"Ben" wrote in message
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| Even if you bring in a qualified home inspector he is not likely to be
| able to tell you 1) The absolute reason for the slant and 2) Whether
| or not it is safe.
|
| He will probably refer you to a qualified structural engineer which is
| what you would need here. I heard firsthand a story of a family who
| bought a house with a slanted floor in one room because a structural
| engineer gave it a clean bill of health and they have had no further
| issues.
|
| A slant can be caused by a sinking foundation which would be your
| worst case scenario.


correction
worse case scenerio
termites ........................

best case scenerio
regular lumber rotted on concrete.

to the OP
look in the basement and see if is slanted there.
work your way up from floor to floor to see where it starts slanting.


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| Even if a structural engineer says it's okay I would personally be
| concerned about resale value. Something like that can make people keep
| on looking.
|
| Good luck.
| -ben
|
| On Mar 23, 11:00 am, wrote:
| I placed a bid on a garden style condominium that is 2 floors. My
| unit would be on the second floor. The living room floor is a
little
| slanted. There is of course a unit below me.
| Does anyone know what could possibly have happened. The condo was
| built in 1984.
| Is there something I should do? thankyou for any info.
|
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