The Block 2023 Episodes 11, 12 recap: Dangerous near miss as house’s ceiling collapses – realestate.com.au

The sky literally fell in on The Block this week, as Steph and Gian’s ceiling gave way under the weight of accumulated water.

Heavy, wet Gyprock collapsed into the room below, and alerted The Block’s safety supervisors to potential impending disaster.

Foreman Dan is the bearer of the bad news — all the contestants have to remove all their ceiling Gyprock in case it happens again. And with 10-20mm of rain forecast, there’s a good chance it could.

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Steph and Gian the moment they hear their ceiling collapsing. Picture: Channel 9

Kristy and Brett have just had to restump their room — and will have to restump their entire house — putting them way behind the other contestants anyway.

The news that they also have to remove all their ceiling plaster threatens to sink them.

“I was trying to be positive but now I’m a bit over it,” Brett admits.

The only bright spot is Scott Cam’s extremely generous decision to allow them to restump the rest of their house ahead of time, without being penalised for working ahead. How kind.

Keith finds an enormous crack in Kristy and Brett’s brick veneer. Picture: Channel 9

In House Five, Liberty is still smarting over the judges’ sledges about her styling, but Eliza is running out of sympathy.

“I call her a bit of a Nick Kyrgios. Back in the day when she was playing tennis if she was losing she would just throw her racquet and give up. This has been an example. I need some of my Lleyton Hewitt persona to rub off on her,” she says, amusing herself no end.

Nick Kyrgios and Lleyton Hewitt. Picture: Channel 9

When Scott Cam and Shelley Craft visit their unfinished room and rubbish the cheap plastic panelling the pair are planning to install in their guest bedroom it could have gone full John McEnroe, but to their credit the girls laugh it off and change tack.

“We got confirmation that it was in fact heinous,” Liberty says.

The pair opt for VJ panelling instead, plus faux grass cloth wallpaper, and a $3500 two-metre photographic print.

Block goodie goodies Leslie and Kylie in House One get this series’ first noise complaint. They were screwing in plaster at 10.04pm and their neighbours narced.

Then they get rapped over the knuckles by Scott Cam for overspending. They’ve forked out $57,000 in two weeks, and he warns them to rein it in in the media room/working from home space they’re creating this week or risk running out of cash.

Block goodie goodies Leslie and Kyle have been snitched on by a neighbour for being too noisy, and now they’re being ragged on by Scott Cam for overspending. Picture: Channel 9

Luckily, they’ve opted to use sponsor vouchers and have no custom cabinetry this week, music to Cam’s ears.

Leah and Ash are much more on top of their budget, having only spent $40,000. This week they’re doing a working from home space/fourth bedroom with seagrass green walls, fireplace and floating shelves.

They’re confident until Leah has a chance meeting with Eliza at Beacon lighting where they discover they have both chosen the exact same $3500 photographic print for the room, leaving both teams deflated.

Kristy and Brett and their building team somehow claw their way back from their restumping, and narrowly avoid having to rebrick their entire facade after Keith discovers huge cracks and crumbling mortar.

Luckily, they close out the working week with some lucrative archaeology.

Kristy and Brett were lucky to catch up this week after having to restump their room, and deal with crumbling mortar in their brick veneer. Picture: Channel 9

They’ve salvaged two pallets of commemorative Melbourne Olympic bricks from their site, and have discovered they fetch up to $135 per brick on eBay. With 1600 bricks to sell they could end up with a whopping $216,000.

Or, they could suffer the same fate as Gian and Steph.

Scott Cam wildly speculated they could earn as much as $20,000 for the 78-jet swim spa that came with their original house. After being ghosted by a buyer who originally offered $15,000 it’s been sinking in price at a rapid rate.

When they eventually hit on the idea of auctioning it off to an invited audience of crew, tradies, neighbours and other contestants they pocket a paltry $500 when it’s bought by a Block producer.

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Ep 7/8: Real reason Block team is shielding their windows

Ep 6: ‘Don’t speak to me ever again’: Rogue dad brings Block drama

Ep 5: Block team gets dad to help, accused of rule breaking

Ep 3 & 4: ‘Secretive and fake’ — Battle lines drawn over Block agents

Ep 2: Stumble out of the blocks: Team demolishes wrong room

Ep 1: ‘Fugly as’: Contestants unimpressed with Block houses

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