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Roof Inspection in Excelsior

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Excelsior · Hennepin County

Roof Inspection in Excelsior

Roof Inspection in Excelsior, Hennepin County, by Closer Look Inspectors. Excelsior is a historic Lake Minnetonka village of Victorian homes above the commons.

A roof inspection evaluates the covering, flashing, penetrations and drainage and gives an honest read on remaining service life — including the ice-dam wear and hail bruising Minnesota weather leaves behind.

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Local housing

Homes in Excelsior.

Excelsior housing runs to Victorian and early-1900s village homes, across the historic village grid above the commons, on lakeshore slope rising from Excelsior Bay — and that mix shapes what a roof inspection here needs to find.

Local conditions in Excelsior

Excelsior does not run a point-of-sale housing ordinance, which makes an independent inspection the only thorough, buyer-side read on the home. Excelsior 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 Excelsior-area homes face.

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Questions

Common questions.

Do you walk the roof?
When the pitch, height and covering allow it safely; otherwise we assess from the eaves and a ladder and note the method used.
What roof problems show up here?
Aging shingles, failed flashing, hail damage and ice-dam wear at the eaves are the recurring findings.
How does the hillside near Excelsior Bay affect an inspection?
Slopes move water. Grading, gutters, downspouts, retaining walls, stairs and the foundation are the places to watch for signs of moisture. Basements near the lake side deserve a check for staining, efflorescence, and sump pump operation. Old stone or block foundations can also weep mortar and allow seepage. Retaining walls and steps between the house and the shoreline are also worth a look.
Do you inspect Excelsior's Victorian homes?
Yes — the historic village stock brings original foundations, knob-and-tube-era wiring questions and moisture on lake-sloped lots, all of which get an experienced older-home read.
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