In 2021, Lou Rubino inspected one home in Cedarhurst — one job, one written report, and the photographs below come from it. The report describes a split.
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The report, as Lou wrote it up.
2021, a split, over 63 years old: 15 items flagged: 5 exterior; 3 kitchen; 3 rooms. As recorded: hip roof, 3-tab fiberglass, seen from: walked roof; attic: storage and finished attic, soffit vents and passive ventilation; brick and clapboard vinyl and full brick siding, chimney: brick; poured concrete foundation, supporting walls; non-insulated ducts, 50 gallon (2-3 people) gas (quick recovery) water heater (basement and utility room); 100-amp circuit breakers (Eaton), romex and BX wiring, copper supply pipes, public water, air conditioner unit; double-hung, sliders and thermal/insulated windows, laminated t&g and ceramic tile floors, laminate cabinets, quartz counters. Flagged, in Lou’s words: “Roof is about 20 years old with 2 layers”; “Moss growing on shingle over front entrance”; “Hole in roofing at rear valley, where rodents are entering attic”; “Poor roofing repair left rear, where vines and tree branches damaged roofing”; “Roof leaking, needs flashing over rear kitchen entrance”; “Cement chimney cap has multiple cracks”; “Chimney needs to be pointed at top”; “Old TV antenna hanging down and damaging roofing”; “Plants growing out of gutters front and rear”; “Right rear leader pipe is split and not in drain pipe in ground”; “Side of front dormer, paint over vinyl siding is faded”; “Brickwork to right of front entrance is eroded from water damage”; “Right side entrance door brickwork is chipped, expandable foam needs to be trimmed and door frame caulked to brickwork”; “Rear sliding door, screen is torn”; “Front stoop, granite treads should be cut to 1" wider than supporting masonry”; “Front stoop, left side brickwork is cracking, not supported by concrete footing”; “Front stoop, ceramic tile risers are too wide, past supporting masonry”; “Safety Item: Front and rear stoops, metal corner strips are a trip hazard”; “Rear stoop ceramic tile risers are loose”; “Ceramic tile should never be used for exterior masonry for northern climates”. Also noted: “Water stain on wall near rear entrance”; “Whole house trap in floor left front corner of garage”; “Access hole needs to be made larger for a repair man to enter”; “Sump pump is not installed in sump”; “A/C compressor electrical box is loose on rear brick exterior wall”; “Electric air cleaner was removed from ductwork in basement utility room”; “Air filter metal track is very rusted”; “Cover missing from air-filter housing”. On the day: hot and humid, cloudy, damp ground, rain in the three days before. Not inspected that day: ceilings; floors; insulation in attic; insulation under floor system; roof structure and attic; visible electric wiring in attic. Not present in this house: clothes dryer; clothes washer; food waste disposer; gas/lp firelogs and fireplaces; microwave cooking equipment; range hood; trash compactor; vapor retarders; ventilation fans and thermostatic controls.
“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 Cedarhurst inspection report, chosen because it shows a building component and nothing that identifies a property or an owner.
Median year built in zip 11516: 1953 (Nassau County: 1955). Of 3,346 units, 34% predates 1940; 1% is from 2000 on. Next come the 1950s at 28% and the 1960s at 18%. 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. (ACS)
71% utility gas, 23% fuel oil or kerosene; fuel oil 23% against 28% county-wide. NYSDEC logs 61 petroleum spills at private homes in Cedarhurst since 1989, 8 since 2015. 25 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)
53% detached houses, 20% two-unit buildings, 7% buildings of 50 or more units; 70% owner-occupied (Nassau County: 82%). Two- to four-unit buildings are 27%; a multi-family house means shared systems, separate meters and what each unit controls. (ACS)
Town of Hempstead: 401 basement tests, average 1.22 pCi/L, 11 at 4 or above (3%). Nassau County: 6% of 837. First-floor tests there: 124, average 0.62. On the share at 4 or above, it ranks 4th of the county’s 5 towns and cities. The highest basement reading was 8.3 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)
563 flood-insurance claims from zip 11516 since 1978, most in 2012 (356): 30th 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 Cedarhurst 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: Cedarhurst (zip 11516) 1953, 23%, 70%; Woodmere (zip 11598): built 1954, oil 18%, 88% owner-occupied; Inwood (zip 11096): built 1953, oil 17%, 49% owner-occupied; Lawrence (zip 11559): built 1963, oil 15%, 75% owner-occupied. (ACS)
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.
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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: Woodmere · Woodsburgh · Inwood · Lawrence · Hewlett Harbor · Hewlett · all 250 towns.
His Cedarhurst file goes back to 2021. Yours would not be the first.
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