In 2016, Lou Rubino inspected one home in Point Lookout — 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, under 10 years old: 14 items flagged: 5 roof, chimney and attic; 4 exterior; 2 kitchen. As recorded: gable roof, architectural and asphalt/fiberglass, seen from: walked roof, framed with 2 x 4 rafters and 2 x 6 rafters; attic: light in attic, no storage and attic hatch in 3rd floor bedroom closet, blown, rock wool and r-19 insulation, ridge vents and soffit vents ventilation; clapboard hardy board siding; poured concrete foundation, 2 x 10 floor framing, steel lally columns; hydronic heat on gas, tankless gas (quick recovery) water heater (basement); 200-amp circuit breakers (Murray and Square D), romex wiring, copper supply pipes, public water, air conditioner unit; double-hung and casement windows, pine t & g and carpet floors, wood cabinets, granite counters. Flagged, in Lou’s words: “Small hole in shingle on slope above forward A/C unit”; “Flashing around A/C lines for ear unit is cracked”; “Leaf debris under rear A/C unit from squirrel”; “Vent hose for third floor bath is laying on floor of attic”; “When bathroom is completed hose must vent to outside not attic”; “Splash blocks needed under left front and rear leader pipes”; “Right rear gutter leaf guard dropped in and gutter filling with debris”; “Right front leader pipe needs splash block”; “Leader pipe is crushed on balcony”; “Caution: Insulation is packed around recessed light fixtures”; “This will cause fixtures to overheat and is a fire hazard”; “These covers are fire retardant”; “Right side corner hardy-board broken”; “Rear glass sliding door will not lock, screw missing from striker plate”; “Rear Bilco door has original primmer was never painted”; “Balcony decking not screwed down with rust proof screws”; “Tree close to roof in right rear”; “Microwave exhaust vent does not open”; “Third floor front window crank and screen missing”; “A marble saddle is needed in door opening to prevent tile edge from chipping”. Also noted: “Unfinished third floor bath switch cover plate missing and ceiling fixture not installed”; “Second floor installation of washer has emergency drain pan installed”; “Main gas shut off valve located left side, outside house next to gas meter”; “Outlet in basement right side designated washer and dryer is not GFCI protected”; “Fixture not installed on ceiling in master bedroom”; “Main and sub panels in basement right front corner”; “End cap rusted on radiator in second floor bath”. On the day: 69°F, clear, dry ground, no rain in the three days before; the house faces west. Not inspected that day: vapor retarders. Not present in this house: food waste disposer; gas/lp firelogs and fireplaces; 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 Point Lookout inspection reports, chosen because they show a building component and nothing that identifies a property or an owner.
Median year built in zip 11569: 1938 (Nassau County: 1955). Of 805 units, 59% predates 1940; 5% is from 2000 on. Next come the 1940s at 17% and the 1980s at 6%. 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)
79% utility gas, 13% electricity; fuel oil 7% against 28% county-wide. NYSDEC logs 13 petroleum spills at private homes in Point Lookout since 1988, 6 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)
90% detached houses, 4% two-unit buildings; 85% 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)
309 flood-insurance claims from zip 11569 since 1979, most in 2012 (199): 44th of the 189 zips on these pages. A claim count describes the zip, not the house; 2012 was the year of Hurricane Sandy. Flood zones follow the address. Check the address on FEMA’s map. (OpenFEMA)
The Town of Hempstead 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: Point Lookout (zip 11569) 1938, 7%, 85%; Lido Beach (zip 11561): built 1958, oil 10%, 64% owner-occupied; Island Park (zip 11558): built 1961, oil 11%, 64% owner-occupied; Baldwin (zip 11510): built 1948, oil 25%, 88% 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: Lido Beach · Island Park · Long Beach · Baldwin · Oceanside · Freeport · all 250 towns.
His Point Lookout file goes back to 2016. Yours would not be the first.
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