House Rules season 4 explained

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Num Episodes:	35
Network:	Seven Network
Prev Season:	Season 3
Next Season:	Season 5

The fourth season of Australian reality television series House Rules, also known as Crowded House Rules, began airing on 27 April 2016.^[1] The series is produced by the team who created the Seven reality show My Kitchen Rules and is hosted by Johanna Griggs.

Season 4 of the program was officially announced in 2014 and was originally due to air in late 2015,^[2] however the Seven Network delayed the season until 2016 due to an overload of renovation shows that had aired in 2015 as well as lower than expected ratings for the third season.^[3]

This season of House Rules will consist of new teams renovating each other's homes and further challenges for the ultimate prize of their mortgage being paid off.^[4]

Contestant Teams

This season of House Rules introduced six new teams. All teams are from different states in Australia

Team		Ages	House	Relationship	Mortgage
1	Luke & Cody Cook	23	Dalby, QLD	Country Twin Brothers	$120,000
2	Claire Lintzeris & Hagan Rice	28 & 27	Mornington Peninsula, VIC	Hairdresser & Plumber	$269,000
3	Fil & Joe	45 & 48	Melbourne, VIC	Experienced Renovators	$568,000
4	Brooke & Michelle Fogden	43 & 42	Adelaide, SA	Landscaper & Graphic Designer	$426,000
5	Nancy & Daniel Frilay		Sydney, NSW	Reno Rookies	$500,000
6	Rose & Rob Plater	29 & 41	Rockingham, WA	Navy Parents	$342,000

Elimination history

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Phase:	Interior Renovation (Phase 1)							Phase 2
VIC	SA	NSW	QLD	WA	VIC	Round Total				Round Total
Team	*Scores*						Total	*Scores*		Round Total	Total	Final Results
Luke & Cody	26	23	17		22	Round Total	30	1st (118)	2nd (16)	17	16	1st (33)	1st (17)	17	Winners
Claire & Hagan	16	21	20	30	18		5th (105)	3rd (15)	15	13	3rd (28)	2nd (15)	19	Runners-up
Joe		16	22	22	28	28	2nd (116)	4th (13)	16	14	2nd (30)	3rd (13)	colspan=2 (Episode 34)
Michelle	21		16	25	25	23	3rd (110)	1st (17)	13	13	4th (26)	colspan=3 (Episode 30)
Nancy & Daniel	18	19		23	23	24	4th (107)	5th (12)	colspan=6 (Episode 26)
Rose & Rob	22	15	23	24		19	6th (103)

Competition details

Phase 1: Interior Renovation

The six teams travel around the country to completely renovate each other's home. Every week, one team hands over their house to their opponents for a complete interior transformation. A set of rules from the owners are given to the teams known as the 'House rules' which need to be followed to gain high scores from the judges and the homeowner team.

Victoria: Fil & Joe

Episodes 1 to 4
Airdate — 27 April to 1 May 2016
Description — Fil & Joe from Melbourne, Victoria are the first team to hand over their keys for renovation. Two of the bedrooms belong to their children Jayden, 18 years old and Celeste, 14 years old.

Melbourne, Victoria
House Rules
Rule 1	Give us Hamptons - "Revenge" style
Rule 2	Be bold: go black & white in the kitchen
Rule 3	Glam up our master suite with Hollywood Deco
Rule 4	Create a laidback teenage hideaway
Rule 5	Go OTT with a five star wet room
Team	Zone	Scores
Team	Zone	Homeowner	Joe	Wendy
		9	9	8		26 / 30
		8	7	7	22	22 / 30
		7	7	7	21	21 / 30
		6	6	6	18	18 / 30
		5	5	6		16 / 30
	—

South Australia: Brooke & Michelle

Episodes 5 to 8
Airdate — 2 to 8 May 2016
Description — Teams head to Brooke & Michelle's home in Adelaide, South Australia for the second renovation. One of the bedrooms will be shared for their children Addison, eight years old and Tildie, five years old.
- Previous winner's advantage: Luke & Cody — They got to decide on which zone they wanted to renovate
- Previous loser's disadvantage: Claire & Hagan — Camping in a tent during the renovation.

