About Us — Harman Contracting Pty Ltd
Harman Contracting are Melbourne's trusted underpinning contractors with over 60 years of combined experience in underpinning a house, reblocking, restumping and foundation repairs.
Expert Underpinning & Re-Blocking Services in Melbourne
Harman Contracting Pty Ltd has a large amount of experience as an underpinning contractor and has helped keep residential and commercial buildings stable throughout the city of Melbourne for many years. The foundation of our business and our philosophy are the same – we have been stabilising residential and commercial buildings in Melbourne for decades and stabilising is what we do best — so let us support, stabilise and protect your building.
At Harman Contracting, we carry out all types of underpinning work for residential and commercial buildings throughout Melbourne and surrounding suburbs. If you see cracked walls, uneven floors (or doorways), or doors that don’t stay closed, these may be early signs that your building needs attention — and the sooner you take action, the better off you’ll be!
Underpinning a home is not a job for generalists; it requires specialised skills, equipment, techniques, and people with a track record of completing similar foundations successfully (over 60 years' combined experience in the field). Every job is assessed individually by our experts; we only recommend what is required for your specific situation; we will ensure that you experience as little disruption as possible to your daily routine while we complete the work.
Melbourne has been our leading choice for re-blocking or underpinning for over 39 years; we handle everything from the initial inspection, to the finished product. Re-blocking can often be the most efficient way to bring stability and reduce the slope on older homes that have shifted or settled over time, especially in the case of older timber houses – there will usually come a time that your home has to be re-blocked if it has settled enough that you can see a visible level difference.
When clients require underpinning and restumping on properties, we take the same "straight-talking" approach. We come out to the property, assess your existing stumps or foundation (the condition they are in) based on how much weight is currently being applied to them; then we provide a detailed description of the stumps/foundations that need replacing and why – no upselling or unnecessary work will be done; just honest advice and quality results.
In Melbourne, the reason for the high incidence of foundation movement is primarily due to the reactive clay soils. Ground heaves during wet seasons and shrinks during dry summers; this cycle over several years eventually leads to foundation settlement, as we are at the mercy of natural conditions within the vicinity. Because we have dealt with these conditions for many years already, we have also tailored our methods to suit them.
We perform work in residential residences, heritage properties, commercial buildings, and industrial locations. We have purchased specialised small excavator machines to perform work in very small or difficult to get to places that the majority of other builders will not do.
Our team at Harman Contracting can help with different types of foundation repair, such as underpinning, reblocking, or restumping. We will travel to your location, conduct an evaluation, and tell you what steps need to be taken in a fair and honest manner.