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"The real estate broker told me when she first sold it ten years ago- the floor was like that."
OMG!!!!
First of all, you have no idea if that is a true statement. Most likely it is not.
The fact that there are no signs of problems, might only mean they have patched the wall and ceiling cracks and freshly painted the surfaces.
You need to get someone there to look at the problem and try to determine what is going on there. First hand, able to touch and probe, etc. Not from a description and a photo on a web site.
We have the same thing. It was casued by two differnt issues in differnt places. Part of it was becuase the additaion built in 1868 does nto line up with the 1850 addition. They just missed somehow. The other location is becuase the house was cut in half when it was moved. It is not possible to line both floors up perfectly at the cut when they put it back together. We had to choose between out of levle on the first floor or out of level on the second. We choose the second floor. It makes it hard to play marbles, but it is great for racing toy trucks.
thanks all! Cold Just what do you use your U of M law education for? I am getting scared off about Detroit but will try to visit.
I'll make sure someone either inspects this house or if not -they discount it severely - if i decide to buy it. It has a super view and a great rockwall surrounding it.
chances are the footing or foundation wall has cracked, crumbled or sunk.
That can easily happen and cause absolutely no damage to the first floor since the first floor joists lean on this inside of the foundation wall and the 2nd fl leans on the outside of the wall, you would have to dig around the outside of the foundation wall and check for damage.
chances are the footing or foundation wall has cracked, crumbled or sunk.
That can easily happen and cause absolutely no damage to the first floor since the first floor joists lean on this inside of the foundation wall and the 2nd fl leans on the outside of the wall, you would have to dig around the outside of the foundation wall and check for damage.
It's a two story house, so if you can't see it, how would anyone know what it would cost to fix it?
It could be the whole second story was framed incorrectly, or it could be settling issues, or it could be this or that....
Man- a house that far out of plumb... it had better be 100 years old and stood the test of time of time or I would pass...
So, if the house in question IS 100 years old solid as a rock and the original construction is outstanding quality, is my best course to open up the exterior walls (I may need to side it anyway) and inspect the framing with my level?
Don't buy the house. This is the present owner's headache. Don't make it yours.
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