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Rick and Tayla, House 5 on The Block Mount Eliza – Full House Reveal

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Dad and daughter duo Rick and Tayla from Altona in Victoria are the green team renovating house 5 on The Block Mount Eliza.

The team will heavily draw on Rick's extensive building experience, as well as Tayla's compartively limited experience renovating her own home.

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Check out every room from Rick and Tayla's house on The Block 2026

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Meet Rick and Tayla

The father and daughter team have long dreamed of snagging a spot on The Block – Rick says he's watched every episiode.

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This is the second time Rick has applied to be on The Block – the first time he applied was with Tayla's twin sister Shannen.

Rick will oversee the site, while Tayla will handle design, shopping and styling.

Rick, 63, builder

Rick is a veteran builder, having worked across more than 100 residential properties with experience in carpentry, plastering and painting.

Having started his apprenticeship at the age of 15, he has almost half a century of building experience – more than any other contestant this season.

Rick was born in Mauritius before his family moved to Melbourne when he was two years old. He's also a former professional roller skater.

Tayla, 32, personal trainer and business owner

Tayla works as a personal trainer and beautician and has a six-year-old son, Hendrix.

While Tayla doesn't have the decades of hands-on building experience that her father has, her background as a personal trainer means she knows how to lay down the law. “It’s natural to me to be a little bossy,” she said.

Rick and Tayla’s main bedroom and walk-in robe reveal

Score: 22

The judges said the father and daughter duo wasted money on Venetian plaster in the walk-in robe and criticised a stapled curtain.

Rick and Tayla impressed with skylights, a soaring ceiling and herringbone flooring. Picture: Channel 9/9Now

Moving into the main bedroom, the judges were quick to notice the wrong sized curtains but liked the addition of the blockout blinds.

The father and daughter spent $25,350.59 on their main bedroom and walk-in robe. Picture: Channel 9/9Now

While Shaynna liked the architectural details of the room, she said the styling let it down.

“They're the wrong bedside lamps and the wrong bedside tables and the fact that we have double pendants over almost the identical lamps is just throwing everything at it,” she said.

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Rick and Tayla's House 5. Picture: Channel 9/9Now

However, Darren said there was nothing majorly structural to fix and a few tweaks to the décor was all the room needed.

Rick and Tayla’s family bathroom and powder room reveal

Score: 18.5

A completely unfinished powder room and a “70% done” bathroom left the judges with a mix of criticism and some praise.

Rick and Tayla's bathroom was only around 70% complete, but the judges saw signs of improvement. Picture: Channel 9/9Now

Downlights were in the correct spot, the wall tiles near the vanity were stunning, and Darren said he liked as many things about this room as those he did not.

Shaynna said the styling was too much and did not like the dried flowers, the bath mat or the towels.

 “So I feel like yes, they haven't finished there's quite a few details that they need to redo, but they're on a much better trajectory than what they were last week,” Shaynna said.

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The father-daughter duo spent $11,065.51. Picture: Channel 9/9Now

“House 5 has shown us that they've got an approach that isn't the same as everybody else, and if they take decisions like this, add it to their approach all the way through the house, they will set themselves apart, and they will be memorable and marketed,” Darren said.

Rick & Tayla’s guest bedroom reveal

Score: 17

The judges slammed the room, going as far as saying the father and daughter duo were “unworthy of The Block.”

The judges described their room as bland, lacking texture, emotion, personality and soul. Picture: Channel 9/9Now

“I think there's three great things about this room: the carpet, the wardrobes, and the door to leave,” Marty noted.

Furniture too big for the room, a bed with no slats, ill placed lights and switches, and a dirty wardrobe were amongst the long list of judges’ criticisms.

The father and daughter duo placed last for their guest bedroom. Picture: Channel 9/9Now

“This says panic to me, this says ‘I don’t know what I am doing’ and this also says ‘I don’t know who my buyer is’ as well,” Shyanna said.