Earlier at a viewing in a 60s house with a furnished attic. The floor in a room upstairs differed likely by a decimeter between the highest and lowest point. The ceiling in the room below also looked like it was sagging correspondingly.
When you went outside and looked, the outer roof also appeared concave over the upstairs room where the floor was sagging.
The inspection report noted the problem but only mentioned that it "needed further investigation."
What could have happened here? Are the rafters too weak to support an upper floor?
When you went outside and looked, the outer roof also appeared concave over the upstairs room where the floor was sagging.
The inspection report noted the problem but only mentioned that it "needed further investigation."
What could have happened here? Are the rafters too weak to support an upper floor?
Most likely, a major mistake has been made with the sizing when converting the attic. For example, cutting into roof trusses, no or incorrect reinforcement of floor joists, etc. A house not to buy.
