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Thermal Imaging · Lauderdale, MN

Thermal Imaging in Lauderdale

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

Lauderdale · Ramsey County

Thermal Imaging in Lauderdale

Thermal Imaging in Lauderdale, Ramsey County, by Closer Look Inspectors. Lauderdale is a 0.42-square-mile inner-ring suburb between Minneapolis and St. Paul, incorporated in 1949.

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.

Lauderdale is served by our Saint Paul team →  ·  (612) 457-1634

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Local housing

Homes in Lauderdale.

Lauderdale housing runs to older single-family houses and small apartment buildings, packed into a city of 0.42 sq. mi. with 1,215 housing units, across the blocks along Highway 280, the Luther Seminary edge, and the borders with Minneapolis, St. Paul, Roseville and Falcon Heights, on gently rolling glacial upland between Minneapolis and St. Paul — and that mix shapes what a thermal imaging here needs to find.

Local conditions in Lauderdale

Lauderdale does not run a point-of-sale housing ordinance, which makes an independent inspection the only thorough, buyer-side read on the home. Lauderdale 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 Lauderdale-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.
Is radon testing worth it in a small city like Lauderdale?
Yes. Ramsey County is rated EPA Radon Zone 1, and the Minnesota Department of Health recommends testing every Minnesota home, whatever its size or age. Radon comes from the soil, so a small footprint does not protect you, and a lived-in basement or first floor is where readings matter. A short-term test during the inspection window gives you a number to work with before you close.
What is the biggest thing to check in a Lauderdale house, given how small and dense the city is?
Lauderdale is 0.42 sq. mi. with 1,215 housing units, and it was called Rose Hill before incorporating as a village in 1949. That density means a mix of older single-family houses and apartment buildings sharing lot lines and utility corridors. Sewer service lines are often very old clay or cast iron, and grading toward neighbors, shared or aged retaining walls, basement moisture, and electrical panels in houses converted to rentals are worth a look too. Ramsey County is EPA Radon Zone 1.
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