The Block 2026 Episode 40 recap: Courtney accuses Dan of conspiring against her

This episode finds Foreman Dan in a panic over everyone’s lack of progress. “We are in grave danger of five houses not finishing,” he says. It’s almost as if laying up to 206 sqm of decking, tiling and filling a pool and creating an outdoor terrace isn’t something that should be attempted in one week. Courtney and Sev have the biggest space to do, with the aforementioned 206 sqm of decking, so Courtney is quick to use the S word – stitch-up – when Dan and site manager Gmac tell her she can’t have decking right up to the water’s edge of her pool. They tell her the edge of the pool has to tiled, otherwise stains and oils from the timber will leach into the pool. RELATED: The Block 2027’s heritage nightmare Block winner sledges Courtney and Sev’s kitchen All the room reveals from The Block 2026 Dan tells Courtney she has to tile around the lip of her pool. “How long have you had the design for now? And you’ve only just read it,” Courtney protests. “Nine in Six, who never miss a single beat and who have had our plans for over a month now have missed a detail, which is impossible because they never miss a detail.” Dan’s having none of it. He says Nine in Six are looking for structural i...