Had a job in a 1920s apartment building in St. Louis where the floor was so out of level it changed how I prep for everything now.

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My buddy Mike did a kitchen remodel in an old Philly row house. He swore the floor had a two inch slope corner to corner. Every cabinet had to be shimmed like crazy, and the fridge looked drunk when they first rolled it in. He said he triple checks for level on every single job now, even new construction. That kind of thing gets in your head for good.

jade73814d agoTop Commenter

Actually, my uncle did a whole addition on a 1920s bungalow and just worked with the slope. He said chasing perfect level in an old house is a fool's errand and you lose the charm. Sometimes you just follow the floor and let the trim hide it. I get why Mike checks everything now, but that kind of fear can make a project take twice as long. A two inch slope over a whole kitchen is just part of the story in those Philly row houses, blairj55.