Salvation of Houses through Restumping

Diverse Weather Conditions

Most of the countries located in the tropics suffer from the ravages natural forces which are extremely severe. In countries located in the Far East Asia, the turbulent weather and the climatic conditions adversely affect even the most superior and well-structured residences. In Australia, the climate of the continent varies from state to state and the diversity of the climate and weather in various parts of the continent affect the construction of houses in a varied manner.

Torrential Downpours – A Major Cause of Structural Damage

The state of Queensland in Australia is located in the North Eastern part of the country and suffers from an intemperate climate. The coastal areas of Queensland suffer from relentless and perpetual rainfalls which render the foundation of the houses to be weakened thereby causing structural damages in the building. In towns and cities located in the coastal areas of Queensland such as Brisbane, Gold Coast Ipswich and Sunshine Coast, most of the houses are raised and the foundations rest upon stumps. As time elapses, these stumps tend to weaken due to the onslaught of the torrential rains and need to be replaced by new stumps. The process of salvaging of houses is carried out by restumping a house where the entire foundation of the house is raised by using of heavy duty jacks which are able to bear the load of the house. As soon as the house is raised, the old rotten and decayed stumps are removed by shoveling away the soil around the stumps and new stumps are installed. There is hardly any doubt that restumping costs of the house are considerably high. 

Professional Expertise

Restumping a house is an integral part of the renovation process of the house and generally includes the restumping costs. It would be prudent that the house owner engages a professional and well reputed restumping company to complete the restumping and renovation project. It is of utmost importance that the company undertaking the renovation project has a complement of skilled and trained manpower with adequate experience to manage the project with efficacy and adopting safety measures. Professional organizations usually undertake a thorough inspection and evaluate the risks involved in prior to starting the project. Further, they would provide the client with complete information on the details of the project and the costs involved in the completion of the project. It would be pertinent to mention that the restumping and renovation of a house by an inexperienced and unskilled person would certainly result in a disaster. Regular checks followed by restumping of the house aids in retaining the strength of the foundations of the house and prolong the life span of the building.     

The author of this article is Mohit Jain. He writes for the Ipswich & Brisbane re stumping company Queensland House Restumping. For more information on restumping a house and restumping Brisbane visit the website.