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Residential Inspection in Falcon Heights

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Falcon Heights · Ramsey County

Residential Inspection in Falcon Heights

Residential 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.

Residential inspection is the heart of Closer Look — close to 95 percent of what we do across Saint Paul, the Twin Cities and greater Minnesota. 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 Minnesota house, photo-mapped and delivered within 24 hours.

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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 residential 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.

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.
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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