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Residential Inspection in Farmington

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

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Farmington · Dakota County

Residential Inspection in Farmington

Residential 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.

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 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 residential 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.

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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 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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