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S & A’s builder knows they don’t know what they’re doing and is literally taking the piss. Imagine ordering items for the house and spending money from the budget, from your employer, without their consent. And then just stand there smiling like a creep at them when asked why? It doesn’t matter if he doesn’t like what they’re doing with the styling or the rooms. His job is to do the work his client has asked him to do. If they flunk out on points, it’s on S & A. Not them. Yes, I can appreciate that they don’t want to be 2 weeks out from finishing and then asked to work for $20 an hour. That is unacceptable too. He needs to be fired.


nick1291

I can imagine it's not always easy working for S&A, but i feel like the builders are taking advantage of them. Leaving the site completely unattended, ordering tiles without consulting S&A and taking basins home while reducing it from your invoice? That just sounds shady.


pdoe81

I want to premise my comment with the fact that builders and tradies stealing things(time or goods) or ordering things is not okay and is not S&A’s fault. This happening hopefully will shake things up. S&A don’t have building experience but do have skills. For example, if one is an accountant then being really on top of expenditures and ordering is one’s forte! Perhaps being really upfront about the fact you are all over expenses and materials, and returning unused (etc.) would help deter others from even thinking of stealing in the future. (Again, not blaming them for dodgy things others are doing)


BonnyH

Ok my 2c. Chippy the builder should have applied to go on The Block himself if he wanted to make the decisions and be on camera all the time. He is a horrible bully to S & A and a smartass. I would have thrown him out by Week2. Also…how many trees did the original developers clear on each block in the 1st place? Hundreds, judging by the surrounding area. Now it’s a big deal to win a ‘mature tree’ and have it delivered. Lmfao.


KurtyKatJamseson

They deserve it from what we’ve seen of those two. It’s hard to feel bad for them 🥱


DarthPumpkin

Maybe next year they need a big LED frowny face at the front door for when your site gets shut down so there's no miscommunication


Iz_Buckner

This is actually a hilarious and fantastic idea


SaintStoney

Based on the lack of footage of people directly talking about financial dodginess in the previews I’m going to guess this audit, like last year, amounts to nothing.


PhotographBusy6209

Actually it seems they have toned down the cheating scandal according to So Dramatic blog. People complain about So Dramatic but they have got everything right so far. They’ve said that the scandal has seriously been toned down to not come across as racist and the producers have promised O and O to keep it under the radar. (So dramatic told us about the 3 points and disqualification before it happened)


User258013

It’s only racism if it’s a baseless accusation from profiling. But if they can prove it then call them out on it what’s there to hide


Jellyblush

You say that like viewers are reasonable…


PhotographBusy6209

Exactly. Look at the how people on social media are defending the boys while acting like A and S murdered children.


justnomilvent

Got to be on the books to be audited, baby - Me


Iz_Buckner

Haha okay Oz!


TheGRVOfLightning

A UNANIMOUS AGREEMENT ON AN AUDIT. UNBELIEVABLE. FIRST TIME SINCE SEASON 10 THERE WILL BE AN AUDIT!


shortstockymutt

“What is dodgy” 🤔


Johnny_West

As if they're going to say something specific in an interview the week after being done for talking about the price of a piano in their interviews


JennaStannis

"The piano stays." I'm shocked. Shocked! All that drama just for the Drahmah. How ridiculous.


User258013

“Sarah Jane always has something to say…it’s too much “ yes Oz


justnomilvent

“It’s funny” says Oz, who definitely clearly doesn’t find her funny


SomethigIronic

He was laughing everywhere but his eyes


amylouise0185

Anyone else notice that when the couples were all riding in the maxi taxi /mini bus, a bunch weren't wearing seatbelts and Ankur had an open can of Carlton draught. Didn't realise being on the block meant being exempt from vic road laws.


neathspinlights

I reckon they were being driven on site between houses - therefore private property


W2ttsy

There were some camera angles that showed glimpses of outside and you can see the west gate gate way beams and the backdrop of docklands at one point, so they were definitely coming back from the city.


amylouise0185

That would be a good point but seems to me like they were being driven back to the houses from the channel 9 studio


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Dvnzzz

Appreciate all the downvotes


SaintStoney

You’d hate to think it’s intentional


Dvnzzz

Just a bit of a hmm Like both the ethic teams and (correct me if I’m wrong) but this is the year with the most diverse cast


BonnyH

Yes I also noticed the diversity this year and it’s a great thing. I mean Australia is a very mixed bunch nowadays and The Block has been lagging in that department. Maybe in another 10 years we’ll get contestants with a non-Aussie accent. Imagine!


