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Geezz!!!!! If it's noticeably sagging in 8 years, it sounds like there's a real problem with the foundation! That's a shame that the drywall guy didn't say something before he started. I'd check that underside with the laser first. Set it in one corner of the basement, level the laser, then measure to both, thefloor and the ceiling. Again, sketch a map of the area and place your dimensions at the measure points. That will give you a real good idea of what's going on with the underside of that house. If it's as bad as you say it is, (and getting worse) maybe a conversation with a buildr that's familiar with your area could give you some insight as to how this might be happeneing. I knew a family that bough a new home that started sinking three years after they moved in. By the time they moved out, maybe four or so years later, the window sills were at ground level. The builder built it over a lime pit!!!! What are the basement walls comprised of? Cinder block or rock? My house is 140 yrs old and the gbasement walls ar 20" thick boulders and rock. Any sagging is due to past carpenter ant infestation on the perimeter plates. That has measured out to about three inches in places.
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