Courtney and Sev have had plenty of wins on The Block this season, but with the competition entering its final week, the celebrations have hit a bit of a speed bump.
The girls are facing a landscaping budget blowout, and while many are questioning why they got themselves into this mess, there’s another small detail fans are calling out.
The team has just $25,000 left for the front yard, but landscaper Troy Lovett has quoted $45,000 to finish the job. A separate carpentry bill of about $20,000 has added pressure, sparking a tense on-screen exchange between the girls and their tradies.
After weeks of room reveal wins, the timing couldn’t be worse.
Now, Courtney and Sev must find a way to finish their outdoor space with $20,000 less than their landscaper’s quote.
Viewers are split over the blowout. Some are questioning the hefty price tag, while others say Courtney and Sev need to take responsibility for their overspending. With auction week looming, the girls are running out of time to find a solution.
One little detail has The Block fans second-guessing the situation
Some viewers were stunned by how much was quoted to finish the job. They questioned why it cost so much and whether Courtney and Sev could finish at all, with their budget now so tight.
“Wow so Troy is wanting another $45,000 to complete this week, so for all 3 areas he wants $175,000? His team didn’t even finish the deck in pool week. I don’t get it,” one viewer wrote.
Another described the prices as “astronomical prices!”. While a third said, “Troy may be a great landscaper but the money he charges is just ridiculous… Never would have chosen him in the first place with his costs.”
Others suggested the team could have taken a different approach to managing their landscaping budgets. One viewer pointed to Adam and Jolene’s decision to use family and friends, writing: “He is a ripoff… maybe do what Jolene and Adam are doing, hiring family and friends for $25/hr”.
It is fair to say the figures have got people talking. But while viewers are entitled to question what they see on screen, their comments do not establish whether the quoted costs are unreasonable.
Others say the girls have no one but themselves to blame
Not everyone was sympathetic to the girls’ frustration. Some viewers argued that their spending choices, including diverting money towards their infamous wine cellar, had contributed to the squeeze they were now facing.
“Ok, so the girls now want to put the pressure on their landscaper to come to the party financially because they don’t have any money. Not his responsibility at all girls. You need to own it,” one viewer wrote.
Another argued that the girls’ repeated overspending had finally caught up with them, adding that Troy was “a business man with workers to pay”.
For these viewers, the girls have reached the final week without enough money to cover the work still needed. Their room reveal wins may have put them in a strong position, but they still have bills to pay.
On the episode, Troy said he had expected the site builders to cover the staircase and deck, while Courtney and Sev believed those costs were included elsewhere. The girls also questioned why unexpected expenses were continuing to emerge so late in the competition.
The disagreement has only added to the tension, with the budget and scope of the work both under scrutiny. But for many viewers, the bigger question is whether the girls should have managed their money differently.
With auction week almost here, Courtney and Sev are facing a very different challenge from winning a room reveal. The debate now is whether the landscaping costs are as eye-watering as some viewers believe, or whether the girls’ spending decisions have finally caught up with them.
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