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Residential Inspection in New Germany

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

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New Germany · Carver County

Residential Inspection in New Germany

Residential Inspection in New Germany, Carver County, by Closer Look Inspectors. New Germany is a Great Northern depot town of the 1880s, now a small Carver County city beside the Lake Minnetonka LRT Trail.

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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Split-level home with stone facing on a sloped lot — Residential Inspection in New Germany, MNNew Germany
Local housing

Homes in New Germany.

New Germany housing runs to a small core of village homes near the old depot, and newer houses added as the population grew from 372 in 2010 to 464 in 2020, across the old depot area, the blocks around County Roads 30 and 33 and the Lake Minnetonka LRT Trail corridor, on rolling glacial-drift uplands of western Carver County, at about 974 feet — and that mix shapes what a residential inspection here needs to find.

Local conditions in New Germany

New Germany does not run a point-of-sale housing ordinance, which makes an independent inspection the only thorough, buyer-side read on the home. New Germany sits in Carver 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 New Germany-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 know about buying an old house in New Germany?
Expect a home that has been altered over time. Look at the foundation, whether the floor framing is level, the age of the roof, and whether wiring and plumbing were updated. If it dates before 1950, wiring may include older methods, so it deserves a close look. Ask what has been replaced and get permits for any additions. A careful inspection is the best way to price the work.
What should I know about an older house near the New Germany rail corridor?
New Germany formed around a Great Northern depot in the 1880s and became a village in 1901, so its oldest homes date to the rail-town years. The former line is now the Lake Minnetonka LRT Regional Trail. Older houses here often have stone or block foundations, added-on kitchens and updated furnaces on very old wiring. The city has grown by about a quarter since 2010, so newer builds sit near much older ones. We compare each house by age and check foundation, grading, and mechanical upgrades. Carver County is EPA Radon Zone 1.
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