Leveling finished... sort of
Once the process of jacking up the house started, it went very quickly. We got the call the next day to come check it out and give the approval to fill in the gaps and close it up. It's very dramatic from the outside; there's about a six inch gash in the stucco running the length of the side of the house. The contractor jacked it up as much as he could before the house started showing signs of stress. (We cannaugh lift her much higher, cap'n, she's given everthin' she's got! RIP, Scotty) Inside, the change is more subtle, there are still some waves in the floor, but much better than it had been. The tilt is no longer the first thing you notice when you walk to the back of the house.
I was a little disappointed that it wasn't a miracle cure that would give us perfectly level floors. But, well, it's an old house. We just move on and call it character. Sadly, the guest bathroom was the sacrificial lamb for the leveling - the tile floors and tub surround are cracked pretty badly. I'm starting to fantacize about black and white mosaic floors like this:
More specifically, I'm wondering how hard it would be to do the floor myself. My DIY expertise so far is limited to painting and hanging wallpaper or window treatments. What do y'all think?
posted by Nola @ 8:54 AM
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we did some levelling with out house, I was disappointed too, it was just so difficult to get it perfect, the kitchen is a lot more level, which was our main goal.
We've got leveling to do in our guest bedroom. I'm not too worried about having a perfectly even floor; I just want it to feel stable when you stand on it instead of all saggy.
Love the mosaic tiles - those are the same ones we're planning to use for our master bathroom. We're planning to do it ourselves. To me, tile laying doesn't look THAT hard. :) We'll see when the actual time comes, though.
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