Most foundation repair jobs cost between $5,000 to $10,000 in the United States. One of the most common signs of foundation problems is sloping floors. Not all sloping floors are a sign that ...

I am in contract on a high floor of one of the new high-rise Brooklyn towers. I went to look at it recently, and noticed that the floor was slanted. That is, the height of the floor seems to change by ...

Our frame house is more than 130 years old. Naturally the floors slope a bit (in some cases, more than a bit). We have some pieces of furniture — a sideboard, a few big chairs, a table — that we want ...

When something around your home looks or feels a little bit off, it could be nothing to worry about at all, and something simple like the house “settling” or “breathing.” But, on the other hand, it ...

Peter Hotton isn’t writing today. Instead we’ll publish one of his Globe Handyman columns from 2001. Q. Some of the floors slope in my condo on the third floor of a triple-decker. The slopes go from ...

Cracks in walls, as well as doors that don't latch properly and sloping floors, can all be signs of water damage. By Lisa Fogarty “Water loves to tell on itself,” Scott Johnson, president of the ...

Q: My family and I live in a small two-story Victorian with a very small kitchen. Attached to the rear of the house is a good-size sleeping porch. It has four walls, a shed roof and a floor that ...