re: Moulding cracking, splitting, doors not aligned w/frame, and tile separating from thinset

No

Have you taken one up to check it out yet? The back of my tiles were clean and the thin set on the slab looked perfect, they just became unbounded

You hear a quiet crunching sound when you walk on them?

I had the same problem.
Was your floor cleaned of paint before tiling?
The painters had painted the door frames with a spayer and left a thick layer of paint on the floor. The thin set peeled up from the paint along the door frames and went out from there.

Yep

Just shows you either don’t understand what we are talking about or didn’t read the thread

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Sure you're not experiencing foundation issues?

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I've owned / renovated about two dozen older homes and this is VERY common in Louisiana.... both slab and pier and beam foundations... although pier and beam is much easier to fix... Soil settles over the years, foundation shifts with it...not a big deal and rarely needs foundation repair. You'll have to re-adjust a few things but no cause for alarm. Buying a new house is not always the solution. New houses settle as well and every now and then you'll see exactly what you describe. Many times large trees are cleared to make room and root systems rot over the years making the soil unstable. What you are seeing is NOT a reflection of the quality of a home....neither inexpensive or hi-dollar homes are immune. It's simply a fact of life in Louisiana and just not as big a deal as it may sound.

Now if you see inches you may have to do some foundation repair. I've seen pier and beam homes re-leveled with a simple auto floor jack and shims. A slab will take more effort and more expensive but still very simple solution. For what you describe, if you simply make repairs and adjustments it's likely the house has settled and should be stable quite a while. As I write I just recall a house slab poured too close to a massive water oak tree. The tree had to be removed and excavated before it could be made stable.

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Bad foundation

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The replies addressing tile are fine but this is not likely due to poor preparation before laying tiles. The fact his doors are no longer square with frames is a foundation issue. As I said before I've renovated over twenty old homes as well as a few newer and this is very common. It is not an indicator that the foundation was "bad" or something was done wrong. There are quite a few reasons Louisiana soil shifts / settles ranging from our water table to old root systems rotting well below the surface. It is usually not a cause for alarm. Once it initially settles it will remain stable in most cases. I've dealt with houses built from 1920's to 1990's and it's very common in all. He'll need to trim the doors to fit frames, fill cracks in walls/ceiling and caulk trim gaps. Very likely it will remain stable for decades. If it is brick, check for gaps in the mortar. As long as you don't find anything you can fit your thumb into, you may not need worry about making foundation repair... which by the way is quicker and easier than most would think. Pier and beam homes are a fairly simple process to level the house. If the house is within 8 feet or so from a very large oak or other tree, you probably won't get it stable without excavating the tree. Most others are causes ranging from our Louisiana soil to old rotting root systems that weren't visible. These are usually more towards cosmetic repair in nature... rather than a significant structural issue.

As an investor, I actually used to love to buy homes that were still showing problems from cracked slabs and settling issues. If the owner had not addressed cosmetic issues, the largest part of home buyers were scared to death and prices reflected drastically. I still have two rentals in desirable south B.R. neighborhoods with foundations that had settled. I made most of the cosmetic repairs, they've been stable since, and the areas that originally show cracks in brick mortar have not budged in well over 20 years... and I doubt they ever will. They just needed to settle. They are great homes with great return, bought for a song. It's just not a big deal in 9/10 homes with foundation settling and no cause for alarm...just take care of cosmetics before you show to sell.

It’s your foundation, shite for brains.

Hell man, just get a flooring/tile contractor AND a foundation expert to evaluate your problems and stop dicking around here ???????

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Sounds like you had some slight heaving baw.

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This. When the ground freezes it causes chaos on foundations not built for it.