Home inspector in Springfield Gardens, NY

What the Springfield Gardens reports found

Lou’s four summaries flagged 34 items Repair or Replace, most for the exterior (9), rooms (9) and roof, chimney and attic (8). Each report, newest first, as Lou wrote it up.

2022, a town home, about 87 years old: 16 items flagged: 6 garage; 5 rooms; 3 exterior. As recorded: flat roof, asphalt/fiberglass; full brick and aluminum siding; poured concrete foundation; 100-amp circuit breakers (Cutler Hammer), BX wiring, copper supply pipes, public water, window AC. Flagged, in Lou’s words: “Front entrance tile roof has 5 broken and missing tile”; “Unable to climb main roof do to rain”; “Rain water accumulating in brick pocket above entrance”; “Front steps near sidewalk, limestone tread cracked left side”; “Near front entrance, joint between limestone and concrete platform is cracked”; “Near front gate left side retaining wall is cracked”; “Crack in garage concrete block wall both sides”; “Crack in right side front corner of garage wall”; “Lots of stored items in garage, making difficult to observe floor and walls”; “Left side door has water damage and needs paint”. Also noted: “Safety Item: Tub shower glass doors may not be safety glass”; “Safety Item: In bath wall behind compartment door, open junction box with wire splices outside of box”; “Exhaust fan very noisy and weak”; “Only visible in boiler room”; “Whole house trap in basement floor, right front closet”; “Many outlets difficult to get to from overcrowding of furniture”; “Many two prong outlets in house”; “Safety Item: In boiler room light fixture hanging from conductors”; “Main panel in basement close right front”; “Baseboard radiator in kitchen cover loose and did not get hot”.

2021, a colonial, about 80 years old: 11 items flagged: 4 exterior; 4 rooms; 2 roof, chimney and attic. As recorded: gable roof, tile; full brick siding; brick and poured concrete foundation; 100-amp circuit breakers (General Electric and General Switch), romex and BX wiring, copper supply pipes, public water. Flagged, in Lou’s words: “Tile roof is about 80 years old with one layer”; “Tile roof damage, right front lower roof over entrance”; “Ridge cap tile missing, right side upper peak”; “Ridge cap tile missing, center upper peak, front”; “Ridge cap tile missing , center upper peak, rear”; “Gutter support spikes pulling out of gutters”; “Garage has no leader and gutter system”; “Step crack in brickwork under and over right rear window”; “Left side chimney transition section open and cracked joints”; “Left rear window lentil iron is rust-jacking brickwork”. Also noted: “Drain pipe clean out right rear basement laundry room”; “Main gas shut off valve in basement left front corner”; “Gas meter not installed in cradle”; “Main fuel oil shut off valve in basement left front corner under oil tank”; “Radiator in dinning room leaking water from venting valve”; “Half inch copper pipe to radiator in 2nd floor kitchen is too small to carry steam”; “Radiator in basement bath does not work, and radiator needs sheet-metal cover”; “Radiators do not get hot at the same time”; “No radiator in front hallway”; “Electric radiator in Master Bedroom does not operate”.

2017, a colonial, about 87 years old: 1 item flagged: 1 roof, chimney and attic. As recorded: gable roof, architectural, asphalt/fiberglass and coregated fiberglass panels; vinyl siding; masonry block foundation; hydronic basement only heat on gas; 100-amp circuit breakers (Murray), BX wiring, copper supply pipes, public water. Flagged, in Lou’s words: “Mineral is being lost on front and rear sections as noted by dark areas”; “Roof has been repaired in rear lower and near plumbing vent”; “Carport left side fiberglass panels are broken”. Also noted: “Rafters are 21 1/2" apart”; “Original cedar shakes have been removed and plywood installed at last roofing”; “Outside, front wall next to gas meter”; “Outside, right side, under meter, ground wire is broken to ground rod”.

2015, a Tudor cape, over 50 years old: 6 items flagged: 4 roof, chimney and attic; 2 exterior. As recorded: gable roof, architectural; full brick and asbestos slate shingle siding. Flagged, in Lou’s words: “In good condition, glue tabs holding well”; “Shingle were place evenly in line with sufficient overhang at sides and bottom”; “Valleys between gable sections were shingle weaved, no metal flashing present”; “Tree hitting and overhanging roof right front”; “Artificial stone siding upper front should be caulked to roofing over front entrance”; “Cement chimney cap needs to be caulked around seam of brickwork”; “Gutters filling with tree debris”; “Work should be performed by a qualified handy-man”; “Left side two broken cement shingles”; “This will allow water and rodent intrusion”.

“Flagged” is HomeGauge’s Repair or Replace mark, not a verdict on the house. See a complete report.

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