things simple in the Front Yard, then wowed the judges with a show-stopping detail hidden on the lower level.
Rick and Tayla had a big area to cover with their Front Yard and Façade, but they knew they were up to the task. The only question was what the judges would think of their efforts.
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Shaynna’s first word upon seeing the team’s front yard was a simple, “Wow”. She was immediately taken by the stone work on the garage, as was Darren Palmer, who called the colour and texture “perfect”.
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“This is my wow moment,” Dave Franklin said, but he wasn’t just in love with the stone work - he also couldn’t get enough of the plant selections.
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Darren didn’t love that the Front Yard was missing a boundary fence to keep kids and pets in, but Dave was a huge fan of the vast expanse of turf. “That is curb street appeal right there,” he declared.
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Heading down the stairs, Shaynna immediately pointed out the lack of a handrail - a common issue at several of the houses.
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But what the judges found tucked around the corner when they reached the bottom had them absolutely thrilled...
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... it was this stunning water feature, which Darren called “so beautiful”. Shaynna said she’d never seen anything like it on The Block before.
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“It’s not great, it’s amazing!” Dave said. Scott Cam told Rick and Tayla the concrete water feature blew all the judges away, and they were especially taken with the bush growing in the centre.
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Shaynna joked that the Front Yard and Facade may have been the only space that the couple actually finished. “They saved the best ’til last,” she said.
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“If you’re ever going to hit your stride, you might as well do it in the last week,” Dave said, according to Scott.
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