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Foundation Inspection in Marshalltown

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Marshalltown · Marshall County

Foundation Inspection in Marshalltown

Foundation Inspection in Marshalltown, Marshall County, by Closer Look Inspectors. Marshalltown is a central-Iowa city of early-1900s homes and postwar neighborhoods.

A foundation inspection reads a home's structure — poured concrete, block and the grading around it — for cracking, movement, settlement and water entry, so you know whether a crack is cosmetic or a genuine budget line.

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Local housing

Homes in Marshalltown.

Marshalltown housing runs to early-1900s homes and postwar neighborhoods, across the historic core and postwar additions, on central-Iowa till — and that mix shapes what a foundation inspection here needs to find.

Local conditions in Marshalltown

Marshalltown sits on Des Moines Lobe till — heavy, poorly drained clay that holds water against foundations and moves with moisture, which is what drives basement seepage and foundation cracking across central Iowa. Marshalltown sits in Marshall County, and every Iowa county is EPA Radon Zone 1. Iowa HHS reports Iowa has the largest percentage of homes above the 4.0 pCi/L action level of any state — 71.6 percent in the Iowa Radon Survey — and the Iowa seller disclosure form asks for any known radon test results. Finished basements concentrate it, and only a 48-hour test gives you this home's number. Iowa leaves frost depth to the local building code rather than one statewide number, and the annual freeze-thaw cycle drives the settlement cracks and ice-dam wear that Marshalltown-area homes face.

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Questions

Common questions.

Are foundation cracks always serious?
No. We separate routine settlement cracking from active structural movement and explain which one you are looking at.
What is common in Iowa foundations?
Block and poured walls with frost and settlement cracking, and water entry that traces back to grading and downspouts.
Does storm damage matter in Marshalltown?
It is worth checking. Central Iowa has taken significant tornado and derecho damage, and a lot of roofing and siding here has been repaired or replaced under insurance. The quality of that work matters more than assuming a new roof is a good roof.
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