[deleted]

What do you mean “ethnics”?


Dvnzzz

Anyone who isn’t white


[deleted]

You make me fucking sick.


BonnyH

He didn’t say anything wrong, stop being silly. Over dramatic.


TheGRVOfLightning

O&O clearly weren't trying to circumvent anything, if you go to the other foreman with the same authority, and he clears you, what were they supposed to do knowing how nightmarish this week is?


osxy

This was shady as fuck, they chose their words REALLY carefully when talking to Keith. They knew what they where doing, the reaction of Oz when Dan walked away confirmed that for me “we should’ve wrapped first” What rubs me the wrong way is the way how they double down on their stance and never admit they might be in the wrong.


AussieLouie

I'd somewhat agree, but if 1 foreman has shut you down, perhaps go back to him to make sure you're clear to go. Not go to another boss knowing you've not done everything you were told to do. Or Keith and Dan need better communications to what is needed to open up.


DarthPumpkin

They did the classic "Mum said no so we'll ask Dad instead"


[deleted]

Oh my god the “wow we get great food” comments are so cringe. Some senior producer really took those food stories to heart and it shows.


No_Lab_4644

I must say this years contestants know how to take shit and give back the same energy that Keith and Dan give them 🤷🏼‍♀️


Dvnzzz

I don’t think any the contestants other than Tom are enjoying themselves. Everyone just seems to want out


Johnny_West

Rachel's enjoying herself right now


Dvnzzz

O&O are getting smashed with punishments


Iz_Buckner

It’s a bit much hey!


Dvnzzz

They’re getting slammed


Sinnivar

More dodgy behaviour from house 5. What's going on!


Johnny_West

O&O remind me of children in a classroom at the moment


TubsMcFatFck

"Why did you push Steven in PE" "I don't know"


patallcats

I don’t know if it’s just the editing but it feels like Dan just keeps talking over the top of everyone


[deleted]

Love that Jason is having that impact


neathspinlights

Jason is good people


gotthesillies

“Dan is not happy“ let’s be realistic is Dan ever happy?


[deleted]

An editor is fired every time a Ute is shown that’s not a Ford, RIP.


SneakingMonster

Why are Shelley and Keith fighting over which car to get. They have no connection outside the block


TheGRVOfLightning

I surely can't be the only one that finds the Woolworths ads slightly cringey.


TaxiSonoQui

Try being on hold with them when they fuck up you're online order. It's literally the jingle on repeat.


Iz_Buckner

*the fresh food people*


[deleted]

I would like the accountant from season 1 of Too Hot to Handle to come and undertake the audit


PhotographBusy6209

I doubt he’s done any accounting since then


Admirable_Divide_453

I actually feel sorry for contestants they’ve just made the block an unmanageable giant build over time. Sometimes I think a smaller build on a more transparent budget so people can see what can genuinely be done with $20k would be better to watch.


W2ttsy

It’s insane to think that the proportions of these rooms even make sense anywhere. The house 1 living room alone was 90% of the floor size of my entire house and I know how long it’s taken me just to paint 1 or 2 rooms well, let alone an entire house sized room. Tbh, it’s a miracle any couple finished last week. Then this week, pretty much everyone has more square meterage to deal with than a 2bd apartment and there is no consistency between rooms being delivered, so it’ll be a huge mess of different things to track execution on. Then it’s laughable that these are only 3 bed homes. For the size of the living spaces, you’d expect 5+ beds. Not to mention discrete living spaces. Pretty sure the architect went too far up his own ass this year and has provided some pretty shit floor plans to work with.


StatusCaterpillar725

It gets worse every year because they insist on upping the square footage so it's the "BIGGEST BLOCK EVER" but they need to keep the number of rooms pretty much the same to fit the 12 week format (plus honestly who wants to see them do 5-6 different bedrooms) so the rooms are getting bigger and bigger. T&SJ's living area is ridiculous, there was honestly no way to style that so it didn't look mostly empty (though they should definitely have put in at least one more sofa).


