Restumping Richmond: What It Costs Here
Restumping Richmond homes costs more or less depending on the house, the soil and the access, and we explain each of those here.
Richmond's most common housing is Victorian, and Melbourne is built mostly on reactive clay. That mix shapes the work and the price. Use the quote form and a licensed restumper will inspect and quote your house, at no cost and no obligation.
Victorian cottages and terraces set the job
Richmond's most common housing is Victorian, from the 1850s on. These are workers' cottages in timber or brick, plus two-storey terraces.
On any house that sits on stumps or piers, the restumper who quotes it checks each one and counts what needs replacing.
Price is usually set per stump and then per house. A small cottage needs fewer stumps than a long terrace or a two-storey home, so the total changes with the floor area.
Clay soil moves the stumps and the price
Melbourne is built mostly on reactive clay. Clay swells when wet and shrinks when dry, which lifts and drops a floor.
That movement is why many floors need relevelling along with restumping or reblocking. Extra relevelling work adds to the total.
The Barkly Gardens area, on low-lying land, has a high concentration of modest Victorian and Edwardian workers' cottages. We look at each house on its own, not by street.
Heritage areas can change the planning
Heritage Overlay areas in Richmond include Barkly Gardens, Richmond Hill and West Richmond. The City of Yarra says properties in an overlay may need a planning permit for works, depending on what is proposed.
Yarra also says even minor works can need a permit. Check with the council before work starts on a heritage house, especially if it adds to the job.
Richmond areas we quote
Each area below has its own mix of houses.
Richmond Hill: mostly mid-to-late Victorian houses, in an elevated area.
York Street area: almost entirely modest working-class housing.
Bendigo Street area: Victorian timber workers' cottages around Brooks, Survey and Kimber Streets.
Barkly Gardens: workers' cottages on low-lying land, with some inter-war buildings.
Work we cover in Richmond
Restumping and reblocking are the same job to many owners, and so are stumps and piers. We also do underpinning, relevelling and stump replacement.
Ask for a call back or fill in the quote form. The restumper calls you back.
Richmond: the suburbs we cover
Richmond: Richmond
Questions from Richmond
Does a Victorian cottage in Richmond cost more to restump?
Not always, because price follows the number of stumps and the condition of the floor. Many Richmond houses are modest workers' cottages, and a smaller house may need fewer stumps. Older timber floors can need extra relevelling, which adds to the total.
Does clay soil in Richmond affect the price?
Yes, it can. Melbourne's reactive clay swells when wet and shrinks when dry, so floors often move. That can mean relevelling on top of new stumps.
Do I need a permit to restump in a Richmond heritage area?
Check with the City of Yarra first. Yarra says properties in a Heritage Overlay may need a permit for works, depending on what is proposed. Barkly Gardens, Richmond Hill and West Richmond are in overlay areas.
Do terraces cost more to restump than cottages?
They can, because a two-storey terrace is a larger and heavier house. The restumper who quotes it counts stumps and checks the floor. The quote form gets you a quote at no cost and no obligation.
Before you ask for a price
Get a quote and a licensed restumper comes back to you with a price
The figure comes from a registered building practitioner who has looked at the job, not a calculator.
Stumps, relevelling and making good each get their own line, so you can see where the money goes.
Leave a time that suits and the restumper calls you then to talk the job and the price through.
Getting the price costs nothing and you owe nothing for it.
Our restumping services in Melbourne
The price depends on the job. Pick the one closest to yours.