I have never posted in a chatroom before but am trying to find some answers to a building problem.
My family just moved in to a beautiful new home with wonderful tile work, wood floors, nice trim work, etc. The problem is that the floors in almost every room are uneven and I feel off balance and almost disoriented when I walk around the house.
Our first contractor was horrible and basically just disappeared. The second didn't follow up completely to the first and assumed that everything was level (I think). Though I walked through many times I didn't realize the problem until the carpet was in, and all of the finish work had been done. There is a suggestion that the problem is with the joists but I don't know anything really about the construction process and so don't know. What appears to be happening is that the house is sagging towards a middle point with other additional dips and peaks in different rooms.
I am wondering what our options are now at this point. I'm assuming that if you were to somehow "lift" the joists, that the tile would crack and break, that the beautiful trim and drywall would crack, the cupboards would be damaged, etc.
Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated as this has put an incredible strain on our family. Basically the dream home gone bad scenario. I just need a starting point to see what the available options might be if any.
Thank you,
Sue
My family just moved in to a beautiful new home with wonderful tile work, wood floors, nice trim work, etc. The problem is that the floors in almost every room are uneven and I feel off balance and almost disoriented when I walk around the house.
Our first contractor was horrible and basically just disappeared. The second didn't follow up completely to the first and assumed that everything was level (I think). Though I walked through many times I didn't realize the problem until the carpet was in, and all of the finish work had been done. There is a suggestion that the problem is with the joists but I don't know anything really about the construction process and so don't know. What appears to be happening is that the house is sagging towards a middle point with other additional dips and peaks in different rooms.
I am wondering what our options are now at this point. I'm assuming that if you were to somehow "lift" the joists, that the tile would crack and break, that the beautiful trim and drywall would crack, the cupboards would be damaged, etc.
Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated as this has put an incredible strain on our family. Basically the dream home gone bad scenario. I just need a starting point to see what the available options might be if any.
Thank you,
Sue