Answers to the questions we hear most, and the science behind how we work.
Hunter’s House is a home wellness company that helps people better understand how their living environments affect their health and well-being. We provide environmental assessments that analyze air, water, light, EMFs, structure, and chemical exposure. Whether you’re buying a new home or looking to optimize the one you already live in, our goal is simple: help you create a healthier place to live.
Hunter’s House offers two core services designed to help you better understand your home and how it may impact your health.
Healthy Home Assessments: For people looking to better understand and optimize their current living environment. We evaluate environmental factors such as indoor air quality, water quality, radon, moisture, lighting, and electromagnetic fields (EMFs), providing actionable recommendations to help create a healthier home.
Home Inspections: For people buying a home. We provide comprehensive inspections that evaluate the condition of the property, identify potential concerns, and help you make a confident, informed purchase. Environmental testing can also be incorporated for a more complete picture of your future home.
We also offer individual testing services, such as radon and water quality testing, for those looking to investigate a specific concern.
Hunter’s House is based in Minneapolis, MN. We currently serve the Twin Cities Metro (Arden Hills, Blaine, Bloomington, Brooklyn Park, Burnsville, Chanhassen, Chaska, Eagan, Eden Prairie, Edina, Excelsior, Golden Valley, Hopkins, Lakeville, Maple Grove, Mendota Heights, Minneapolis, Minnetonka, Orono, Plymouth, Prior Lake, Richfield, Roseville, St. Anthony Village, St. Louis Park, St. Paul, Shakopee, Shoreview, Shorewood, Stillwater, Wayzata, White Bear Lake, Woodbury, and surrounding communities). If you’re outside these areas, reach out to see if we can help!
The time required depends on the service and the size of your home.
Healthy Home Assessments: A comprehensive assessment can take up to 6 hours. We begin with a 30-minute conversation to understand your goals, daily routines, and any health concerns. From there, we evaluate your home using professional-grade testing equipment. We finish with a walkthrough to discuss our initial findings and answer your questions. Some laboratory results take 5–7 days to process, and you’ll receive your final report within 2 weeks of the assessment.
Home Inspections: A typical home inspection takes 2–3 hours, including a walkthrough during the final hour to review key findings, answer questions, and help you better understand the property. Additional environmental testing may require more time, such as 48 hours for radon testing or 2–3 days for water quality results.
You don’t need to be home for the entire visit, but we encourage you to be involved at key points. For home inspections, we recommend joining us for a walkthrough at the end to review findings and ask questions. For Healthy Home Assessments, we like to spend the first 30 minutes together discussing your goals, concerns, and daily routines while walking through your home. After that, you’re free to go about your day.
Preparation depends on the testing being performed. Certain indoor air quality tests may require keeping windows and exterior doors closed for 12 hours beforehand, avoiding shower use for 24 hours, or refraining from dusting for up to two weeks. We’ll provide clear, personalized preparation instructions ahead of your appointment so you know exactly what to expect.
Every inspection and assessment includes a detailed, easy-to-understand report outlining our findings, supporting data, and actionable recommendations. We go beyond simply identifying concerns by explaining what our findings mean, prioritizing areas that need attention, and providing practical next steps. When appropriate, we also include trusted product and service recommendations and guidance on any necessary remediation. Our goal is to give you the knowledge and confidence to make informed decisions about your home.
Pricing for our Healthy Home Assessments varies based on the size of your home and the testing included. We offer multiple options to fit your home’s needs and your goals. Visit our Services page to explore our assessment options and pricing, or reach out for a personalized quote.
Every assessment is performed by a licensed and insured inspector. Our credentials include:
I love to read peer-reviewed studies and have built this business grounded in research. These are some of the studies that inform how I approach every assessment.
Two-hour exposure to blue light (460 nm) in the evening suppresses melatonin. The maximum melatonin-suppressing effect is achieved at the shortest wavelengths (424 nm, violet). Melatonin recovered within 15 minutes after cessation. Even low light levels (5–10 lux) at night can induce a circadian response.
Bright light treatment and dawn simulation for seasonal affective disorder, and bright light for nonseasonal depression, are efficacious — with effect sizes equivalent to most antidepressant pharmacotherapy trials.
Lead pipes occur in all 50 states. Wisconsin and Minnesota are both higher than average — Milwaukee has 74,000 lead pipes and Minneapolis has 49,000. The data came from an FOIA request to the EPA using its most recent survey data.
More than one in five (23%) of sampled wells contained at least one contaminant at a concentration exceeding a human-health benchmark. Inorganic contaminants were most frequent, including radon, arsenic, uranium, manganese, and fluoride. The study analyzed 2,100 private wells across 48 states.
Formaldehyde exposure was associated with impairment across all cognitive functions tested. Longer exposure duration showed a dose-effect relationship. Recent exposure was associated with impairment in all cognitive domains. Study included 75,322 French workers.
The primary annual standard for PM2.5 was lowered from 12.0 to 9.0, citing explicit links to premature death, heart attacks, aggravated asthma, and decreased lung function. By 2032, the new standard is projected to avoid up to 4,500 premature deaths and 800,000 cases of asthma symptoms annually.
For households using gas or propane stoves, the stove accounts for roughly one-quarter of total long-term NO2 exposure. For high-use households (top 5% of cooking intensity), the stove contributes half or more of total long-term exposure. First nationwide ZIP-code-level estimate across 133 million dwellings.
RF-EMF effects on sleep were observed in 90% of the individuals studied, with all sleep variables affected in at least four subjects. The only consistent finding was an increase of stage R (REM) sleep under both GSM 900 MHz and WCDMA/UMTS exposure, occurring in 9 of 30 subjects. Study included 30 healthy young men exposed three times per condition.
530 unique VOCs were quantified across 30 products. Of those, 193 were considered hazardous. Even "green" products with fragrance emitted hazardous VOCs — only fragrance-free green products showed significantly lower emissions. Large variation was found between individual products.