I have watched these videos on YouTube by this company out in Arizona that can make your floors "super flat".....I wish there was that kind of service around here where I live. I do a lot of Google searches and can't find anyone that really specifically talks about specializing in this stuff.....you mostly just find foundation companies.
The reality is that even if it could be fixed, I won't have the money for years to be able to do it. I imagine it's not cheap, especially considering all my kitchen floor tiles would have to be ripped up and replaced, and my doors leading out to my deck might have to be re-cut and raised up. Sounds like a project that could just snowball into a money pit, and in fact, that's what the first foundation guy that came out told me.
I think I could eventually learn to live with it.....what upsets me the most is that I'm mad at myself that I didn't catch it during the initial walk-throughs. I wish I would have asked more questions towards the inspectors, structural engineer, and even towards the previous homeowners. Not knowing what the real situation with the house is what drives me nutz. Any scenario upsets me though.....if A) the house was level and one point and something happened and they had to fix it, yet it still left imperfections like the sloping floors....I am upset that wasn't disclosed to us in the disclosure sheet......if B) the builders screwed up and the floors were sloped from the very beginning that disturbs me from just plain shoddy construction work, considering how easy it would be to level the floors prior to framing.
Our house sat on the market for 8 months before we bought it......that was a concern of ours because a lot of other homes were going much quicker around this area. I asked our realtor what the reason our house wasn't selling like the others were, and she stated it was the hill as the biggest factor....that it scares people away, and that if we eventually put in retaining walls it would help make it more marketable in case we ever decide to sell it.....
I can't help but wonder though if other people that walked through our house noticed the floors, and walked away.......I am one of the most observant people usually.....I almost always catch things others don't.....which is why I hate myself for letting the floor issue slip past me. But as a first time home buyer, you are naturally overwhelmed, and are bound to make mistakes.
My wife asked me if I had noticed the floors prior to us making an offer, if I would have even still put a bid on the house.......I can't say for sure, because everything else I love about our house......I just can't love the floors!