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Restumping in Thomson, Geelong

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Thomson: houses, ground and history

Thomson began in the late 1940s as a State Housing Commission estate of about 410 dwellings and was named after settler Dr Alexander Thomson. The Commission reported the estate fully built in 1953. During the October 2022 Barwon River floods, about 7000 sandbags were filled and handed out at St Albans Reserve. We can put you in touch with a registered local restumper.

In the late 1940s the State Housing Commission began an estate of about 410 dwellings in what was then East Geelong, and the area was named Thomson after Geelong settler Dr Alexander Thomson (1800–66), Victorian Places says.
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The Housing Commission reported in 1953 that its Thomson estate was fully built, though the Thomson Progress Association kept pressing it for community improvements until at least 1956 (Victorian Places).
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During the October 2022 Barwon River floods, the City of Greater Geelong reported that about 7000 sandbags had been filled and distributed from St Albans Reserve in Thomson.
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At the 2021 Census, households in Thomson averaged 1.9 people.
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Thomson had 1,606 residents at the 2021 Census (ABS QuickStats).

Thomson’s Housing Commission homes were all built by 1953. A restumping inspection on a house of that era generally covers the stumps, the bearers and joists above them, the floor levels in each room and whether the subfloor vents are clear. It tells you whether the house has moved, and by how much.

If floodwater or heavy rain has ever reached under your floor, say so. Tell us too if the house has been extended, since an addition may sit on different stumps. Before you call, note any doors that stick, cracks in the plaster and whether the house has been restumped before. Restumping also needs a building permit; the builder or a building surveyor usually arranges it. The FAQ answers common questions. If you’re happy to go ahead, a registered restumper who works around Thomson will hear from us.

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