Residential Inspection Clive, IA | Closer Look Inspectors

Clive · Polk County

Residential Inspection in Clive

Residential Inspection in Clive, Polk County, by Closer Look Inspectors. Clive is a west-metro suburb strung along Walnut Creek, mixing 1960s-70s stock with newer western additions, and we calibrate every visit to that.

Residential inspection is the heart of Closer Look — close to 95 percent of what we do across Saint Paul, the Twin Cities and greater Iowa. It is the umbrella over every home service we offer, with specialty services available as add-ons: the full home inspection, buyer's and pre-listing reviews, radon, sewer scope, thermal imaging, mold and moisture, foundation, roof, HVAC, electrical, plumbing, new-construction and 11-month-warranty work, well-water testing and older-home evaluations — one trusted, buyer-side read on a Iowa house, photo-mapped and delivered within 24 hours.

Clive

Calibrated

Tuned to Clive.

Clive housing runs to 1960s-70s stock in the east grading to newer construction west, across the older eastern blocks near Walnut Creek and the newer western additions, on Walnut Creek valley cut into lobe till — and that mix shapes what a residential inspection here needs to find. Instrument-grade tools, a local eye, every visit.

Local conditions in Clive

Clive sits on Des Moines Lobe till — heavy, poorly drained clay that holds water against foundations and moves with moisture, which is what drives basement seepage and foundation cracking across central Iowa. Clive sits in Polk County, and Iowa has the highest average indoor radon level of any state — the Iowa DNR puts roughly five in ten Iowa homes above the 4.0 pCi/L action level, and Iowa sellers must disclose known radon results on the property disclosure. Finished basements concentrate it, and only a 48-hour test gives you this home's number. Footings here are set below a frost line of roughly 36 to 42 inches, and that annual freeze-thaw cycle drives the settlement cracks and ice-dam wear we calibrate every Clive visit to find.

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Questions

Common questions.

What counts as a residential inspection?

Any owner-occupied or rental dwelling — single-family homes, townhomes, condos, duplexes and small multi-family up to four units. The full home inspection is the core, and radon, sewer scope, thermal imaging and the rest are available as add-ons when the property calls for them.

Is residential really most of your work?

Yes — roughly 95 percent of Closer Look inspections are residential. It is what we are built around, from century-old capital-city homes to brand-new metro subdivisions.

Which services can be added to a residential inspection?

Any of them: full home, buyer's, pre-listing, radon, sewer scope, thermal imaging, mold and moisture, foundation, roof, HVAC, electrical, plumbing, new-construction, 11-month warranty, well-water and older-home inspections. Specialty services are available as add-ons.

Is Clive's creek corridor a factor?

It is. The city is strung along Walnut Creek, which has real flood history, so for lower-lying lots we establish grading, past water intrusion and sump performance first. The east side adds 50-60-year-old mechanicals and original services; the west side is newer stock where we verify build quality instead.

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