Home inspector in Yorkville, NY

What the Yorkville reports found

Lou’s three summaries flagged 13 items Repair or Replace, most for the kitchen (8), rooms (3) and electrical system (2). Each report, newest first, as Lou wrote it up.

2026, about 21 years old, a co-op apartment: 7 items flagged: 4 kitchen; 2 electrical system. As recorded: seen from: permission not given; gas (quick recovery) water heater (basement and utility room); ptac; sliders, items and thermal/insulated windows. Flagged, in Lou’s words: “Base cabinet draw handle is loose near entrance door”; “Stove control display is cracked and oven does not shut off when off button is pressed”; “Oven door is stained behind glass”; “Not allowed access to main panel electrical room”; “Sub panels located in living room and middle bedroom”; “Safety Item: Loose white conductor in bedroom sub panel needs wire nut”; “Safety item: Sub panel in living room second breaker right side has a direct short”; “Cooling / DOM ? / Master BR S #”; “PTAC unit in living room the buttons stick and do not pop up when changing modes”; “Middle BR PTAC filter is clogged”; “Master BR PTAC filter is clogged”. Also noted: “Safety item: Outlet below circuit breaker panel is loose and cover missing”; “Middle bedroom window won't open, handle broken”; “Switch body is broken on right side”; “Vent register is covered with cardboard and tape”; “Not allowed access to electrical room”.

2025, an apartment building post war, about 62 years old: 2 items flagged: 2 kitchen. As recorded: brick full brick siding; BX wiring, public water, through the wiall AC; double-hung windows, hardwood t&g and ceramic tile floors, plastic cabinets, quartz counters. Flagged, in Lou’s words: “Refrigerator temp set at 37 degrees but reading with Rayteck Laser thermometer was 44 degrees”; “Freezer temp was set at 0 degrees but reading with Rayteck Laser thermometer was 15 degrees”; “Hood left side light is out”; “No updraft for passive bathroom vent”; “Toilet bowl seat mounting bolts are loose”; “Toilet paper holder is mounted too close to toilet”; “Towel bar, right side holder is loose”. Also noted: “Balcony, hose must be turned off during winter, to avoid freezing and cracking of pipe”; “Safety Item: Shower mixing valve handle is loose”; “Handle set screw needs to be tightened with lock-tight applied to threads”; “Not allowed access to water room”; “Not allowed access to gas meter room”; “One Gas Meter for Whole Building”; “Main panel in basement, not allowed entry”; “Main sub panel in apartment entrance foyer”; “No allowed entry into boiler room”; “If temperature is too warm in bedrooms radiator valve can be turned off”.

2021, an apartment house, about 59 years old: 5 items flagged: 3 rooms; 2 kitchen. As recorded: flat roof, rubber membrane; brick full brick siding; supporting walls; 40-amp apartment sub panel circuit breakers (Crouse-Hinds), BX wiring, through the wall AC; double-hung and thermal/insulated windows, tile and vinyl floors, wood cabinets, granite counters. Flagged, in Lou’s words: “Wall cabinet above microwave handle is loose”; “Convection oven fan does not operate”; “Paint peeling in master bedroom near header”; “Paint peeling in living room closer to kitchen”; “Joints in vinyl tile opening up near hall bath”; “Dinning room right side lower sash won't stay up, slowly drops”; “TV room left side window screen torn at edge”. Also noted: “Rubber membrane roof lasts about 20 to 25 years on average”; “Refer does have an icemaker”; “Denied accesses to basement laundry room”; “Sub panel in apartment hallway closet”; “Commercial boilers can last up to 30 years”; “Outside temperature was 47 degrees and radiators were cold with shut off valves open”.

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

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