The four couples meet for the first time and are given the task of finding one of four Mazda 6s and find their own tool belt before making their way around Auckland to locate five red blocks each that are worth $20,000 and reach the Block first to determine the order the houses are chosen.

The four couples go into their houses and find it as a tip. The next morning they wake up to an early start to renovate the house. Mark calls them for breakfast. He tells them who their construction supervisor is, Peter.

In this episode the couples get to see how the judges judge them in their challenge rooms. The get 7 hours and they have to finish it in that time. Their judges are Jeremy Hansen and Janice Kumar-Ward. The winner gets to swap houses. The winner was Pete and Andy with a score of 7 out of 10.

The couples find out that no one is swapping houses. They start their second bedroom and get to see the challenge house. Their challenge was to make a board with wallpaper the same as Mark's and they have to put their house number on it. The winner is Pete and Andy again.

The couples do their rooms getting ready in time for judging. Shannon has a challenge for them. They have to upcycle a furnitiure.

The couples finish their rooms.

They start their kids bedroom. The couples are obliged to use the beds they made in the previous challenge.

The couples do their rooms getting ready in time for judging. Shannon has a challenge for them.

The couples finish their rooms.

Teams talk about their time on The Block.