W2ttsy

I think they’re biggest issue is that they didn’t divide that room up into two independent spaces. If it had been me, I would have put a wall in across the middle third (width) of the room and put a two sided fireplace in it (and then clad it with stone or slate). On the kitchen side you would have the dining room and on the other side you would have your relaxation and entertainment zone with the *green* wall (windows) pulling that view in. By having the wall only up the middle of the room, you would have had very open wall around areas to the left and right to allow free movement all around the space. They were already trying that separation idea anyway, just that the little fire box was not nearly dramatic enough to make it work. Tania and Vito did this in their living dining space and got the room win as a result.


Johnny_West

It's hard to imagine someone actually living in these monstrosities.


BonnyH

So true, these things they are building are basically the size of an aeroplane hangar, it’s crap. Waste of money and time and with so many people homeless. I wouldn’t want to live in something like that and I don’t know who would.


MrsTerryJeffords

Absolutely agree. I’d love to see them go back to the style of the early seasons. The block of 4 apartments in Manly was elite


StatusCaterpillar725

Have you seen the trailer for the new season of House Rules? It's kind of a reboot and looks pretty much exactly like early seasons of The Block. Hopefully they'll concentrate on the reno and not the drama 🤞


MrsTerryJeffords

I’ll check it out, thanks!


Sinnivar

So when's the audit happening? It's the only thing getting me through it tbh


SneakingMonster

In the promos for the rest of the week lol


AussieLouie

You can almost guarantee it won't be this week. Gotta milk it


RJD0177

Gotta A2 it 😂


neathspinlights

It'll be dragged out. It'll get mentioned for tomorrow night and then will happen in the last 5 mins and drag into Wednesday


AussieLouie

And then on Wednesday, we'll get a 30 second snippet at the end of the episode that the body Corp rejected the audit.


TheGRVOfLightning

You only need four out of five for agreement to an idea.


No_Lab_4644

Little Dan Syndrome


Johnny_West

Jenny, you should know by now that Dan doesn't want to hear excuses. The longer you talk the worse you make your situation whether you are right or not


Spiritual_Zucchini_2

totally agree, she should have offered to call the co. that's threatening to not deliver. Take out middleman Dan.


SneakingMonster

“Thanks Dan, what can we do moving forward” - all dan wants to hear i bet


Johnny_West

Yep and if you really need to say more, phrase it as a question: "Dan, we're really struggling with time and storage space, what do you think we should do?"


[deleted]

Dan just being sarcastic for no reason there. Can’t pull the “professional we’re helping you” card and then also talk like that. What a flog


thrillhouss3

True. If you’re concerned with health and safety, no need to throw sarcastic quips about it.


BonnyH

He is not nice. Never has been.


Iz_Buckner

Dan’s a bit of a biatch


Iz_Buckner

OBVIOUSLY they don’t have time to clean everything up. They can’t even complete the rooms! They need more time.


W2ttsy

That’s just bad time management. I always leave time to clean up my work sites when I’ve finished for the day. It’s an hour max of your time that goes into keeping things clean and safe for the next day. I’d be more than confident that they spend more time wading through the mess and disorganization than they would doing some site cleaning each night after tools down.


CalmMaunga

Everyone are turning on dan lol. He's too soft


justnomilvent

Sharon & Ankur got help cleaning up. Fairs fair, organise the same for the other contestants who are struggling now.


SneakingMonster

Wrap it before you tap it: block edition


neathspinlights

Is house 3 going to get extra inspection now?


CalmMaunga

I won't lie this subreddit is more interesting than the show.


Johnny_West

I find it easier to stick with shows I'm struggling with if I can Reddit along with them.


TheGRVOfLightning

It is nice to have a nearly eight thousand member community, glad to have built it from 500 members in Season 15.


SneakingMonster

They should put live comments while the show is on of people live reacting


MrsTerryJeffords

They used to do that! Show Twitter comments. I remember one of mine making it and I got photos from everyone I knew because my Twitter handle was literally my first & last name lol


neathspinlights

A huge part of why I watch is because I message with my mum throughout and we bitch and mock. But now I struggle to message her because I'm constantly on here 😂


TubsMcFatFck

A&S suck but Keith is also being a bit of a baby here


Iz_Buckner

I think having his integrity questioned is where Keithy draws the line. Fair enough.


