Restumping, Underpinning & Reblocking in Brighton

Why Brighton homes move

Brighton sits on the Brighton Group sand of the bayside cliffs, which drains well, but there are reactive clay lenses inland where the clay takes over. Sandy ground can settle unevenly under old footings, and where clay dominates the usual seasonal swell-shrink movement affects footings and stumps.

The homes we work on in Brighton

Brighton is known for grand Victorian, Edwardian and Federation brick homes and period villas, many of them on original timber stumps under the floor. The solid masonry homes tend to need underpinning when they move; the stumped homes need restumping.

Local to Brighton

From the streets near the Dendy Street bathing boxes to the homes around Church Street and Brighton Beach station, we work across the suburb. Because Brighton's ground shifts from sand to clay, we always check the specific block before choosing the fix.