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Foundation Inspection in Urbandale

Foundation Inspection in Urbandale, IA by Closer Look Inspectors. A photo-mapped digital report within 24 hours.

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Urbandale · Polk County

Foundation Inspection in Urbandale

Foundation Inspection in Urbandale, Polk County, by Closer Look Inspectors. Urbandale is a Des Moines suburb of postwar and newer 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.

Urbandale is served by our Des Moines team →  ·  (563) 517-7815

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Local housing

Homes in Urbandale.

Urbandale housing runs to postwar and newer suburban neighborhoods, across the postwar core and newer subdivisions, on Des Moines Lobe till — and that mix shapes what a foundation inspection here needs to find.

Local conditions in Urbandale

Urbandale 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. Urbandale sits in Polk 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 Urbandale-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.
Do you cover Urbandale?
Yes — the Des Moines metro is fully in range. Postwar stock here is at second-replacement age for mechanicals, and the clay till keeps drainage at the top of the list.
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