3 Reasons to Switch to Concrete When You Restump
When you restump a property, you have to choose which material to use. Typically, you'll end up having to decide between using wood or concrete products.
While wood is a viable stump material in some cases, concrete often has more advantages. What are they?
1. Concrete Stands the Test of Time
While wooden stumps are treated to help them deal with ground conditions, wood won't last forever. It will ultimately rot and decay. This may well be one of the reasons why you're having to restump the property right now.
On the other hand, concrete stumps last much longer. They won't rot or decay like wood. They can also handle heat and humidity as well as general ground conditions over many years without damage or degradation. Concrete stumps don't have to be repaired or replaced as often as wood ones do.
2. Concrete Gives Stronger Support
While wood is strong, it isn't as strong as concrete. As wood breaks down over time, it loses some of its strength.
Also, wooden stumps might not be strong enough to hold any future alterations to your home that might affect the weight they have to bear. The stumps may break or start to sink into the ground.
Concrete stumps are much stronger. They retain their strength more effectively over the years. They distribute weight load more evenly than wood, which gives your home a spread-out and even support system. Your foundation gets better support with concrete stumps.
Most of these stumps also have internal steel reinforcements. This makes them even stronger and more able to adapt to changes you might make on the property in the future.
3. Concrete Is Better in a Fire
If you have a serious fire on your property, then wood stumps won't cope. Wood is combustible, so if the fire reaches that area of your home, your wood stumps will burn.
This could spread the fire more quickly. It also isn't good for the structural safety of the property. If your stumps burn, your house won't have adequate support.
Concrete stumps aren't combustible, so this isn't a problem. They won't spread fire because they won't burn. They will continue to provide support to the structure so you won't have to worry about this safety risk.
To learn more about using concrete stumps, talk to your restumping contractor. They can explain the products and methods they can use to give your home long-term support.
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