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Many cities like Brisbane in Australia have houses built on wooden stumps to hold the house above the floodwater level. These stumps basically, support the foundation of the house up from the reach of the water. Strong and stout timber is used to make the stumps that serve the purpose of keeping your property safe from any type of damage. The fact that wood, however strong and stout, sooner or later, is damaged and degraded with passing time. Once the stumps begin to deteriorate, the house's safety becomes questionable. The damaged stumps make the house become unstable and the foundation becomes uneven. It is therefore advisable to call for a house restumping inspection for evaluation, on a regular basis, as a part of house management. A house raising and restumping inspector can help you in deciding if you need to undergo raising and restumping of your house. On inspection, if it is found that restumping is required, you will have to call in restumping specialists to remove and replace the stumps by raising your house and then doing the restumping and reinforce the foundation. Another reason to consider restumping is the time when you plan to renovate your house. Many times renovations can bring down your house if you are having damaged and deteriorating stumps. On inspecting the stumps, you may notice some usual stump issues can be - sinking stumps that will cause gaps between bearer and top of stump, appearance of vertical cracks in timber stumps, and rust developing in steel columns. The signs that may indicate failing stumps are - sloping floors, pealing of plaster, interior as well as exterior cracks, and sticking and creaky doors and windows. Untreated failing stumps can finally cause the whole house collapse. You can have your old timber stumps replaced by choosing from a range of new timber and steel stumps. There are available supergal steel columns, supergal adjustable steel columns concrete stumps, hot dipped galvanized steel columns, and CCA treated timber stumps. Depending on your liking and budget, you can make your choice. At the same time, there are a few pointers advised by restumping specialists that can help you to decide which type of stumps should be ordered for replacement. You need to understand – aging, wearing, and the state of adjoining stumps, the final load that will be placed on the stumps, climatic conditions, and amount of moisture and ventilation, nearby vegetation, height of the new stumps, durability of the house stumps in your exacting situation, and lastly the total appearance of the house as per your requirement. For more information on house raising and restumping
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