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Home inspector in Bronxville, NY

In 2015, Lou Rubino inspected one home in Bronxville — one job, one written report, and the photographs below come from it. The report describes a colonial, about 77 years old.

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What the Bronxville report found

The report, as Lou wrote it up.

2015, a colonial, about 77 years old: 13 items flagged: 5 exterior; 3 roof, chimney and attic; 3 structure. As recorded: gable roof, architectural, seen from: walked roof, framed with 2 x 6 rafters; attic: pull down stairs, r-19 insulation, gable vents, soffit vents and thermostatically controlled fan ventilation; clapboard wood siding, chimney: brick and stone; rock foundation, 2 x 8 floor framing, steel lally columns, crawlspace: crawled; insulated ducts, 50 gallon (2-3 people) gas (quick recovery) water heater (basement and utility room); 100-amp circuit breakers (Murray), BX wiring, copper supply pipes, public water, air conditioner unit; casement, thermal/insulated and double-hung windows, hardwood t&g floors, laminate and wood cabinets, corian counters. Flagged, in Lou’s words: “Four layer of roofing on main roof. This plus snow load is very heavy for 2"x 6" rafters”; “Front and rear windows not sealed properly on sides and at sill”; “Front right and left rear clapboard corners open”; “Basement entrance door handle missing and won't open”; “Kitchen extension has dropped in elevation causing door frame to go out of square. Door is difficult to open and close. Handle needs tightening”; “Right side basement entrance stoop missing”; “New stoop will need wrought iron railing when complete”; “Rear deck header support 2"x10" separating. Needs to be bolted together”; “Rear deck ledger board not secured with lag bolts to house”; “Rear deck steps right side rail post not secured to step stringer properly”; “Soffit area under kitchen extension should be explored for insulation”; “Front gate latch is misaligned”; “Right rear gate latch is broken”; “Right front corner wooden fence post is loose”; “Driveway gate does not latch”; “Kitchen extension has dropped in elevation causing floor to go out of level”; “Pocket doors stick and are off track right side”; “Bay window side lights do not open. Window has dropped causing side openings to go out of square”; “Original window painted shut, with wooden storms”; “Medicine cabinet does not close”. Also noted: “Tree on right side of driveway is leaning to left, and has a large amount of dead branches. Does not appear to be healthy”; “Master bedroom, escutcheon missing from around steam pipe to radiator”; “Den outlet left side open ground”; “Shower control handle missing”; “No exhaust fan or window”; “Fuel oil fill and vent pipes are located at right front corner”; “Main gas shut off valve to right of water heater and secondary at gas meter”; “Numerous two prong outlets throughout house”; “Main sub panels In stairwell to basement left side”; “Outside right side corner”; “Boiler TPR is missing pipe extension”; “Wrong filter is installed in air handler. Cover does not fit”; “Radiator in kitchen extension has no pitch”; “Radiator in 2nd floor bathroom did not get warm at same rate as rest of house”; “Radiator in master bedroom may be too small”; “House was built with balloon framing. Houses were not insulated in 1938. Did not see any insulation in lower wall in boiler room”. On the day: 78°F, clear, damp ground, no rain in the three days before; the house faces east. Not present in this house: basement windows; gas/lp firelogs and fireplaces; outlets & fixtures; range hood; vapor retarders.

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

What the inspection can examine here

The roof, chimney and attic — how the roof was observed is stated in the report, as New York requires, and the attic is entered wherever a hatch allows.
Siding, trim, flashing, grading and drainage — where water is being sent, and whether it is being sent at the house.
The heating plant and any central air — operated in normal mode, dated from the data plate, with the flue and clearances looked at where accessible.
Radon — a separate, optional test arranged alongside the inspection.

Photographs from Bronxville reports

Edge of a roof showing stacked layers of roofing numbered 1 to 4 in red, the bottom layer labelled cedar shakes. — Four layers found on the roof, each numbered in the report markup at the roof edge, with cedar shakes labelled as the bottom layer.

Stone foundation wall with red lines tracing cracks in the mortar, beside a label pointing to the basement door. — Stone foundation cracked to the right of the basement door. Red lines trace the cracks through the mortar joints beside the door frame.

Two flue pipes entering a basement wall with a red arrow pointing to an open hole in the cement around them. — Hole in the cement around the boiler and water heater flue pipes where they pass into the wall. A red arrow marks the opening.

All three photographs are from Lou's own Bronxville inspection reports, chosen because they show a building component and nothing that identifies a property or an owner.

Buying in Bronxville: the questions with sourced answers

Each answer is built from Bronxville’s own rows in public data — the Census, NYSDOH, NYSDEC, FEMA, the office that holds the permits — or from Lou’s reports, and cites its source. Data retrieved 1 November 2026.

How old are the houses in Bronxville?

Median year built in zip 10708: 1944 (Westchester: 1958). Of 10,004 units, 45% predates 1940; 2% is from 2000 on. Next come the 1950s at 22% and the 1940s at 13%. 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: 77 years old. (ACS)

How are homes in Bronxville heated? Is an oil tank likely?

58% utility gas, 28% fuel oil or kerosene; fuel oil 28% against 30% county-wide. NYSDEC logs 344 petroleum spills at private homes in Bronxville since 1986, 77 since 2015. 21 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)

Is Bronxville mostly houses or apartments, owned or rented?

28% detached houses, 27% buildings of 50 or more units, 24% buildings of 20 to 49 units; 76% owner-occupied (Westchester: 62%). With 51% of units in buildings of 20 or more, many purchases here are apartments: the inspection covers the unit, and the roof, plant and risers belong to the board. (ACS)

Is radon a concern in Bronxville?

Town of Eastchester: 95 basement tests, average 2.83 pCi/L, 17 at 4 or above (18%). Westchester: 18% of 2,826. First-floor tests there: 21, average 1.03. On the share at 4 or above, it ranks 12th of the county’s 23 towns and cities. The highest basement reading was 41.9 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)

Has Bronxville flooded? Is the house in a flood zone?

444 flood-insurance claims from zip 10708 since 1978, most in 2011 (97): 38th of the 189 zips on these pages. A claim count describes the zip, not the house. Flood zones follow the address. Check the address on FEMA’s map. (OpenFEMA)

Who holds the permits and certificate of occupancy in Bronxville?

The Village of Bronxville Building Department. ZIP 10708 also covers parts of Yonkers/Eastchester/Tuckahoe outside the village. 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.

How does Bronxville compare with the towns around it?

By median year built, fuel-oil share and owner-occupancy: Bronxville (zip 10708) 1944, 28%, 76%; New Rochelle (zip 10804): built 1952, oil 14%, 95% owner-occupied; Pelham Manor (zip 10803): built 1938, oil 21%, 81% owner-occupied; Yonkers (zip 10703): built 1957, oil 16%, 54% owner-occupied. (ACS)

Which code, water and sewer rules apply in Bronxville?

The New York State Uniform Code, the local water suppliers and the county rule on testing private wells at sale: county-wide, written once. They are the same for every town in Westchester, so they are set out there with their sources instead of on each page.

How much does a home inspection in Bronxville cost, and how fast is the report?

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.

Westchester, town by town

Every Westchester place with a page here, each with the real count from Lou's records. The Westchester page covers the county as a whole.

Where this sits in Lou's territory

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: New Rochelle · Pelham Manor · Yonkers · Wakefield · Williamsbridge · Larchmont · all 250 towns.

Buying in Bronxville?

His Bronxville file goes back to 2015. Yours would not be the first.

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