Lumber ? ? ?

[lumberslinger178]

Hey Chuck ,
looks like the sagging towards the right going to the second floor...... hmmm sounds like you may just need a little extra beef under th handrail side in the basement.
with the age of the house it will never be perfect without major work . I'd say just get one of those colums that you can adjust ... and just give it a half turn or a quarter turn once a week of so.

btw I like the newel post looks like chestnut.

[msbhammer]

You need to reinstall the smoke alarm that is missing on the ceiling in the first picture.

[parishht]

CTT, I live in an old brick farmhouse built in 1820.
I have the same broblem with all my walls and stairs.
The best you can do is to shore up the main beams in the basement.
Jack them slowly to get them were you want them.
only go about 1/2 to 3/4 inch at a time.
I have a center chimney which the main beam is into
and the joists are on top of the sill.
dryrot over the years has eaten away at the ends and the floors are like ocean waves.
I am leveling everything in steps so as not to do any major damage.