Damaged and Makeshift Sub-Floor Stumps
Damaged and Makeshift Sub-Floor Stumps is a high-severity soil & foundation defect SURE inspectors have documented across 2 inspection reports.
Causes
- Poor installation
- Moisture
- Movement
- Age
- Use of temporary materials for permanent structural support
Symptoms to look for
- Stumps in contact with the ground
- Makeshift timber stumps
- Damaged/split stumps
- Stumps not plumb
- Timber stumps resting on temporary pavers
Remedies
- Engage a qualified re-stumping contractor for advice and recommendations
- Replace timber stumps with brick piers and footings
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Findings in this category skew high severity. If you are under contract, we can usually book inside the cooling-off window. Every inspection includes 12 months of free advice.
Curated entries in Soil & foundation
- Curated 1–4/5Trees in Close Proximity to Dwelling
Large trees within the foraging radius of the dwelling - typically any tree within 3 m for small species, or within 10 m for large eucalypts - introduce two distinct risks: root-driven soil moisture fluctuation that causes differential footing movement on reactive clay, and a direct termite foraging corridor between a timber food source in the crown or root system and the building structure. Neither defect is always present, but the proximity constitutes a conducive condition that warrants ongoing monitoring.
- Curated 2–5/5Reactive Clay Soil Movement Affecting Foundation
Seasonal expansion and contraction of reactive clay soils causing cyclical foundation movement, wall cracking, and floor level changes. Prevalent in Sydney Western Suburbs and some Perth clay zones. Severity depends on soil class (H, H1, H2, E) and footing design adequacy.