Reblocking
Reblocking is the Victorian term for restumping: replacing the stumps a house sits on once they rot, sink or crack.
Restumping in East Geelong
Restumping Geelong replaces failed stumps under East Geelong's Edwardian homes and interwar bungalows. We restump, relevel and repair subfloors, and we quote from an actual under-house inspection rather than a guess over email. If your floors slope or your doors stick, request a quote and we'll book a time to look.
East Geelong is a compact suburb of tree-lined streets and period homes a short walk from the Botanic Gardens. The housing stock is dominated by Edwardian weatherboards and timber Californian bungalows from the 1920s and early 1930s; heritage-listed examples stand on Garden Street and Myers Street. Almost all of it was built on timber stumps that are now 90 to 120 years old.
Stumps that age are on borrowed time. If you're seeing floors out of level near the Garden Street shops, or a back section of the house dropping away from the rest, it's worth getting under the house before the movement gets expensive. We'll inspect, mark up a stump plan and quote a full or partial restump.
Local knowledge
Restumping older homes in East Geelong
The suburb filled in across two main waves: Edwardian and Federation homes in the early 1900s, then a run of Californian bungalows through the 1920s and 30s. They're mostly modest timber houses on stumps, built for working families, and many have since been extended out the back. Those rear extensions often sit on newer stumps than the original house, so the two sections settle at different rates, and the join line is where cracks show first.
Ground conditions are the usual Geelong story: clay that swells in winter and shrinks over summer, cycling year after year. On a stump already soft with rot, that movement finishes the job. Typical symptoms in East Geelong homes are humps and dips along the hallway, gaps opening above the skirting, and sash windows that need a shoulder to close.
What to look for
Common problems we see in East Geelong
- Original stumps from the Edwardian and bungalow eras rotted below ground
- Rear extensions settling at a different rate to the original house
- Hallway floors with visible humps and dips between stump lines
- Windows and doors racking out of square
- Subfloor damp on the low side of the block speeding up stump rot
What we do
Services for East Geelong homes
Timber Stump Replacement
Timber stumps rot from the ground line down, where soil moisture sits against the wood, and termites finish what damp starts.
House Levelling
House levelling, also called relevelling, brings sloping floors back to level by jacking the house and packing or adjusting the existing stumps.
Restumping Cost Guide
A full restump of an average Geelong home usually costs $4,000 to $20,000.
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East Geelong restumping questions
Our East Geelong bungalow has been extended. Do both sections get restumped?
Not always. We check the whole footprint. It's common for the 1920s section to need a full restump while a 1990s extension on concrete stumps is still fine. You only pay to fix what has actually failed, and the relevel brings both sections back onto one plane.
We're buying in East Geelong and the building report flagged stumps. What now?
Get a restumping quote before you settle, not after. We can usually inspect quickly and give you a written price you can use in negotiations. A flagged subfloor isn't a reason to walk away from a good street; it's a known cost, and in a suburb this age it's one most homes eventually pay.