Home inspector in Flatbush, NY

What the Flatbush reports found

Lou’s three summaries flagged 26 items Repair or Replace, most for the roof, chimney and attic (9), exterior (7) and kitchen (4). Each report, newest first, as Lou wrote it up.

2026, an apartment house, about 95 years old: 3 items flagged: 2 roof, chimney and attic; 1 kitchen. As recorded: flat roof, rubber membrane, seen from: walked roof; none found ventilation; brick full brick siding, chimney: brick; hot water off the boiler; 125-amp circuit breakers (Eaton), BX wiring, public water, window AC; double-hung and thermal/insulated windows, hardwood t&g and parquet floors, plastic cabinets, quartz counters. Flagged, in Lou’s words: “Water accumulating around conduit penetration of roof, near stairwell entrance”; “One roof drain is under a solar panel, drain can not be cleaned. Large puddle formed on roof”; “Other side of solar panels drain cover needs to be cleaned”; “Leader pipe from stairwell roof needs a splash block”; “Cracked ceramic tile near stove”; “Many hollow sounding ceramic tile in kitchen”; “Some tile edges are raised”; “Large open seam in hardwood floor between living room and hallway”; “In hardwood floor between living room and hallway”; “Master bedroom ceiling is cracked in several places”; “In other bedroom, paint peeling in corner”; “Plaster is cracked on left side of bedroom entrance metal door frame”; “On left side of bedroom entrance metal door frame”. Also noted: “Safety item: Construction debris left on roof”; “Loose items left on roof can become a missile in a wind storm”; “Paint peeling under front entrance roof”; “Water coming in from hole in window frame from coaxial cable”; “Entrance closet door knob and lock-set are loose”; “Safety Item: Common area hallway, emergency lighting not working on 5th and 6th floors when tested”; “Large bubble in paint above vanity light”; “Hall bath door knob is loose”; “Master bath sink drain pipe is rusting from inside out”; “Left side shower valve escutcheon is loose and water can get behind shower tile”; “Ceramic floor around heat riser pipe has openings and expansion foam stuck to pipe”; “Whole house trap located in basement floor under steel plates”; “Sub panel located on apartment hallway wall”.

2022, a colonial, about 119 years old: 16 items flagged: 4 exterior; 4 rooms; 3 roof, chimney and attic. As recorded: gable roof, 3-tab fiberglass, seen from: walked roof, framed with 2 x 6 rafters; attic: walk up stairs, rock wool insulation, soffit vents and passive ventilation; clapboard vinyl and aluminum siding, chimney: brick; brick and rock foundation, steel lally columns and steel screw jacks, crawlspace: no access; electric heat basement bath heat on gas and five, 75 gallon gas (quick recovery) water heater (basement); 200-amp circuit breakers (Murray), BX wiring, copper supply pipes, public water, heat pump forced air; double-hung and thermal/insulated windows, hardwood t&g and parquet floors, laminate cabinets, wood butcher block counters. Flagged, in Lou’s words: “Roof is about 13 years old with one layer”; “Shingle fell from line left rear facing gable, main roof”; “Shingle missing right front forward facing gable, main roof”; “Shingle missing right front gable, main roof”; “Shingle were not nailed properly”; “Chimney cracked on right and front sides”; “Left front leader pipes emptying into lower gutter”; “Left rear leader pipe emptying near house, needs pipe extension”; “Commercial leader and gutter needed right front upper roof”; “Right side master BR closet extension roof needs commercial leader and gutter”; “Front gutter lower roof full of leaves and water”; “Aluminum siding has loose panels, paint faded and holes in various places”; “Rear steel basement entrance door needs paint and concrete right side wall is cracked”. Also noted: “Plywood placed over old wood cedar roof firing strips as seen in condensate access panel in left rear attic room”; “Covered with stored items”; “Vehicle entrance door closed off”; “Washer has nylon braided washer hoses”; “Main panel basement front utility room”; “Sub panel 3rd floor hallway”; “Circulator pump for basement heat needs lubrication”; “Steam room in basement heating element not completed”; “Radiator in front entrance hallway did not get hot”; “Attic front bedroom radiator valve off”; “Attic right side bedroom radiator not hot, old thermostat operated valve”.

2016, a town home, about 111 years old: 7 items flagged: 4 roof, chimney and attic; 3 exterior. As recorded: flat roof, rubber membrane, seen from: walked roof, framed with 3"x 8"; attic: scuttle hole in closet, fiberglass insulation, none found ventilation; clapboard vinyl siding, chimney: no chimney; masonry block and poured concrete foundation, 3"x 8" floor framing, supporting walls; steam boiler heat on gas, 40 gallon (1-2 people) and 50 gallon (2-3 people) gas (quick recovery) water heater (basement and utility room); 100-amp x 3 circuit breakers (Cutler Hammer and Murray), BX wiring, copper supply pipes, public water; double-hung and sliders windows, hardwood t&g and tile floors, wood cabinets, granite counters. Flagged, in Lou’s words: “These can collect water around base and rot roofing material”; “These cans can become missiles in a wind storm”; “Roof rafters and walls in attic are burn from previous fire damage”; “Four bays in attic have no insulation”; “Front door latch plate no installed”; “Front door knob lock broken”; “Front basement door water damaged on bottom”; “Front basement door not weather stripped”; “Rear Steel Bilco door out of alignment difficult to open and water entry point in right front corner”; “Debris berried in overgrown weeds in yard”; “Left side ally gate made too large will not close”; “First floor rear windows air leak between windows”; “Basement window in middle room off track”. Also noted: “Front basement door entry full of debris. Must keep drain clean so water won't enter basement”; “Rear basement door entrance has no drain in platform”; “Both first and second floor door bells not working”; “Provided through open window, no screen present”.

“Flagged” is HomeGauge’s Repair or Replace mark, not a verdict on the house. See a complete report.

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