CHELSEA WASHTENAW COUNTY MICHIGAN
Chelsea grew up around a Michigan Central Railroad stop, took its name in 1850 from a settler's hometown in Massachusetts and had its historic downtown placed on the National Register in 2011. Working out of Whitmore Lake, our crew paints Chelsea homes inside and out, coats garage and barn floors, refinishes hardwood and finishes basements.
Licensed and insured Whitmore Lake based and locally owned Estimates are always free
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Settlers reached the Chelsea area around 1820, and it was organized as Sylvan Township in 1834. The Michigan Central Railroad laid track through in 1848, and the stop first called Kendon took the Chelsea name in 1850. It became a village in 1889 and a city in 2004, and the 2020 census counted 5,467 residents.
M-52 runs north to south through town as Main Street, I-94 forms the city’s southern edge and the Border-to-Border Trail crosses the city. The Clocktower, built in 1907 by the Glazier Stove Company to hold a water tank, still rises over downtown. Chelsea Milling Company has made Jiffy mixes here since 1930, and actor Jeff Daniels founded the Purple Rose Theatre in town.
Older wood siding gets scraped, primed and recoated through exterior painting, and soft boards are dealt with first through wood rot repair.
Concrete in a pole barn or garage can be sealed under a flake floor coating or a glossier mica finish.
Scratched, graying boards are sanded down and given a new finish with our hardwood floor refinishing.
Turn bare block and concrete into living space with basement finishing or a coated basement floor.
Our full service list is grouped by where the work happens: outside the house, inside it, on concrete floors and on the water. Open any service for its own page with the steps, finish options and FAQs, then mention as many as you need when you ask for a Chelsea estimate.
Exterior House Painting
Siding, trim, shutters and entry doors repainted after loose paint is scraped off and bare spots are primed.
Pressure Washing & Soft Washing
Concrete drives, patios, decks and fences washed clean, while house siding gets a gentle soft wash at low pressure.
Surface Restoration
Refinishing for cabinets, hardwood, doors, railings and painted brick, plus repair of rotted outdoor wood.
Interior Painting
Any room repainted, including ceilings, trim, doors and stair parts, after furniture and flooring are covered.
Drywall Installation & Repair
Nail pops, cracks and holes patched so they disappear, plus fresh sheets put up and finished when walls are opened up or rebuilt.
Interior Renovation
Bath and kitchen refreshes or full remodels, basement finishing and flooring installs, with licensed trades lined up as needed.
Garage Floor Coatings
Garage concrete finished with flake epoxy, mica flake, polishing or acid stain, with prep chosen for the slab’s condition.
Basement Epoxy Flooring
Basement slabs given a flake, mica or acid-stained finish, applied only after a moisture test. We do not handle waterproofing.
Mica & Decorative Epoxy
Swirled mica with a metallic look, or mica flake, for garages, basements, entryways, living areas and workshops.
Not sure where your Chelsea project fits? Describe it on the estimate form or call us, and we will match it to a service.
Chelsea School District serves the city and Sylvan Township, along with parts of Dexter, Freedom, Lima, Lyndon, Sharon and Waterloo townships, so a Chelsea address can mean a downtown side street or a lake lot miles out. Below are six spots around town, with a little history and the work we take on there.
Live somewhere else near Chelsea? Put your street address on the estimate form so we can check that the house is within the towns we serve.
Concrete around Chelsea works hard: attached garages, pole barns and shops on country lots, and basements turned into family rooms. An unsealed slab soaks in oil, salt and grit and keeps shedding dust, while a coated or polished floor closes up the surface so spills wipe away and the space looks finished.
Lower levels get a closer look first. We look for cracks, stains and any leftover paint or sealer, then do a moisture test on the slab. Waterproofing is a separate trade we do not offer, so any water coming in needs a specialist’s repair before a coating goes down.
| Finish and appearance | Garage | Basement |
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Epoxy Flake
Speckles of color scattered across the wet base layer give a mottled finish with a bit of texture underfoot. It masks dirt between cleanings, and added grip is an option.
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Offered | Offered |
Mica Epoxy
Hand-moved mica pigment gives the epoxy swirls and depth, so no two floors turn out the same.
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Offered | Offered |
Polished Concrete
Rather than adding a coating, we grind the slab with progressively finer tooling until the surface glows. We offer it for garages only, never basements.
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Offered | Not offered |
Acid-Stained Concrete
Stain that reacts with the concrete leaves uneven, natural-looking color, and a clear sealer locks it in.
