Home inspection in Austin.
Closer Look Inspectors provides home inspection in Austin, Mower County. Every Austin inspection is documented in a photo-mapped digital report within 24 hours.
Why Austin homes need a local read.
Austin is a southern-Minnesota city of early-1900s and postwar homes on flat prairie ground.
Austin housing runs to early-1900s and postwar homes on flat prairie, across the older neighborhoods and postwar additions, on flat prairie clay.
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Local conditions in Austin
Austin has a long flooding history. The Cedar River, Dobbins Creek and Turtle Creek run through town, and many homes and businesses were built in floodplains before a series of floods between 1978 and 2010 led to buyouts and a flood wall completed in 2014. In a full home inspection here, the basement is worth reading for water lines, efflorescence, past patching and sump pump condition, along with grading and window wells. The wiring, plumbing and heating of each house are also best read by its era, and findings are easiest to use when explained plainly.
Local facts checked October 2026 against: Wikipedia.
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 Austin systems.
Services & specialty work.
Residential Inspection
Residential inspection is the heart of Closer Look
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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 a Minnesota 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 Minnesota homes, above all those on a private well…
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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.
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A photo-mapped digital report within 24 hours, built to negotiate with.
Common questions.
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