I'm quickly discovering that DIY is
very much part of being a Kiwi and so is outdoor entertaining.
For two teams of DIY enthusiasts,
that is about to be put to the test.
Their aim is to build their dream outdoor entertaining
space before the doors re-open at 7 o'clock tomorrow morning.
Think we can make that?
Just go a little bit faster, all right?
They'll have free run of the store
and they'll be paired with a team of professional builders.
Get these big frames put up first,
get our roof structure sorted.
We've still got all this decking to put up.
It's definitely going to be a race.
For their efforts, they will be able to take
their outdoor entertaining space home,
but ultimately they are building for the first prize
of $5,000 worth of Mitre 10 products for their next DIY
project.
They have their plans drawn but, for both teams, that
is just the beginning of the journey ahead.
Our first team are brothers, Josh and Julian.
Me and my brother, we work together
by just kind of working off each other,
like especially with design.
He has one thing, I have another,
or we just yell at each other and throw hammers.
Our project for The Lock-in is, dare I say, quite ambitious,
but if we pull it off it could be something special,
something people just haven't actually seen before.
I think he's going to crack first, but, I mean.
Yeah, I think I'll crack, but you'll pull me back.
Should be all right.
Up against them, are Filipe and Olivia.
I met Filipe in New Zealand's one-and-only Brazilian bath
in Christchurch.
Dad said, "Have you got yourself a boyfriend yet?"
and I said, "Yeah, Dad, I got myself a Brazilian."
And he went, "Oh, I don't need to know that.
Ew."
We've done pretty much everything here,
but the grass is very special to me.
It's a lot of hard work.
I spend over an hour every night watering everything.
Filipe entered The Lock-in because he loves Mitre 10.
It's like being locked in a chocolate
factory for the night.
I'm the teams' project manager, helping them stay on schedule.
But they'll need to communicate clearly with their builders,
or things might not be looking so good
by the time the sun comes up.
Now, Stan and I will be judging the outdoor entertaining areas
tomorrow morning.
We'll be looking at how well the designs came
to life, the materials used, any smart innovation,
and those all-important finishing touches.
So guys, here we go.
Let's lock the doors.
All right, guys, so here are the plans.
Josh and Julian's innovative design
means they're outdoor entertaining structure will
be roadworthy and mobile.
Starting with an off-the-shelf trailer,
they'll have the help of a welder to erect a steel frame.
Using ply, they'll install a bar,
and with waterproof shower lining, a roof, both of which
can fold down for travel.
The floor will use decking timber
and feature under-floor storage.
To really impress, they'll be installing a barbecue
and have made their own fold-out furniture.
If they pull it off, these lads will drive away
towing a piece of engineering that will be the envy of all.
Just in there?-- this is the bones of the whole project.
If we don't get this right, I don't
know what we are going to do.
We live in Papamoa Beach and we're literally 400 meters
from the beach.
And we really enjoy having friends and family
over in the backyard, watching our girls and kids run around.
So to have the opportunity to build our dream barbecue
entertainment area, in one night?
It's a pretty awesome opportunity.
Filipe and Olivia's design is a whopper
and uses a stack of materials.
The sub-floor measures a massive 5.3 meters.
The pre-made framing and roof truss
will support the expansive roof, using only one full wall.
Once up, the structure will be clad
in a mix of weatherboard and pine timber
and include plumbing and electrics.
The back wall is at 3/4 height, anchoring the outdoor kitchen
and built-in barbecue.
A hanging garden, a hanging chair and an open plan design
will create a relaxed social space,
perfect for entertaining.
Are we going interior or exterior?
Exterior.
All good.
Going up as planned.
So Stan, we've got Joshua and Julian and our first steel
structure.
Yeah, it is, mate.
I saw this in the plans and I thought, how the heck are
they going to pull this off?
It looks like it's doing a bit of gymnastics,
lots of moving parts.
Yeah, what they've got is a deck that's folding down.
They've got a roof that's folding up.
They've got a bar that's spinning around.
So it's not a project you'd undertake lightly
in your backyard unless you've got
some really good knowledge about welding and working with steel.
Essentially, they've just taken a stock-standard trailer here
from Mitre 10.
They're using a welder straight off the shelf
and they're building this thing in front of us,
and it's coming out absolutely fantastic.
The build's going well.
We've got most of the frame up.
Now a matter of cladding everything with some timber.
It's going to take a while, but we should be all right.
So we've got Filipe and Olivia.
This, to me, looks like it's quite big build, isn't it?
It looks like a long footprint.
Well, it's a big open area.
There's only essentially one full wall on the end,
and it's holding the back of the roof up.
We've got a 3/4 high wall across the back of the cupboards.
And then the rest is kind of like a big open, floating room.
It's going really well, I think.
The structure's starting to take form, take shape.
And the builders are really good, they're quick.
Nothing's a problem, they're easy to work with.
It seems like it's a very simple structure,
but they have got storage across the back of there,
and they've got a barbecue in there.
