Most foundation repair jobs cost between $5,000 to $10,000 in the United States. One of the most common signs of foundation problems is sloping floors. Not all sloping floors are a sign that ...

We are negotiating to buy a 100 year old detached wood frame in which the floors sag toward the center of the house. While the slope doesn’t bother me aesthetically, when I’m in the house for about 15 ...

Cracks in walls, as well as doors that don't latch properly and sloping floors, can all be signs of water damage. By Lisa Fogarty “Water loves to tell on itself,” Scott Johnson, president of the ...

Editor’s note: Welcome to the Brownstone Boys Reno, a reader renovation diary about renovating a brownstone in Bed Stuy. See the first one here. They also blog at www.thebrownstoneboys.com. In many ...

Ashlyn is one of Forbes Home's in-house writers and a former civil engineer-turned content writer with over six years experience. Until recently, Ashlyn focused on creating content for Forbes Home as ...

When something around your home looks or feels a little bit off, it could be nothing to worry about at all, and something simple like the house “settling” or “breathing.” But, on the other hand, it ...

Charming quirk or structural disaster waiting to happen? We spoke to experts about how to approach sloping floors from ...

Stacy is a journalist and content creator with six years of experience writing about home improvement topics. Besides Forbes Home she has contributed her work and expertise to publications such as ...