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The Block 2019 is well underway at the Oslo Hotel is by far the largest project ever attempted by The Block, as a result, more facilities than ever have been needed to ensure construction can run as required. There’s a lot to see when you visit, so we’ve compiled a list of must-visit places to go when you visit The Block 2019! Oslo Front Facade Image: @tallstorey on Instagram  The main facade of the Oslo is in the process of being fully transformed, covered in scaffolding and Block logos. Located on Grey Street, the majority of the construction action is all up the front. If you're after a coffee fix, McCafe even have a little coffee van parked out the front. Soon, the scaffolding that covers the front facade will be gone and it'll be the perfect spot to admire 5 stunning FINISHED terrace homes! Oslo Garage Facade Image: @jack._.johnston23 on Instagram Located only 100m from Grey Street, Dalgety Lane is the entrance to the Block studio garages. N...

Hey Blocksters, back by our follower's request is our weekly Room reveal review. I'll try my best not to be 'Negative Nellie', but there are no guarantees. This week was by far the most dramatic and emotionally straining so far for the contestants, with the second walk-off this season. Thankfully all 5 couples delivered finished Living and Dining rooms, including Hans and Courtney who had the largest space in Block history.  Let's have a look at the rooms delivered. Kerrie and Spence The obvious hero of the room is the stunning coffered ceiling. Not only is it very detailed, but it makes the room feel more mature and comfortable. This was mainly due to the amazing furniture choices and layout choices that they made. The combination of the leather and the soft grey fabric works well as well. The bookshelf against the entrance wall is also a success, styling book-shelves is by no means easy but Kerrie's styling is superb (#shelfie)! The emerald velvet...

Each week on The Block the teams fight it out to impress the judges, in hope of winning the weekly $10k prize to put towards their ever-decreasing budgets. But until now, we have had no idea who the highest scoring Block couple of all time is. Unsurprisingly, two teams from the current season made an appearance in the countdown as well as some from many seasons ago. Read on to see who took the top prize. 5- Caro and Kingi from The Blocktagon 2015 Caro and Kingi sure were the fan-favourites of The Blocktagon as they impressed the judges with Kingi's top-notch rendering skills which they featured throughout their Scandustrial (scandi industrial) South Yarra apartment. The Townsville-twosome came third at auction and walked away with a whopping $405k. Their apartment was purchased by a well-known QLD hospital charity and was part of a lotto giveaway. It was then sold again after that for $1.722mil. Bedhead perfection!! 4- Karlie and Will from The Block 2016 Kar...

Well hello Blockinators, What ride was The Block! Feels like yesterday that we finished the show and what a busy time it has been since then! Tim and Anastasia scored $755K on The Block Triple Threat! Since the show wrapped up, we have continued renovating and have renovated two character homes so far. Along the journey, we have also restored 2 classic cars.  We are about to begin yet another renovation, this time it's our own home... finally! Tim is now a qualified builder for renovations and extensions. This will be useful when we launch our own business, T and A Design and Construct ! Before and after of our most recent renovation!  Our most recent property  hits the market this Monday, so make sure you're following us on Instagram , Twitter   and Facebook  for all the updates on the property!  Happy renovating and Block watching! 😊 Thanks for reading and make sure to stay tuned to The Blockinator Blog for all of your Block ...

The Blockinator Blog started back in 2014 after we first visited The Block Triple Threat. We were so excited to have visited the site on the first day of filming and were lucky enough to meet Darren and Dee, who had just come off the back of The Block Glasshouse. Having been exploring Block sites since Fans V Faves and never being able to meet the couples involved, we were left pretty inspired, which led us to create our blog. The Block Fanatics, quickly became a hit and attracted 2000 page views within the first month of launch. The success of the blog only left us even more inspired to continue sharing with other Block fanatics like ourselves. We continued to operate as The Block Fanatics, until roughly April 2015 when The Blockinator Blog began on what used to be The Block Fanatics website. The obsession only continued to expand as we then visited our first open for inspections at The Blocktagon.  We had never previously viewed any Block OFI for ourselves and ...

Today we will finally get to see the beginning of The Block Elsternwick and what it will turn out to be. We now know what all the houses look like and are desperately awaiting there arrival onto The Block. Keep reading to see all the before pics and some never before seen inside pictures! HOUSE NO. 1 House No.1 is located on the left hand side of The Block and is the closest house to the fence.  It will be the only house on The Block to have 3 Gables in the roof. The colour scheme at the moment is a light grey and white window framing but during the renovation it will be taken back to being Vivid White as will all the other houses. This house was relocated from 25 Northern Avenue, Brighton East.  Source: @myneighbours_theblock2017 Instagram HOUSE NO. 2 House 2 was recently bought in after House 1 and is the house that we know the least about. The house is white with green accents around the window framings. In its past location it would've been located at ...