A 20′ wide 4 story brownstone I am looking to buy has sagging on all floors – the floor, ceiling line and door frames slope in from the sides in towards the center of the floor. The topmost floor sags ...

Q. I have an older home with a crawlspace foundation. My problem is the floors sag in the living room to the point where it’s hard to keep a lamp steady on the end tables. My other problem is there is ...

What causes floors to sag in many Kernersville homes, and how can homeowners safely address the problem without guessing at the source? According to a HelloNation article, the answer starts with ...

Q. Howdy, Tim. I really need your advice. I’m thinking of residing my house, and it’s time to bite the bullet about repairing a structural issue that’s been getting worse each year. The floor in my ...

Q: We are looking to buy an older home built in the early 1950s, and I'm concerned about the sagging floors in the extra-large living room. The sales agent said the home has character, whatever that ...

so how hard is it to fiz sagging floors? Assuming bad foundation or joists are not issues, is it possible to starighten the floors somewhat? Do you have to pull up old floors and place new, put floors ...

Walk into almost any house built before 1990 and the odds are high that one repair keeps showing up first: structural movement that starts in the foundation and ripples through everything above it.

The MarketWatch News Department was not involved in the creation of this content. KERNERSVILLE, N.C., Jan. 22, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- What causes floors to sag in many Kernersville homes, and how ...