What the Carroll Gardens reports found
Lou’s six summaries flagged 43 items Repair or Replace, most for the exterior (13), kitchen (10) and rooms (10). Each report, newest first, as Lou wrote it up.
2025, a town home, about 94 years old, a two-family house: nothing flagged. As recorded: flat roof, asphalt/fiberglass; full brick siding; brick foundation; heat pump forced air heat on four and natural gas; 100-amp circuit breakers (Cutler Hammer and Federal Pacific), BX wiring, copper supply pipes, public water, heat pump forced air. Also noted: “Loose brick and roof cement can left on roof”; “Extra Info : S # CB3F5BBR700222Z /”; “GFCI outlet to left of sink has no current”; “Gem box needs cover in back of built in on 1/2 bath wall”; “Water filter for dispenser warning light on display”; “Dishwasher not connected to electric and water lines”; “Dishwasher not leveled or secured to cabinet”.
2022, a colonial, about 140 years old: 15 items flagged: 4 kitchen; 4 rooms; 3 roof, chimney and attic. As recorded: hip carriage house and flat roof, architectural, carriage house and asphalt/fiberglass; cement stucco siding; brick foundation; 100-amp circuit breakers (Bryant Main Panel and Westinghouse Sub Panel), BX wiring, copper supply pipes, public water, window AC. Flagged, in Lou’s words: “Roof is about 12 years old, painted silver”; “Tree debris on roof from tree in front sidewalk, will clog rear drain down spout”; “Area between skylights is very spongy”; “Flashing cement is cracked on front side of left front skylight”; “Yankee gutter, down spout hole, left rear, needs to be enlarged to about 4" and screen installed”; “Down spout leader pipe is leaking and damaging rear wall stucco”; “Right rear leader pipe needs to be extended past tree and off electrical conduit”. Also noted: “Rear wooden deck and hand rails need water proofing sealer”; “Front brick paver walkway, edging missing and loose”; “Safety Item: Trip hazard, brick missing front front paver walk near basement steps”; “Many loose and cracked paver joints in front walk”; “Front step into house left side brick loose”; “Rear step right rear is loose”; “Left rear soil is too high and washing onto rear patio during rain”.
2022, a converted warehouse, a multi-family building: 7 items flagged: 4 rooms; 2 kitchen; 1 exterior. As recorded: flat roof, asphalt/fiberglass and concrete walking tiles; metal and eifs siding; poured concrete foundation; 200-amp apartment circuit breakers (General Electric), BX wiring, copper 4" supply pipes, public water, heat pump forced air. Flagged, in Lou’s words: “Safety Item: Construction material around front entrance”; “Seam in counter behind sink needs to be filled with white grout”; “Dishwasher, wood face doors not aligned with cabinets and not secured to cabinet”; “Master bedroom closet no clothes bar and shelving installed”; “Upper floor stairwell wall, raw steel is rusting”; “Must be painted with oil base paint to inhibit rust”; “Hardwood flooring in bedrooms has many open end joints”. Also noted: “Covered with cement walking stones”; “Door locked could not gain access”; “Construction crews, equipment and material in common hallways during inspection”; “No one living in building at time of inspection”; “Left side sink faucet incomplete”; “Vanity light fixture is loose”; “Shower floor is not pitched to drain”.
2021, a town home, about 1 years old: 9 items flagged: 3 exterior; 3 kitchen; 2 rooms. As recorded: flat roof, asphalt/fiberglass; vinyl and full brick siding; poured concrete foundation; heat pump forced air heat on two; 100-amp apartment and 400-amp whole building circuit breakers (Eaton), conduit and BX wiring, copper and cast iron supply pipes, public water, heat pump forced air. Flagged, in Lou’s words: “Mineral wearing out on small stairwell roof from A/C compressor installation”; “Balcony railing starting to rust, has shop coat only”; “Railing rusting at cutoff end, staining siding”; “Railing on small roof over stairwell are starting to rust, has shop coat only”; “Roof ladder, to stairwell roof, is starting to rust”; “Roof top sink, water valves must be closed for winter, to prevent frost damage to pipes”; “See access panel at stairwell platform next to sink”. Also noted: “Flexible metal piping as seen over dryer”; “Rubber washer hoses can burst to clothes washer”; “Whole house trap in floor of basement water room”; “Gas metier in basement gas meter room”; “Main gas shut off cock for apartment above left of meter”; “Whole house ground on copper water main, jumping out water meter”; “Main breaker in basement electrical room”.
2017, a town home, about 97 years old: 6 items flagged: 2 roof, chimney and attic; 2 exterior; 1 kitchen. As recorded: flat roof, asphalt/fiberglass; full brick and masonry siding; brick foundation; hydronic heat on natural gas; 100-amp whole house and 30-amp apartment circuit breakers (General Electric), BX wiring, lead supply pipes, public water, air conditioner unit. Flagged, in Lou’s words: “Lower roof in rear is not pitched toward Yankee Gutter drain”; “Front section lower roof,used as roof patio. Mineral showing signs of wear from foot traffic”; “Drain clogged with leaves”; “Upper roof leader pipe in rear, needs splash block to prevent wear of mineral”; “Twin wooden front door, left door open from handle down and has draft at saddle”; “Upper roof access ladders front and rear are rusted”; “Granite counter is canter-levered with out any braces”. Also noted: “Many open ground outlets throughout apartment”.
2013, a town home, over 90 years old: 6 items flagged: 4 exterior; 2 roof, chimney and attic. As recorded: flat roof, rubber membrane; full brick and masonry siding; rock foundation; 100-amp x 5 each circuit breakers (General Electric and Eaton), BX wiring, copper supply pipes, public water. Flagged, in Lou’s words: “Roofing lifting at corner of hatch”; “Boiler chimney flue cracked”; “Open unused flues from old fireplaces and kitchen stoves. Should be capped”; “Rear wall some spider cracks noticed”; “Forth floor kitchen window sill cracked at corner”; “Front left side windows over air vent out of level. Brick work repaired at an early date. No further action required”; “Caution: Fire escape in need of repairs to ladders from floor to floor at points of attachment”. Also noted: “Basement front wall over gas meters”; “Main gas shut off front wall above gas meters. Apartment shut offs at meters”; “Fuel oil shut off at bottom between tanks”; “Forth floor main panel in basement red conductor wire nut missing”; “Cover missing from box net to main beam midway”; “Cover missing from box near main beam rear section”; “Junction box not secured above fuel tanks”.
“Flagged” is HomeGauge’s Repair or Replace mark, not a verdict on the house. See a complete report.
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