This week on Building Better with CSR, host Lynne Testoni talks with architectural lighting designer Mandi Kontos of Beacon Lighting, who worked with Omar and Oz on The Block this year to help light their winning home.

Mandi talks about her role on The Block, and how much The Block influences new homeowners. She shares her knowledge of lighting trends, seven-star rating and what it's like to work under pressure.

This podcast was brought to you by CSR, the name behind some of the market's most trusted and recognised brand names in providing building products for residential and commercial construction.

Find more inspiration at https://dwelling.csr.com.au/

This week on Building Better with CSR, host Lynne Testoni talks with Kate Deegan of CSR, an interior designer and one of the team members working with the contestants this season to help them choose their bricks on their houses.

Kate talks about her role on The Block, and how homeowners can find their own style with their new build.

Check out the PGH Style Quiz here: https://www.pghbricks.com.au/inspiration/styles/stylequiz

This podcast was brought to you by CSR, the name behind some of the market's most trusted and recognised brand names in providing building products for residential and commercial construction.

This week on Building Better with CSR, host Lynne Testoni talks with Sam Badenhop of Getting You Plastered, known as The Block's favourite plasterer and one of the team members working on Scott Cam's house this season.

He shares why he loves working on The Block, and what he's learnt over his career as a plasterer – plus his favourite Gyprock products.

Connect with Sam via Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/getting_you_plastered

This podcast was brought to you by CSR, the name behind some of the market's most trusted and recognised brand names in providing building products for residential and commercial construction.

This week on Building Better with CSR, host Lynne Testoni talks with Dulux colour forecaster and stylist Bree Leech. Bree talks about her role as a trend forecaster, where interior trends originate, sustainability and how styling adds a personal touch (and personality) to your home.

Connect with Bree via her website: http://breeleech.com/

Or on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/breeleech/

This podcast was brought to you by CSR, the name behind some of the market's most trusted and recognised brand names in providing building products for residential and commercial construction.

This week on Building Better with CSR, host Lynne Testoni talks with real estate agent and former Block contestant, Jesse Raeburn.

Jesse talks about his passion for The Block, his involvement this year and why he keeps coming back.

Connect with Jesse via WhiteFox https://whitefoxrealestate.com.au/

or on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jesse.raeburn/?hl=en

This podcast was brought to you by CSR, the name behind some of the market's most trusted and recognised brand names in providing building products for residential and commercial construction.

This week on Building Better with CSR, host Lynne Testoni talks with Spence Thomson, a contestant from 2018, who returned to The Block in 2022 to be one of the builders on Scott Cam's house.

He shares why he loves working on The Block (especially now he's away from the cameras), how he has embraced sustainable building projects and what he's learnt over a multi-decade career in building.

Connect with Spence via his 4Sheds project: https://www.4shedsproject.com.au/

Or on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/4shedsproject/

This podcast was brought to you by CSR, the name behind some of the market's most trusted and recognised brand names in providing building products for residential and commercial construction.

This week on Building Better with CSR, host Lynne Testoni talks with Matt from Elevate Building Group, the builder for House 2 (Rachel & Ryan’s home) on The Block. He shares why he loves working on The Block, how it helped him launch his own building company and how he manages to build a whole house in a tight timeframe (a room a week!) amongst all the cameras.

Connect with Matt at the Elevate Building Group website: https://elevatebuilding.com.au/

This podcast was brought to you by CSR, the name behind some of the market's most trusted and recognised brand names in providing building products for residential and commercial construction.

We have a special competition for listeners of the podcast – and fans of The Block. Head to https://dwelling.csr.com.au/  for more information and to enter.

This week host Lynne Testoni talks all about brick flooring with The Block's favourite tiler, Adrian of Cursio Tiling.

Adrian talks about the fun and challenges of working on The Block, being part of The Block family, why he was honoured to be chosen by Scott Cam to work on his home and why he loves the Manhattan collection by PGH Bricks.

Connect with Adrian at the Cursio Tiling website: https://cursiotiling.com.au/

This podcast was brought to you by CSR, the name behind some of the market's most trusted and recognised brand names in providing building products for residential and commercial construction.

We have a special competition for listeners of the podcast – and fans of The Block. Head to https://dwelling.csr.com.au/  for more information and to enter.