Ferndale · Oakland County · 48220
Ferndale’s streets are lined with 1920s Craftsman and Chicago bungalows, Tudors, and old kit homes — small roofs with ninety years of Michigan weather on them. Repairs only — no new-roof bids, no tear-off pitch.
Ferndale’s housing stock is old — median home built 1945, and more than four in ten homes predate 1940 (Census Reporter, ACS 2020–2024). The 1920s bungalows and Tudors have steep, cut-up rooflines with dormers and valleys; the postwar bungalows are simpler but just as weathered. What complicates repairs is age: original decking under multiple shingle layers, and chimney flashing that’s been patched more times than anyone remembers.
What we find here
The brick chimneys on Ferndale’s pre-war homes have mortar joints that open over decades, and the step flashing buried in them fails along with it. We rebuild the flashing and repoint what needs it instead of smearing on more sealant.
Half-story bungalows with dormers are ice-dam magnets: heat escapes through the knee walls, snow melts and refreezes at the eaves. We fix the leak and tell you straight what would stop it coming back.
Tudor roofs have steep intersecting gables, and the valleys take everything the roof sheds. Worn valley metal is the most common leak path we trace on homes like these.
Downtown around Woodward and 9 Mile, Woodward Heights, the Drayton area, and the streets off Hilton Road.
We're a service-area business, so there's no office for you to drive to — we come to the house. If water is actively coming in, emergency tarping is available — call (586) 698-7094.
Every repair in Ferndale carries the same terms as everywhere else we work: a flat price quoted before work starts, a photo report of the finished job, and a written warranty on the final paid invoice — issued after payment is paid in full and cleared — one year on spot repairs, three years on slope work, five on flashing.
Ferndale FAQ
Usually ice damming or failed flashing where the dormer meets the main roof — both common on homes like these. If the source is hidden, contact us for a free repair estimate. We’ll review the issue and explain the next step. Any additional services — like water testing — require your agreement before work begins.
If it’s the 1920s original, it may be due — mortar joints open and step flashing corrodes on homes like these. Call (586) 698-7094 and we’ll tell you straight whether it’s repairable, with photos of everything we find.
That’s the work we do. Older homes need small, precise repairs — call (586) 698-7094 and we’ll tell you straight whether it’s repairable.
Prices, published
Contact us for a free repair estimate. We’ll review the issue and explain the next step. Any additional services require your agreement before work begins. Beyond that, roughly 55 common repairs are flat-rated and published — vent boots, flashing, valleys, shingle sections, ridge caps, decking. No hourly clock, no mystery number at the end.
Also serving Warren, Ferndale, Oak Park, Berkley, Hazel Park, Detroit, Sterling Heights, Troy, Royal Oak, Madison Heights, St. Clair Shores, Roseville, Clinton Township, Eastpointe, Westland, Livonia, Canton, Garden City, Dearborn, Farmington Hills, Plymouth, Redford and Dearborn Heights. Job-type pages: leak repair, pipe boots, flashing, ice dams, emergency tarp, valley repair. See the full service area.
