What the Throgs Neck reports found
Lou’s three summaries flagged 20 items Repair or Replace, most for the exterior (10), roof, chimney and attic (8) and structure (2). Each report, newest first, as Lou wrote it up.
2020, a colonial, about 65 years old: 8 items flagged: 5 roof, chimney and attic; 3 exterior. As recorded: flat roof, asphalt/fiberglass, seen from: walked; attic: no attic access and no storage, passive ventilation; clapboard vinyl siding, chimney: brick; poured concrete foundation, supporting walls; forced air and hydronic (basement only) heat on gas, 40 gallon (1-2 people) gas (quick recovery) water heater (basement and utility closet); 100-amp circuit breakers (Cutler Hammer and Murray), BX wiring, copper supply pipes, public water, window AC; double-hung and thermal/insulated windows, hardwood t&g, tile and vinyl floors, wood and laminate cabinets, granite counters. Flagged, in Lou’s words: “Roof is good condition about 8 years old”; “Roof has air bubble about 3 feet long on right side of attic vent”; “Right rear corner wall flashing seam is opening near bottom”; “Old TV antenna metal straps on chimney”; “Chimney has many deteriorating brick and cracked and open joints”; “Rear enclosed patio roof needs leader and gutter system”; “Safety item: Unable to lock roof access hatch”; “Rear covered porch entrance door frame is dry rotted”; “Rear steel deck paint is peeling and deck is rusting”; “Right side upper aluminum fascia is missing”; “Front eve soffit is loose and sagging”; “Water damage to sill plate in enclosed patio, around doorway, near water heater and cloths closet”. Also noted: “Drain cleanout in basement kitchen floor”; “Whole house trap in pit under front steps”; “Water damage to sub panel from leak in front steps”; “Whole house ground clamp is rusted off water main in pit under steps”; “Metal Ductwork in basement furnace closet is not insulated”.
2019, a colonial, about 59 years old, a two-family house: 4 items flagged: 3 exterior; 1 roof, chimney and attic. As recorded: flat roof, rubber membrane, seen from: walked; attic: no storage, passive ventilation; brick and clapboard vinyl and full brick siding, chimney: brick; masonry block and poured concrete foundation, 2 x 10 floor framing, supporting walls; hydronic heat on natural gas, tankless gas (quick recovery) water heater (basement and utility closet); 100-amp circuit breakers (Siemens), BX wiring, copper supply pipes, public water; double-hung and thermal/insulated windows, hardwood t&g and tile floors, laminate cabinets, quartz counters. Flagged, in Lou’s words: “Cement chimney cap is cracked and loose brick in rear”; “Old TV antenna on chimney”; “Wooden hatch is very heavy, with no way to lock from inside”; “Front brick and limestone stoop has three broken limestone treads”; “Concrete platform is rust-jacking from lentil iron over basement entrance”; “Rear wooden deck stair rails are loose and stair stringer is cracked”; “Rear deck all deck rails are loose and left rear is broken”; “Square hole in trex deck board near sliding door”; “Concrete driveway is cracked in front and rear”; “Large open joints down edge of driveway”; “Wheel-barrow of gravel left on rear patio”; “Old blue tarp left on grass area left front”; “Front wrought iron fence post cap is missing near gate”. Also noted: “Wall cabinets are not hung with cabinet hanging screws screws”; “Front windows seals are pulled into sash glass both sides”; “No clothes pole or shelf in all closets”; “Safety Item: No fire-resistant sheetrock (5/8" of better) over heat boiler”; “Safety item: No handrail for basement steps”; “Entrance closet does not have clothes pole or shelf”; “Window seals pulled into top and bottom sashes”; “No shower glass door present”; “Safety Item: Hole house ground does not jump out water meter”; “If installing central A/C”.
2014, a ranch, about 94 years old: 8 items flagged: 4 exterior; 2 roof, chimney and attic; 2 structure. As recorded: gable roof, 3-tab fiberglass, seen from: ground, framed with 2 x 6 rafters; attic: pull down stairs, r-19 or better insulation, soffit vents and windows ventilation; bevel cement-fiber and asbestos slate shingle siding, chimney: brick; masonry block foundation, 2 x 8 floor framing, steel lally columns, crawlspace: crawled; 50 gallon (2-3 people) oil water heater (basement and utility room); 100-amp circuit breakers (Murray), BX wiring, lead supply pipes, public water; double-hung windows, hardwood t&g floors, laminate and wood cabinets, granite and laminate counters. Flagged, in Lou’s words: “Some shingles on right side are lifting”; “Leaders on left side bent and not fitted to drain pipe”; “Leader on right side crushed and seams open”; “Cement shingle broken on left and rear sides”; “Front storm door hits frame, hung out of square. Door does not latch”; “Front porch left side hand rail not secured to house”; “Front PVC gate, latch missing and sagging”; “Both pantry windows won't stay up. Sash weight cods are missing”; “Wall cabinet above sink lower hinge screws missing”; “Clothes dryer piping missing vent cover and flap, left side”; “Front porch foundation, block wall bed joint cracked”. Also noted: “Whole house trap, located in basement laundry room”; “Fuel oil fill pipe on left side of house”; “Fuel oil shut off valve in basement laundry room below fuel tank”; “Whole house gas shut off valve in basement laundry room to left of gas meter”; “Electric baseboard heaters in basement”; “Front bedroom radiator slow to reach temperature”.
“Flagged” is HomeGauge’s Repair or Replace mark, not a verdict on the house. See a complete report.
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