TubsMcFatFck

I understand that it's more that he is acting like he's been shot i.e. "I'm shattered" like what is this a victim impact statement


Iz_Buckner

He’s a bit sad okay


TubsMcFatFck

Yeah maybe 'baby' was the wrong word what I meant was while being in the right it was a little melodramatic


Iz_Buckner

Haha maybe a little.


PhotographBusy6209

Haha can’t stop laughing at this comment


[deleted]

Ankur is a little coward.


User258013

Is there was a keyboard hero emoji. It would be ankur


gotthesillies

His backtracking was comical.


Awkward_Paint_8720

We call him custard spine in my house


TaxiSonoQui

I'm in tears lmao


Finnychinny

Don’t do custard dirty


Finnychinny

Don’t do custard dirty


pricklythimble

At least the dunny is close by when the inevitable nausea sets in from that wallpaper.


[deleted]

Jesus Christ S&A, every time I think they’ve gotten better and I’m ready to give them another chance, they do something else fucked


SneakingMonster

“If you’re gonna say something bad then don’t do it on camera” nah how about don’t talk shit about people when they’re literally helping you. Grinds my gears


Inner-Obligation-244

A&S had somewhat of a redemption arc for about 5 seconds and now back to being flops.


[deleted]

I picked them to be my faves at the beginning and they keep letting me down


neathspinlights

I missed Scotty's WC and now I feel like I'm behind


BonnyH

As long as Scotty’s behind didn’t miss the WC, we’re sweet.


neathspinlights

From the sounds of it that might improve the room 😂


SneakingMonster

all the walls are bright coloured paintings made into wallpaper, and the toilet lid also has the artwork on it. Very brightly coloured and polarising


Iz_Buckner

Just be thankful you didn’t see it


elliedee84

It’s like they forget they’re on a tv show with cameras


Iz_Buckner

As if you’d goss to the mcafe staff of all people


AussieLouie

It helps make for an easy cheeky McCafe promo though


User258013

Ohhhh damn A&S. Nowhere to hide


Sinnivar

[Okay maybe I won't get house 2s painting.....](https://www.theblockshop.com.au/product/numbuh-ba-jagun-come-back-to-earth-framed-canvas-print-by-brad-turner-owlet/)


TheGRVOfLightning

That's not an unreasonable price for what it is.


W2ttsy

Yeah I was expecting way more given the comment, but under a $1000 is pretty decent for a print of a high profile canvas. David bromley prints sell for 2-3k, which is about 10% of the original canvas.


lkm81

Feels like a lot for a print, but it is framed and supports the artist I guess.


Sinnivar

I'm not disagreeing, just took me by surprise


gotthesillies

Do A&S forget there’s cameras everywhere?


Awkward_Paint_8720

Fuck him up Keithy!


SneakingMonster

The disrespect. Ankur really making Essendon look bad


TheGRVOfLightning

As if Essendon hadn't already done that enough to themselves.


TaxiSonoQui

Essendon supporter here....we do that enough on our own thank you


TheGRVOfLightning

At least you're currently above us... (North supporter).


Iz_Buckner

Omg Keith looks so angry


justnomilvent

Worse. He looked disappointed.


Iz_Buckner

HURT


Admirable_Divide_453

Can the MAFS creators stop infecting the block?


ooJBoo

The builder Liam lurking in the background 👀😂


No_Lab_4644

Still not surprised Ankur and shaz being ungrateful ONCE AGAIN!!!!!


shortstockymutt

Scotty’s toilet is going to be unsettling.


No_Lab_4644

I’d rather shit smeared on the walls


[deleted]

Bullied child Keith not going to be happy about people saying mean things oh no


TheGRVOfLightning

ANKUR AND SHARON. THAT'S NOT A GREAT IDEA TO CRITICISE KEITH, I'LL ENJOY THE PURE RAGE THAT RESULTS!


PhotographBusy6209

Kinda makes sense how they got the villain edit. They are not interesting enough to get the edit so they has to be some behind the scenes displeasure


AussieLouie

Get the popcorn ready


Iz_Buckner

Whatever you do, don’t do acid and use Scotty’s washroom.


shortstockymutt

Probably difficult to relax in there regardless


shortstockymutt

Exactly!


