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Thermal Imaging · Excelsior, MN

Thermal Imaging in Excelsior

Thermal Imaging in Excelsior, MN by Closer Look Inspectors. A photo-mapped digital report within 24 hours.

Excelsior · Hennepin County

Thermal Imaging in Excelsior

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

Infrared thermal imaging uses a calibrated thermal camera to surface hidden moisture, missing insulation and overheating electrical connections — available as an add-on or as a stand-alone thermal imaging inspection.

Excelsior is served by our Minnetonka team →  ·  (612) 457-1634

Split-level home with stone facing on a sloped lot — Thermal Imaging in Excelsior, MNExcelsior
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 thermal imaging 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.

Questions

Common questions.

Do you offer thermal imaging?
Yes. Infrared scanning is available as an add-on.
What does it actually find?
Moisture tracking behind finishes, gaps in insulation, and hot electrical connections that are invisible to the naked eye.
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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