Home inspection in Ames.
Closer Look Inspectors provides home inspection in Ames, Story County. Every Ames inspection is documented in a photo-mapped digital report within 24 hours.
Why Ames homes need a local read.
Ames is a university city of dense rental stock and newer subdivisions.
Ames housing runs to dense student rental stock alongside newer subdivisions, across the campus-adjacent neighborhoods and the outer subdivisions, on Des Moines Lobe till.
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Questions about a Ames home? · Call or text (563) 517-7815
Report in 24 hoursBuilt to negotiate with.
Every inspection is documented in a clear, photo-mapped digital report delivered within 24 hours — written in plain English. Thermal imaging, moisture metering and a sewer-scope option are available as add-ons on applicable Ames systems.
Services & specialty work.
Residential Inspection
Residential inspection is the heart of Closer Look
Explore →Buyer's Inspection
A buyer's inspection is your own independent read on a home you have…
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Pre-Listing Inspection
A pre-listing inspection lets an Iowa seller surface and resolve…
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Radon Testing
Radon testing places an EPA-protocol continuous monitor on a home's…
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Sewer Scope Inspection
A sewer scope
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Thermal Imaging
Infrared thermal imaging uses a calibrated thermal camera to surface…
Explore →Mold Inspection
A mold and moisture inspection
Explore →Foundation Inspection
A foundation inspection reads a home's structure
Explore →Roof Inspection
A roof inspection evaluates the covering, flashing, penetrations and…
Explore →HVAC Inspection
An HVAC inspection
Explore →Electrical Inspection
An electrical inspection assesses a home's service, panel and visible…
Explore →Plumbing Inspection
A plumbing inspection covers a home's supply and drain systems, the…
Explore →New Construction Inspection
A new construction inspection gives a newly built home an independent…
Explore →11-Month Warranty Inspection
An 11-month warranty inspection times a full review to the end of a…
Explore →Well Water Testing
Water testing for Iowa homes, above all those on a private well…
Explore →Four steps, no guesswork.
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Build your free quote online in about a minute — or call us to talk it through.
Inspection day
A patient on-site visit. Thermal imaging, moisture checks and a sewer scope can be added in the quote.
Walkthrough
An on-the-spot rundown of the key findings, in plain English.
Get the report
A photo-mapped digital report within 24 hours, built to negotiate with.
Common questions.
Is Ames rental housing different to inspect?
How long does an inspection take?
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No phone tag, no callback delay. Price and book your inspection right here — it takes about 30 seconds and there is no obligation.