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Offered | Offered |
Each system offers its own color lineup, which we walk through with you while preparing your Chelsea estimate.
Plenty of wood in a Chelsea house looks finished when the real damage is only skin deep. Gray, scuffed floorboards, faded cabinet fronts and sun-beaten front doors often have solid material underneath that can be repaired, sanded and refinished. If something truly needs replacing, your estimate will tell you plainly.
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Not sure a piece is worth saving? Ask about it in your estimate request, or read about our refinishing process.
Some Chelsea kitchens only need a facelift, while some bathrooms need everything pulled out. Our interior renovation work covers both ends. We start by sorting out what you want to keep, what has to go and how you picture the room when it is done.
Need wiring or plumbing moved? We bring in licensed electricians and plumbers for that part and take care of permits when the project calls for them.
Whether your boat rests on a trailer beside a Chelsea house or stays in the water at a lakefront dock all summer, we set up where it is kept. You never have to haul it to a shop.
Chalky gelcoat that rubs off white on your hand has oxidized. A machine polish strips away that faded skin so the hull shines again.
Our polishing process
Dock dings, trailer scuffs and small surface cracks are filled, sanded smooth and color-matched. These fixes are cosmetic only, not structural.
Fiberglass repair details
Pontoon tubes dulled by lake water and sun are polished back to a reflective finish on the trailer or at the dock.
How we polish pontoonsWe handle every boat job on site at your home or dock. Just tell us on the estimate form where it sits and what it needs. How mobile boat service works.
Fill in the form with your address and the projects you have in mind. We go over the details, follow up if anything needs clarifying and then send an estimate covering the prep work and the finish. There is no charge for it and no obligation to book.
Call 248-692-3655 Email [email protected]Owner Anthony Williams works from Whitmore Lake, MI 48189, roughly 26 miles by road northeast of Chelsea.
Our crew serves the city of Chelsea and Sylvan, Lima and Lyndon townships, plus every town listed among our service areas.
List the street address and all the services you are considering, because a single form can cover several jobs at once. If you have photos, email them to [email protected].
Chelsea lies in western Washtenaw County along I-94, about 15 miles west of Ann Arbor and roughly 26 road miles from Whitmore Lake. It is the westernmost of our nine towns, and our coverage stretches east from here toward Ypsilanti and north through Livingston County to South Lyon.
Chelsea joins eight other towns on our route. Choose a town below, or see them all on our service area overview.
A bungalow near downtown and a lake house in Lyndon Township get identical treatment. Fill in the form with your address and project, we look it over and ask whatever we still need to know, then you receive a free estimate laying out each step.
Several projects at once are welcome. Interior painting paired with hardwood refinishing, or a pole barn floor with exterior paint on the house, can be priced together.
Homes west toward Grass Lake or north toward Stockbridge may still be within reach. Type your street address into the form above and we will confirm either way.
Straight answers to what people in Chelsea and the nearby townships ask before booking work with us.
Yes. Many Chelsea mailing addresses are outside city limits in Sylvan, Lima or Lyndon Township, and we serve all three. Include your full street address in the form so we can check it.
It is roughly 26 miles by road from our Whitmore Lake base, usually a drive of about 35 minutes. Chelsea is one of the nine towns we cover, listed alongside the others on our area list.
Not as it is. Our floor systems go over concrete only, so a gravel or dirt floor needs a slab poured by a concrete contractor first. Once the concrete is in, a mica floor or flake coating can go on top.
Yes. Detached and attached garages are treated the same way. We check the slab, prep it based on its condition and then apply the finish you pick. Details are on the garage coating page.
Loose and flaking paint is scraped off, rough edges are sanded and bare wood is primed before new coats go on. Soft or rotted boards are repaired first through our wood rot repair. See exterior painting for more.
Usually. When the wood underneath is solid, the worn finish is taken off and the door is stained or painted again. If it is too damaged, we will say so. Learn about front door refinishing.
Yes. That is a bathroom refresh: the tub, toilet and shower stay, while we swap the vanity and floor and freshen the trim and paint. Both levels of work appear in the kitchen and bathroom part of our renovation page.
Yes. Luxury vinyl plank is one of the floors we install, and it is a common pick for finished lower levels. The concrete gets a moisture test before anything goes down. Learn about basement finishing.
Yes. Both can be part of one project, so the floor refinishing and the interior painting are planned around each other.
Use [email protected] for photos, and include your name and address. The estimate form does not accept uploads, so pictures always come by email.
Something else on your mind? Phone us and we will talk it through with you.
