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New Construction Inspection · Farmington, MN

New Construction Inspection in Farmington

New Construction Inspection in Farmington, MN by Closer Look Inspectors. A photo-mapped digital report within 24 hours.

Farmington · Dakota County

New Construction Inspection in Farmington

New Construction Inspection in Farmington, Dakota County, by Closer Look Inspectors. Farmington is a south-metro city of rapid 1990s-2000s subdivision growth around an older core.

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.

Farmington is served by our Eagan team →  ·  (612) 457-1634

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Local housing

Homes in Farmington.

Farmington housing runs to 1990s-2000s subdivisions around an older core, across the newer subdivisions and the historic downtown, on flat to gently rolling prairie till — and that mix shapes what a new construction inspection here needs to find.

Local conditions in Farmington

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

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.
Is a 20-year-old Farmington house still new?
It is no longer new: roofs, water heaters, furnaces and original windows are all reaching the ends of their service lives. The age and condition of each system are worth knowing, along with what to budget for. It also has time-dependent issues, like settled grading, deck fastening, and caulking that has failed. A house of that age can be a good buy, and the inspection shows what is left in it.
What do Farmington buyers usually ask about?
Whether the 90s-2000s subdivision homes are due for roofs and mechanicals — often they are, and we date each system so you can plan.
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