i have an upstairs bedroom above the living room of a small 3 bedroom house. both sides of my bedroom floor slant into the center of the room. i haven't done any measurements or anything like that, and i don't own the house, i rent, but i was wondering what the likelyhood of my room collapsing into the living room was? it's not some dumpy house, but it's not Method Man's crib either. the room shakes if you move around around alot, the floor creaks and cracks but doesnt start to crumble or anything. just wondering if anyone knew about houses or whatever, i dont want to kill anyone or myself by the floor collasping.
2007-02-03 18:41:47 · 9 answers · asked by Ricky K 2 in Home & Garden ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
in the room, i have an entertainment center with a 27" TV, a bed, and a desk. the room is 12' x 12'
2007-02-03 19:07:58 · update #1
Not knowing all of the details I can only answer your question partly. If the floor has a noticable sag toward the center and you can feel it give when walking on it, it probably has issues. The main issue would be structural. Is it going to collapse? I doubt it.
Questions are: Has your room always been a room since the house was built, or was it converted from an attic?
How old is the house?
Has it been checked for termites or carpenter ants?
If it was converted from an attic, chances are the floor support is too small and not designed for suporting weight.
All houses settle as they age, but this does not account for the floor shaking.
Bug damage could be causing, or could have caused weaking of the support boards.
I would ask landlord these things, and voice your concern. I would also not advise a water bed, aquarium or heavy objects in room
2007-02-03 18:58:20 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You have a vaild question. In fact, find out if the house has been remodeled, and if walls were removed or relocated especially on the first floor.
I've see hack jobs where "load bearing" walls were removed and left a structure unsound. I've seen home owner "do it yourselfers" knock out walls until the roof sagged. Load bearing walls give support to the upper floors or the ceiling and the roof.
You may be able to check a simillar neighbor's house to see if the floor plans are the same. If you are in California, you don't want to be in a structure that may collapse in an earthquake if you can avoid it.
2007-02-03 19:08:16 · answer #2 · answered by William 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That is not likely. Houses especially older ones are built exceedingly strong, it takes more than a human and some normal furniture to make one collapse. Notice I said normal, this does not include things water beds and grand pianos.
If the house did fail in some way it is not just going to crumble. The nature on wood is a more gradual process. If people were in danger it wood become steadily more obvious.
2007-02-03 19:02:56 · answer #3 · answered by ronjambo 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is very unlikely for the ceiling to collapse. The joist on top of the wall are very hard to shear off.It's just not a very well constructed dwelling,starting from the foundation on up.
2007-02-03 20:38:54 · answer #4 · answered by ken 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Only because my tennis ball flew up there by accident Just like when I dropped a bag of change at a modeling walk way with lots of women walking on it showing off their new dresses
2016-03-29 04:05:04 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
hahaha!!! I saw Method Man's house too!!!! Yikes. If you are in California ... it could be scary during an earthquake. Why don't you ask the landlord to check it out?
2007-02-03 18:45:45 · answer #6 · answered by lesliejay63 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
You might want to make some changes....
2007-02-03 18:45:03 · answer #7 · answered by pixelchix 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
sounds like my fragile roof....
2007-02-03 19:34:59 · answer #8 · answered by Eco-Savvy 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
somtims
2007-02-03 18:43:52 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