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What Does a Home Inspection Include in Minnetonka?
A plain-English walkthrough of exactly what we inspect on a Minnetonka home, system by system, and what fall…
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Lake Minnetonka Lakefront Buyers: 12 Inspection Priorities
The twelve things that matter most before you close on a Wayzata Bay or Crystal Bay lakefront home.…
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EIFS / Synthetic Stucco on Minnetonka Homes: A Buyer's Guide
Why moisture probing is non-optional on 1995–2008 synthetic-stucco homes and what failure looks like.…
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Teardown vs Heavy Remodel: Reading the Foundation Pour Date
How to tell a true rebuild from a dressed-up remodel on a Glen Lake or Cherrywood listing.…
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Cedar Shake Roofs on Lake Minnetonka: End-of-Life & Class 4
End-of-life indicators, hail history, and Class 4 impact-rated replacement realities for shake roofs.…
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Radon in Hennepin County: What 4.0 pCi/L Means for Your Basement
Why walkout basements on the lake test high and what the EPA action level means for your purchase.…
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Sewer Scope & Oak-Wilt Root Intrusion in Minnetonka
Why the mature tree canopy makes scoping every inspection the right call in this market.…
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The 11-Month Warranty Inspection: A Newbuild Buyer's Guide
Cherrywood, Ridgedale, and Glen Lake newbuild buyers — how to use your first-year warranty before it expires…
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Ice Dams in Minnetonka: Why Some Homes Keep Getting Them
How attic bypass and ventilation drive ice dams on steep shake and complex rooflines.…
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Lake-Lot Retaining Walls & Armor Stone: Scope & Reality
What a home inspector will and will not tell you about shoreline retaining structures.…
Learn more →How to Read Your Minnetonka Home Inspection Report
Turning a photo-mapped report into a clear repair and negotiation plan.…
Learn more →Home Inspection vs Appraisal: What's the Difference?
Why a lender's appraisal is not a substitute for an independent home inspection.…
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Common Minnetonka Defects by Housing Era
What to expect from pre-1960, 1965–85, and 1990s–2000s Minnetonka homes system by system.…
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Polybutylene Plumbing in Late-80s Minnetonka Tract Homes
Why gray poly piping in Cherrywood and Sunset Pond builds is a ticking-clock concern.…
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Federal Pacific Panels in Minnetonka: Why So Many Remain
What FPE and Zinsco panels are, why they're a concern, and what to do about them.…
Learn more →A First-Time Buyer's Guide to the Minnetonka Inspection
What to expect, how to attend, and how to use the report to make a confident decision.…
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