Reblocking Glen Waverley
Reblocking Glen Waverley means replacing the old stumps under your house so the floors sit level again.
We cover Glen Waverley, Box Hill, Camberwell, Hawthorn, Kew and Ivanhoe. Use the quote form and the restumper calls you back. There is no cost and no obligation.
Glen Waverley houses went up in pieces
Glen Waverley grew fast in the 1960s, after the late 1940s when it had a reserve and two shops.
Until the mid 1950s, as many as 40% of new houses in the Waverley area were put up by owner-builders. They built piecemeal as materials became available. Each of those houses needs its own inspection.
Project builders such as Jennings also shaped local housing.
Reblocking or underpinning: how to tell
Reblocking replaces the stumps (piers) that hold up a timber-floored house. Underpinning strengthens the footings when the ground under a wall or slab has moved.
Sticking doors, sloping floors and gaps at the skirting point to stumps. Cracks in brick walls may point to footings. The restumper who quotes the job inspects and tells you which one you need.
The job step by step
Step one is an inspection under the floor. The restumper checks each stump and measures how far the floor has dropped.
Step two is jacking the house and replacing the failed stumps. Step three is relevelling the floor and checking doors and walls. Reblocking is also called restumping, and it often comes before a renovation (remodel) or an extension (addition).
Older housing in nearby areas
Kew has Victorian villas, single and double storey, in brick, with some mixed brick and weatherboard houses. West Hawthorn has brick and timber Victorian workers' houses, mostly late Victorian.
Hawthorn East is dominated by late Victorian housing with Edwardian and Inter-war infill. Ivanhoe Views Estate is mostly Inter-war, with most houses built in the 1930s.
Some of these streets sit under Heritage Overlays, such as HO151 in Hawthorn and HO162 Sackville Street in Kew. Tell us if your house is in one when you ask for a quote.
Glen Waverley: the suburbs we cover
Monash: Glen Waverley
Whitehorse: Box Hill
Boroondara: Kew, Hawthorn, Camberwell
Banyule: Ivanhoe
Questions from Glen Waverley
Are Glen Waverley houses from the 1950s and 1960s likely to need reblocking?
Each one needs its own inspection. Until the mid 1950s, as many as 40% of new houses in the Waverley area were owner-built, piecemeal as materials became available.
Do project-built houses in Glen Waverley need a different approach?
Builders such as Jennings strongly influenced local housing. The restumper inspects your house and tells you what it needs.
Does a Victorian house in Kew or Hawthorn need reblocking?
An underfloor inspection tells you. Kew has brick villas and mixed brick and weatherboard houses. West Hawthorn has brick and timber workers' houses, mostly late Victorian.
Does a Heritage Overlay affect a house in Hawthorn or Kew?
Heritage Overlays exist in both suburbs, for example HO151 in Hawthorn and HO162 Sackville Street in Kew. Tell us if your house is covered. The restumper who quotes can then work with that in mind.
What to expect from us
Get a free quote and a registered restumper will be in touch
The person who quotes your reblocking or underpinning holds a building practitioner registration.
You hear whether it's reblocking, underpinning or both, and why, before you see a number.
Tell us when suits and you'll hear from the restumper, not an office.
No charge for the quote and no obligation once you have it.
Our restumping services in Frankston
Reblocking replaces the stumps; underpinning strengthens the footings. Choose the one that sounds like your house.