DEXTER WASHTENAW COUNTY MICHIGAN
Dexter grew up where Mill Creek runs into the Huron River, and its houses range from older homes near downtown to newer neighborhoods in the townships around it. Working out of Whitmore Lake, we paint them inside and out, coat basement and garage floors, refinish cabinets and hardwood, repair drywall and polish the boats kept nearby.
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In 1824 Samuel W. Dexter, a lawyer and land speculator, bought the ground where Mill Creek flows into the Huron River, and the settlement that grew there carries his family’s name. Dexter stayed a village for more than 180 years until voters approved a city charter in November 2014. The 2020 census counted 4,500 residents, with Scio, Webster and Dexter townships surrounding the city.
Some local landmarks go back a long way. The Dexter Cider Mill has been pressing apples since 1886, and Gordon Hall, a Greek Revival house built in the early 1840s, joined the National Register of Historic Places in 1972. Washtenaw County’s Border-to-Border Trail passes through town, and parts of Hudson Mills and Dexter–Huron metroparks sit inside the city limits.
Faded or peeling exterior surfaces get scraped and primed for house painting, and soft sills or boards can be handled first with wood rot repair.
Scuffed kitchen doors and dull oak boards can often be saved through cabinet refinishing or hardwood sanding and refinishing.
A plain slab can take a basement floor coating, or the whole space can become living area through basement finishing.
Holes, seams and nail pops get fixed with drywall repair, then the room can be finished with interior painting.
Our ten services are grouped below by where the work happens, from the siding out front to the slab in the basement. Click a service to read how we handle it, which options exist and the usual questions, and price any combination on one Dexter estimate.
Exterior House Painting
Loose paint scraped away and bare spots primed on siding, trim, doors and porch posts before the new color goes on.
Pressure Washing & Soft Washing
Decks, fences, walks and filmy siding washed clean, using a soft low-pressure rinse on painted or vinyl surfaces.
Surface Restoration
Kitchen cabinets, interior doors, hardwood floors and railings refinished, plus rotted sills and trim repaired.
Interior Painting
Walls, ceilings, stairways and baseboards repainted with careful masking around floors and furniture.
Drywall Installation & Repair
Dents, holes and seam cracks patched smooth, or new sheets hung, taped and finished ready for paint.
Interior Renovation
Kitchen and bathroom updates or full remodels, finished basements and new floors, with licensed trades coordinated.
Garage Floor Coatings
Your choice of chip flake, mica flake, polished concrete or acid stain, after we check the condition of the slab.
Basement Epoxy Flooring
After a moisture test, the lower-level slab gets flake, mica or an acid-stained finish. Waterproofing is not part of the job.
Mica & Decorative Epoxy
Swirled mica or mica flake in metallic-looking colors for basements, entries, living areas and garages.
Not sure which service your Dexter home needs? Describe the problem, include photos, and we will match it with the work that fits.
The 48130 ZIP code reaches well past the city limits, so plenty of Dexter addresses sit in Scio, Webster or Dexter Township. Below are six corners of the area, each with a little local history and the kind of painting, flooring and wall work that suits the homes there.
Live on a road we did not mention? Add your address and a quick note about the house to the form; we’ll check it against the area we cover and reply.
Every car that pulls into a Dexter garage in January drips salty slush onto the slab, and plain concrete soaks it up along with oil and dirt until the top starts to flake and crumble. A coated or polished floor keeps that mess on the surface, where a mop or squeegee takes care of it.
Whether your lower level is an older poured floor near downtown or a newer slab in the townships, we start by checking it over for cracks, old paint or sealer and stains. No basement is coated until a moisture test is done. Waterproofing is outside what we do, so a slab that lets in water needs a waterproofing company to correct it before any coating goes down.
| Floor finish and its appearance | Garage | Basement |
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Epoxy Flake
Decorative colored flakes scattered into the wet base coat create a speckled finish with a little texture, good at hiding dust, with an option for added grip.
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Offered | Offered |
Mica Epoxy
Shimmering mica powders flow through the resin while it is spread, so the swirls and color shifts are one of a kind in every room.
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Offered | Offered |
Polished Concrete
Nothing is laid on top here; we grind the slab with finer and finer abrasives until it develops a shine. Offered for garages only.
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Offered | Not offered |
Acid-Stained Concrete
The stain's chemistry changes the color of the concrete, leaving varied earthy tones, and a clear sealer goes over it.
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Offered | Offered |
Every finish has its own set of standard colors. We walk you through them while preparing your Dexter estimate.
