I am looking to buy a condo and saw a very nice place. The only problem is that the floor in the condo slopes to the North. The slope is greatest in the hallway and living room. The kitchen is level and the bedrooms are mostly level; the dining room slopes a little. The building itself is on a flat street. When the foundation was initally laid, it sank about 4 inches to the North. For whatever reason, the builders did not fix the slope and built the building on top of the sloped foundation. All the windows and doors open and close fine, although the bathroom door will close by itself because of the slope. The report says that the building is structurally sound and has not sank since it was initally built -- the building was built in 1912. In regards to Feng Shui, is the slope something we should worry about?

Dear Anon,
1. Thank you for the description of the condo.
2. Your situation seems rather unique.
3. Frankly, there is no current reference to your situation i.e. whether it is good or bad Feng Shui to have an interior that is distinctively sloping.
4. The only parallel to your situation is that some Feng Shui practitioners have advised their clients to get their contractor doing the flooring to gently slope the floor in the living room i.e. from from the main door down towards the middle of the room. This is not obvious to the household.
5. The purpose is literally, with the hope to `catch' wealth.
6. In my opinion, this is just an idea and from past observations e.g. of houses been advised to do so, there is really no distinct advantage nor disadvantage for this.
7. Therefore, in your case, if the slope is minimal, to me, it seems OK.
8. Overall, (if you can) try to check out how well the past owners (tenants) were doing when they stayed in the house. However, if there are situations where there may be a problem, then, one may have to reference it in relation to the birth chart of the house e.g. house built or major renovation done during that period.
Personally, if you and your family feel comfortable with the current situation, this is fine.
Warmest Regards,
Cecil

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On 10/14/2002 12:59:00 PM, Anonymous wrote:
I am looking to buy a condo
and saw a very nice place.
The only problem is that the
floor in the condo slopes to
the North. The slope is
greatest in the hallway and
living room. The kitchen is
level and the bedrooms are
mostly level; the dining room
slopes a little. The building
itself is on a flat street.
When the foundation was
initally laid, it sank about 4
inches to the North. For
whatever reason, the builders
did not fix the slope and
built the building on top of
the sloped foundation. All
the windows and doors open and
close fine, although the
bathroom door will close by
itself because of the slope.
The report says that the
building is structurally sound
and has not sank since it was
initally built -- the building
was built in 1912. In regards
to Feng Shui, is the slope
something we should worry
about?