A client's custom island almost tipped over because we didn't check the floor slope

The install was in a 1920s Portland house and the floor dropped a full inch over 8 feet. We had to add adjustable levelers to the base frame right there on site. Anyone else run into this with old homes?

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hugoprice1mo ago

Holy cow, a full inch drop? That's wild even for an old house. I'd be sweating trying to fix that on the spot.

scott.anthony1mo ago

Man, that reminds me of my buddy's place. He found a two-inch slope in his living room floor last year. Turned out an old porch support had just turned to dust under the house. He spent a whole weekend digging out the crawl space to fix it.

stone.simon3d ago

Wait, did he have to put in a whole new support beam or just patch it up? Honestly, that sounds like a nightmare weekend. HugoPrice, a full inch would freak me out too, but two inches is next level. Makes you wonder what else is hiding down there in the dark.