Welcome to our first Room Reveal Sunday of 2026 – I trust you’ve prepped your snacks!
After a whirlwind first week, all that stands between the teams and the Block house of their choice is … well, three pretty intimidating judges.
But first, how about a cheating scandal? The earliest ever body corporate meeting? Lots of drama???
Wednesday’s episode ended with the teams wanting to call a body corp to request more working hours, but today, that’s not top priority – because someone has broken the number-one Block rule!
Caught red-handed. Nine
Chantel is adamant she had no idea tradies were not allowed to paint, so Foreman Dan goes house by house to check everyone else is aware … and to stir the pot.
Jolene reckons she even heard “some people”, not that she’s naming names, talking about paying their trades to paint last night. How good is a sharehouse?
Tayla calls a body corporate meeting, adjudicated by Judge Dan, who quickly points out a meeting this early in the season is a Block record.
Dan must’ve woken up on the right side of the bed because he decides to let them off with just a warning this time … which no one else is very stoked about.
Then just hours later, he admits if he were a contestant, he would be gunning for a disqualification.
OK, time for body corp round two.
This one only lasts two minutes because while Tayla leads Team Disqualification, she quickly finds no one else wants to speak up in support.
Battle lines are drawn! Nine
Everyone decides to just let it go, but the failed ambush has Wyatt fuming.
“They’re dead to me, I don’t want anything to do with them,” he declares of Rick and Tayla.
After Sunday morning scrambling, Scott Cam yells his first “tools down” of 2026.
This week, Alice Stolz joins Shaynna Blaze and Marty Fox for judging – let’s get into it!
Adam and Jolene
Our self-described “bush bogans” say they’re not going to take anything negative from this week’s judging, cop any criticism and learn from it. That’s easy to say before Marty’s thrown out any creative insults!
Thankfully for them, the real estate expert’s first words are: “It’s got a really nice feel to it”.
He thinks they’ve hit the brief really well for a first week, but it’s Alice who isn’t convinced.
She thinks it’s safe and lacking a certain “je ne sais quois.”
Shaynna agrees it “doesn’t wow” her, but she pulls out plenty of positives anyway.
She’s really impressed by the matching aged-bronze detailing, which matches around the room – a level of detail she’s not used to seeing on week one.
She also likes the use of layer and texture around the room, and thinks these details point to understanding the brief and having a great eye.
They think it’s a good start, even though they hope there is more of a “wow moment” coming from Adam and Jolene in another room.
Chantel and Wyatt
Chantel and Wyatt are confident their “old luxury” room will get them the win … well, they are, until the judges open their mouths.
Marty first takes off his shoes, rubbing his sockless feet on their brand-new carpet.
Lovely. In fact, he wonders if it is the only lovely thing in the room.
“This would be Mount Eliza 35 years ago,” Shaynna says.
Alice is “deeply distressed” by the panelling on the walls, which Marty agrees makes absolutely no sense in this type of house.
While Chantel and Wyatt obviously know what they’re doing when it comes to styling, they haven’t paid attention to the type of buyer they are building for and it’s brought them undone.
“It doesn’t suit the area, it doesn’t actually suit the building and the fact it’s white on white on white, this is beyond vanilla,” Shaynna critiques.
The painting needs work, the bed needs fewer cushions and Alice reckons the entire needs to feel a little less Gold Coast.
Um, ouch.
But don’t worry, there is one small positive … at least all that white makes the room feels spacious!
Courtney and Sev
The besties entirely changed their plans after Darren Palmer’s quiet luxury brief and it’s been veryyy expensive.
But on the judges first impressions, it’s worth it!
Darren may not be there today, but the trio do him proud with plenty of stroking of Sev’s DIY bedhead.
The uniqueness and risk-taking really impresses them too. It feels luxurious.
“For a guest bedroom to engage the senses like it is, it’s very impressive,” Marty says. “This is the brief that has been hit out of the ballpark.”
The room is missing artwork which … is actually a good thing? Shaynna says the timber on the ceiling is all the art they need.
But then their last-minute change comes back to bite them.
The rendered wardrobes are already chipping, so the buyer is going to have to replace the doors immediately.
However, as soon as they turn around they’re again swept up in the experimental wow-factor of the rest of the room.
Right now, House 3 is the benchmark! Good news for whoever ends up with it at the end of the episode.
Lisa and Rosco
Lisa and Rosco want the judges to feel a sense of calm as they entire the room, which is sadly the opposite of their reaction.
They’re puzzled.
PUZZLED. Nine
Marty almost has a conniption over the wall niche, which is not straight.
“It looks Flintstoney … I just hate it,” he says.
He feels the same about pretty much everything, from the fluted wall panelling to the paint application.
Shaynna has been standing very quietly with her head in her hand. Never a good sign!
“If you looked at it on a mood board, it would work,” she says. But this is real life, so … it doesn’t.
None of them like it, but agree it’s better to take a risk and fail then deliver a boring beige space.
“At least they’ve tried,” Alice says.
Rick and Tayla
Lucky last!
“I think there are three great things about this room. The carpet, the wardrobe and the door to leave,” Marty says.
OK, not so lucky last!
Back at HQ, everyone is shook by his first biiiig zinger of the year.
The wall sconces are off-centre and with a chair in the corner, everything feels squished. There are no curtains or artwork, making this the blandest of a group of mostly bland spaces.
“It’s a terrible room,” he reckons.
NOT A GOOD SIGN. Nine
For Shaynna, it’s missing the necessary texture, making it “void of emotion.”
“It’s void of life,” Alice agrees. “It doesn’t have any personality or soul.”
Marty starts to make a point about the terrible light switches, only to fall through the bed – which Rick and Tayla ran out of time to put the slats in!
“I know this is harsh but I don’t think these guys are worthy of The Block in what I’m seeing here,” Alice says.
If you thought it couldn’t get any worse than that, well, you don’t know Marty Fox.
Shaynna believes the people who made this room do not know their buyer at all.
“There is no buyer. This doesn’t sell,” he replies.
Haaaaaarsh. Nine
After that scorching, Scotty starts to tally the scores – and an obvious winner emerges in Courtney and Sev.
The final scores are:
Adam and Jolene: 22Chantel and Wyatt: 20Courtney and Sev: 26Lisa and Rosco: 19.5Rick and Tayla: 17
After an extremely rogue appearance from a robot dog, there is another $10,000 prize to announce for the CommBank Budget Award.
This week, one team estimated their costs to be within $6 of their actual spend – Lisa and Rosco!
On the opposite end of the spectrum, Scotty says Chantel and Wyatt have spent more than $20,000 in cash this week – but have no idea how that could be.
Huh? Nine
After everything wraps up, the couple’s car cam captures them fuming.
So much so, they want to do a runner.
Uh ohhhh. Nine
Tomorrow night, week two gets underway … but will we even have five teams?
Plus it’s finally time to figure out who will be working on each house. See you there!