Q: I saw your column a while back about sagging floorboards. Well, I have the opposite problem. A couple of spots underneath my living-room carpet feel like there is a “hump” there. When I pulled back ...

Q: Just last week I found a leak under my bathroom toilet and I guess it has gone unnoticed for a long time. Part of the flooring is black and rotted and a floor joist is also rotted and black. I ...

Q: I have an older home with a crawl-space foundation. My problem is the floors sag in the living room to the point where it’s hard to keep a lamp steady on the end tables. My other problem is there ...

: We have several squeaky floors throughout our house along with a stair step that squeaks. Anyway, we are getting new carpet and thought that now is the time to get rid of the noise. How should we ...

Q: Several years ago when I purchased my home I had the home inspected by a professional home inspector. Now that I'm moving on the buyer had the home inspected by a different person. The second ...

Q: Several years ago when I purchased my home I had the home inspected by a professional home inspector. Now that I'm moving on the buyer had the home inspected by a different person. The second ...