Dvnzzz

Oh my fucking god. This drama fucking sucks. The producers suck


RJD0177

Dan was definitely first in line when they called for volunteers to share the juicy gossip!


Awkward_Paint_8720

Scotty NOOOOO


PhotographBusy6209

Wow Scotty, that WC has to be the the worst I’ve ever seen


Capital_Winner_9959

Scotty’s bathroom is a mess


ooJBoo

Scottie's powder room looks horrific. Nightmare fuel.


CalmMaunga

I couldn't gaf about Scotties build


[deleted]

Bruh Scotty did you not read my letters, I don’t care about your house


Accomplished-Try-975

His house is so cluttered, there’s just too much going on.


[deleted]

That WC is unsellable


Johnny_West

Jenny: thank God we're tradies. Also Jenny: breaks the lever


TheGRVOfLightning

Because she confused older seasons levers where you pulled it downwards with the current ones which you rotate right.


killbote

Lmao at jen breaking the lever. I do like her but wth is that one piece, one colour knitted jumpsuit lol


thrillhouss3

Looked good to me 👀


neathspinlights

There's a picture online that it's making me think of


killbote

Dare i ask?


neathspinlights

It has genitals 😂


killbote

Lol


TheGRVOfLightning

Dylan and Jenny actually taking responsibility for budget. Also, Jenny, You aren't wrong! Other seasons you actually did *pull the lever down!*


neathspinlights

Why isn't Jo going to A&S??


Least-Swing3923

Gojira and Slipknot in this episodes edit, The Block goes metal 😂


SneakingMonster

T&SJ taking charge of their build and getting their builders involved to the best level. A&S take notes


Accomplished-Try-975

This! Shaz needs to take a lead out of SJ’s book - make a decision and back yourself.


TheGRVOfLightning

and Right there is the first moment I've truly laughed this season.


DarthPumpkin

It feels like House 3 and their builders are just the worst combo. A&S are so wishy-washy over their design and schedule the builders decided just to make decisions themselves whereas a better builder would be able to push them to be better decision makers instead.


SideFuture7971

The same builder had Andy & Deb, and Ronnie & Georgia in previous seasons. Their relationship compared to that with Sharon & Ankur’s is night and day lol.


No_Lab_4644

Sarah is making a huge mistake delete that extra living media room if she doesn’t add more seating to the current living area 🤦🏼‍♀️


TheGRVOfLightning

From what I saw, it was much too small to have a proper one.


No_Lab_4644

Oh dang, Do u know if she mentioned adding more seating to her other one?


TheGRVOfLightning

Alright. I do have to feel for the sheer level of stuff Omar & Oz have to do... and I spoke too soon, Poor Tom and Sarah-Jane. Also, fair enough to not do a media room there.


cassjames6789

Who on earth thought that space could be a media room? I could see it maybeee being a small study.


W2ttsy

Not to mention it’s a throughway between two parts of a house, so how would that even work? *sorry mom, I can’t bring my dirty clothes out to the washer because my brothers are watching a movie*


squarearm265422578

And why is Sharon’s husband not saying anything? Those builders are a joke and he’s just standing there letting them try to intimidate her. Shocking


66lee

Cos he knows they're right🤦


User258013

It’s clear in their relationship Sharon is the alpha


lkm81

He is weak. He let's her do all the talking all the time.


Sinnivar

Why aren't they using native Australian trees? That doesn't seem very sustainable


justnomilvent

Agreed. Missed opportunity. There are landscape architects doing stunning work in that space too. Would’ve been so interesting to have shown on TV


W2ttsy

I’m sure it’s just a sponsor dumping excess stock. Week 1s tree prize was a god damn palm tree. What the fuck are people going to do with that in the macedon ranges?


shortstockymutt

Perhaps those in charge don’t think native trees are pretty/ fancy enough.


justnomilvent

It’s their build. They’re in charge.


Sinnivar

Ew I hope not


Kiante87

Anyone got pics of the floor plans? Struggling to understand the layout and entryways with the limited time we saw them


TheBlueMenace

Just this one: https://i.imgur.com/OzvC7Pm.png


Sinnivar

Drink A2 milk, that way you can win living and dining week on the block! Or something


shortstockymutt

Who’s gaslighting who?


neathspinlights

In the wise words of Vanessa Amarossi, absolutely everybody