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Home inspector in Carle Place, NY

In 2015, Lou Rubino inspected one home in Carle Place — one job, one written report, and the photographs below come from it. The report describes a colonial, about 18 years old.

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What the Carle Place report found

The report, as Lou wrote it up.

2015, a colonial, about 18 years old: 4 items flagged: 2 roof, chimney and attic; 2 heating and cooling. As recorded: gable roof, architectural, seen from: ground, framed with 2 x 8 rafters; attic: pull down stairs and storage, r-30 or better insulation, ridge vents and soffit vents ventilation; clapboard vinyl siding, chimney: brick; poured concrete foundation, 2 x 10 floor joists and twin 6"x 10" steel i main beams floor framing, steel lally columns; forced air heat on oil, 30 gallon (small) oil water heater (basement left side near chimney); 200-amp circuit breakers (Murray), romex wiring, copper supply pipes, public water, air conditioner unit; double-hung and fixed windows, hardwood t&g and tile floors, wood cabinets, granite counters. Flagged, in Lou’s words: “Heavy efflorescence on chimney. Chimney may be constructed of cored brick. Strongly”; “Daylight showing through flashing of bathroom vent pipe and rag rapped around pipe”; “Recessed light fixtures should have Tenmat insulation covers to prevent cold drafts during winter”; “In laundry room sheet-rock not finished around washer console”; “Exhaust fan not vented though roof”; “Round duct pipe in basement not insulated”; “Water stains leaking from fue pipe”. Also noted: “No GFCI outlet in laundry room near sink”; “Jacuzzi tub hot water handle is loose, and stopper does not work”; “Jacuzzi tub has no access panel for repairs”; “Jacuzzi tub is GFCI protected”; “Middle front wall of basement”; “Oil fill pipe and vent at right front corner of house. No fuel gauge tank is sticked for fuel level”; “Tank has been in ground for 18 years. Strongly”; “Fuel shut off at filter to burner”; “Outside, right side front”; “Cover missing from gem box in basement”; “Outside right side front corner”. On the day: 75°F, clear, damp ground, rain in the three days before; the house faces north. Not inspected that day: vapor retarders. Not present in this house: food waste disposer; range hood; solid fuel heating devices; trash compactor; ventilation fans and thermostatic controls; windows.

“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.
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.
The panel, with the readily accessible covers off — New York requires it — and the visible wiring, outlets and grounding.
Radon — a separate, optional test arranged alongside the inspection.

Photographs from Carle Place reports

Two rusted oil fill and vent pipes in a garden bed beside a white-sided wall and a leader pipe, marked with two red arrows. — Oil fill pipe and vent at the right front corner of the house for a 550-gallon in-ground tank, in the ground for 18 years. Lou strongly recommended testing the tank for leaks by a licensed oil burner contractor.

Basement boiler area with a dark mat draped over the fresh air intake, outlined with a red box. — Fresh air intake covered with mats, as marked in the report. The page also notes heavy soot build-up in the boiler.

Bare round metal duct pipe running between basement floor joists above pink insulation, marked with a red arrow. — Round duct pipe in the basement is not insulated. Lou recommended evaluation and insulation by a licensed insulation contractor.

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

Buying in Carle Place: the questions with sourced answers

Each answer is built from Carle Place’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 Carle Place?

Median year built in zip 11514: 1954 (Nassau County: 1955). Of 1,758 units, the 1950s built the most, 46%; 6% is from 2000 on. Next come the 1940s at 26% and the 1960s at 7%. 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: 18 years old. (ACS)

How are homes in Carle Place heated? Is an oil tank likely?

74% utility gas, 19% fuel oil or kerosene; fuel oil 19% against 28% county-wide. NYSDEC logs 44 petroleum spills at private homes in Carle Place since 1993, 18 since 2015. 5 were logged in 2012, the year of Hurricane Sandy. A gas conversion can leave a tank behind. An abandoned tank is most likely in a house that was converted from oil. Buried tanks are outside the standards New York sets for a home inspection, so the seller’s answer matters. (ACS, NYSDEC)

Is Carle Place mostly houses or apartments, owned or rented?

75% detached houses, 10% buildings of 20 to 49 units, 7% two-unit buildings; 76% owner-occupied (Nassau County: 82%). Detached houses dominate, so most inspections here run from the roof to the foundation of one building. (ACS)

Is radon a concern in Carle Place?

Town of North Hempstead: 194 basement tests, average 1.65 pCi/L, 16 at 4 or above (8%). Nassau County: 6% of 837. First-floor tests there: 48, average 0.88. On the share at 4 or above, it ranks 3rd of the county’s 5 towns and cities. The highest basement reading was 7.5 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)

Has Carle Place flooded? Is the house in a flood zone?

14 flood-insurance claims from zip 11514 since 2007: 163rd 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 Carle Place?

The Town of North Hempstead Department of Building, Safety, Inspection & Enforcement. 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 Carle Place compare with the towns around it?

By median year built, fuel-oil share and owner-occupancy: Carle Place (zip 11514) 1954, 19%, 76%; Mineola (zip 11501): built 1954, oil 21%, 66% owner-occupied; Williston Park (zip 11596): built 1942, oil 13%, 83% owner-occupied; Garden City (zip 11530): built 1950, oil 14%, 89% owner-occupied. (ACS)

Which code, water and sewer rules apply in Carle Place?

The New York State Uniform Code, groundwater from 46 public water systems, the county sewer-connection rule and the Article XI heating-oil tank closure program: county-wide, written once. They are the same for every town in Nassau County, so they are set out there with their sources instead of on each page.

How much does a home inspection in Carle Place 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.

Nassau County, town by town

Every Nassau County place with a page here, each with the real count from Lou's records. The Nassau County 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: Mineola · Williston Park · Garden City · Garden City South · Stewart Manor · Westbury · all 250 towns.

Buying in Carle Place?

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

Schedule an inspection Call 516-330-3870

Not sure yet? Read what New York requires of your inspector or see a real report.