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11-Month Warranty Inspection · Oakdale, MN

11-Month Warranty Inspection in Oakdale

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Oakdale · Washington County

11-Month Warranty Inspection in Oakdale

11-Month Warranty Inspection in Oakdale, Washington County, by Closer Look Inspectors. Oakdale is an east-metro suburb of 1970s-90s subdivisions, and we calibrate every visit to that.

An 11-month warranty inspection times a full review to the end of a builder's first-year warranty — so the settlement cracks, nail pops and grading issues a first Minnesota winter reveals get repaired on the builder's dime.

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Calibrated

Tuned to Oakdale.

Oakdale housing runs to 1970s-90s subdivisions, across the east-metro subdivisions, on gently rolling till — and that mix shapes what a 11-month warranty inspection here needs to find. Instrument-grade tools, a local eye, every visit.

Local conditions in Oakdale

Oakdale does not run a point-of-sale housing ordinance, which makes an independent inspection the only thorough, buyer-side read on the home. Oakdale sits in Washington County, in EPA Radon Zone 1, and MDH reports more than two in five Minnesota homes have radon levels that pose a significant health risk. Finished basements concentrate radon, and only a 48-hour test tells you the number. Footings here must reach the 3-1/2-foot depth Minnesota Rules 1303.1600 set for the southern frost zone, and that annual freeze-thaw cycle is what drives the settlement cracks, frost heave and ice-dam wear we calibrate every Oakdale visit to find.

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Questions

Common questions.

When exactly do I schedule it?
Around month eleven, leaving time to file the report before the one-year warranty closes.
What does it find?
Issues a full freeze-thaw cycle exposes — cracking, nail pops, and HVAC and grading items.
Do homes near Tanners Lake have different issues?
Homes near water and low ground deserve a moisture check. We look at grading, sump pump operation, window wells, and staining or efflorescence on basement walls. Shoreline or wet-yard conditions can also affect decks, retaining walls and landscaping. None of that is unusual for lake-adjacent neighborhoods, but it is worth confirming the drainage works before you buy.
What should Oakdale buyers expect?
Systems from the 70s-90s at or near end of life, and enough original roofing left in the neighborhood that hail history is worth checking.
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