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Thread: Finding cause of sagging floors
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6th February 2021, 10:03 AM #1Intermediate Member
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Finding cause of sagging floors
I live in a timber house that sits on brick piers. One section of the house seems to be sagging as doors no longer shut and floor tiles are cracking. I purchased a long builders spirit level but I can't see anything obvious. There are bathroom and laundry tiles and carpet that may interfere with the reading. What's a better way to find what's causing this issue? It covers an area of 2-3 rooms.
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6th February 2021, 11:38 AM #2
Age of house?
Soil type?
Termite activity?
Any permanently damp/wet ground around house?
Distance from ground level under house to floor level?
Is there a continuous brick perimeter wall around the house from ground to under floor framing?
Any substantial ground works adjacent to your property?
Time span from first noticing a problem until doors won't shut?
If you can answer these questions then a plan of attack can be established.The person who never made a mistake never made anything
Cheers
Ray
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6th February 2021, 01:50 PM #3Intermediate Member
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Weirdly my reply to this disappeared. 30 yo simple country weatherboard on gentle sloping farmland, piers 0.5 to 1.2m, no brick walls, no water source/ponding nearby. Been an issue over 10 years but getting worse.
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6th February 2021, 02:30 PM #4
PM sent, await your call
The person who never made a mistake never made anything
Cheers
Ray
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