Channel Seven's House Rules is no stranger to loss and tragedy.
But on Sunday night's episode, homeowner Graeme McPake and partner Mary sobbed as they spoke of how a fire gutted their Campbelltown home in November last year.
Fronting the teams, who will renovate their home this week, Graeme spoke of the heartbreaking loss, with living arrangements now splitting-up his young family.
Breaking down: House Rules home owner Graeme (R) and Mary (L) were left homeless after a fire ravaged their Campbelltown home in November last year. The family suffered again after heartless thieves broke into their home soon after. Pictured: Here with Johanna Griggs
Explaining his dire circumstances, Graeme explained he had painstakingly renovated the house for the past three years for his four children.
Graeme has two older daughters Lily, 7, and Sky, 9, from a previous relationship, along with two children with Mary: Cole, 2, and Jade, 1.
'When we first moved in I had nothing. I was really pushed to the edge [financially]' Graeme said, breaking down in tears in front of the team.
'[It took about two to three years] to get the house where it was, I put a lot into it. Everyone was happy, I felt like a successful husband and father.'
Devastated: 'We lost all our possessions. Anything we didn't lose in the fire we lost to water damage, anything we didn't lose to water damage, we lost to exposure,' Graeme said
Graeme went on to speak about how the fire ripped through the home's top floor after a light transformer malfunctioned in the roof while no one was home.
'We lost all our possessions. Anything we didn't lose in the fire we lost to water damage, anything we didn't lose to water damage, we lost to exposure,' he said.
He went on to say he didn't have
