Chimney inspection in Dearborn

We cover the west side of Dearborn, out to Telegraph. East of that, call first and we'll tell you if we can get to you.

Why people book one here

The houses around the Dearborn Hills golf course went up in the 1920s, around the time the course opened in 1922 and 1923. The Ford Homes on Beech, Edison, Francis and Gregory were built in 1920. A chimney that age has outlived several furnaces. Today its flue often carries exhaust from a gas furnace or water heater, an appliance that came along long after the chimney was built. Some of those flues are fine. Some have cracked tile or gaps at the joints that you'd never see from the yard.

Other people call because a fireplace hasn't been lit in years and they want to use it this winter, or because they found a stain on the ceiling after a storm. And some have just bought a house and have no idea when anyone last looked at the chimney, or what's venting into it.

Level 1 or Level 2

A Level 1 inspection is $49. We check the fireplace, the damper, the part of the flue we can see, and the outside of the chimney from the crown down to the flashing. The $49 is credited toward any repair or service we do afterward.

A Level 2 is $149. It adds the chimney sections in the attic, basement and crawl space, and a camera run through the flue. People book a Level 2 when they're buying or selling, when they're changing what vents into the chimney, or after a chimney fire or storm. If you only want the camera with a Level 1, it's a $75 add-on. Our guide to chimney inspection levels lays out the difference.

What you get afterward

We walk you through what we found in plain language and show you the photos: what's in good shape, what to keep an eye on, and anything that needs work now. If something needs work, you get a written quote, and you decide from there. If the flue only needs a sweep, a chimney sweep in Dearborn includes an inspection on the same visit for $349.