Restumping Dandenong

Many homes across Greater Dandenong are post-war houses. Floors that slope, doors that stick and cracked brickwork are the usual reasons people call. Phone +61481737626 for a no-cost, no-obligation quote.

Post-war houses in Greater Dandenong and what they need

Greater Dandenong's existing housing is mostly 1950s and 1960s detached houses. Stumps from that era have had decades of wet and dry seasons.

Council says weatherboard houses are concentrated in the older areas through the central spine of the municipality. Newer housing is mostly brick veneer.

Clay soil moves houses through the seasons

Melbourne clay swells when wet and shrinks when dry, and that movement shifts stumps and floors. Some of the most reactive clay in Melbourne is placed in the outer south-east.

Dandenong's mean annual rainfall is 780.6 mm.

Restumping or reblocking: both words, one job

Restumping, also called reblocking, replaces failing stumps (some people say piers) and levels the floor. It suits weatherboard and older brick houses with sunken or uneven floors.

Underpinning is a different job, used when footings under brick walls have moved.

Renovation, remodel, extension or addition plans

A renovation or remodel is a good time to check the stumps first. Tell the restumper about any extension or addition, so the floor is levelled to suit the new work.

Apartments are replacing some single-house blocks in Greater Dandenong. Older houses nearby may still have original stumps.

Council permits in Greater Dandenong and Knox

Greater Dandenong lists reblocking or restumping of an existing building in its table of when a building permit is required. Check that table or ask council before work starts.

Rowville and part of Lysterfield are in the City of Knox, so a different council applies there.

Suburbs in the area

Restumping Underpinning covers Dandenong and the south-east suburbs listed below. Dandenong North has established streets of post-war timber and brick homes. Doveton began as a post-war public housing estate.

Dandenong: the suburbs we cover

Dandenong and nearby: Dandenong, Dandenong North, Dandenong South, Dandenong West, Noble Park, Noble Park North, Sandown Park, Springvale, Springvale South, Keysborough, Mulgrave, Harrisfield, Dingley Village, Eumemmerring, Doveton

Narre Warren and nearby: Endeavour Hills, Hampton Park, Lynbrook, Lyndhurst, Narre Warren, Narre Warren North, Narre Warren South, Narre Warren East, Fountain Gate, Hallam, Harkaway, Guy Hill, Muddy Creek

Rowville, Lysterfield and the foothills: Rowville, Lysterfield, Lysterfield South, Belgrave South, Belgrave Heights

Questions from Dandenong