House Rules
The Australia-wide competition from the makers of My Kitchen Rules will see six teams from around the country put their homes on the line and their skills to the test in a fight for supremacy and a life-changing prize. Together, they'll travel the country, hand over the keys to their own homes and leave their competition rivals to transform every room in their house...anyway they want. But there's a twist! Each home comes with a set of House Rules set out by the owners - a list of do's and don'ts the other teams can choose to follow, bend or break. It's the key to a whole new life but will it open the door to their dreams or their worst nightmare? Host Johanna Griggs will be at the helm as six brave teams gamble with the most important possession in their lives.
- 2013-2020
- 8 seasons
- Reality
The Australia-wide competition from the makers of My Kitchen Rules will see six teams from around the country put their homes on the line and their skills to the test in a fight for supremacy and a life-changing prize. Together, they'll travel the country, hand over the keys to their own homes and leave their competition rivals to transform every room in their house...anyway they want. But there's a twist! Each home comes with a set of House Rules set out by the owners - a list of do's and don'ts the other teams can choose to follow, bend or break. It's the key to a whole new life but will it open the door to their dreams or their worst nightmare? Host Johanna Griggs will be at the helm as six brave teams gamble with the most important possession in their lives.
Season 8 Episode Guide
30 Episodes 2020
Episode 1
Gold Coast Penthouse 1
75 mins
Host Jamie Durie and co-host Abbey Way ask eight new teams to earn their spot in the toughest challenge ever, the transformation of a 32 story Gold Coast penthouse to score their dream home.
Episode 2
Gold Coast Penthouse 2
67 mins
It's judgement day as the rest of the penthouse is revealed along with the judges' scores. LLB has a surprise for teams when he takes a sledgehammer to one of the feature walls.
Episode 3
Gold Coast Penthouse 3
63 mins
It's judgement day as the rest of the penthouse is revealed along with the judges' scores. LLB has a surprise for teams when he takes a sledgehammer to one of the feature walls.
Episode 4
Gold Coast Penthouse 4
63 mins
Teams are tasked with turning an outdated apartment 32 stories high into a Miami Beach penthouse to earn their dream home, the stakes have never been higher.
Episode 5
Gold Coast Penthouse 5
64 mins
It's the race to the finish line as teams scramble to finish their penthouse zones and the judges enter to reveal some of the extraordinary transformations which have taken place.
Episode 6
Gold Coast Penthouse 6
59 mins
One team's dream to have their house renovated is shattered as they are sent home packing after the first elimination, whilst the other teams left standing will all score their dream home.
Episode 7
Victoria: Kayne & Aimee 1
62 mins
Teams travel to Victoria to get stuck into the first homeowners' reno tonight with Kayne and Aimee's house first up. Will the teams be able to give them the house they have always wanted.
Episode 8
Victoria: Kayne & Aimee 2
62 mins
Kayne and Aimee arrive back home to inspect the handiwork of their fellow competitors, will they love their transformed house, or absolutely detest it.
Episode 9
Victoria: Kayne & Aimee 3
63 mins
It's judgement day as the judges reveal what they think of Kayne and Aimee's house and score accordingly. Which team will soar to the top, and which team will sink to the bottom of the scoreboard?
Episode 10
New South Wales: Laith & George
64 mins
Teams start renos on best mates' house Laith and George in Sydney's Western Suburbs. Will they get the luxurious, bachelor pad they need to finally move out of their parents' place?
Episode 11
New South Wales: Laith & George 2
62 mins
Teams race to finish Laith's bachelor pad, before him and George arrive home to walk through Laith's transformed home. Will Laith love what he sees?
Episode 12
New South Wales: Laith & George 3
61 mins
Esteemed judges Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen, Kyly Clarke and Saul Myers score the teams' zones which will combine with the homeowners' scores to see who topped and bottomed this week's reno.
Episode 13
Western Australia: Tanya & Dave 1
61 mins
Teams travel to Western Australia to renovate Tanya and Dave's Perth house which is big but not functional and in desperate need of an update to bring it into the 21st century.
Episode 14
Western Australia: Tanya & Dave 2
62 mins
Get ready for tissues as Tanya, Dave and their beautiful family arrive home to see their newly transformed house.
Episode 15
Western Australia: Tanya & Dave 3
63 mins
The teams will be scored by the judges for their work on Tanya and Dave's house. Which team's final score will soar to the top of the leader board this week and which will sink to the bottom?
Episode 16
Queensland: Tamara & Rhys 1
62 mins
Teams travel to Tamara and Rhys' house in Queensland to start renos on their place. Will the modern and minimalistic couple who bought their house at the last minute get their dream home?
Episode 17
Queensland: Tamara & Rhys 2
95 mins
What will Rhys and Tamara think of their newly transformed house? Will they get the modern and minimalist place they had always dreamed of with a pumped up gym for Rhys.
Episode 18
Queensland: Tamara & Rhys 3
75 mins
What will Rhys and Tamara think of their newly transformed house? Will they get the modern and minimalist place they had always dreamed of with a pumped up gym for Rhys?
Episode 19
Queensland: Tamara & Rhys 4
60 mins
We find our who will come out on top after renovating Rhys and Tamara's house as teams' total scores are tallied from top to bottom from the homeowners, judges and fellow contestants.
Episode 20
New South Wales: Lenore & Bradley 1
60 mins
Lenore and Bradley finally get a rest this week whilst teams get stuck into Lenore's Greystanes house which is in desperate need of some love and affection.
Episode 21
New South Wales: Lenore & Bradley 2
53 mins
Teams get stuck into Lenore's house and are tasked with creating a light Hampton's styled home with a nursery fit for a prince, AKA her grandson Aiden. Will they be able to deliver her dream home?
Episode 22
New South Wales: Lenore & Bradley 3
62 mins
It's a very emotional homecoming for Lenore who is impatient to see her newly transformed house. Will she be incredibly grateful to the teams for their handiwork, or bitterly disappointed?
Episode 23
New South Wales: Lenore & Bradley 4
62 mins
The teams are rewarded or scorned for their work on Lenore's house as their total scores are tallied and then displayed on the scoreboard. Which team will triumph and which will plummet?
Episode 24
Tasmania: Kimmy & Rhi 1
62 mins
Teams travel to Tasmania to transform Kimmy's place into the mid-century, modern home she has requested with a vintage feel and a plush pooch playground.
Episode 25
Tasmania: Kimmy & Rhi 2
100 mins
The Tassie twins are a design powerhouse, but will their competitors be up to transforming Kimmy's house to her high standards?
Episode 26
Tasmania: Kimmy & Rhi 3
112 mins
The Tassie twins are a design powerhouse, but will their competitors be up to transforming Kimmy's house to her high standards, or will they crumble under the pressure?
Episode 27
Tasmania: Kimmy & Rhi 4
60 mins
The winner of the Tassie reno will be decided and there is a double elimination as the two bottom teams from all six renos will be sent home whilst the other teams move through to phase 2.
Episode 28
Giveback - Grand Final 1
65 mins
The top four teams go head to head as they use their design skills for good as they compete in a grand final life- changing charity renovation.
Episode 29
Giveback - Grand Final 2
46 mins
Teams race against the clock to finish their zones so they can put the finishing touches on a charity home reno which will give a homeless man the chance to get his life back on track.
Episode 30
Giveback - Grand Final 3
64 mins
The teams' zones are scrutinised under the magnifying glass of judges, LLB, Kyly and Saul in an effort to determine the winner of the emotional, grand final life-changing charity renovation.