The roof has been leaking for a while, so there is some mildew damage in the corner of the family room. When all my sisters and mom walked into the house, their noses spotted the bad smell and identified it not just as mildew, but something along the lines of pet wee wee. Carpet is going to have to go.
The floor looks like it falls off a bit toward the south wall of the family room and kitchen (that side of the house was extended about 5 feet out at some point). There are general flatness issues with the floor in several places. We may need to watch a few "This Old House" episodes to learn how to jack up and level a floor.
The south wall extension is supported by a beam that runs the length of the family room, with posts at the ends and a couple in the middle. The middle posts are a bit of a nuisance and really break the room up. We'd really like to pop that beam out and replace it with a steel I-beam that won't require any interior posts. Going to have to bone up on some of my old engineering coursework to figure out what kind of beam we need. Or I could just call someone that really knows what they're talking about...
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