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New Construction Inspection · Plymouth, MN

New Construction Inspection in Plymouth

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

Plymouth · Hennepin County

New Construction Inspection in Plymouth

New Construction Inspection in Plymouth, Hennepin County, by Closer Look Inspectors. Plymouth is a sprawling northwest suburb of newer subdivisions wrapped around a chain of lakes.

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.

Plymouth is served by our Minnetonka team →  ·  (612) 457-1634

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Local housing

Homes in Plymouth.

Plymouth housing runs to newer subdivisions around a chain of lakes, across the lake neighborhoods and master-planned developments, on lake-adjacent and rolling sites — and that mix shapes what a new construction inspection here needs to find.

Local conditions in Plymouth

Plymouth does not run a point-of-sale housing ordinance, which makes an independent inspection the only thorough, buyer-side read on the home. Plymouth sits in Hennepin 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 Plymouth-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.
What should I look at in a Plymouth house near Medicine Lake or Parkers Lake?
Water management comes first. Soil should slope away from the house, the sump pump should work with a proper discharge, and basement walls should show no staining or efflorescence. Where a home has a retaining wall, dock or shoreline work, its condition from what is visible is worth noting. Lake lots can be wonderful and dry, and the inspection tells you which kind you are buying.
Do you serve Plymouth?
Yes — newer subdivision homes and lake-area properties alike.
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