I recently purchased a townhome (built 2003) and after a few weeks I noticed a slope in the floor perpendicular to the joists. I am sure the slope was there before, but I never noticed it. We have laminate floors, so it is maybe a bit more visible than with carpet. It occurs over about 36" and then the floor is level again, but a tiny bit lower than the rest. It is almost as though the tops of the joists are higher over most of the floor and then are a bit lower toward one end.
We had the home inspected and the foundation checked out -- no major cracks and the joist span is short with no sagging. I have also gone into the crawl space and the only thing I noticed is that the 2 x 10 joists are slighty shorter in the vertical in the area with the issue (by about 1/4 inch). Is it possible that the tops of the joists are not level? Since it is perpendicular to the joists, I am puzzled.
Thanks,
Graeme
We had the home inspected and the foundation checked out -- no major cracks and the joist span is short with no sagging. I have also gone into the crawl space and the only thing I noticed is that the 2 x 10 joists are slighty shorter in the vertical in the area with the issue (by about 1/4 inch). Is it possible that the tops of the joists are not level? Since it is perpendicular to the joists, I am puzzled.
Thanks,
Graeme