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New Construction Inspection in Dellwood

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Dellwood · Washington County

New Construction Inspection in Dellwood

New Construction Inspection in Dellwood, Washington County, by Closer Look Inspectors. Dellwood is a White Bear Lake summer-retreat community platted in 1882, now large lakeside and wooded-lot homes, and we calibrate every visit to that.

A new construction inspection gives a newly built home an independent review before your final walkthrough — because builders miss things, and an outside set of eyes catches them while the fix is still the builder's responsibility.

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Tuned to Dellwood.

Dellwood housing runs to summer-retreat cottages and estates from the 1880s onward, now mostly large lakeside and wooded-lot homes, in a city of 1,171, across the White Bear Lake shoreline, the wooded lots along Highway 96 and the historic estate parcels, on glacial upland and shoreline on the north side of White Bear Lake — and that mix shapes what a new construction inspection here needs to find. Instrument-grade tools, a local eye, every visit.

Local conditions in Dellwood

Dellwood does not run a point-of-sale housing ordinance, which makes an independent inspection the only thorough, buyer-side read on the home. Dellwood sits in Washington County, in EPA Radon Zone 1, and MDH reports more than two in five Minnesota homes have radon levels that pose a significant health risk. Finished basements concentrate radon, and only a 48-hour test tells you the number. Footings here must reach the 3-1/2-foot depth Minnesota Rules 1303.1600 set for the southern frost zone, and that annual freeze-thaw cycle is what drives the settlement cracks, frost heave and ice-dam wear we calibrate every Dellwood visit to find.

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Questions

Common questions.

Why inspect a brand-new home?
Even new homes carry defects — flashing, grading and rushed finish work are common. Catch them before you close.
When should it happen?
Before your final walkthrough, so the items land on the builder's punch list.
What does an inspector look at in a large Dellwood lakeside home?
The scale of it. We inspect every roof plane and valley, all heating and cooling zones, panels and subpanels, water heaters, and any lower-level or walkout space. Large custom houses have more places for hidden moisture, such as around big window walls, decks and stone or stucco cladding. We also look at grading toward the lake, shoreline walls and steps, and outbuildings, and we give you a clear picture of what needs a specialist.
What does a house with a Dellwood summer-retreat history need checked?
Dellwood was platted in 1882 and grew after the railroad brought wealthy St. Paul families out for the season, and F. Scott Fitzgerald and Zelda rented a summer cottage there in 1921. Older seasonal cottages here were often winterized, added onto and rewired over the decades. We look at insulation, heating conversions, foundation and crawl spaces, docks and shoreline erosion, and drainage on hillside lots. The city covers 2.81 sq. mi. with a mix of lot sizes. Washington County is EPA Radon Zone 1.
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