Sinking Kitchen Floor!!! HELP!
My kitchen basically looks like it has been “band-aided” together over the years. The ceiling has a drop-ceiling that has basically been installed to cover up some apparent water damage that was probably quite serious. Above my kitchen is an upstairs bathroom. The ceiling in the kitchen, above the drop-ceiling obviously looks like a lot…
My kitchen basically looks like it has been “band-aided” together over the years. The ceiling has a drop-ceiling that has basically been installed to cover up some apparent water damage that was probably quite serious. Above my kitchen is an upstairs bathroom. The ceiling in the kitchen, above the drop-ceiling obviously looks like a lot of water came through it at some point. I’m not very concerned with the ceiling at this point, as I can pull down the rotted wood and such and replace the ceiling. However, my kitchen floor has about a 3″ drop and is sinking. It is very obvious, as there are gaps along the walls and under some cabinetry. Beneath the kitchen floor is crawl-space. I tore the carpet out yesterday in order to take a look at the floor. The plywood doesn’t appear to be rotten or anything, but I don’t know if this water from the ceiling could have seeped through over the years and caused some damage to the joists and such underneath the floor, or what kind of problem I am looking at. Any input would be greatly appreciated and beneficial!!!! THANKS!!!
AS captain of the home I think you should do the right thing and go down with your kitchen!.
If they got damp and stayed wet for a while, termites could be eating them as well causing the sag. Water is THE most damaging thing to a house
Thank you very much!!!! I will check out those posts as well!
It’s hard to comment without seeing photos or the kitchen, but a 3″ drop by itself is not unusual in 100 year old houses. Unless it’s in a big center beam or something it shouldn’t be that complicated to fix. And even the center beam is fixable. Donatella who often posts on Brownstoner had to fix sagging ceilings and floors, if you want to do a search for her posts on previous threads about this topic.