Home inspection in Decatur.
Closer Look Inspectors provides home inspection in Decatur, Decatur County. Every Decatur inspection is documented in a photo-mapped digital report within 24 hours.
Why Decatur homes need a local read.
Decatur is the original Decatur County seat, an early settlement that lost the county seat to Leon in 1853, was incorporated in 1875 and sits on Iowa Highway 2. We calibrate every Decatur inspection to the conditions that actually drive defects here — not a generic national checklist.
Decatur housing runs to houses from the early settlement decades through the 1900 peak of 367 residents, with a smaller stock of postwar and later homes, across the older blocks of the original county-seat townsite and the Iowa Highway 2 corridor, on loess-mantled hills of the Southern Iowa Drift Plain in Decatur County.
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Decatur homes are inspected by a local partner in our Iowa network. · 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 Decatur 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 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 & Moisture 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…
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Build your free quote online in about a minute — or call us to talk it through.
We inspect
A patient on-site visit. Thermal, moisture and sewer-scope instruments available as add-ons.
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.
Decatur was the first Decatur County seat but lost that role in 1853. Does that mean older houses to be careful about?
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.