Wayne County
Chimney sweep, inspection and repair in Dearborn
West Dearborn has the Ford Homes, built in 1919 and 1920 for workers at Ford's tractor plant, and 1920s Tudors and colonials in Dearborn Hills, next to the golf course on Telegraph.
The west side of Dearborn
Our service area takes in the west side of Dearborn, around the west downtown on Michigan Avenue and out to Telegraph. If you live farther east in the city, call and ask before you book, and we'll tell you whether we can get to you.
The Ford Homes
Between Park Street and Military, about 250 houses went up in 1919 and 1920 for workers at Ford's tractor plant. They were built from six designs, all two stories, and each one has a chimney in the middle of the house. A central chimney stays warm and dry inside the walls for most of its height. The part above the roof takes the weather, and after a hundred years that's where we find cracked crowns and mortar washing out of the top few courses.
The Ford Homes are a historic district with their own preservation guidelines, and the city reviews exterior work there. If the work would change how the chimney looks, we'll ask about approval before we quote it.
Dearborn Hills and the Morley area
Dearborn Hills was built alongside the Dearborn Hills golf course, which opened in the early 1920s. The houses from that decade were built to order, as Tudors, colonials and Mediterranean-style houses. A Tudor often has a big brick chimney on an outside wall, where it takes weather on three sides. On brick close to a hundred years old, water getting in near the top is what makes it crumble and stain white. Our guide to white stains and crumbling chimney brick explains why it happens.
Closer to the Rouge River, the Morley area has houses from the 1920s and 1930s, including Cape Cods and foursquares, with chimneys of the same age.
Crowns first
On chimneys this old, the crown is usually the first thing to go. Once it cracks, water runs down into the brick below it. We repair or rebuild the crown and repoint the top courses where the mortar has washed out, and you see the damage before we quote anything.
Buying an older west Dearborn house
A 1920s house in Dearborn Hills or a Ford Home near west downtown will almost always sell with its original chimney. A Level 2 inspection covers the chimney areas in the attic and basement and puts a camera through the flue, so you know what you're buying before your inspection period runs out.
Getting to you
We come into west Dearborn on Michigan Avenue, Telegraph, Ford Road, Outer Drive, Military and Cherry Hill, and pair visits with Dearborn Heights and Garden City. Book online and pick a 3-hour arrival window, or call for same-day availability when the schedule allows.
Dearborn and the cities around it
We work across Oakland, Macomb, Wayne and Washtenaw counties.
Every area we serveServices in Dearborn
Chimney cleaning
We sweep the chimney and inspect it on the same visit, then clean up before we leave.
$349
Chimney inspection
We inspect the chimney inside and out and walk you through what we found, in plain language.
$49
Level 2 chimney inspection
For home sales and system changes: the attic, basement and crawl spaces, and a camera through the flue.
$149
Questions
What should I know about the chimney on a Ford Home in west Dearborn?
The Ford Homes were built in 1919 and 1920 from six designs, and each one has a chimney in the middle of the house. Inside the walls it stays warm and dry. The part above the roof has had a hundred years of weather, so we look hardest at the crown and the top few courses of brick. The district has its own preservation guidelines and the city reviews exterior work there, so we'll ask about approval before we quote anything 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 Dearborn
Pick a day and a 3-hour arrival window online. If you'd rather talk it through, call (248) 266-9991.