Kitchen floor, someone help?

Question

I live in a 3 unit apartment building, 2 apartments on the main floor and i have the upstairs apt all to my self. The question im asking is why is my kitchen floor sagging in the middle, i've gone down stairs to see if my neighbours ceiling is sagging but it is perfectly leveled. It is a good inch off from the walls. Can someone explain to me why the floor is sinking in the middle and my neighbours ceiling is perfectly leveled. And what can i do to fix this problem

my neighbours ceiling is perfectly leveled

I just rent and im from canada, my landlord is to much of a guy to go out and spend money on his properties, im scared that if i was to call the building inspector that my landlord would kick me and my family out

Answer 1

Hi, my name is Eunice Saunders and I know the answer to your question! Call your repair contractor quick! If you are renting the place call the owner so that they can have the problem fixed. If you chose to do nothing you could get sued for any negligent loss to the property in your apartment and the one below. Sounds like the sub floor is rotting (probably due to a water loss). If you don't fix the problem soon the floor will eventually cave in and cause damage to the ceiling and contents of the apartment below. Hope this helps. Visit my web site: http://agentsaunders.listingbook.com

Answer 2

Many buildings that have different apartments have offset studs and joists to help lesson the noise transferring from one unit to the next.
While looking at the neighbors ceiling this may be the case and you could-not see the floor joists sagging from your apt. that could be 1 to 3 inches (passably more or less). Send a letter to your landlord describing the floor sinking. If you are very concerned send it certified receipt and look for another apt.

Answer 3

Sounds like you have sagging/bad floor joists. You didn't say what type ceiling the lower apartment has? Drywall or is it a suspended type ceiling? Makes no sense of ceiling not sagging when floor above is....Floor is attached to joist which also supports lower ceiling. Hmmmmm.

Definitely something weird and bad going on. Needs inspected regardless of who makes the call.

Answer 4

Your floor could be rotted, or have inadequate support between joists.
There is a space between your floor & your neighbor's ceiling-- room enough for insulation, pipes....
Call the building maintenance person- if the floor is sagging quite a bit, you could have a health hazard going on....

Answer 5

Find your water heater and see if the hose has been repaired fairly recently. If so, there may have been a flood before you moved in. When you look at your neighbors ceilings check for water damage around the light fixtures. Sometimes water will leak down through those.

Answer 6

For one thing as an apartment tenant it is not your responsiblity to fix that kind of problem. If I were you I would call my landlord and complain and make them fix it.

If the floor is that bad, it will most likely need to be redone.

If you insist on fixing it yourself, call your landlord and tell them that either they can fix it or you will and you will deduct the costs from what you pay them in rent that month.

Answer 7

Are you sure your floor and your neighbor's ceiling are part of the same joist system?

Answer 8

there is space and joyces (spelling?)

Answer 9

worm hole 0_0