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I have no idea if the floors were level when the house was built, but I assume they were closer than they are now. They are not level now as I can lay a marble in the hallway and it will roll toward the south end o the house. The ceilings reflect this as far as the separation goes. bob

All of my floors are stained concrete. I can locate the studs. The floor is not level. A water leak not long ago showed water running to the south end of the house, and the walls in question also run north/south. The walls were at one time anchored to the floor with nails. They broke long...

Single story house. 3 tab Shingled roof. Factory trusses, the only load-bearing walls are the outside walls.

The only walls that need adjusted are the inside walls. All of the outside walls have been done already. That is what has caused this problem. What I thought I could do is jack up the interior walls to match the height of the previously-raised outside walls. Or did I read your post wrong? I...

The house was built in ’72. It was built on a landfill where the previous curbs and debris were buried. It settles a lot, but seems to be settling in lately. The piering was done about 10 years ago. At that time they raised the foundation enough to break a few water lines loose and crack...

I’m not sure if this should go here or under foundation problems, but here goes any way. My foundation/slab has settled. I foolishly allowed someone to lift the foundation. So now the slab is down/settled. When they raised the foundation it lifted to exterior walls (which are load-bearing)...