The Block 2026 Episode 28 recap: Tayla accuses the girls’ of cheating after Rick records secret video evidence

The Block’s tightest friendship has officially developed a major plastering crack, as accusations of cheating, sabotage, and late-night espionage tear through the site. After Rick and Tayla discovered they were being severely overcharged by their plasterers, best mates Courtney and Sev offered a lifeline, giving the father-daughter duo the green light to borrow their trade team. But what the girls thought was a temporary favour quickly morphed into Rick and Tayla’s permanent solution. Two days in, Rick found himself left high and dry — watching four plasterers crack on with Courtney and Sev’s place while his own kitchen was left without a ceiling. “That’s the gamble when you approach another house’s trade,” an unsympathetic Sev shrugged. “They’re going to take precedence. Their house is going to get finished and you’re going to come second.” Fed up with waiting, Rick took matters into his own hands, scaling a ladder to hang the sheets himself. The rogue move backfired immediately when he was called out for skipping his insulation inspection, forcing him to rip it all down and start from scratch. RELATED: Every room reveal from The Block 2026 Marty Fox warns contestants spending mor...