In 2020, Lou Rubino inspected one home in Meiers Corners — one job, one written report, and the photographs below come from it. The report describes a colonial.
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The report, as Lou wrote it up.
2020, a colonial, over 50 years old: 7 items flagged: 4 roof, chimney and attic; 2 exterior; 1 kitchen. As recorded: hip roof, 3-tab fiberglass and asphalt/fiberglass, seen from: ladder, framed with 2 x 8 rafters; attic: pull down stairs, storage and light in attic, fiberglass, below and r-19 insulation, soffit vents, passive and thermostatically controlled fan ventilation; clapboard vinyl and full brick siding, chimney: metal flue pipe; poured concrete foundation, 2 x 10 floor framing, supporting walls; forced air heat on natural gas, 40 gallon (1-2 people) gas (quick recovery) water heater (basement); 100-amp circuit breakers (Square D), romex wiring, copper supply pipes, public water, air conditioner unit; double-hung, thermal/insulated and casement windows, hardwood t&g floors, wood cabinets, quartz counters. Flagged, in Lou’s words: “Shingle raised up at left rear corner”; “Deck roof, skylight strips have holes”; “Left rear leader pipe is contributing to water intrusion into basement left front”; “Insulation between ceiling joists is low”; “Pull down steps need pads on stringer bottom to prevent floor damage”; “Asphalt driveway is cracked in many places and needs to be sealed”; “Driveway pavers next to house have open joints allowing water to leak next to foundation”; “Not working, machine will not operate”; “Exhaust fan empties into attic”; “This needs to be vented to the outside”. Also noted: “Many stored items in attic”; “Make sure items are removed prior to closing”; “Outlet left front, hot and neutral reversed”; “Main panel in basement, left front corner”; “Metal duct work in attic is not insulated”. On the day: 57°F, clear, dry ground, no rain in the three days before; the house faces south. Not present in this house: clothes dryer; clothes washer; columns or piers; food waste disposer; gas/lp firelogs and fireplaces; instant hot water; insulation under floor system; solid fuel heating devices; 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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Both photographs are from Lou's own Meiers Corners inspection reports, chosen because they show a building component and nothing that identifies a property or an owner.
Median year built in zip 10314: 1976 (Staten Island: 1974). Of 33,554 units, the 1970s built the most, 29%; 7% is from 2000 on. Next come the 1980s at 24% and the 1960s 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)
87% utility gas, 6% electricity; fuel oil 3% against 4% county-wide. NYSDEC logs Staten Island home oil spills under the borough, not Meiers Corners. A tank is unlikely. 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)
33% attached single-family houses, 29% detached houses, 25% two-unit buildings; 75% owner-occupied (Staten Island: 68%). Two- to four-unit buildings are 27%; a multi-family house means shared systems, separate meters and what each unit controls. (ACS)
Staten Island (reported by borough): 253 basement tests, average 1.38 pCi/L, 16 at 4 or above (6%). First-floor tests there: 64, average 1.19. The highest basement reading was 14.1 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)
2,757 flood-insurance claims from zip 10314 since 1978, most in 1979 (813): 5th 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 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: Meiers Corners (zip 10314) 1976, 3%, 75%; Port Richmond (zip 10302): built 1952, oil 8%, 57% owner-occupied; Staten Island (zip 10304): built 1966, oil 4%, 49% owner-occupied; Arden Heights (zip 10312): built 1981, oil 2%, 82% 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 Staten Island, so they are set out there with their sources instead of on each page.
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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: Heartland Village · Port Richmond · Staten Island · Arden Heights · Concord · Shore Acres · all 250 towns.
His Meiers Corners file goes back to 2020. Yours would not be the first.
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