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Is there a best and least appealing aspect
to your experiences on The Block?
The best aspect is that you’re involved in something
done so fast. It’s a high-pressure environment. It’s a very
rewarding involvement and the scene is absolutely one
of craziness. At one point, 220 tradesmen… in one day…
on the site. That’s phenomenal. Think about an aircraft
carrier with hundreds of people crawling all over it and
you wonder how that happened. When you do it on
a building site, towards the end of the show it’s
fascinating, so it’s rewarding to watch.
And the least appealing?
The least rewarding part is the same issue – time.
When you want to have incubation time to think about
a project, suck a pencil and ruminate on the size of the
room, you’ve got to be able to make decisions quickly,
and you’ve got to live with those decisions and move
on. That can be quite stressful. You get it wrong, and,
I mean, no one’s perfect, but if you get it wrong, you’ve
got to live with it and make the most of it. Time, is what
it’s all about. That’s the nature of a show, it’s the nature
of the gig, and it’s high pressure, but it’s fun.