My Older Home Has Slanting Floors

Floors that slant or slope.

My older home has slanting floors.

Here s a quick review of the most common problems and a few of the typical remedies. Floor slopes and slants are common in old houses. One of the most common complaints of old house owners is sagging floors. In some cases the slope is caused or aggravated by similar deflection in the girder main bearing beam that supports one end.

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. Sloping floors are most often caused by normal and acceptable deflection bend in the wood joists which comprise the floor structure. In my own house for example every floor pitches toward the center stairwell. Although generally only an annoyance sagging floors can be an indication of worsening problems.

Instead consider them part of the charm. Though a sloped floor might indeed bring some character to a house some of the issues that can cause them can lead to other problems down the road. Get tips on floating the floor with a floor leveling compound in a single room that you really need a level floor in such as the kitchen. Many older homes have problems with sloping and sagging floors.

Except for that slope the floor itself might be flat.