Level floors in old cottage

HI

Suggestions on how to fix this flooring problem;

Our 1940s cottage has had additions made to it over the years and the floors are at all different levels.

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On the attached plan you will see three different patterned timber floors and one tile floor. The large area is the original cottage. The section at the top is going to be the kitchen and is accessible from underneath the house. This section is fine footings wise and will only need a few additional stumps under the kitchen bench areas to make it nice and strong.

The middle section down drops away to where it meets the lowest floor area. This is the worst area and has probably dropped about 20mm where it meets middle section. The smallest timber floor is a bathroom and drops down towards the wall seperating them.

The tiles are on a concrete slabe that is pretty crappy and I think it was laid after the walls.

Our plan is to make the whole area level and put down carpet except for the timber floors in the kitchen at the top.

Problem is the footings. The lower sections are inaccessible and at the very bottom they make actually be sitting on the ground (no termites down here). The other footings leave much to be desired.

Check out the following pics from under the house.

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Yep, thems rocks holding up the bearers. The bricks next to them are supporting the chimney which will be removed as well.

Any thoughts on levelling this all up. Happy to rip everthing up, including the concrete floor and start again. Where you see the load bearing wall between the middle and bottom sections is where all the probs seem to be so will strengthen that section with steel posts and beams when we do it.

My thoughts were to pull it up, then add a lot more footings under the bearers, and then go over the lot with thick particle board or something stronger. I think that the house will continue to move around given the wonderful foundations. :no:

Cheers

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