Adelaide, South Australia
House Rules
Rule 1	Play up the elegant charm of our period home
Rule 2	Add a funky, modern living area
Rule 3	Give Michelle a tough luxe workspace with guest bed
Rule 4	Surprise with a playful piece in every zone
Rule 5	Make our bathroom a turquoise delight
Team	Zone	Scores
Team	Zone	Homeowner	Joe	Wendy
		9	7	7		49 / 60
		8	6	7	21	37 / 60
		7	6	6	19	37 / 60
		6	5	5	16	16 / 30
		5	5	5		37 / 60
	21 / 30

New South Wales: Nancy & Daniel

Episodes 9 to 12
Airdate — 9 to 15 May 2016
Description — Teams head to South Sydney, New South Wales to completely renovate Nancy & Daniel's family home. Two of the bedrooms belong to their children; six year old, Jonathan and three year old, Sophia.
- Previous winner's advantage: Luke & Cody — Decide to keep the zone they were allocated or swap zones with another team. They decided to keep their zone
- Previous loser's disadvantage: Rose & Rob — Camping in a tent during the renovation.

South Sydney, New South Wales
House Rules
Rule 1	Create an A-Lister's entertainer
Rule 2	Style it coastal chic
Rule 3	Wash the living room with a wave of colour
Rule 4	Float some timber into the bathrooms
Rule 5	Give our master suite a shot of pizzazz
Team	Zone	Scores
Team	Zone	Homeowner	Joe	Wendy
		9	7	7		61 / 90
		7	7	8	22	38/ 60
		8	6	6	20	57 / 90
		6	5	6	17	66 / 90
		5	5	6		37 / 60
	37 / 60

Queensland: Luke & Cody

Episodes 13 to 16
Airdate — 16 to 22 May 2016
Description — Teams head to Dalby, Queensland to renovate Luke & Cody's 1940s home. As their home is more than 200 km away from Brisbane, the teams only have limited time to purchase their items.
- Previous winner's advantage: Rose & Rob — Allocating the zones for themselves and all other teams.
- Previous loser's disadvantage: Brooke & Michelle — Camping in a tent during the renovation.

Dalby, Queensland
House Rules
Rule 1	Add city shine to our country gem
Rule 2	Give luke a classic gentleman's master suite
Rule 3	Channel George Clooney in Cody's room
Rule 4	Bloke it up with blue and put stone in every zone
Rule 5	Throw in a porch to yarn on
Team	Zone	Scores
Team	Zone	Homeowner	Joe	Wendy

		10	10	10		87 / 120
		8	9	8	25	62 / 90
		7	8	9	24	84 / 120
		9	7	7	23	60 / 90
		6	7	9		60 / 90
	66 / 90

Notes

As Luke & Cody's birthday landed on the day of their House Reveal, Carolyn asked all the teams to work together to build a new back deck for the boys as a special birthday gift, this was however a non scored zone

Western Australia: Rose & Rob

Episodes 17 to 20
Airdate — 23 to 29 May 2016
Description — Teams head to Rockingham, Western Australia to completely transform Rose & Rob's home. Two of the bedrooms belong to their three children; seven year old, David, six year old, Sam & three year old, Teddy
- Previous winner's advantage: Claire & Hagan — They got to decide on which zone they wanted to renovate & five different fabrics with one to be given to each team to incorporate in their room
- Previous loser's disadvantage: Fil & Joe — Camping in a tent during the renovation.

Rockingham, Western Australia
House Rules
Rule 1	Style our home retro revival
Rule 2	Splash around parika, teal & mustard
Rule 3	Show off our art in the living room
Rule 4	Go 'Shagadelic' in the bathroom
Rule 5	No white walls or wallpaper
Team	Zone	Scores
Team	Zone	Homeowner	Joe	Wendy
		9	9	10		88 / 120
		7	9	9	25	87 / 120
		8	8	7	23	83 / 120
		6	8	8	22	88 / 120
		5	7	6		105 / 150
	84 / 120

Victoria: Claire & Hagan

Episodes 21 to 24
Airdate — 30 May to 5 June 2016
Description — Teams head to Peninsula, Victoria to renovate Claire & Hagan's home for the final interior renovation. In a House Rules first the teams added another level to Claire & Hagan's small house.
- Previous winner's advantage: Fil & Joe — Cash bonus of $5000.
- Previous loser's disadvantage: Luke & Cody — Although Claire and Hagan were the lowest scoring team in the previous week, they do not participate in the renovation of their own home, therefore the loser's tent was given to the second-lowest scorer.

Peninsula, Victoria
House Rules
Rule 1	Stamp it 'warehouse raw'
Rule 2	Choose an industrial palette
Rule 3	Break it up with bold graphics & bites of colour
Rule 4	Upcycle materials from the Peninsula
Rule 5	Squeeze in a play space
Team	Zone	Scores
Team	Zone	Homeowner	Joe	Wendy
		10	10	10		1st (118)
		9	9	10	28	2nd (116)
		8	8	7	23	3rd (110)
		7	9	8	24	4th (107)
	5th (105)
		6	7	6		6th (103)

Phase 2

24 Hour Fix-Up

Episode 25 & 26
Airdate — 6 & 7 June 2016
Description — All teams head back to their own homes and must fix and redo one of the zones in 24 hours. Teams need to recreate the space/s to reflect their own style and also to impress the judges. All teams received the same set of five rules for the challenge. The lowest scoring team will be eliminated.

