House Lifting and Restumping Services

House raising and restumping is becoming a popular home improvement project that homeowners are having done. It is definitely a project that you would need an experienced, certified restumping specialist. Restumping services are all pretty much the same in cost, but not all work is the same. Before deciding which company you're going to have doing the house raising and restumping, do a little homework; ask for references; search online for reviews from past customers who had house stumping done by the company you might be considering. Never jump right into making a decision on a contractor when house stumping is involved.

Quality Materials

Using quality materials is the only way to go when you are restumping a house. Although using hardwood timber is by far the best material to use when restumping a home, unfortunately they are hard to come by.

Steel posts are most commonly used nowadays, but a bit of prep work is needed before putting the post to proper use. Correct house raising and restumping depends greatly on good quality materials, but sometimes you may have to do a little prep work. For instance, when installing steel posts into the ground you need to protect the steel from rust and erosion.

To prevent this natural decay of material (and it will) steps are needed to be taken. First, apply a generous amount of enamel to seal the steel from moisture. You need only apply the enamel to the steel that will be going into the ground (if applicable) and about 8 - 10" inches above ground. Second, after the enamel has dried (4 hours) apply a generous amount of black tar over the enamel. This is for extra protection. The enamel can penetrate the steel and seal it better than just tar; however, tar is more durable than enamel when it comes in contact with earth, stone and concrete.

Quality Tools

As the old saying goes, "use the right tool for the right job". This could not be truer when you are house raising and restumping. Shortcuts should never be taken when restumping is involved. A professional company that offers restumping services should have the correct and proper tools to handle such a delicate and quite strenuous job as house lifting.

Tools of this sort are not cheap and if the company you chose to do this type of work has to rent their tools, you may want to reconsider your final decision when it comes to hiring a contractor. Restumping specialists who raise houses for a living have the tools they need on hand.