In 2017, Lou Rubino inspected one home in Babylon — one job, one written report, and the photographs below come from it. The report describes an expanded cape, about 56 years old.
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The report, as Lou wrote it up.
2017, an expanded cape, about 56 years old: 7 items flagged: 3 roof, chimney and attic; 2 exterior; 2 structure. As recorded: gable roof, architectural and asphalt/fiberglass, seen from: walked roof, framed with 2 x 8 rafters; attic: no storage, below and r-19 insulation, gable vents, soffit vents and thermostatically controlled fan ventilation; clapboard vinyl siding, chimney: brick and metal flue pipe; masonry block foundation, 2 x 8 floor framing, masonry block, crawlspace: crawled; hydronic heat on gas, 50 gallon (2-3 people) gas (quick recovery) water heater (crawlspace); 200-amp circuit breakers (Ite), romex wiring, copper supply pipes, public water, window AC; casement and double-hung windows, hardwood t&g and carpet floors, laminate cabinets, granite counters. Flagged, in Lou’s words: “Stainless steel bracket on roof between house and garage”; “Attic fan housing cover is damaged”; “Left front vine has grown behind sidling pushing siding away from corner piece”; “Concrete driveway apron is cracked”; “Caution: Left front concrete sidewalk at corner cracked and lifted causing trip hazard”; “Asphalt driveway right side has two pot holes and spider cracks”; “Large oak tree left side has large dead branches ( Widow Makers)”; “Large evergreen tree left front is blocking sun light to solar panels in afternoon”; “Rolls of insulation on floor in crawl space”; “Pieces of furniture stored in crawl space”; “Construction debris and cardboard boxes in crawl space”; “Insulation falling down in front section”; “Water damage to insulation front section”; “Insulation falling down in rear section”. Also noted: “Could only see part way in from blocked hatch”; “Outside , left rear next to gas meter”. On the day: 48°F, cloudy, wet ground, rain in the three days before; the house faces south. Not inspected that day: cooling and air handler equipment; plumbing water faucets; roof structure and attic; visible electric wiring in attic; whole house trap. Not present in this house: basement windows; gas/lp firelogs and fireplaces; presence of installed cooling source in each room; range hood; trash compactor; vapor retarders; windows.
“Flagged” is HomeGauge’s Repair or Replace mark, not a verdict on the house. See a complete report.
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The photograph is from Lou's own Babylon inspection report, chosen because it shows a building component and nothing that identifies a property or an owner.
Median year built in zip 11702: 1955 (Suffolk County: 1970). Of 5,939 units, 27% predates 1940; 6% is from 2000 on. Next come the 1950s at 26% and the 1960s at 15%. An older house is not a worse house, but its wiring, plumbing and roof were installed under different rules and replaced piecemeal, which is what the inspection looks for. Lou’s reports here: 56 years old. (ACS)
59% utility gas, 28% fuel oil or kerosene; fuel oil 28% against 45% county-wide. NYSDEC logs 303 petroleum spills at private homes in Babylon since 1985, 48 since 2015. 75 were logged in 2012, the year of Hurricane Sandy. Ask about a tank, and for closure papers. A tank can be buried in the yard or sit in the basement, and a removed one should come with paperwork. Buried tanks are outside the standards New York sets for a home inspection, so the seller’s answer matters. (ACS, NYSDEC)
79% detached houses, 5% attached single-family houses, 5% buildings of 3 or 4 units; 83% owner-occupied (Suffolk County: 82%). Detached houses dominate, so most inspections here run from the roof to the foundation of one building. (ACS)
Town of Babylon: 60 basement tests, average 1.06 pCi/L, 1 at 4 or above (2%). Suffolk County: 8% of 576. First-floor tests there: 20, average 0.74. On the share at 4 or above, it ranks 8th of the county’s 10 towns and cities. The highest basement reading was 5.5 pCi/L. EPA’s action level is 4 pCi/L, and it advises testing every home whatever the area’s results. Radon testing is optional. (NYSDOH)
2,717 flood-insurance claims from zip 11702 since 1978, most in 2012 (1,273): 6th of the 189 zips on these pages. A claim count describes the zip, not the house; 2012 was the year of Hurricane Sandy. Flood zones follow the address. Check the address on FEMA’s map. (OpenFEMA)
The Village of Babylon Building Department. Your attorney usually runs the search. The inspection reports the condition of what is there and flags work that typically needs a permit, such as a finished basement, a dormer or a moved panel, so you know what to ask about.
By median year built, fuel-oil share and owner-occupancy: Babylon (zip 11702) 1955, 28%, 83%; Lindenhurst (zip 11757): built 1958, oil 38%, 84% owner-occupied; West Babylon (zip 11704): built 1962, oil 48%, 74% owner-occupied; Seaford (zip 11783): built 1957, oil 36%, 93% owner-occupied. (ACS)
The New York State Uniform Code, the Suffolk County Water Authority and private wells, and the Sanitary Code rules on cesspools (no in-kind replacement since 2017) and I/A septic systems: county-wide, written once. They are the same for every town in Suffolk County, so they are set out there with their sources instead of on each page.
Lou quotes the actual property, not a flat rate — what drives the price is size, age and what is included. The written report arrives the same day as a rule; a large or complex house can run to the next morning. Call or text 516-330-3870.
Lou covers Long Island, the five boroughs and Westchester from his base in Wantagh, and the archive behind these pages shows where that work has actually concentrated.
Nearby towns Lou has inspected: Lindenhurst · Massapequa · West Babylon · Seaford · West Islip · North Babylon · all 250 towns.
His Babylon file goes back to 2017. Yours would not be the first.
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