Hodge-Podge Of Additions & Remodels

DSCN1258Many of us love the older homes in and around Seattle, despite their often all-too-obvious flaws.  Case in point, this engineer’s home is, in some ways, a hodge-podge of additions and remodels.  There is almost nowhere where the walls are perfectly plumb, or the floors completely level.  Even so, the home is unique and personal to me.  Earlier this year, this young couple purchased their own dream house, complete with seriously sloping floors and cracked lath and plaster.  They called CSES to meet them at the home and provide guidance regarding how to make their palace as livable as possible within the budget they had allotted.

There are many ways to remedy the sloping floor condition, and I make my recommendations based on a number of factors, such as the condition of the foundation, the degree of out-of-whackness, future plans for additions or remodels, the budget, the final goal, and many more.

You can see the retaining wall below the house.  Movement of this wall over time is a primary contributor to the foundation settlement that resulted in the sloping floors.  I recommended that the owners first determine if the settlement is on-going, and then decide on a fix.  As you may deduce from the interior shots, the couple puts time and energy into making the home unique and beautiful.  I feel sure the end result will be terrific.

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