In 2014, Lou Rubino inspected one home in Manhasset Hills — one job, one written report, and the photographs below come from it. The report describes a high ranch.
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The report, as Lou wrote it up.
2014, a high ranch, over 50 years old: 6 items flagged: 4 roof, chimney and attic; 1 exterior; 1 garage. As recorded: hip roof, 3-tab fiberglass, seen from: walked roof, framed with 2 x 8 rafters; attic: attic hatch in master closet, fiberglass insulation, soffit vents and passive ventilation; clapboard vinyl and full brick siding, chimney: brick; poured concrete foundation, 2 x 10 floor framing, steel lally columns; partially insulated ducts, 50 gallon (2-3 people) gas (quick recovery) water heater (basement and utility room); 200-amp circuit breakers (Cutler Hammer), romex and BX wiring, copper supply pipes, public water, air conditioner unit; casement and sliders windows, stone and hardwood t&g floors, wood cabinets, granite counters. Flagged, in Lou’s words: “Broken shingles at roof line above front window and at valley. Shingles on west side are losing a lot of mineral”; “There are two layers on roof. The house is 50 years old. The roofing is a minimum of 20 yrs old”; “Copper Flashing around chimney needs to be repaired. Open areas noted on three sides”; “Leaders in front and rear filled with debris”; “Right rear leader bent at drain pipe”; “Some areas in attic missing insulation”; “One area in attic near above kitchen, ceiling sheetrock missing and no insulation”; “Rear deck steps are cracked and splitting”; “Caution: Door to living space from garage must be fire rated”; “Ceiling has hairline settlement crack from foyer”. Also noted: “Caution Trip Hazard: Front sidewalk in two places near tree is raised about an inch”; “Front garden wall is cracked at left front and at house left front”; “Front retaining wall at driveway cracked. No weep holes found in brick work”; “Weep holes are very important to release the hydraulic pressure from water behind the walls”; “See picture for weep holes”; “Laundry room outlet has open ground”; “Sink waste pipe locking nut to trap is cracked. water stains on floor of cabinet. Shower diverter leaking”; “No evidence of wood destroying insects found. However basement is finished and impossible to see any areas except in utility room”; “Main panel in basement rear behind cabinet door”; “Outside In rear of House”; “Base board heat disconnected in basement in utility room. Ductwork in basement for hot air and A/C”. On the day: 80°F, clear, damp ground, rain in the three days before; the house faces west. Not inspected that day: fence. Not present in this house: food waste disposer; insulation under floor system; microwave cooking equipment; solid fuel heating devices; sump pump; trash compactor; 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 Manhasset Hills inspection reports, chosen because they show a building component and nothing that identifies a property or an owner.
Median year built in zip 11040: 1953 (Nassau County: 1955). Of 14,608 units, the 1950s built the most, 38%; 5% is from 2000 on. Next come the 1940s at 26% and the pre-1940 houses 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. (ACS)
78% utility gas, 16% fuel oil or kerosene; fuel oil 16% against 28% county-wide. NYSDEC logs 10 petroleum spills at private homes in Manhasset Hills since 1995, 0 since 2015. 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)
87% detached houses, 5% two-unit buildings; 89% 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 North Hempstead: 194 basement tests, average 1.65 pCi/L, 16 at 4 or above (8%). Nassau County: 6% of 837. First-floor tests there: 48, average 0.88. On the share at 4 or above, it ranks 3rd of the county’s 5 towns and cities. The highest basement reading was 7.5 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)
67 flood-insurance claims from zip 11040 since 1978, most in 1979 (21): 87th 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 Town of North Hempstead Department of Building, Safety, Inspection & 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: Manhasset Hills (zip 11040) 1953, 16%, 89%; Glen Oaks (zip 11004): built 1954, oil 21%, 69% owner-occupied; Mineola (zip 11501): built 1954, oil 21%, 66% owner-occupied; Williston Park (zip 11596): built 1942, oil 13%, 83% 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.
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: Glen Oaks · Bellerose · Floral Park · Mineola · Williston Park · Lake Success · all 250 towns.
His Manhasset Hills file goes back to 2014. Yours would not be the first.
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