Washtenaw County
Chimney repair, inspection and sweep in Ann Arbor Township
Ann Arbor Township wraps around Ann Arbor's north and east sides. Most of its houses sit on one acre or more, from the 1950s houses along Plymouth Road and in Thornoaks to newer houses on wooded lots off Pontiac Trail and Whitmore Lake Road.
Most of the township
Our service area takes in most of Ann Arbor Township, the parts around Ann Arbor's north and east sides. If you live near the township's outer edges, call and ask before you book, and we'll tell you whether we can get to you.
Big lots on wells and septic
Until 1987, almost every home in the township was a single-family house. North of Ford Road the lots run 2 to 5 acres. Ayrshire, south of Plymouth Road between the old and new Earhart Roads, has lots of about an acre. Plymouth Road itself has large-lot houses built 50 or 60 years ago. Outside the sewer area, houses here run on their own wells and septic systems.
A house on that kind of lot was usually built to order, and the chimney was built to match the house. The one in the photo is fieldstone, with two terra cotta pots set on a stone cap. A chimney like that has more joints than a plain brick one: stone to mortar, cap to stone, pot to cap. Each joint is a place for water to get in once the mortar opens up.
Thornoaks
Off Huron River Drive, Thornoaks was laid out in 1957 and 1958 by architect Jim Livingston and builder Eugene Kurtz. It's about thirty mid-century modern houses on half-acre and one-acre wooded lots, some looking out on the river. In 2018 it became a Washtenaw County local historic district, set up to protect that post-war architecture. If your house is in Thornoaks, we'll ask about the historic district before we quote work that changes how the chimney looks.
Stone and pot repairs
On a fieldstone chimney, we match the mortar color and the joint style to what's there, so the repair doesn't show as a patch. Loose pots get reset in fresh mortar, and a cracked cap or crown gets repaired or replaced. You see the photos and get a written quote for the masonry repair before anything starts.
Houses in the woods
A lot of houses in the township sit in the trees, some at the end of a gravel road. Squirrels and raccoons come off the trees onto the roof, and a flue with nothing on top lets them in along with the rain. Our guide to a rusted chase cover or missing chimney cap shows what goes wrong when the top of the chimney is open.
Getting to you
We come into Ann Arbor Township on Plymouth Road, Pontiac Trail, Huron River Drive, Earhart, Whitmore Lake Road and Warren Road, and pair visits with Ann Arbor and Superior Township. Book online and pick a 3-hour arrival window, or call for same-day availability when the schedule allows.
Ann Arbor Township and the cities around it
We work across Oakland, Macomb, Wayne and Washtenaw counties.
More Washtenaw County cities: Pittsfield Township, Salem Township, Ypsilanti Township.
Every area we serveServices in Ann Arbor Township
Chimney repair
Crowns, caps, masonry, flashing and leaks, quoted after we've looked at the chimney.
From $195
Chimney crowns
Cracked and crumbling crowns repaired, or rebuilt when they're too far gone to patch.
From $249
Chimney caps and chase covers
Rusted chase covers replaced with ones that fit, and caps in standard and custom sizes.
From $195
Masonry repair and tuckpointing
Crumbling brick, failed mortar joints, tuckpointing and partial rebuilds, matched to the house.
From $595
Chimney inspection
We inspect the chimney inside and out and walk you through what we found, in plain language.
$49
Chimney cleaning
We sweep the chimney and inspect it on the same visit, then clean up before we leave.
$349
Questions
Our Ann Arbor Township house has a fieldstone chimney with clay pots. What wears out first?
Usually the joints at the top. A fieldstone chimney has thick mortar joints between irregular stones, and the pots are bedded into a cap or crown, so there are more places for water to get in than on a plain brick chimney. We check the mortar, the cap and how solidly each pot is set. If your house is in Thornoaks, we'll also ask about the county historic district before we quote work that changes how the chimney looks.
Do you offer same-day service?
Same-Day Availability When Schedule Allows. Call (248) 266-9991 and we'll tell you what we can do today.
Book a chimney visit in Ann Arbor Township
Pick a day and a 3-hour arrival window online. If you'd rather talk it through, call (248) 266-9991.