[notfarnow]

My house is a bit wonkitudinal
- the livingroom floors are 3" lower in the center of the house than at the side
- the ceiling drops 4" from the kitchen to the sunporch
- at the peak of the roof, the center is a full 6" lower than the sides
- the back of my house is 7" wider than the front.

But it's a solid house, the settling has taken about 140yrs, and the additions were done to "fit", not to measure. It's not concerning at all.

On the other hand, I showed a 2yr old house yesterday where the foundation wall cracked andwas open 1" at the top, filled with spray foam insulation. Yeah, THAT is concerning.

I showed a 120yr old oceanfront home at lunch today. It had been a sea captain's home. It had a distinct starboard list, but it's actually straight as an arrow inside.. every door, window and hallways is perfectly straight and true. The whole d#@% house just leans to one side. I can just imagine the captain coming home and trying to get his land legs back in THAT house. It's a hoot. The guy I showed it to LOVED it, and got a real kick out of how wonky it was.

My take on it is that there's a difference between being crooked and being unsound. There are plenty of solid but crooked old homes... but if there are signs that it's still moving and shifting, then you should be concerned.