House Reblocking & Restumping tips & guides for Melbourne
Local advice, how-tos and answers from the Western Reblocking team.
Signs Your Sunshine-Era Weatherboard Needs ReblockingPostwar weatherboards across Sunshine, Braybrook, St Albans and Altona North are reaching the end of their original stumps. Here are the signs that yours might be next.Read more →Reblocking vs Restumping: Same Job, Different WordsOne quote says reblocking, the next says restumping. Are they the same job? In practice, yes. Here is where the words come from and what is actually done under your floor.Read more →Reblocking a Fibro House: Checking for Asbestos FirstPostwar fibro homes are everywhere in the west, and many need new stumps. Reblocking them is routine, but older fibro can contain asbestos, so it pays to know where it is before work starts.Read more →Reblocking a Heritage Cottage in Seddon or YarravilleSeddon and Yarraville are full of old timber cottages, many under heritage overlays. Reblocking one is mostly hidden work, but there are a few things worth knowing before you start.Read more →Hitting Rock: Why Digging Stump Holes in Melbourne's West Takes LongerDig a hole almost anywhere between Footscray and Deer Park and you will hit sticky black clay, then, sooner or later, rock. Here is why the west's basalt matters so much when your house is reblocked.Read more →