We just bought our first home. While we were moving in furniture into the home the other day, we noticed some parts of the floor are not level. Example: When putting the bookcase against the wall, the bookcase did not go flesh and we noticed right in front of the fire place the floor sloped slightly downward. There were a few other spots where you could see the floor was uneven. The floors themselves seem fine though, they don’t buckle or creak there are just some spots where it looks as if someone built them uneven. The house is an 83 years old log cabin that has recently been restored the previous owner doesn't know much about the house (he was an investor). It has a walk in basement which was added sometime after the original home was built- the uneven flooring is just upstairs, downstairs (the basement) seems fine. I don’t think the home inspector noticed the floors because he didn’t write it in the report. Are uneven floors something to really worry about?
The house is 83 years old, lets see how level you are at that age. My question is, is it the floor or is the wall leaning a bit? Have you checked? Even a new home will have things askew. Use a shim to put the book case flush against the wall. Home inspectors are not looking for slightly sloping floors but stuctural issues.
What is on the floor now as your floor covering? With some such as carpet there are reasons this is so. With out knowing that, its hard to answer. Add on since more info was provided.. You ll have to check it or have it checked for strucrual problems from below. Could something as simple as re supporting or adjusting the jack posts or a bit more such as adding jack posts which could also mean digging a footing for a support. GL
Log cabins are typically made to move around. I would be surprised if the floors were level. You can shim the bottoms of furniture. If you are handy, you can install adjustable levelers on the bottoms. That way they can be adjusted periodically. I should say, there is the possibility a floor joist could have a crack but then the floor would bounce a lot and you mentioned that there were no creaks.
