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Originally Posted by masraum
It's not "dips on the edges". I think the home was built by the original inhabitant in 1920 or 1924. The downstairs is fairly level/flat all things considered (you don't notice or feel any big changes, and we had the home leveled when we moved in. Of course, if we get a lot of rain, or have a long dry period, the house moves a lot. I think you'd need a bunch of foundation equipment to really figure out any issues downstairs. But upstairs is crazy. You can feel dips and rises as you walk across the floor. I think this is an approximation of what's going on upstairs.
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That diagram makes perfect sense to me having worked primarily on old and historic homes. Especially the porch. I've leveled several including my own. Old framing schedules used lighter lumber.