The Block 2026: Steph Ottavio questions $7373 spending gap between House 2 and House 3

The Block 2026 main bedroom and walk-in robe reveal delivered a $7373 spending contradiction, with the cheaper House 3 ultimately taking the win. Picture: Nine/9NOW Chantel and Wyatt threw an extra $7373 at their main suite, but a former Block winner says you would struggle to tell. The pair spent $35,933.52 on their main bedroom and walk-in robe, while Lisa and Rosco spent $28,560.50 and won the week. House 2 tied for second with 25 points despite spending $7373 more than House 3, which topped the judges’ scores with 27. SJO Architects director and The Block 2023 winner Steph Ottavio said the difference was difficult to identify when she compared the two rooms.RELATED: ‘Trap’: Warning for buyers sitting out Bunnings landlord’s $26k-a-week payday revealed Warning: If you get this email, it’ll cost you $80k “It doesn’t even look like it. You can’t tell,” Ms Ottavio told News Corp Australia. She said a discrepancy like that on one of her projects would prompt her to question her builder and trades about where costs were being absorbed and whether savings could be made. “Where are we leaking money, how can we be saving?” she said. Ms Ottavio agreed with judge Shaynna Blaze’s criticism...