24 Hour Fix-Up
House Rules
Rule 1	Choose one zone
Rule 2	Rework it in your style
Rule 3	Get creative with DIY
Rule 4	Your budget is $5000
Rule 5	Stay together at all times
Team	Zone	Scores
Team	Zone	Joe	Wendy
		8	9
		8	8	16
		7	8	15
		6	7	13
		6	6

Phase 3: Gardens & Exteriors

The top 4 teams are challenged to transform the exteriors and gardens of each other's homes. Two teams are allocated to a home (that do not belong to them) and must renovate either the front or back yards, as well as improving the house exterior. They are held over two rounds, covering all houses of the current teams. After both rounds are complete, the lowest scoring team is eliminated.

Round 1

Episodes 27 & 28
Airdate — 12 & 13 June
Description — In round 1 of the exterior renovations, the 4 remaining teams head to Adelaide and Mornington Peninsula to transform the gardens and house exterior in 4 Days. Teams are allocated to the front or back yard of either Brooke & Michelle's or Claire & Hagan's house.

Round 1
House Rules	Brooke & Michelle's (SA)	Claire & Hagan's (VIC)
Rule 1		Style our garden coastal cool
Rule 2
Rule 3	Add a living pantry for Brooke the cook	Feature a fireplace and pop-up kitchen
Rule 4
Rule 5	Choose your zone: front or back	Choose your zone: left or right

Team	House	Zone	Scores
Team	House	Zone	Joe	Wendy
	(Adelaide, SA)		8	9		17 / 20
		7	8	15	15 / 20
			8	8	16	16 / 20
		6	7		13 / 20

Notes

As Claire & Hagan's house doesn't have a front yard, the back yard was split into 2, a right side and a left side

Round 2

Episodes 29 & 30
Airdate — 14 & 19 June
Description — In round 2 of the exterior renovations, the 4 remaining teams head to Dalby and Melbourne to transform the gardens and house exterior in 4 Days. Teams are allocated to the front or back yard of either Luke & Cody's or Fil & Joe's house. The lowest scoring team overall is eliminated.

Round 2
House Rules	Luke & Cody's (QLD)	Fil & Joe's (VIC)
Rule 1	Plant a no-fuss modern country garden
Rule 2	Tie it together with timber	Create a classy water feature out front
Rule 3		Warm our hearts with a family fire pit
Rule 4
Rule 5	Choose your zone: Front or Back

Team	House	Zone	Scores
Team	House	Zone	Joe	Wendy
	(Dalby, QLD)		7	7	14	2nd (30)
		7	6		3rd (28)
			8	8		1st (33)
		6	7		4th (26)

Phase 4

Charity Unit Makeover

Episodes 31 to 34
Airdate — 20 to 27 June
Description — The 3 remaining teams have 7 days to renovate 3 units in an apartment building operated by The Leukaemia Foundation where patients from the country stay during treatment. Each team is given a zone with rooms from all 3 units & a garden area. Each unit has a design brief, Scandi Chic (Unit 1), Balinese Resort (Unit 2) & Manhattan Apartment (Unit 3). The lowest scoring team will be eliminated & the top 2 will advance into the live Grand Final.

Charity Unit Makeover
House Rules
Rule 1	Create a home away from home
Rule 2	Choose a warm and cheerful palette
Rule 3	Style it relaxed and comfy
Rule 4
Rule 5	Install clever storage and a desk nook
Team	Zone	Scores
Team	Zone	Joe	Wendy
		8	9
		7	8	15
		6	7

Notes

The room(s) was in Unit 1
The room(s) was in Unit 2
The room(s) was in Unit 3

Grand Final

Spa Area and Australia's Vote

Episode 35
Airdate — 3 July 2016
Description — The final 2 teams complete one final challenge at their opponent's home, to create an entertainment spa area. The Australian public vote for their favourite team to win and the winner is decided by a combination of the judges score, for the final project and overall viewer votes. The team with the best result win a complete mortgage payment and is announced live. The secret zones were revealed to be outside entertaining areas that had to incorporate a spa with a pergola to top it off.

