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Restoring Water and Smoke Damage One House at a Time

We are a restoration company specializing in water damage restoration, smoke damage restoration, storm damage repair, and other restoration services for residential and commercial properties. We have been serving thousands of clients in and near Chelsea, MI since 2009.

Consult with a Trusted Restoration Company to restore and enhance your property in Chelsea, Ann Arbor, Jackson, and Surrounding Areas

Full-Service Restoration

We are proud of our wide array of restoration services, from water damage to fire damage. Whatever the issue may be, you can count on us to understand the problem and provide adequate and lasting solutions.

Customer Experience

We don’t see projects as chores we need to finish. We understand how devastating property damage can be. This is why we take our time listening to every customer’s needs so we can exceed your expectations.

Skilled Personnel

Our company is proud of our experts backed by the necessary training and experience to help property owners. We are fully licensed, insured, and certified, so you can count on us to do the work safely and correctly.

Attention to Detail

We don’t take a one-size-fits-all approach to restoration services. We know that every property has different needs and issues, and we ensure that every minor detail is paid attention to so that the solution lasts.

We offer 24/7 emergency services and free assessments!

The Best Restoration Company in the Area

Gateway Restoration, Inc. is a full-service restoration company serving Chelsea, MI, and surrounding areas. Backed by years of experience, our team is highly trained in restoring properties that have been damaged by the passage of time or natural disasters, ensuring your home will be restored properly and completely.

When you’re faced with the aftermath of a natural disaster or man-made calamity, you need a company you can trust. At Gateway Restoration, Inc., we specialize in water damage restoration, fire damage restoration, and flood damage repair. We believe in providing quality service at reasonable prices so that our customers can focus on what’s important: their family, friends, and community during their time of crisis.

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Team Up With Us to Receive the Best Restoration Services in the Area

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Water Damage

If your property experiences flooding, you can trust us to correctly and safely remove the water, prevent the growth of mold and mildew, and assist with odor removal.

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Fire and Smoke Damage

Our fire and smoke damage restoration services include inspection and assessment, smoke and soot removal, and cleaning and sanitizing.

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Storm Damage

If your property experiences flood damage, you can count on us to inspect thoroughly and provide restoration solutions that will last.

Areas We Serve

We are a trusted restoration company serving home and business owners since 2009. If you want to learn more, talk to our specialists at (734) 645-5500.

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What Our Customers Are Saying

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Amanda Bruhnsen

Zach and his partner who came in to help us were awesome! They were quick to respond, knowledgeable, brought all the necessary equipment and supplies and efficient. We really appreciated all their help during a very stressful time.

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Michael Hartmann

I recently had a water issue in my attic and I was terrified that a huge bill was waiting for me in the very near future! Zach came out and the two of us climbed into my attic. Zach made quick work of assessing and determining the root cause of the issue: an exhaust fan that was never properly vented to the outside of my house! This very fan would run after every hot shower in our master bath and simply dump all that humidity into my attic. While it was aggravating to see the shoddy work from my original builder, I was incredibly relieved to hear the solution was going to not cost tens of thousands of dollars! Zach was professional and really knew his stuff! And on top of all that, Zach didn’t try to upsell me on a bunch of expensive “repairs” that weren’t necessary and didn’t even charge for the house call! If you are looking for an honest assessment of any concerns in your home, I highly recommend Gateway Restorations in Chelsea! Thank you Zach and Gateway Restoration for being true professionals! PS: The included photo shows the culprit of my issue, and yes there’s some localized contamination in the area. Since this is non-breathable air, I will wait until spring and make sure I get that taken care of per Zach’s recommendation!

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Tamara Wade

Zach and Pj were great to work with. Thorough and neat, I would highly recommend!

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Morgan

Very knowledgeable and helpful with any questions I had. Deanna was super kind and friendly to work with.

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June Mazzara

The team is very professional & kind! This is never an ideal situation, but they make it pleasant to deal with.

