Disaster strikes on The Block as frantic teams are ordered to tear apart entire space just hours before Room Reveal

Daily Mail​

5 days ago

It's only week one on The Block 2025 - but tempers, budgets and bathroom walls are already crumbling.
What should have been a final push to the finish line turned into a demolition nightmare when multiple teams were told to rip out their painstakingly laid tiles just hours before judging.
The day started with relief for Sonny and Alicia, who kicked off the morning with the rare joy of a completed waterproofing sign-off. But the smiles didn't last long.
Foreman Dan spotted a major problem - the glue their tilers were using isn't compliant for waterproofing. It's the kind of rookie error that could tank an entire week's work.
House 2's Han and Can were also in the firing line.
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The pair were already feeling the pressure with a mammoth tiling job ahead and just one tiler on site - but their spirits were briefly lifted when Scotty Cam and Shelley Craft turned up with a cheeky plant-giveaway challenge.
Han was crowned the 'hardest worker' on site, scoring a green boost for House 2's bare courtyard.
Across at House 1, Scotty gifted Taz a dessert after his 'vanilla board' gaffe earlier in the week - but the sweet moment was short-lived.
Council had just approved their ambitious wine cellar, sending the boys into celebration mode. Sadly, the good vibes didn't last.
Site Manager Aidan uncovered the unthinkable - House 3's tiler had used the same slow-drying glue across the entire bathroom. Every. Single. Tile. had to come off.
'You see all your beautiful work up on the walls and they say you've got to tear it down - that was tough,' a visibly gutted Taz said.
The same fate hit Sonny and Alicia, whose tilers also used the wrong glue over their waterproofing membrane.
Robby and Mat managed to dodge the full disaster, escaping with just a grout redo thanks to their choice of porous ceramic tiles. But for others, it was back to square one.
Robby and Mat managed to dodge the full disaster, escaping with just a grout redo thanks to their choice of porous ceramic tiles. But for others, it was back to square one.
And as if glue-gate wasn't enough, House 2's grand showpiece - a curved wall draped in delicate finger tiles - literally came crashing down.
Only days in, and The Block 2025 is already proving it's not just about building dream homes - it's about surviving the nightmare.
The Block continues Sunday at 7pm on Channel Nine.