Hi all. I'll keep it to the point for this Thread.

Just purchased 1987 Ranch style over full basement with 4th room in attic area.

We have new cabinets and counter tops on the way, tile on the way as well.

Just demolished previous DIY'er tile job in Kitchen, here's a a couple pics as to the reason why...

Lazy punk didn't lay tile to the wall.

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And Frig. leaked and damaged the subfloor....

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Plus the tile was fugly and where 4 corners came together they were off by as much as .25" :eek:

So I demo'ed most of it.

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I discovered that the reason his tile was laid so poorly was that the subfloor is uneven in the kitchen...

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Better shot...

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Turns out this is directly above this main support beam visible in basement ceiling...

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Closer....

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Different view same beam...

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So my conclusion is that it was like this at the time of construction, however that isn't important, as I still have to deal with it... The problem continues to be evident in the entry way, which is to be demo'ed and receive tile as well...

This shot is looking back towards kitchen, same beam underneath

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The beam is level, it's just to either side, I turned level 90 for this shot...

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Closer of the original wood floor at location

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Now, in addition to the areas in kitchen and entry way directly above beam, there is one spot (a hump actually) in living room, here is what I believe to be the cause, and what lead me to believe this was like this at construction... you'll notice the one joist that is "slightly" off.:eek:

Continued below....