What the Richmond Hill reports found
Lou’s five summaries flagged 38 items Repair or Replace, most for the exterior (17), roof, chimney and attic (14) and garage (4). Each report, newest first, as Lou wrote it up.
2019, a colonial, about 99 years old, a two-family house: 7 items flagged: 3 exterior; 2 roof, chimney and attic; 2 garage. As recorded: flat roof, 3-tab fiberglass and asphalt/fiberglass; aluminum siding; masonry block foundation; steam boiler heat on gas; (2) 100-amp service panel fuses and circuit breakers (Crouse-Hinds and General Electric), BX wiring, lead supply pipes, public water. Flagged, in Lou’s words: “Wood sides of roof hatch have water damage”; “Brick chimney right rear needs flue pipes to be extended above chimney brick work”; “Garage does not have a leader and gutter system”; “Aluminum siding paint is faded”; “Concrete driveway is cracked down center”; “Safety item: Door does not have safety switch”; “Safety item: Heavy smell of racoon urine and feces”; “Handles broken and loose on wall cabinets”. Also noted: “Roof is in good condition about 5 years old”; “Bathroom ventilation on roof”; “Garage packed with storage and heavy smell of racoon urine and feces”; “Safety item: Fire hazard”; “Right side panel has two 30 amp fuses installed in a 20 amp spot”; “Over boiler junction box conductors hanging out and cover missing”; “Near water heater gem box needs cover”; “BX cable hanging in front of main fuse panel”.
2019, a colonial, about 89 years old, a two-family house: 7 items flagged: 3 roof, chimney and attic; 2 exterior; 2 structure. As recorded: gable roof, architectural, cedar and asphalt/fiberglass; vinyl siding; brick and poured concrete foundation; steam boiler heat on natural gas; (3) 100-amp service panel circuit breakers (Crouse-Hinds and Cutler Hammer), BX wiring, copper supply pipes, public water. Flagged, in Lou’s words: “Roof is about 15 years old with 4 layers : 1 layer of cedar shakes and three layer of asphalt fiberglass and asphalt asbestos shingle”; “Two shingle loose right side and right side valley shingle are not weaved”; “Four layers of shingle on roof is very heavy”; “Rear entrance roof should not have shingle, slop is too low”; “Stucco siding on chimney is cracked and chimney flashing is open on sides”; “Rear upper gutter is clogged with standing water”; “Front lower roof has no leader and gutters”; “Rear entrance roof has no gutter”. Also noted: “Sink drain trap is leaking”; “No outlets in back splash”; “Stove hits gas pipe, unable to push to wall”; “Leaving 4" space for objects to fall behind”; “Sink drain pipes incomplete”; “Safety item: Stove outlet is loose, no tape, cover not installed and not GFCI protected”; “Outlet to right of sink is not GFCI protected”; “Second floor, Rear bedroom closet door not installed”.
2017, a colonial, about 97 years old, a two-family house: 9 items flagged: 5 exterior; 4 roof, chimney and attic. As recorded: gable roof, 3-tab fiberglass and asphalt/fiberglass; vinyl siding; rock foundation; hydronic heat on gas; (2) 100-amp service panel circuit breakers (General Electric and Murray), BX wiring, lead supply pipes, public water. Flagged, in Lou’s words: “Roof has three layers, one wood and two asphalt shingles”; “Right rear roof shingle are missing”; “Many caps have holes and cracked”; “Lower roof right side rear, slope is too shallow for shingle. Should be flat roofing material”; “Lower roof right side rear tree branches rubbing”; “Lower roof left front shingle missing and damaged and roofing material is uneven”; “Left side digital TV antenna is loose and screws pulling out of shingle”; “Sewer gas vent is covered right rear”. Also noted: “Garage full of tools and storage”; “Junction boxes on ceiling in boiler room wires exposed and covers missing”; “No front or side doorbell buttons”.
2017, a colonial, about 117 years old: 7 items flagged: 3 roof, chimney and attic; 3 exterior; 1 garage. As recorded: gable roof, 3-tab fiberglass and asphalt/fiberglass; aluminum siding; masonry block foundation; steam boiler heat on natural gas; 100-amp fuses and circuit breakers (General Electric and Siemens), BX wiring, lead supply pipes, public water, window AC. Flagged, in Lou’s words: “Three layers or shingle on roof, wood shingle, and two asphalt layers”; “Left side lower roof shingle were installed wrong”; “Right side upper roof. Some shingle nails are popped, raising up shingle tabs”; “Cement chimney cap is cracked around ceramic flue pipe and at brickwork”; “Improper disposal of roof water is the most common cause of water intrusion into basements”; “Corner missing right front lower”; “Corner is loose right front upper”; “Front and rear brick stoops are in need of pointing”. Also noted: “Most windows are original with storms”; “Front and rear stoops railing posts are rusted out and not anchored to stoop”; “Driveway left side section is raised causing trip hazard”; “Three layer of shingle on garage roof”; “One layer of cedar wood shingle and two layers of asphalt fiberglass”; “Loose outlet left side near washer”; “Main panel in basement stairwell”; “Sub fuse panel near ceiling near boiler”.
2014, a colonial, about 89 years old: 8 items flagged: 4 exterior; 2 roof, chimney and attic; 1 garage. As recorded: gable roof, 3-tab fiberglass; vinyl siding; masonry block foundation; (2) 100-amp service panel circuit breakers (Cutler Hammer and Murray), BX wiring, copper supply pipes, public water, air conditioner unit. Flagged, in Lou’s words: “Garage roof front section is worn out”; “Left side of house gutter seam open and leaking”; “Drain hole in valley is too small. Water will cascade over onto porch roof in heavy rain”; “Leader in front of house too small to accommodate water from both roofs”; “Valley at porch roof filled with debris”; “Elbow missing from leader at left front of house”; “Garage roof has no leaders or gutters, causing water damage to garage walls”; “Left front corner of siding is loose”. Also noted: “Chimney needs a metal fue cap and old TV antenna needs to be removed”; “Attic Fan, and gable vents”; “Rear bedroom near radiator hole in floor”; “Rear bedroom closet doors missing”; “Front bedroom door has hole”; “Rear bedroom rear wall outlet has open neutral”; “Middle bedroom open ground outlet”; “Closet in second floor hallway has water damage”.
“Flagged” is HomeGauge’s Repair or Replace mark, not a verdict on the house. See a complete report.
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