Sloping Floor In Condo

Dear mister condo i have a question about a condo in my complex.

Sloping floor in condo. In some cases the slope is caused or aggravated by similar deflection in the girder main bearing beam that supports one end. Floor slopes and slants are common in old houses. Sloped floors are common in older homes and even in homes as new as 15 to 30 years. I have lots of earthquake activity in my city so vertical drywall cracks are common and because it was new construction when i bought i expected some settling.

Foundation issues deteriorating wood supports especially sills which rest on the foundation footer improperly installed joists or sub floors and other issues can all cause a floor to slope or sag. Call us at 1 877 803 2251. Load bearing wall removed or altered on first floor. It s been like this for many years.

A slant slope situation might be one where over the course of 15 or 20 horizontal feet the floor slopes down one or two inches. House plans for sloped lots or hillside plans are family friendly and deceptively large. Common reasons for sloping or sagging second story floors. The average person can sense if a floor slopes 1 inch in 10 feet and sloping floors or sagging floors are often one of the warning signs that structural engineers look for when analyzing a house.

Except for that slope the floor itself might be flat. These homes can be built in any style from modern to rugged craftsman. The ceilings floors and doors are all sagging and are no longer square. The year i bought i noticed a soda can rolled toward the oven.

Sloping floors are most often caused by normal and acceptable deflection bend in the wood joists which comprise the floor structure. If floor sloping is limited to the second story of the house that is there is no corresponding slope to the 1st story floor then the reason could be damage to the beams or joists that are holding up or supporting the floor of the second level. If a load bearing wall is removed on the first floor then the second story floor joist or trusses may drop down in the area where the load bearing wall was removed. Although most floors slope it is important to know how much and why.

More recently i feel like i am walking slightly downhill when going. There are several problems that can cause a sagging or sloping floor which is one of the reasons why fixing a sloping floor is difficult. Floors that slant or slope.