It's relatively complicated, isn't it?
The more you look at it.
Absolutely.
They still really do have their hands
full, even though they've only got a couple of walls.
I'm waiting to paint and stain and that's
what I'm a little bit anxious about.
It is the halfway point at The Lock-in
and the teams have been building for four hours
to get their structures welded, built in place.
Now from here, all they really have to do is line,
wire, paint and fully finish all of their areas.
Now, these things might not seem like the most entertaining
things in the world, but it's these elements
that will determine the winner.
Now I'm just getting my plants together.
There's a lot of wood in that structure,
so we just need to break up some of that wood
and really bring it to life with these gorgeous plants.
Do you remember the bucket that we had at Pop's house?
Well yeah, the outdoor shower.
Yeah, so if we can put a bucket off the end there,
and then it's just got like a little valve underneath it
that releases it?
That's great.
That's nice, because it's got the armrest
it's a little bit more comfortable than yours, isn't
it?
Well, let's swap.
Yes, let's see.
Oh, Is that one better?
We'll go with this.
All right.
We've got so much to do.
OK, so me and my brother had a little chat about our design,
and we feel that there is a way that we can improve it.
So we're going to be doing an outdoor shower.
That looks so good.
You can really feel it, eh?
Everyone is going to love this.
So at this stage of the game, we're
looking at the lighting, the finishing touches,
and it looks like it could be a little bit
of a dark structure with the tin roof
and the wood against the wall.
But the lighting is going to really lift
it and make it a lot more pleasing and relaxing
and ambient.
[WHISTLES]
Hey guys, you've got one more hour,
so you want to start thinking about exactly what you
need to do to finish off.
We've still got all this decking to put up.
It's definitely going to be a race.
Do that pretty much kind of diagonal.
Those are all fitted, right?
Where do you want this one to go?
I don't know, just chuck them in anywhere and if they look good,
we leave them.
There's what?
15 minutes left and we're still assembling all the furniture.
It's just crazy.
Do you think we can make it?
Yeah.
Just go a little bit faster, all right?
Almost there, but we still need to get this thing dressed.
Just a couple of minutes left and I really
like these beanbags.
I'm going to get some beanbags.
Ten, nine, eight, seven, six, five, four, three, two, one.
That's it, guys, tools down.
Well done, everyone.
Nice.
We did all right together.
We really played off each other's strengths
and just pulled through and I haven't been happier about it.
I can't believe we built this in just one night.
I know, right?
Are your legs aching?
My knees are aching.
Filipe and Olivia, what a build.
Incredible, isn't it?
I absolutely love it.
The brief was, create an outdoor entertaining area.
I could see this in anyone's back garden.
Absolutely.
Nicely clad, They've got the fridge
in they've handled all the units,
they've got the corrugated iron on the roof,
they've got the lighting in.
It's really hard to fault this.
And they've finished it before the sun's come up.
Nailed it.
Stan, this is such an elegant structure, isn't it?
Very simple.
Beautifully done.
I'm actually quite speechless.
This is really, really amazing.
It's genius, really, because lots of things
move, pop in, pop out, so you can
fold all of this away so the trailer all tucks in.
This comes down.
Oh yes, I think that's the roof.
I saw them testing on with that.
That goes all the way down, falls down on the other side,
and then down here they've put in these little hatches
for your beers.
Nice.
And so this little table here pivots, folds up.
The deck folds up, this folds down, very, very compact
and smart.
I don't know how we do this.
I think this is a genius piece of design.
I think the other build, Olivia and Filipe,
is fantastic, really well done and very different schemes.
But both brilliant.
When I first saw that all finished I thought,
yeah, I'm going to go for that.
But now I'm standing up here.
I'm thinking, I could really do with one of these as well.
Hey guys, just before we kick it off
I want to say what an outstanding job you
guys have done.
Seriously, you've followed the brief
and you've absolutely nailed it.
A really, really good job.
You communicated really well within your teams
and with the builders.
I heard the builders really worked hard for you, as well,
which is fantastic.
But it comes down to the design and execution of each build.
Now, two very different schemes, different forms
of construction.
You guys had a lot of steel, you guys had a lot of timber.
Both very elegant builds, as well.
You have completely finished them,
so the good news is, you get to take them home.
How good is that?
Now, the big prize is $5,000 worth of Mitre 10 products
for you to take home for next DIY project.
And there can be only one winner.
Or maybe not.
We were completely split.
And it wasn't like we were split that one person liked
one person liked the other.
We both loved both.
They're both outstanding structures.
You've absolutely finished them perfectly
and they're two completely different builds.
You're both winners.
We're going to split the prize.
Congratulations.
That's so cool.
We did this for the experience more than anything.
It's just been absolutely fantastic,
the whole way through.
We're real chuffed.
I think the experience has been great.
I don't think there are that many people have
the opportunity to do something like that.
And the money was split, so it couldn't have been better.