Cabinets that have lost their luster, oak floors with gray walkways worn into them or an entry door faded by the afternoon sun usually need a new finish, not a new purchase. When the material below the finish holds up, we strip off what has failed, make the repairs and refinish it. If something is too far gone to save, your estimate will tell you that plainly.
Drag the red handle sideways to compare, or tab to the slider and use your left and right arrow keys.
Not sure whether your cabinets or floors can be saved? Include a few pictures when you request an estimate, or read about our surface restoration process.
Some Dexter kitchens and bathrooms only need a fresh look, and others are ready to be redone from the floor up. Through our interior renovation service we handle either one, and we start by agreeing with you on how much of the room should change.
Moving outlets or pipes? Licensed electricians and plumbers take care of that, lined up by us, and we pull permits whenever the project calls for them.
North of town, the Huron River chain of lakes links nine lakes over about eight miles, and Dexter Township has plenty of lakes of its own, North Lake among them. Wherever your boat spends the season, tied up at the shore or sitting on its trailer behind the house, our polishing and repair work happens right there.
Chalky, faded gelcoat is a sign of oxidation. We machine polish the hull to remove that dull surface and bring back a deep, reflective gloss.
More on boat polishing
Dock dings, gouges and small cracks in the gelcoat are filled, sanded smooth and matched to the hull color. We do cosmetic repairs only, not structural fiberglass work.
Fiberglass repair details
Dull, water-stained pontoon tubes are buffed until the aluminum shines again, whether the boat is tied up or out on its trailer.
See pontoon polishingOur boat work is mobile, so we meet the boat at your house or dock. When you request an estimate, mention where the boat is kept and send a picture of the hull. Details on our on-site boat visits.
Tell us where the house is and what you would like done. We review your request, call or email if we need more detail, and prepare an estimate laying out the work and the prep behind it. It is free, and you are under no obligation to go ahead.
Call 248-692-3655 Email [email protected]The business belongs to Anthony Williams and is based in Whitmore Lake, MI 48189, a short drive northeast of Dexter.
We take projects in the city of Dexter and in Scio, Webster and Dexter townships, plus the other towns shown on our service areas page.
List your address and each service you are interested in, since one request can include several projects. You are welcome to email pictures of the house or room to [email protected].
Dexter is in western Washtenaw County, where Mill Creek joins the Huron River. Our crew drives over from Whitmore Lake to the northeast, covering towns in both Washtenaw and Livingston counties, with South Lyon in Oakland County at the far east end.
Dexter is one of nine towns we cover. Choose a name to learn more about it, or see the whole list on our service areas overview.
A house a few blocks off Main Street and a lake home out in the township get the same treatment. Send your address and a few pictures, we look them over, check back with you on anything unclear, and you get a free estimate that covers the prep along with the finish work.
Combining jobs is easy: hardwood refinishing with interior painting, or drywall repair with a garage floor coating, can be priced together on one estimate.
Type your address into the estimate form above. If your home sits west of Dexter Township or between the towns listed here, we will let you know whether it fits our schedule.
Answers to the questions we hear from Dexter-area homeowners before a project gets started.
Yes. A lot of homes with a Dexter mailing address are outside the city limits, and the surrounding townships are part of our regular area. Enter the street address on the estimate form and we will confirm it.
Whitmore Lake, our base, sits about 15 miles from downtown Dexter by road, typically about a 25-minute drive. The full list of towns we serve is on our service areas page.
Yes. Once the old finish is sanded off, the bare wood can be stained before the new protective coat goes on, so the floor can take on a new color. Read more about hardwood floor refinishing.
Yes. Cabinet refinishing can end in either a painted finish or a stain, so dated oak can be changed to a solid color if you prefer. Details are on our cabinet refinishing section.
It can. Cabinet installation is part of our carpentry work, along with trim and baseboards, so new cabinets fit into a complete remodel with the walls, flooring and paint. See our kitchen and bath remodeling section.
We install luxury vinyl plank, laminate, tile and hardwood, so a refresh can include new flooring while the layout stays the same. Our interior renovation page lists everything that can be part of the job.
Yes. Interior painting covers ceilings, walls, trim, baseboards and doors, so one room or a whole floor can be done in a single project. Read about our interior painting.
Yes. Stairways and interior railings are part of our interior painting work, along with the walls and trim around them. Mention them on your estimate request so they are included.
No. We offer polished concrete for garages only. Basements can have a flake coating, a mica floor or an acid stain instead, each applied after a moisture test. Compare them on our basement floor options.
Yes. We bring the polishing and cosmetic gelcoat repair to your house or dock, with the boat either floating or sitting on its trailer. Here is how our mobile boat service works.
Have a question we did not cover? Give us a call, or include it when you request an estimate and we will respond.
