A 20′ wide 4 story brownstone I am looking to buy has sagging on all floors – the floor, ceiling line and door frames slope in from the sides in towards the center of the floor. The topmost floor sags ...

Chauncey grew up on a farm in rural northern California. At 18 he ran away and saw the world with a backpack and a credit card, discovering that the true value of any point or mile is the experience ...

Q. I have an older home with a crawlspace foundation. My problem is the floors sag in the living room to the point where it’s hard to keep a lamp steady on the end tables. My other problem is there is ...

so how hard is it to fiz sagging floors? Assuming bad foundation or joists are not issues, is it possible to starighten the floors somewhat? Do you have to pull up old floors and place new, put floors ...

Adjustable steel columns, also called jack posts or lally columns, can be installed in basements and crawl spaces to support sagging floors or can be used as a fulcrum beneath heavy appliances. Though ...

Q: I have an older home with a crawl-space foundation. My problem is the floors sag in the living room to the point where it’s hard to keep a lamp steady on the end tables. My other problem is there ...

When house shopping, sagging wood floors in older houses may give you pause. Among the reasons a floor may sag: Improperly sized floor joists. Normally, a floor joist is a 2-inch-wide by 10-inch-thick ...

Q: We are looking to buy an older home built in the early 1950s, and I'm concerned about the sagging floors in the extra-large living room. The sales agent said the home has character — whatever that ...

Q. Howdy, Tim. I really need your advice. I’m thinking of residing my house, and it’s time to bite the bullet about repairing a structural issue that’s been getting worse each year. The floor in my ...