Home inspection in Donnellson.
Closer Look Inspectors provides home inspection in Donnellson, Lee County. Every Donnellson inspection is documented in a photo-mapped digital report within 24 hours.
Why Donnellson homes need a local read.
Donnellson is a Lee County town surveyed for Esten Donnell, which grew after the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad came through in 1871 and was incorporated on October 25, 1892. We calibrate every Donnellson inspection to the conditions that actually drive defects here — not a generic national checklist.
Donnellson housing runs to houses from the railroad years and the 1890s incorporation, early-1900s homes from the years the town added a telephone system, water system and electric light plant, and a larger postwar stock behind its 1980 peak of 972 residents, across the original townsite surveyed for Esten Donnell, the area around the Lee County Speedway, and the farm ground around town, on loess-mantled hills of the Southern Iowa Drift Plain in western Lee County.
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Donnellson 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 Donnellson 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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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.
Donnellson added a water system in the early 1900s. What does that mean when I look at plumbing in an older house?
How long does an inspection take?
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