{"id":10,"date":"2026-09-17T17:59:53","date_gmt":"2026-09-17T17:59:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lite.buildprosites.com\/cornerstone-house-raising\/restumping\/"},"modified":"2026-09-21T17:17:36","modified_gmt":"2026-09-21T17:17:36","slug":"restumping","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/lite.buildprosites.com\/cornerstone-house-raising\/restumping\/","title":{"rendered":"Restumping"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Restumping & reblocking<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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New stumps, level floors, no drama<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMost Brisbane timber stumps last 50 to 70 years. A lot of this city’s housing stock is now well past that.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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What we replace them with<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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Galvanised steel<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tOur default for houses staying at their current height. Hot-dip galvanised posts on a poured concrete footing. Slim, strong, termite-proof, and adjustable if the house ever needs re-levelling.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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Reinforced concrete<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tFor taller columns and raised houses where the column is visible and bearing more load. Heavier and more permanent; the right answer under a raised house with a floor built in.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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Part restump<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWhere only one section has failed \u2014 typically the damp, shaded side. We’ll do it, though if a third of the stumps are gone, doing the lot costs less per stump and gets you a properly level floor.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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A typical full restump<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tA three-bedroom Queenslander has 35 to 50 stumps. Budget $12,000 to $18,000<\/strong> for a full replacement including engineering, approval and re-levelling, and three to five days on site. You can usually stay in the house \u2014 the noise is significant but there’s no need to move out.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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How a restump runs<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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Set up and take levels<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tLaser levels across the whole floor so we know exactly how much each section has dropped. Screw jacks positioned on the bearers.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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Lift a few millimetres and remove old stumps<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tJust enough to take the load off. Old stumps out, new footing holes dug and inspected by the certifier before anything is poured.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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New stumps and footings in<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tPosts set, plumbed and concreted. Ant caps fitted, and bearers checked for damage while we’ve got access \u2014 rotted sections replaced while it’s open.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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Level the floor, gradually<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThis is the careful part. Bringing a floor back level over a day rather than an hour is what stops plaster cracking and cornices opening up.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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Final inspection and certificate<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCertifier signs off, we issue the Form 21 and engineering documents for your records, and the site is cleared of old stumps and spoil. Expect some minor cracking in old plaster regardless \u2014 a house that’s been sitting crooked for forty years has settled around that shape. We’ll tell you where it’s likely before we start, and we can put you onto a plasterer who does our patch-ups.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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