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I have a brick style ranch house built in 1976. There appears to be a hump down the entire length of the house about 8 inches from the load bearing wall. The “hump” makes the load bearing wall seem like it is sinking into the floor. I have been underneath the house but I don’t see any outward signs of a problem. What might be causing this and what can I do about it. Also, there is a diagonal crack in the sheet rock that goes from the corner of the kitchen door frame towards the ceiling (this door frame is in the bearing wall). We measured the door frame (because the top looked like it was sloping down)from the top of the door frame to the ceiling and there is a difference of one inch. Is this related? Could it be that the load bearing wall is in fact sinking? Thanks for any help you can give me.
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I have a brick style ranch house built in 1976. There appears to be a hump down the entire length of the house about 8 inches from the load bearing wall. The "hump" makes the load bearing wall seem like it is sinking into the floor. I have been underneath the house but I don't see any outward signs of a problem. What might be causing this and what can I do about it. Also, there is a diagonal crack in the sheet rock that goes from the corner of the kitchen door frame towards the ceiling (this door frame is in the bearing wall). We measured the door frame (because the top looked like it was sloping down)from the top of the door frame to the ceiling and there is a difference of one inch. Is this related? Could it be that the load bearing wall is in fact sinking? Thanks for any help you can give me.