Underpinning Cost Melbourne
Published Melbourne price guides put underpinning at different starting points for concrete piers, screw piles and resin injection. The method and scope must be assessed before a builder can give you a written price.
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A registered builder inspects your home
They check the subfloor, the stumps and measure floor levels.
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Stump count, materials, permits and engineering, all spelled out.
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The builder supports the house, replaces the stumps and re-levels the floor.
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Guide ranges by method
Mass concrete or bored piers start from around $1,500 per pier. Screw piles are around $900 to $3,000 per pile. Resin injection underpinning starts from around $2,500 per job.
Allow around $1,500 to $3,000 for permit and engineering. Published guides are not quotes for your particular home.
Why quotes differ
The number and depth of piers or piles, soil conditions, access, structural design, permits and engineering determine the actual scope.
Stump count, subfloor clearance and access affect the amount of work.
Footing depth and soil conditions, damaged bearers or joists, and the amount of re-levelling can change the scope.
Allow for any required plaster and door adjustments, permits and engineering in a written quote.
How to compare quotes
Ask each builder for an itemised scope covering stump or pier count, materials, footing details, access and re-levelling.
Check whether permits, engineering, plaster and door adjustments are included, and how variations will be approved.
Your builder's written quote is the price to rely on, not a published guide range.
Before you choose a repair
A sloping floor or wall crack does not identify the repair on its own. Ask a registered builder or structural engineer to diagnose the cause first.
The soil class is specific to the property and is confirmed with a geotechnical report, not by suburb. CSIRO foundation guidance
Published Melbourne underpinning price guides
| Work | Published guide range |
|---|---|
| Mass concrete or bored piers | From around $1,500 per pier |
| Screw piles | Around $900 to $3,000 per pile |
| Resin injection underpinning | From around $2,500 per job |
| Permit and engineering | Allow around $1,500 to $3,000 |
Published Melbourne price guides, October 2026. Your builder's written quote is the price to rely on.
A registered building practitioner assesses the structure before providing a written, itemised quote.
Compare stump count, footing details, access, re-levelling, permits and engineering.
Ask each builder to explain what is included and what would trigger a variation.