Do the five houses on The Block really measure up?

By Lou Sweeney
Updated October 20 2017 - 12:18am, first published October 19 2017 - 9:53pm

Five derelict weatherboards in different postcodes of Melbourne were rescued from the wood chip, hoisted and trucked to a sprawling plot in blue chip Elsternwick. The ambitious start to this year's season of Channel Nine's hit renovation show The Block set the tone for the magnitude of the overhaul to come - nothing less than buckets of blood, sweat and sawdust would elevate these condemned properties from splintering eyesores to multi-million dollar family homes.

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