House Leveling Winnipeg: Why Do Your Floors Slope?

House leveling Winnipeg homeowners look for usually starts with a floor that slopes or a door that has begun to stick. Some then find that a telepost in the basement has sunk.

Call [PHONE] and tell us what has moved.

What is a telepost?

It is a post in the basement, and some people call it a jack post. People here ask for them by name. On local forums, people post asking for someone with experience leveling houses and adjusting teleposts.

How do you know the house has moved?

Look for these.

• A floor slopes.
• A door sticks or won't latch.
• New cracks show up around doors or in the ceiling.
• The basement floor has risen or sunk.

One Winnipeg family told the Free Press their basement floor had sunk on one side, by as much as two inches in the corner, and some doors would not close.

Is a telepost adjustment a simple job?

It can sound like a small job. Even so, have someone check why the house moved before anyone turns a post, because the cause matters as much as the fix. If the floor itself is heaving, that is a different problem, and our guide to sinking and settling explains the signs.

What if the foundation is sinking?

When a whole part of the house has dropped, some contractors bring up piles, and our page on screw piles covers that kind of job. A step or porch that has dropped is covered on our concrete lifting page.

What should you ask before you say yes?

• What do you think made the house move?
• Will you adjust the posts, replace them, or do something else?
• Do you need a permit?
• What will you put in writing?

Questions people ask

Should I call an engineer first?

Advice on Winnipeg forums often says yes. Our inspection page explains when that helps, and our page on foundation repair in Winnipeg covers other problems.

Why is there no price here?

The number of posts and the size of the job change from house to house, and our cost guide lists what else changes a quote.

Call about your floors

Count the teleposts in your basement and note any that look bent or sunk into the floor before you call. Then call [PHONE].