In 2024, Lou Rubino inspected one home in Edgewater — one job, one written report, and the photographs below come from it. The report describes a colonial, about 22 years old.
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The report, as Lou wrote it up.
2024, a colonial, about 22 years old: 12 items flagged: 4 roof, chimney and attic; 3 exterior; 3 kitchen. As recorded: gable roof, architectural and asphalt/fiberglass, seen from: ground, framed with 2 x 8 rafters; attic: pull down stairs and no storage house, fiberglass, below and r-19 insulation, soffit vents ventilation; brick and clapboard cement-fiber and full brick siding, chimney: brick, vinyl siding and metal flue pipe; concrete block and poured concrete foundation, 2 x 10 floor framing, concrete block and steel lally columns, crawlspace: crawled; wet hot air system heat on gas and one, insulated ducts, hot water off the boiler; 100-amp circuit breakers (Murray), BX wiring, copper supply pipes, public water, air conditioner unit; casement and thermal/insulated windows, hardwood t&g and ceramic tile floors, wood cabinets, silestone counters. Flagged, in Lou’s words: “Roof is 22 years old with one layer”; “Two shingle lifted right side main roof, left side courses for and six from bottom”; “Attic is very hot and under ventilated”; “Lower roof gutter right side is leaking from three joints”; “Lower roof, rear needs leader and down spout left rear”; “Main roof rear section needs down spout right rear”; “No gutter guard on gutters”; “Attic pull down steps needs rug pads on stringer ends, to protect hardwood flooring”; “Crack under brickwork on left side exterior wall”; “Vegetation growing in crawl space left side”; “Firewood stored next to foundation to left of front entrance”; “Never store firewood near house it will draw carpenter ants”; “Refrigerator was not plugged in at time of inspection”; “Refrigerator has a dent in left side door”; “After 20 minutes of unit being plugged in Freezer temp was 29 degrees and refrigerator side was 70 degrees”; “Porcelain on left side of stove top is chipped”; “Microwave handle on front door is missing”; “Safety Item: Wire rope balusters are loose and a child can easily fall through”; “Master BR left side casement window crank rod is broken and screen does not fit”; “Master BR right side window missing screen”. Also noted: “Abandoned chimney located at middle rear wall”; “Attic covered with duct work and insulation, difficult o navigate”; “Tub faucet is too short for wide tub ledge”; “Toilet paper holder missing”; “No medicine cabinet installed”; “Silicone seam around tub is cracked”; “Safety Item: 20" step into tub is a trip hazard”; “Ceramic floor tile second in from door is cracked”; “Towel bar missing from behind door”; “Waste clean out located at right rear exterior wall”; “Whole house trap vent located on left rear exterior wall”; “Whole house trap located in basement boiler room right side”; “Whole house gas shut off cock, located at right front exterior corner of house next to gas meter”; “Safety item: Outlet in boiler room left side cover is missing”; “Air bleeder over air-handler in attic, is rusted from leaking”; “Baseboard heat in crawl space, left side is a waste of money”; “Fireplace cleanout door located on left side exterior wall at base of chimney”. On the day: 83°F, clear, damp ground, rain in the three days before; the house faces SW. Not inspected that day: ceilings; roof structure and attic; visible electric wiring in attic. Not present in this house: clothes dryer vent piping; food waste disposer; gas/lp firelogs and fireplaces; outlets & light fixtures; pantry/closet doors; range hood; trash compactor; vapor retarders; windows.
“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 Edgewater inspection report, chosen because it shows a building component and nothing that identifies a property or an owner.
Median year built in zip 10465: 1957 (Bronx: 1954). Of 17,200 units, the 1950s built the most, 28%; 7% is from 2000 on. Next come the pre-1940 houses at 23% and the 1960s at 17%. 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: 22 years old. (ACS)
68% utility gas, 16% fuel oil or kerosene; fuel oil 16% against 24% county-wide. NYSDEC logs Bronx home oil spills under the borough, not Edgewater. 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)
27% detached houses, 25% two-unit buildings, 21% attached single-family houses; 56% owner-occupied (Bronx: 20%). Two- to four-unit buildings are 36%; a multi-family house means shared systems, separate meters and what each unit controls. (ACS)
Bronx (reported by borough): 101 basement tests, average 1.73 pCi/L, 8 at 4 or above (8%). First-floor tests there: 43, average 1.13. The highest basement reading was 20.9 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)
1,184 flood-insurance claims from zip 10465 since 1978, most in 2012 (340): 21st 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 NYC Department of Buildings. Look the address up on BIS or DOB NOW. 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: Edgewater (zip 10465) 1957, 16%, 56%; Morris Park (zip 10461): built 1951, oil 29%, 31% owner-occupied; Harding Park (zip 10473): built 1965, oil 14%, 28% owner-occupied; Castle Hill (zip 10462): built 1944, oil 29%, 23% owner-occupied. (ACS)
The New York City Construction Codes, the NYC Department of Buildings records and NYC water and sewer: county-wide, written once. They are the same for every town in Bronx, so they are set out there with their sources instead of on each page.
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Nearby towns Lou has inspected: Throgs Neck · Morris Park · Pelham Bay · Schuylerville · Harding Park · Clason Point · all 250 towns.
His Edgewater file goes back to 2024. Yours would not be the first.
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