Hey there,
I'm looking at buying a new house, circa 1900. Visually it looks in great condition externally, internally is another story and I'm a little concerned about the first floor.
There's a buckle on the landing, perhaps only about 20mm, but you can feel it and a slight slant on the whole landing.
Another concern I have is the door frames, the architrave on one of the doors is out of line as if the door frame has twisted. So that when your looking at the door, the piece of architrave that runs horizontally above the frame is out of line so that the right side is about an inch higher than the left.
Could all this be due to the age of the house and the wooden floors just twisting? - is this something I should be hugely concerned about?
Thanks in advanced for any feedback and opinions, they'll be greatly appreciated.
I'm looking at buying a new house, circa 1900. Visually it looks in great condition externally, internally is another story and I'm a little concerned about the first floor.
There's a buckle on the landing, perhaps only about 20mm, but you can feel it and a slight slant on the whole landing.
Another concern I have is the door frames, the architrave on one of the doors is out of line as if the door frame has twisted. So that when your looking at the door, the piece of architrave that runs horizontally above the frame is out of line so that the right side is about an inch higher than the left.
Could all this be due to the age of the house and the wooden floors just twisting? - is this something I should be hugely concerned about?
Thanks in advanced for any feedback and opinions, they'll be greatly appreciated.