Awkward moment as Blockheads Ricky and Haydn sack builder on The Block

The Block contestants Ricky and Haydn were forced to fire their builder during Wednesday night’s episode in one of the renovation show’s most shocking scenes to date.

The Melbourne mates were left red-faced after foreman Dan inspected their property and told them their builder’s waterproofing work did not meet building standards.

After being told it would need to be redone, the furious Yellow Team then confronted their manual labourer, Miller, and bluntly told him his services were no longer required.

‘The way the last week or two has panned out has been a f***ing disaster. That wall situation is a disgrace, it is not on,’ Ricky and Haydn told him.

‘I don’t know how we recover from here, Miller. How do we recover?’ they asked him, before the builder attempted to blame another subcontractor for not consulting with him.

This led to Ricky and Haydn firing Miller from the project in a tense on-air confrontation.

‘You’ve broken the trust twice in a few days, so it’s done. It’s done. I don’t think I can recover from here,’ Ricky told the tradesman.

‘There was a lack of ownership that really needed to be taken. At a time when major building errors and decisions were made, it would’ve been really nice to hear some ownership,’ Ricky later told the cameras.

The Block contestants Ricky and Haydn were forced to fire their builder during Wednesday night’s shock episode, after they had enough of his sub-standard work. Both pictured

The Melbourne best mates were left red-faced after foreman Dan inspected their property and told them their builder’s waterproofing work did not meet building standards and would have to be redone

Unfortunately, the setback meant they will be unable to present a completed room to the judges this week, hurting their chances of eventually winning the show.

Many viewers quickly took to social media to voice their support towards the boys and applaud them for making the tough decision to fire Miller.

‘We feel sorry for you both’ one person wrote and a second added: ‘Omg poor Ricky! I feel so sorry for him and Haydn.’

‘Ricky and Haydn are great blokes,’ a third person chipped in.

It comes after Ricky revealed the tragic personal loss that helped push him to audition for Nine’s ratings blockbuster.

The furious Yellow Team then confronted their builder, Miller (right), and bluntly told him his services were no longer required

The plumber said he wanted to pay tribute to his mate Lachey, who was killed in 2012 by a drunk driver at age 23.

‘I hope that at the end of this life he will be standing there applauding me and going ”well done, mate, you couldn’t have given it any more”,’ he said.

Interviewed in the latest edition of New Idea, Ricky said it took him many months to get over the loss.