The structural engineer who did our survey before we bought the place said "I'm not sure the floor joists were EVER sufficient to bear the load." So the floor has been sagging for just over 300 years. You can't see in these pictures, but the floorboards (and we're not even sure if they're original or not) are so worn down that they're only 1/4" thick in the center.
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