Extra Supports Can Be Added to Prop Up a Sagging Floor

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We are looking at buying an older home built around the early 1950s and IOm concerned about the sagging floors in the extra-large living room. The sales agent said the home has character, whatever that means, and sagging floors are normal for an older home. I had a friend who does some construction go under the house to look at the floors and he said the floors looked fine. I just feel like IOm walking downhill every time I walk across the floors. Is this normal or this a major a problem?

I can think of four things that can cause a floor to sag:

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Extra Supports Can Be Added to Prop Up a Sagging Floor

1. Improperly sized floor joists. Normally a floor joist is a 2- inch wide by 10-inch thick piece of ye...

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