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Eagle Eye Home Inspection

Service area · Putnam County, New York

Home Inspection in Putnam County, NY

Licensed New York home inspections for Putnam County homes, many of them on private wells and septic systems, with radon, water and sewer scope testing for what a standard inspection leaves out.

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Home inspections throughout Putnam County, NY

Putnam County's six towns are Carmel, Kent, Patterson, Philipstown, Putnam Valley and Southeast, running from the Hudson River at Cold Spring east to the Connecticut line. Mahopac and Mahopac Falls are hamlets in the Town of Carmel, and Brewster is a village in Southeast.

Most Putnam homes have their own septic system (opens in a new tab) rather than a public sewer, and many draw water from a private well. That shapes which tests we suggest adding to the inspection.

Book on our scheduling page or call 914-438-6817. If your community isn't listed below, call and ask.

Eagle Eye inspector Lance Kotash on a hilltop property overlooking wooded hills

Putnam County homes: oil heat, wells, septic and radon

Our services for Putnam County homes

Home Inspection

Most Putnam houses are owner-occupied single-family homes, often heated with oil and served by a well and a septic system. We inspect the house and its visible fuel system, and tell you which separate tests it calls for.

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Commercial Property Inspection

Mixed-use buildings in the villages, offices, shops and apartment buildings of five or more units fall outside a residential home inspection. Our commercial property inspection covers them instead.

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Mold Assessment Services

Putnam County counts over 60 lakes and reservoirs (opens in a new tab). If a basement smells musty or shows water staining, a mold assessment looks for hidden growth and traces the moisture feeding it.

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Radon Testing Services

Putnam is EPA Zone 1, and New York law keeps radon out of the home inspection. Levels vary from house to house, so a separate radon test is the only way to know yours.

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Sewer Scope Inspection

With septic the norm, the pipe between the house and the tank is buried and outside a standard inspection. A sewer scope runs a camera through it to check for roots, cracks and blockages. The tank and leach field are a septic contractor's job.

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Water Testing Services

County health (opens in a new tab) notes that most Putnam wells are deep rock wells and names bacteria, nitrates and lead as the most important things to test for. Our water testing covers all three.

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Eagle Eye inspector Lance Kotash checking a closet ceiling with a flashlight during an inspection

Putnam County communities we serve

Local knowledge. Close to home.

Also serving: Mahopac, Mahopac Falls and Lake Peekskill.

Don't see your town? Call 914-438-6817 or send us a message.

Buying a house on a well and septic in Putnam County

Know where the inspection stops. Under New York's standards of practice (opens in a new tab), the report must say whether the water supply and waste disposal are public or private, but the inspector isn't required to evaluate either one. That line in the report is your cue to plan extra tests.

Ask for the septic history. The seller disclosure statement (opens in a new tab) asks how old the septic system is and when it was last pumped. Putnam County health (opens in a new tab) says pumping is generally needed every three to five years, so a long gap is worth asking about.

Test the water, too. The county (opens in a new tab) recommends checking a well for coliform bacteria twice a year. A water test and a sewer scope fill the biggest gaps a standard inspection leaves on a well-and-septic property.

Flashlight illuminating the fuel line beside an oil-fired boiler and indoor fuel oil tank

What clients say about Eagle Eye

★★★★★5.0 on Google · 434 reviews

  • ★★★★★
    Lance was awesome. He is incredibly helpful and thorough, friendly and easy to work with. We had our original inspection in the winter after a heavy snowfall, which meant that there were things that Lance couldn't look it as part of a normal inspection. When we had our walkthrough in the Spring, Lance came back to check those things and was very accommodating. We would highly recommend Lance to anyone and would definitely use him again.
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  • ★★★★★
    Lance is the most thorough and kind home inspector I have ever had the pleasure of working with. He explained everything to me, did not make me feel like a fool for asking questions and overall just gave a 5 star experience. He was also helpful in references to other services that I needed. I will ALWAYS use his service going forward!
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  • ★★★★★
    Lance was absolutely amazing to work with during the home buying process. He was extremely thorough and I felt taken care of as if he were my own family looking out for me. He really has an EAGLE EYE and was able to spot both small and big projects from a mile away. As a first home buyer he was exactly who I needed to have on my team to make sure I made the right decision. Would highly recommend to anyone looking at purchasing a home.
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Putnam County home inspection questions

Is Putnam County really a high-radon area?

Yes. The county (opens in a new tab) calls itself an EPA "Red Zone 1" area, and 34% of the 1,261 basement tests in the state's radon program (opens in a new tab) measured 4 pCi/L or more. A U.S. Geological Survey report (opens in a new tab) rates the Hudson Highlands, which underlie part of Putnam, high in radon potential, partly "because many of the homes are built into bedrock." Only a test tells you about a specific house, so add radon testing.

My house has a well and a septic system. What does a home inspection cover?

The house and its visible systems, including the plumbing inside, the heating equipment and the fuel tank and lines. New York's standards don't require an inspector to evaluate the well, the water or the septic system, so we recommend a water test, plus a sewer scope of the line to the tank. Evaluating the tank and leach field themselves is work for a septic contractor.

Can I get New York's free PFAS test for my well?

Possibly. Putnam is one of six counties in the state health department's Private Well PFAS Testing and Mitigation Rebate Pilot (opens in a new tab), which offers limited free well testing and rebates toward treatment when PFOA or PFOS reaches 10 ng/L or more. Application windows vary by county, so check the state's page for what's open now. The program is run by the state, not by Eagle Eye.

Which Putnam County communities do you cover, including Mahopac?

We have town pages for Brewster, Carmel, Cold Spring and Putnam Valley. We also inspect in Mahopac and Mahopac Falls, both hamlets in the Town of Carmel, and in Lake Peekskill, part of Putnam Valley. Not sure about your area? Call 914-438-6817.

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Schedule your Putnam County inspection

Book online or call the inspector directly. Buying a home on a well or a septic system? Ask about adding a water test and a sewer scope when you book.

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