Water damage in Dearborn Heights?
Water Damage Restoration in Dearborn Heights, MI
We work all over Dearborn Heights.
A person answers 24/7.
What you can expect from us
- A real person answers the phone 24 hours a day, and we can often be on site within a few hours.
- We work with every insurance company and document the damage for your claim.
- Ajaxx is an IICRC Certified Firm, which means our technicians are trained to the industry's cleaning and restoration standards.
If water gets into your Dearborn Heights home, shut off the source, stay away from wet outlets and take photos. Then call us. We cover all of Dearborn Heights, including the neighborhoods off Telegraph Road, and we can often be on site within a few hours. We pull the water out and dry what is left.
What to do right now
- Shut off the water and stay clear of wet outlets.
- Take photos of the damage before cleanup.
- Move belongings off the wet floor.
Which parts of Dearborn Heights do we cover?
We cover the neighborhoods off Telegraph Road, Ford Road and Warren Avenue on both sides of the city. We head out I-94 east to Telegraph Road from downtown Ann Arbor.
Ecorse Creek is the story here
The North Branch of Ecorse Creek has the widest 100-year floodplain of any city on the creek, and a FEMA floodway starts east of Inkster and runs through Dearborn Heights into Allen Park.
What that means on a job
Floor-drain water is treated as IICRC Category 3 until proven otherwise. Carpet, pad and the bottom of the drywall usually come out. We clean and disinfect the slab and framing, then dry with dehumidifiers and air movers, logging readings every day.
Hines Drive floods
Wallaceville Park, along Hines Drive in Dearborn Heights, often floods.
What should Dearborn Heights homeowners check?
Brick ranches and bungalows with basements are common here, and many have a floor drain tied to the sewer. If that drain gurgles or smells during heavy rain, the line may be partly blocked. A plumber can camera the line and talk to you about a backflow valve. If water has already come up, keep out until power to the basement is off.
What causes most calls here?
With brick ranches and bungalows with basements, the weak spots are floor drains, old sewer laterals and block walls near the Rouge River and Ecorse Creek.
What about the paperwork?
We keep photos and a daily moisture log and send them to you and your insurance company.
Is sewage water different?
Yes. Anything soft that sewage touched usually goes, and everything that stays is cleaned and disinfected.
Is it more than water?
We also handle fire and smoke and storm damage, and we clean belongings.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is my Dearborn Heights home in the Ecorse Creek floodplain?
Check the FEMA flood map for your address. The floodplain is widest in Dearborn Heights and in Taylor north of I-94.
Do you come out to the neighborhoods off Telegraph Road?
Yes. We cover the neighborhoods off Telegraph Road, Ford Road and Warren Avenue on both sides of the city, any hour.
How do you get to Dearborn Heights from Ann Arbor?
Usually I-94 east to Telegraph Road. We leave from 206 E Huron St in Ann Arbor.