Field notes from the lake.
Locally-specific writing on the homes, defects, and decisions that define the Lake Minnetonka market.
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Lake Minnetonka Lakefront Buyers — 12 Inspection Priorities
Before you close on a Wayzata Bay or Crystal Bay home, these twelve priorities matter most.…
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EIFS / Synthetic Stucco on 1995–2008 Homes — Why Probing Is Non-Optional
The case for moisture probing every synthetic-stucco Minnetonka home before you buy.…
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Teardown vs Heavy Remodel — Reading the Foundation Pour Date
How to read a Glen Lake or Cherrywood listing for a true rebuild versus a heavy remodel.…
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Cedar Shake Roofs on Carson Bay and Smithtown Bay
End-of-life indicators and Class 4 replacement realities for shake roofs on the lake.…
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Federal Pacific Panels in Minnetonka — Why 1970s Glen Lake Splits Keep Them
Why so many 1970s split-levels still have these panels and what it means for buyers.…
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Polybutylene Plumbing in Late-80s Cherrywood and Sunset Pond Homes
Identifying gray poly piping before it fails in late-80s tract homes.…
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Minnehaha Creek Floodplain — Which Minnetonka Lots Sit in FEMA Zone AE
What floodplain status means for insurance, financing, and below-grade risk.…
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Ice Dams in Minnetonka — Why Glen Lake and Greenbriar Capes Keep Getting Them
The attic-bypass and ventilation story behind recurring ice dams.…
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Radon in Hennepin County — 4.0+ pCi/L in an Excelsior Bay Walkout Basement
What elevated radon means for a walkout basement on the lake.…
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The 11-Month Warranty Inspection — for Cherrywood, Ridgedale & Glen Lake Buyers
How newbuild buyers use the first-year warranty window before it closes.…
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Sewer Scope and Oak-Wilt Tree Root Intrusion in Minnetonka
Why we scope every inspection in this mature-canopy market.…
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Lake-Lot Retaining Walls and Armor Stone — What an Inspector Will and Won't Tell You
Honest scope on shoreline retaining structures for lake-lot buyers.…
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