Home inspection in Pease.

Deeper than most Twin Cities suburbs. Mille Lacs County is in Minnesota Frost Zone I, where MN Rule 1303.1600 sets a 5 foot footing depth, compared with 3-1/2 feet in Zone II counties nearby. Pease is small, with 238 people in 2020, and many homes are old, so it is worth asking whether porches, decks, garages and additions sit on footings that reach frost, or on shallow piers that heave. Cracked slabs, doors that stick each winter, and stair settlement are common signs here, and it helps to know which structures look original and which were added later.

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.