Grand Final
House Rules	Luke & Cody's (QLD)	Claire & Hagan's (VIC)
Rule 1		Create the look of a coastal cabana
Rule 2	Incorporate a spa and pergola
Rule 3	Use stone to beef up the bush setting	Get inspired by our local beach boxes
Rule 4	Feature native plants and grasses
Rule 5	You have four days

Team	Scores
Team	Joe	Wendy
	8	9	17	Winners
	9	10	19	Runners-up

Notes

This result is a combination of 50% from the public vote and 50% from the judge's scores for the Secret Room

Ratings

Colour key:

– Highest rating during the season

– Lowest rating during the season

Wk.	Ep no.	Episode titles by stage of season			Air date	Viewers	Nightly rank	Source
1	1	Phase 1: Interior Renovation	VIC Renovation (Fil & Joe)	Introduction	Wednesday, 27 April	0.718	10	^[5]
	2			Renovation Continues	Thursday, 28 April	0.686	10	^[6]
	3			Renovation Continues	Thursday, 28 April	0.542	16	^[6]
	4			House Reveal	Sunday, 1 May	0.830	10	^[7]
2	5		SA Renovation (Brooke & Michelle)	Introduction	Monday, 2 May	0.666	16	^[8]
	6			Renovation Continues	Tuesday, 3 May	0.702	13	^[9]
	7			Renovation Continues	Wednesday, 4 May	0.813	8	^[10]
	8			House Reveal	Sunday, 8 May	0.864	6	^[11]
3	9		NSW Renovation (Nancy & Daniel)	Introduction	Monday, 9 May	0.765	10	^[12]
	10			Renovation Continues	Tuesday, 10 May	0.729	11	^[13]
	11			Renovation Continues	Wednesday, 11 May	0.786	8	^[14]
	12			House Reveal	Sunday, 15 May	0.920	4	^[15]
4	13		QLD Renovation (Luke & Cody)	Introduction	Monday, 16 May	0.730	10	^[16]
	14			Renovation Continues	Tuesday, 17 May	0.825	9	^[17]
	15			Renovation Continues	Wednesday, 18 May	0.787	8	^[18]
	16			House Reveal	Sunday, 22 May	1.030	4	^[19]
5	17		WA Renovation (Rose & Rob)	Introduction	Monday, 23 May	0.801	8	^[20]
	18			Renovation Continues	Tuesday, 24 May	0.746	11	^[21]
	19			Renovation Continues		0.834	8	^[22]
	20			House Reveal	Sunday, 29 May	1.240	3	^[23]
6	21		VIC Renovation (Claire & Hagan)	Introduction	Monday, 30 May	0.915	8	^[24]
	22			Renovation Continues	Tuesday, 31 May	0.865	8	^[25]
	23					0.480	^[26]
	23				Thursday, 2 June	0.428	^[27]
	24			House Reveal & Elimination	Sunday, 5 June	1.207	4	^[28]
7	25	Phase 2: 24 Hour Fix-Up	Introduction	Monday, 6 June	0.872	9	^[29]
7	26	Reveal & Elimination	Tuesday, 7 June	1.016	6	^[30]
8	27	Phase 3: Gardens & Exteriors	Round 1	Introduction	Sunday, 12 June	0.956	3	^[31]
	28		Round 1	Reveal	Monday, 13 June	0.990	5	^[32]
	29		Round 2	Introduction	Tuesday, 14 June	0.917	6	^[33]
	30		Round 2	Reveal & Elimination	Sunday, 19 June	1.084	3	^[34]
9	31	Phase 4: Charity Unit Makeover	Introduction	Monday, 20 June	0.963	6	^[35]
	32	Renovation Continues	Tuesday, 21 June	0.911	7	^[36]
	33	Renovation Continues	Sunday, 26 June	1.019	3	^[37]
	34	Reveal & Elimination	Monday, 27 June	1.051	6	^[38]
10	35	Grand Final	Live episode	Sunday, 3 July	1.144	4	^[39]
10	35	Winner announced	1.193	Sunday, 3 July	3		^[39]
Season Average - 0.888

Ratings data used is from OzTAM and represents the live and same day average viewership from the 5 largest Australian metropolitan centres (Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth and Adelaide).

Notes

Melbourne, Adelaide & Perth only
Sydney & Brisbane only

Notes and References

Web site: Returning: House Rules (and the MKR grand final). 20 April 2016. 20 April 2016. David. Knox.
Web site: Seven 2015 highlights: House Rules x 2, Restaurant Revolution, Gibney / Thomson dramas . 29 October 2014. 18 March 2016. David. Knox.
Web site: Axed: Seven confirms end for Million Dollar Minute. 30 August 2015. 18 March 2016. David. Knox.
Web site: Seven Upfronts 2016: Jessica Mauboy drama, Live streaming of all channels . 21 October 2015. 18 March 2016. David. Knox.
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