In 2019, Lou Rubino inspected one home in East Hampton — one job, one written report, and the photographs below come from it. The report describes a colonial, about 31 years old.
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The report, as Lou wrote it up.
2019, a colonial, about 31 years old: 10 items flagged: 4 exterior; 2 roof, chimney and attic; 2 pool. As recorded: gable roof, architectural and asphalt/fiberglass, seen from: ladder; attic: no storage, gable vents, ridge vents and soffit vents ventilation; shiplap wood siding, chimney: brick; poured concrete foundation, 2 x 10 and 2"x 10"x 3ea main wood beam floor framing, steel lally columns; forced air heat on oil, 80 gallon (plenty) electric water heater (basement and washer dryer room); 150-amp circuit breakers (Crouse-Hinds), romex wiring, poly supply pipes, well water, air conditioner unit; casement, thermal/insulated and fixed windows, hardwood t&g floors, laminate cabinets, quartz counters. Flagged, in Lou’s words: “Brick joints are cracked on left angled side of chimney”; “Front skylight is cracked”; “Left front leader splash block needs more pitch to funnel water away from foundation”; “Rear gutter pipe is full of debris”; “Left rear wood siding has water damage over sliding door”; “Left rear wood siding has water damage at deck level”; “Water damage to wood siding right rear corner near ground”; “Front door hits saddle when closing”; “Rear pool deck is in need of paint or water proofing”; “Front driveway cobble stone border is loose both side at entrance and left side footing is undermining”; “Hardwood floor has open joints around forced air register in floor”; “Settlement cracks, vertically cracked at corner to dining room and horizontally cracked 18" above corner”; “Right side wall cracked below large fixed window”; “Right side bedroom window crank cover is cracked”; “Left side bedroom rear window difficult to close. crank screw walks out of housing”; “Safety item: Railing to basement steps middle 2x4 support nails walking out of stringer”; “Railing needs balusters 4" apart”; “Dead and live carpenter ants on living room floor”; “Evidence of mice in basement”; “Pool winter cover has three holes”. Also noted: “Tub stopper knob is loose”; “No water pressure at shower head and tub faucet”; “Water pressure being maintained between 45 and 55 psi at Well Trol”; “Fuel oil fill pipe right side rear”; “Left side exterior of house”; “Left front exterior corner of house”; “Pool is still winterized at time of inspection”; “Pump housing is not on level platform”; “Pump motor in winter storage”; “Pump does have a grounding wire”; “Safety item: Skimmers need to be bonded to avoid shock from surface current”. On the day: 62°F, clear, damp ground, rain in the three days before. Not inspected that day: electric lights secure; insulation in attic; permanent accessories condition; pool liner condition; surface walls and floor of pool; visible electric wiring in attic. Not present in this house: can fence be climbed by the use of personal items or structures against fence; chemicals for pool capable of being stored with a lock; do steps or ladders exist on both sides of the pool; does fence have a self closing latch and lock on door; does pool have any rescue equipment; filters and conditioners; food waste disposer; gas meter; gas/lp firelogs and fireplaces; instant hot water; is there a depth of at least 8 feet to allow safe diving; pumps for circulation of water; range hood; sensors; trash compactor; vapor retarders; ventilation fans and thermostatic controls; windows.
“Flagged” is HomeGauge’s Repair or Replace mark, not a verdict on the house. See a complete report.
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Both photographs are from Lou's own East Hampton inspection reports, chosen because they show a building component and nothing that identifies a property or an owner.
Median year built in zip 11937: 1980 (Suffolk County: 1970). Of 14,277 units, the 1980s built the most, 20%; 18% is from 2000 on. Next come the 1970s at 20% and the 1990s 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: 31 years old. (ACS)
50% fuel oil or kerosene, 25% bottled or tank gas; fuel oil 50% against 45% county-wide. NYSDEC logs 405 petroleum spills at private homes in East Hampton since 1984, 154 since 2015. 13 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)
90% detached houses; 77% owner-occupied (Suffolk County: 82%). Detached houses dominate, so most inspections here run from the roof to the foundation of one building. (ACS)
Town of East Hampton: 20 basement tests, average 1.53 pCi/L, 2 at 4 or above (10%). Suffolk County: 8% of 576. First-floor tests there: 7, average 0.56. On the share at 4 or above, it ranks 4th of the county’s 10 towns and cities. The highest basement reading was 4.7 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)
354 flood-insurance claims from zip 11937 since 1978, most in 2012 (79): 43rd 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 East Hampton Building Department & Code 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.
By median year built, fuel-oil share and owner-occupancy: East Hampton (zip 11937) 1980, 50%, 77%; Amagansett (zip 11930): built 1983, oil 62%, 84% owner-occupied; Montauk (zip 11954): built 1978, oil 45%, 81% owner-occupied; Hampton Bays (zip 11946): built 1975, oil 64%, 78% owner-occupied. (ACS)
The New York State Uniform Code, the Suffolk County Water Authority and private wells, and the Sanitary Code rules on cesspools (no in-kind replacement since 2017) and I/A septic systems: county-wide, written once. They are the same for every town in Suffolk County, so they are set out there with their sources instead of on each page.
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Nearby towns Lou has inspected: Amagansett · Montauk · Hampton Bays · East Quogue · Riverhead · Westhampton Beach · all 250 towns.
His East Hampton file goes back to 2019. Yours would not be the first.
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