
Home inspection in Ellendale.
Closer Look Home Inspectors provides home inspection in Ellendale, Steele County — about 28 minutes away. Every Ellendale inspection is documented in a photo-mapped digital report within 24 hours.
Why Ellendale homes need a local inspector.
Ellendale is a small rural town along the I-35 corridor south of Owatonna. We calibrate every Ellendale inspection to the conditions that actually drive defects here — not a generic national checklist.
Ellendale housing runs to mostly early-to-mid-1900s town homes with limited newer construction, across the compact residential grid near the main street and surrounding farmstead properties off the I-35 corridor, on flat prairie farmland with deep loam soils and a high water table in low-lying yards.
Report in 24 hoursThe report you'll actually understand.
Every inspection is documented in a clear, photo-mapped digital report delivered within 24 hours — written in plain English and built to negotiate with. We bring thermal imaging, moisture metering and a sewer-scope camera to every applicable Ellendale system.
Inspections & specialty work.

Buyer's Inspection
A buyer's inspection is the pre-purchase inspection that protects your
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Pre-Listing Inspection
A pre-listing inspection is a full inspection commissioned by the sell
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Radon Testing
Radon testing uses an EPA-protocol continuous monitor to measure radon
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Sewer Scope Inspection
A sewer scope runs a video camera down a Faribault home's lateral sewe
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Thermal Imaging
Thermal imaging uses an infrared camera to reveal hidden moisture intr
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Mold & Moisture Inspection
Mold and moisture inspection combines infrared moisture mapping with l
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Reach out
Call (507) 721-3120 or build a quote online — your choice.
The inspection
A patient on-site visit with thermal, moisture and scope tools.
Walkthrough
An on-the-spot walkthrough of the key findings, in plain English.
Your report
A photo-mapped digital report within 24 hours, built to negotiate with.
Good to know.
Do older Ellendale homes have common basement concerns?
How long does the inspection take?
See your price in under a minute.
Build your quote and book your Faribault-area inspection online — or call (507) 721-3120.