Home inspector in Briarcliff Manor, NY

What the Briarcliff Manor reports found

Lou’s four summaries flagged 38 items Repair or Replace, most for the roof, chimney and attic (20), exterior (7) and kitchen (5). Each report, newest first, as Lou wrote it up.

2023, a colonial, about 98 years old: 10 items flagged: 3 exterior; 3 kitchen; 2 rooms. As recorded: gable and flat roof, 3-tab fiberglass, architectural and rubber membrane; wood and aluminum siding; poured concrete foundation; 200-amp circuit breakers (General Electric # Tm3020c and Murray), romex and BX wiring, copper supply pipes, public water, air conditioner unit. Flagged, in Lou’s words: “Chimney cement crown is racked, both sides”; “Right side extension roof railing are loose”; “Rear upper gutter leader pipe missing elbow and extension pipe needed to lower gutter”; “Wood trim below shingle to peak is not protected by aluminum or vinyl”; “Aluminum siding has been painted”; “Paint peeling from aluminum siding near right rear upper window”; “Rear kitchen exterior two piece door is difficult to open and close bottom section”; “Lower door section is splitting at seam”; “Stones are not set in cement or concrete”; “Asphalt party driveway in front of house has many spider cracks”. Also noted: “Stone retaining wall, left side is cracked, near driveway drain”; “Blue stone walkway, left rear, has many open joints between cobble stone and flagging”; “Icemaker off at time of inspection”; “Range pop-up vented from under rear deck”; “Washing machine drip pan does not have water alarm with automatic water shut off valves”; “Whole house trap in pit, basement boiler room, right rear”; “Dryer outlet in basement boiler room has no current”; “Cover missing from attic light fixture”; “Main panel in basement right front electrical closet”; “Kitchen, Sub panel below main panel”.

2017, an expanded cape, about 68 years old: 8 items flagged: 4 roof, chimney and attic; 3 exterior; 1 kitchen. As recorded: gable and flat roof, 3-tab fiberglass and asphalt/fiberglass; cement-fiber siding; poured concrete foundation; forced air heat; 200-amp circuit breakers (General Switch), romex wiring, copper supply pipes, public water. Flagged, in Lou’s words: “Seven shingle are raised on front side main roof”; “Wind can catch them and blow them off roof”; “Left rear section lower extension roof, shingle are wavy from water damaged sheeting”; “Cement chimney cap is cracked and no rain cap present on furnace flue”; “Debris needs to cleaned out to stop gutters from overflowing down side of house”; “Right rear main roof needs down spout and leader pipe”; “Good practice is to have a downspout for every 25' of gutter”; “Cracked and broken cement shingle right front, cracked right side front, and rear middle”; “Water damage to left rear upper wood trim”; “Left rear upper window upper sash has water damage”. Also noted: “Water leaking under lower roof, left rear extension”; “Only installed in crawl space”; “Open junction box near slop sink in basement”; “Many outlets throughout house have open ground”; “Electrical base board heat in left side extension will not get hot”; “Steel non-insulated ductwork in basement is very inefficient”; “Heat was slow to come up in extensions”; “Heat insufficient in converted garage”.

2016, a colonial: 10 items flagged: 5 roof, chimney and attic; 2 structure; 1 exterior. As recorded: gable and hip roof, architectural; vinyl siding; rock foundation; hydronic heat on oil; 200-amp circuit breakers (Murray), romex wiring, copper supply pipes, public water. Flagged, in Lou’s words: “Front bedroom showing signs of water stains near chimney”; “Stone chimney cap is cracked and weathered”; “Brick need to be pointed, joints are eroded”; “Front and rear lower roof section have yankee gutters”; “They are filled with leaves and frozen”; “Leader pipe missing from front section left side”; “Leader pipe left front is detaching from elbow. ( Greatest source of moisture in basement is improper disposal of roof water)”; “Garage does not have leader and gutters”; “Hump in ridge beam rear section. No other breaks in elevation noted”; “Balcony off second floor bath, floor needs paint and window sash missing”. Also noted: “Front roof section very wavy”; “First layer of asphalt shingle may have been placed over cedar shakes”; “No Teaco brackets holding porch support joists to ledger board”; “Supports columns under front porch have no footings and are not pressure treated, directly in contact with soil”; “Tested good. In basement old coal storage room”; “Sloppy work in main panel”; “Wire nuts not tapped and conductors are not gathered away from breakers with plastic wire ties”; “Outlets in basement are not GCFI protected”; “Main panel in basement left front and sub panel in garage right side”; “Directional valve leaking over boiler and elbow corroded off valve”.

2016, a colonial, about 34 years old: 10 items flagged: 10 roof, chimney and attic. As recorded: gable roof, architectural and asphalt/fiberglass. Flagged, in Lou’s words: “Shingle thickness appears to be standard architectural thickness, not HD”; “Nail spacing is over 18" on some shingle on garage roof”; “Nail spacing 14" on some shingle on garage roof”; “Some shingle not nailed on end on garage roof”; “Ridge caps are doubled up not as specified 4x thicker”; “Did not see pro starter strip only shingle came to edge”; “Day light showing through in attic at to left of attic entrance at bottom of roof transition”; “No metal strip on edge to prevent wind from lifting shingle”; “Garage chimney front side, wood siding water damaged”; “Fireplace chimney top metal cover is rusted”.

“Flagged” is HomeGauge’s Repair or Replace mark, not a verdict on the house. See a complete report.

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