New Construction Inspection Falcon Heights, MN

Falcon Heights · Ramsey County

New Construction Inspection in Falcon Heights

New Construction Inspection in Falcon Heights, Ramsey County, by Closer Look Inspectors. Falcon Heights is a St. Paul suburb where two-thirds of the land is the State Fairgrounds and University campus.

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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Falcon Heights

Local housing

Homes in Falcon Heights.

Falcon Heights housing runs to 1930s to 1960s houses, including the University Grove modernist neighborhood, with later apartments and infill, across University Grove, the blocks around the State Fairgrounds and the University of Minnesota St. Paul campus, on gently rolling glacial upland north of the Mississippi River gorge — and that mix shapes what a new construction inspection here needs to find.

Local conditions in Falcon Heights

Falcon Heights does not run a point-of-sale housing ordinance, which makes an independent inspection the only thorough, buyer-side read on the home. Falcon Heights sits in Ramsey 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 that Falcon Heights-area homes face.

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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 should I look at on a low-slope or flat roof in Falcon Heights?

Water leaves a flat roof slowly, so drainage matters most. Ponding, membrane seams, flashings at walls and penetrations, scuppers or drains, and stains on ceilings below are the signs worth noting. Roofs of this type generally need periodic maintenance and have a limited service life. A record of past repairs and the roof's age help decide whether to budget for replacement soon.

What is unusual about the University Grove houses in Falcon Heights?

University Grove is a neighborhood of 103 architect-designed houses, planned in 1928 on land the University of Minnesota set aside for faculty. Owners hold the houses while the university owns the land and charges annual ground rent. The houses run from traditional styles to midcentury modern. Flat and low-slope roofs, large window walls, and original wiring and heating equipment need close attention. Two-thirds of the city is public land, mostly the university and State Fair, so the homes are concentrated. Ramsey County is EPA Radon Zone 1.

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