What the Staten Island reports found
Lou’s two summaries flagged 13 items Repair or Replace, most for the exterior (6), roof, chimney and attic (6) and kitchen (1). Each report, newest first, as Lou wrote it up.
2019, a colonial, about 12 years old: 8 items flagged: 4 roof, chimney and attic; 3 exterior; 1 kitchen. As recorded: gable roof, architectural and asphalt/fiberglass, seen from: walked, framed with 2 x 6 rafters; attic: attic hatch in rear bedroom closet, fiberglass and r-19 or better insulation, soffit vents and passive ventilation; rock and mortar and cement stucco stone and stucco siding, chimney: metal flue pipe; poured concrete foundation, 2 x 8 floor framing, supporting walls; electric heat heat on gas, 50 gallon (2-3 people) gas (quick recovery) water heater (basement and utility closet); 100-amp circuit breakers (Murray), romex wiring, copper supply pipes, public water, air conditioner unit and window AC; casement, thermal/insulated and double-hung windows, hardwood t&g floors, wood cabinets, granite counters. Flagged, in Lou’s words: “Roof is 12 years old with one layer”; “Front dormer above front entrance rear ridge cap nail head showing and shingles are cracked”; “Both rear flat roof sections should be painted with silver roof paint”; “Left rear plumbing vent pipe shingle torn”; “Bathroom vent pipes need elbows to roof vent in attic”; “Right side upper leader pipe needs to be extended to gutter pipe”; “Front storm door hits frame upper corner”; “Front stone stoop, first limestone tread is cracked left side from left sidewalk frost heaving and railing post”; “Front stoop right side stone riser is cracked near middle railing post”; “Front stoop right side cheek wall is cracked vertically and horizontally”; “Front stoop, left side upper limestone tread is cracked at mitered joint and stone riser”; “Front stoop upper concrete platform is spalled from salt damage”; “Safety Item: Concrete pavers near front curb and driveway apron, have sunk down creating a trip hazard”; “Hand cranks missing from living room windows”; “Hand cranks missing from children's windows”. On the day: 82°F, clear, dry, damp, dry ground, rain in the three days before; the house faces east. Not inspected that day: floors; insulation under floor system. Not present in this house: chimneys, flues and vents; food waste disposer; gas/lp firelogs and fireplaces; range hood; solid fuel heating devices; sump pump; trash compactor; vapor retarders; ventilation fans and thermostatic controls; windows.
2015, a town home, about 105 years old, a two-family house: 5 items flagged: 3 exterior; 2 roof, chimney and attic. As recorded: hip and flat roof, 3-tab fiberglass and asphalt/fiberglass, seen from: walked roof, framed with 2 x 6 rafters; attic: scuttle hole, storage and light in attic, r-19 insulation, none found ventilation; clapboard vinyl siding, chimney: brick; brick and masonry block foundation, 2 x 10 floor framing, supporting walls, crawlspace: could not access; metal ducts, (2) 40 gallon gas (quick recovery) water heater (basement and utility room); 100-amp x 2 circuit breakers (General Electric), BX wiring, copper supply pipes, public water, window AC; double-hung windows, hardwood t&g and tile floors, wood cabinets, granite counters. Flagged, in Lou’s words: “Insulation was placed between rafters”; “Front basement door paint peeling. Work should be performed by a qualified handy-man”; “Right side front door needs trim work around door jamb”; “Front stoop limestone treads are broken and brick work cheek walls are pulling away from stoop”; “Side wood stoop and small deck left side hand-rail falling off”; “Deck also needs water proofing by a qualified handy-man”; “Right side stockade fence is leaning in toward property”; “Granite counter has ten inch overhang”; “Base cabinet draw tracks broken left side of stove”. Also noted: “Left front corner of roof old chimney covered”; “Roof gutter clogged with debris”; “Downspout needs to be added to left rear. Downspout should be no more than 25 feet apart”; “Leader pipe at right rear brackets are loose and accordion hose needs to be replaced by hard piping”; “Some gutter hanger brackets are loose”; “Right side upper wall vinyl siding buckled and loose”; “Right rear corner siding buckled from barbecue heat”; “Left rear corner hole in corner trim”; “Rear lower kitchen window needs screen”; “Some cracked ceramic tile”; “Water pressure low in sink and water off for toilet”; “Outside right side at gas meters”; “Main panels in basement left front wall”; “Sub panel on second floor in living room”; “Outside on at right front corner”; “Metal duct work is not insulated”; “Caution Carbon-Monoxide: PVC exhaust for left side furnace is mounted too low outside should be at least three feet off ground, and unobstructed”. On the day: 82°F, clear, damp ground, rain in the three days before; the house faces SW. Not inspected that day: cooling and air handler equipment. Not present in this house: insulation under floor system; solid fuel heating devices; vapor retarders; 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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