Between 2017 and 2018, Lou Rubino inspected two homes in Malverne — two jobs, each with a written report, and the photographs below come from them. The reports describe a cape and a colonial, about 72 years old.
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Lou’s two summaries flagged 25 items Repair or Replace, most for the exterior (8), kitchen (7) and roof, chimney and attic (6). Each report, newest first, as Lou wrote it up.
2018, a cape, about 72 years old: 11 items flagged: 4 exterior; 4 kitchen; 2 roof, chimney and attic. As recorded: gable roof, 3-tab fiberglass and asphalt/fiberglass, seen from: ground, framed with 2 x 6 rafters; attic: no storage and walk up stairs, fiberglass and r-19 insulation, gable vents and soffit vents ventilation; brick and clapboard full brick and aluminum siding, chimney: brick; poured concrete foundation, 2 x 8 and 5"x 10" main steel i beam floor framing, steel lally columns; forced air heat on oil, 40 gallon (1-2 people) gas (quick recovery) water heater (basement and utility area); 50-amp circuit breakers (Murray), romex wiring, copper supply pipes, public water, window AC; double-hung and thermal/insulated windows, carpet floors, laminate cabinets, laminate counters. Flagged, in Lou’s words: “Garage does not have leader and gutter system both sides”; “Insulation has been placed between roof rafters without insulation baffles”; “This practice will lessen the life of the roof”; “Brick near rear light needs to be pointed”; “Front brick stoop rear cement joints are cracked first and second steps”; “Rear brick stoop falling apart”; “Front brick paver walkway border is a trip hazard both sides”; “Asphalt driveway is uneven and sunken on sides, with many spider cracks”; “Right rear wood picket fence is water damaged”; “Roof is over 30 years, with 2 layers”; “Roof old leaking on left side has caused considerable water damage to wood sheathing”; “Dishwasher is over 30 years old, not working”; “Not working unit over 25 years old”. Also noted: “Fuel oil, in basement under fuel oil tank”; “Gas, in basement front wall middle left”; “Right side #'s 3 & 4 breakers are double lugged”. On the day: 42°F, clear, damp ground, no rain in the three days before; the house faces SW. Not inspected that day: cooling and air handler equipment; visible electric wiring in attic. Not present in this house: electrical; food waste disposer; gas/lp firelogs and fireplaces; instant hot water; microwave cooking equipment; outlets & fixtures; presence of installed cooling source in each room; solid fuel heating devices; sump pump; trash compactor; vapor retarders.
2017, a colonial: 14 items flagged: 4 roof, chimney and attic; 4 exterior; 3 kitchen. As recorded: gable roof, 3-tab fiberglass and asphalt/fiberglass, seen from: walked, framed with 2 x 6 rafters and 2 x 8 rafters; attic: pull down stairs in hallway, storage and light in attic, fiberglass and r-19 or better insulation, soffit vents and passive ventilation; clapboard vinyl siding, chimney: brick; masonry block foundation, 2 x 8 and 6" x 8" main beam floor framing, steel lally columns, crawlspace: could not access; hydronic heat on natural gas, 50 gallon (2-3 people) gas (quick recovery) water heater (basement and utility closet); 150-amp circuit breakers (Westinghouse), romex wiring, copper supply pipes, public water, wall units; casement, thermal/insulated and awning windows, pine t & g, carpet and tile floors, wood cabinets, granite counters. Flagged, in Lou’s words: “Master bath skylight is cracked”; “Right side leader pipe extension is pitched wrong way”; “Insulation missing from attic over 1/2 bath”; “Needs non scratch pads on bottom of runner”; “Ladder bolts and nuts loose need lock tight or lock nuts”; “Front storm door missing closing pistons top and bottom”; “Front prime door missing dead bolt”; “Front stoop both side cheek walls are cracked”; “Front stoop platform blue stone need pointing”; “Rear wooden deck two boards are damaged and deck needs water proofing or paint”; “Deck hand rail needs balusters”; “Front brick retaining wall is cracked near sprinkler head”; “Front brick retaining wall is cracked on driveway side”; “Retaining wall is cracked on right side near main sidewalk”; “Retaining wall is cracked on left side near sidewalk”; “Brick missing from rollock coarse, right rear, driveway”; “Old tree stump at left side front”; “Tree hitting left side of garage roof”; “Asphalt section of driveway cracked right side rear and needs to be sealed”. Also noted: “Rear section has mineral loss in dark areas”; “Roof may last 5-8 years depending on weather conditions”; “Dark areas indicate worn mineral”; “Baseboard covers are loose in family room and some seam covers missing”. On the day: 76°F, clear, damp ground, rain in the three days before; the house faces SW. Not present in this house: electrical; food waste disposer; gas/lp firelogs and fireplaces; insulation under floor system; occupant door from garage to inside home; presence of installed cooling source in each room; sump pump; 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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All three photographs are from Lou's own Malverne inspection reports, chosen because they show a building component and nothing that identifies a property or an owner.
Median year built in zip 11565: 1941 (Nassau County: 1955). Of 3,466 units, 48% predates 1940; 1% is from 2000 on. Next come the 1940s at 24% and the 1950s at 15%. 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: 72 years old. (ACS)
74% utility gas, 21% fuel oil or kerosene; fuel oil 21% against 28% county-wide. NYSDEC logs 54 petroleum spills at private homes in Malverne since 1989, 16 since 2015. 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)
94% detached houses; 95% owner-occupied (Nassau County: 82%). Detached houses dominate, so most inspections here run from the roof to the foundation of one building. (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)
10 flood-insurance claims from zip 11565 since 1978: 173rd of the 189 zips on these pages. A claim count describes the zip, not the house. Flood zones follow the address. Check the address on FEMA’s map. (OpenFEMA)
The Village of Malverne 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.
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.
Lou quotes the actual property, not a flat rate — what drives the price is size, age and what is included. The written report arrives the same day as a rule; a large or complex house can run to the next morning. Call or text 516-330-3870.
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: Lynbrook · West Hempstead · Franklin Square · Rockville Centre · Valley Stream · Elmont · all 250 towns.
His Malverne file goes back to 2017. Yours would not be the first.
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