In 2016, Lou Rubino inspected one home in Pleasantville — 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.
2016, a colonial, over 50 years old: 13 items flagged: 4 roof, chimney and attic; 4 garage; 3 exterior. As recorded: gable roof, architectural and asphalt/fiberglass, seen from: walked roof, framed with 2 x 6 rafters; attic: scuttle hole in hallway, storage and light in attic, fiberglass and r-19 insulation, gable vents, ridge vents and soffit vents ventilation; clapboard vinyl siding, chimney: masonry stucco; masonry block foundation, 2 x 8 and 3"x 8" floor framing, supporting walls, crawlspace: crawled; forced air heat on gas, 50 gallon (2-3 people) gas (quick recovery) water heater (basement, utility room and washer dryer room); 200-amp circuit breakers (Westinghouse and Bulldog Pushmatic), romex and BX wiring, copper supply pipes, public water, air conditioner unit; casement, sliders and thermal/insulated windows, hardwood t&g and carpet floors, wood cabinets, granite counters. Flagged, in Lou’s words: “Right rear shingle loosing mineral, severe in some places”; “Chimney top in good condition”; “Rear gutter full of tree debris”; “Front gutter clogged near ends”; “Front leader pipe spacing is over 25'. not good practice”; “This will help eliminate ice damming”; “Small attic at top of steps roof is insulated between rafters without insulation baffles”; “Right rear basement window is cracked”; “Deck ledger board is not lag-bolted to house”; “Caution safety item: Railing is loose, this is a second story deck and railing must be secured”; “Large maple tree overhanging roof in rear”; “Wooden ties along driveway edge are dry-rotted in places”; “Concrete floor cracked and uneven in front and rear of garage”; “Door is not fire-rated and has glass panel”; “Caution safety item: Stair railing open no balusters”; “Cracked over oven cabinet”; “Four ceramic tile cracked in front of refrigerator”; “Bay window cranks stripped”; “Master bedroom door frame out of square”; “Caution safety item: Second floor railing is loose in middle”. Also noted: “Left side bedroom outlet near side window no current”; “Master BR. overhead fan does not operate”; “Main panel In basement utility room right front”; “Sub panel in basement left rear above shelf”; “Metal ducts are not insulated”. On the day: 60°F, cloudy, light rain, damp ground, rain in the three days before; the house faces SE. Not inspected that day: fence. Not present in this house: food waste disposer; instant hot water; insulation under floor system; range hood; 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 Pleasantville inspection reports, chosen because they show a building component and nothing that identifies a property or an owner.
Median year built in zip 10570: 1960 (Westchester: 1958). Of 4,481 units, 25% predates 1940; 8% is from 2000 on. Next come the 1950s at 18% and the 1960s 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. (ACS)
46% utility gas, 41% fuel oil or kerosene; fuel oil 41% against 30% county-wide. NYSDEC logs 452 petroleum spills at private homes in Pleasantville since 1987, 125 since 2015. 15 were logged in 2012, the year of Hurricane Sandy. 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)
72% detached houses, 7% two-unit buildings, 7% attached single-family houses; 86% owner-occupied (Westchester: 62%). Detached houses dominate, so most inspections here run from the roof to the foundation of one building. (ACS)
Town of Mount Pleasant: 205 basement tests, average 2.23 pCi/L, 26 at 4 or above (13%). Westchester: 18% of 2,826. First-floor tests there: 44, average 1.13. On the share at 4 or above, it ranks 18th of the county’s 23 towns and cities. The highest basement reading was 17.1 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)
62 flood-insurance claims from zip 10570 since 1978, most in 2011 (12): 94th 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 Pleasantville 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.
By median year built, fuel-oil share and owner-occupancy: Pleasantville (zip 10570) 1960, 41%, 86%; Briarcliff Manor (zip 10510): built 1970, oil 25%, 82% owner-occupied; Chappaqua (zip 10514): built 1965, oil 48%, 88% owner-occupied; Ossining (zip 10562): built 1962, oil 33%, 61% owner-occupied. (ACS)
The New York State Uniform Code, the local water suppliers and the county rule on testing private wells at sale: county-wide, written once. They are the same for every town in Westchester, 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: Briarcliff Manor · Chappaqua · Ossining · Hartsdale · White Plains · Croton-on-Hudson · all 250 towns.
His Pleasantville file goes back to 2016. Yours would not be the first.
Not sure yet? Read what New York requires of your inspector or see a real report.