What the Morris Heights report found
The report, as Lou wrote it up.
2019, a town home, about 20 years old, a three-family house: 8 items flagged: 3 roof, chimney and attic; 2 exterior; 1 structure. As recorded: flat roof, rubber membrane, seen from: walked; attic: no storage, turbines and passive ventilation; brick and clapboard vinyl and full brick siding, chimney: metal flue pipe; poured concrete foundation, supporting walls; hydronic heat on natural gas, 75 gallon gas (quick recovery) water heater (basement and boiler utility room); 60-amp x 3 circuit breakers (Thomas& Betts(T&B)), BX wiring, copper supply pipes, public water, window AC; double-hung, thermal/insulated and sliders windows, hardwood t&g, laminated t&g and tile floors, laminate and wood cabinets, tile and laminate counters. Flagged, in Lou’s words: “Roof is original, about 20 years old”; “Area in rear of roof near drain, roofing material is spider cracked and seam opening up”; “Area near drain is stained from water laying on roof”; “Drain is slightly higher than surrounding roof area”; “Left side party wall, left rear flashing is cracked”; “Left rear leader pipe band clamps are falling off”; “Front prime door has draft, weather stripping is worn”; “Front storm door lower glass is broken”; “Rear storm door lower glass is broken”; “Rear wooden deck railing and balusters are loose”; “Rear deck needs waterproofing or paint”; “Left front burner and oven do not ignite”; “Counter is burnt near stove”; “Right side oven door hinge is broken”; “Safety item: 3rd floor left rear bedroom needs child safety bars”; “Ceramic tile is chipped at entrance to basement boiler room”; “Ceramic tile should always be butted up to saddle in doorways. to protect the edge”; “Safety item: 3rd floor stairs does not have handrail at top landing”; “Basement door knob hits sheetrock, needs door stop”; “Front basement window is missing and steel frame is rusted”. Also noted: “Skylight is reinforced with anti- theft cage”; “Driveway near front foundation wall is undermined about a 1' down from left to right”; “Driveway near front foundation wall is undermined about a 1' down near gas meters”; “Outlets within 6' of a water source must be GFCI protected”; “Light switch cover is missing 1st floor entrance”; “Safety Item: Shower door rollers loose and worn out”; “Waste pipe vent left front”; “Intercom not working, only door solenoid”; “Main panels in basement front wall”; “Sub panels on each floor in apartment hallways”. On the day: 75°F, cloudy, damp ground, rain in the three days before; the house faces SE. Not inspected that day: ceilings; floors; insulation in attic; insulation under floor system; roof structure and attic; visible electric wiring in attic. Not present in this house: columns or piers; gas/lp firelogs and fireplaces; presence of installed cooling source in each room; solid fuel heating devices; vapor retarders; ventilation fans and thermostatic controls.
“Flagged” is HomeGauge’s Repair or Replace mark, not a verdict on the house. See a complete report.
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