Home inspection in Kelley.

Because of the till. Southern Story County sits on Des Moines Lobe ground, the youngest glacial deposit in Iowa, and it is flatter and drains more slowly than the rolling drift plain further south. Flat ground moves water nowhere in particular, so it ends up sitting against foundations. Lot pitch in the first ten feet out from the wall, where downspouts actually discharge, and window-well drainage and sump operation as one system are the things to read, and a moisture meter shows what the basement walls have been doing. Story County is EPA Radon Zone 1.

Plan on two to three hours for an average home; larger, older or multi-unit properties run longer because there is simply more to document.