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Restumping

I have always been amazed at the amount of substandard restumping jobs that are carried out. Until recently anyone could pick up a hammer and call themselves a restumper. Again I have always found this incredible as restumping is such an important part of the building process. The quality of workmanship of the sub floor and foundations will impact on the entire building. Over the years I have seen many cases of floors not leveled properly, incorrect spacing of stumps, not enough stumps inserted, footings incorrectly constructed, ant caps missing and substantial amounts of rubble left in the sub floor. All this leads to costly repair jobs in the future.

Home owners should never just accept the lowest quote. It is important that the prospective restumper be referred by somebody who has used their services and has been entirely happy with their work. Choosing a restumper out of the yellow pages or local paper is like playing Russian roulette. Under new regulations restumpers must be registrered, never employ the services of a restumper that is not registered.

A permit should always be obtained for every restumping job. Some restumpers will offer a discounted price in return for not obtaining a building permit. The fact that a permit is not obtained can result in dire consequences for the home owner. In this situation a building surveyor is not inspecting the workmanship so there is no quality control. Also, if you sell the property buyers will be requesting a copy of the permit. Not having a permit will put doubt in the purchasers mind and could therefore impact on the selling price even if the job has been performed well.

 

 

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