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Max Carter

Deanna and her team are great people who care about their customers and take pride in what they do. They conducted a thorough inspection of our home to check for mold/moisture and even though we didn’t end up needing any services, they provided us with helpful information and were generous with their time and knowledge. No need to look any further, these are your people for any restoration needs!

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Barbara Kline

We unfortunately had two floods this past year and Gateway Restoration did a wonderful job getting my historic house in Ann Arbor back in order! they were easy to work with and i would highly recommend them!

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Karen Armbruster

They were quick & thorough so we could get back to business! Thank you Gateway Restoration!

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Nicholas Lemoine

Gateway Restoration was great. I would recommend to anyone. They were professional, prompt, and caring. The level of care they took was amazing. Jodi was an amazing partner and really helped me through the process. Deanna and Traci were awesome as well!

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Steve Dollinger

I can’t thank Gateway Restoration enough . I discovered a flood in my finished basement with several inches of water everywhere! I called Gateway Restoration and talked with Deanna. She calmed my nerves and assured me things were going to be ok and she would dispatch a crew as soon as she could. Within a couple of hours her crew of Gents showed up with all the equipment needed to extract the water and thoroughly dry out my basement. They were so quick to respond , they saved my drywall from being ruined. It took several days of fans and de humidifiers running . All in all the damage was kept to a minimum thanks to Gateway and their quick response . A special thanks to Deanna, Pete, Matt and PJ ya’ll rock

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Tammy Gruber

So grateful for Deanna and Gateway Restoration, they were fast, efficient, professional and courteous! Amazing job for our water damage clean up. Highly recommended! Thank you!

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Peter Shaw

Deanna and her crew are lifesavers. They’ve bailed us out not once, but twice, and both times they made the absolute best out of a bad situation. They are reliable, responsive, and pleasant to deal with. I have over 20 years in the building industry, they are the only people I would call in an emergency. We were comfortable with them coming in and out of the home as they did repairs, and it was because of the personable nature of all who helped, especially Rick, Barry, and PJ. Thank you to all of you!

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Matt Leszczynski

The day before Xmas eve 2023 our basement flooded. Gateway was at my on Xmas eve morning at 8am to begin the restoration process. They were in & out in 3 hours. Deanna & her crew were very professional, easy to work with, friendly & courteous! Gateway also did our restoration. Rick, Chad & Jill did the drywall & paint & did excellent work & very friendly. Jodi handled all our questions, paperwork & was extremely quick, efficient & great to have to help us work through this. I will contact Gateway for other needs in the future when needed 5*!!

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Malinda Mc

Very responsve to things we needed or questions we had. Wish we had them right from the beginning–we switched to them from another restoration company. All of their people are very professional and pleasant to deal with. Highly recommend.

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Jenny Pettit

I am so very glad that Gateway Restoration, Inc. could help us! And so quickly! I had water damage to my home a day before Christmas Eve. I placed the call to Deanna and to my surprise, the skilled & polite crew came out the next day with their equipment. Gateway Restoration was so organized and their communication on the project was top notch! Traci was so nice and accommodating as she even dropped off an envelope instead of mailing it so we would receive the document even sooner to sign. I am extremely impressed and I give this Co. an A++

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Highly recommend! Professional, prompt, knowledgable service. Thankful they’re who I chose to work with for a water damage issue!

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Tina Abbey

Being the owner of an insurance agency, I am usually doing the recommending to my clients. Gateway has never disappointed any of my insureds. So, when we had a water leak from our upstairs apartment, I did not hesitate to call on them. They were out to the scene shortly after my initial call. They had the water extracted and fans running in no time. Two days later my office was back to normal. Always professional putting the customers’ needs first and foremost, Deanna and her team are the ones to call.

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Ben Torres

They know what they are doing and are the best in the business.

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Dennis Drake

True professionals! I live in Jackson and my insurance company recommended Gateway Restoration. They were there Monday morning and did a Awesome job and the employees were so Nice. Thanks again I will always recommend Gateway. Thanks again for everything Dennis D.

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Alex Nguyen

Extremely responsive! Great attitude. Deanna and team communicate well and focus on detail and cleanliness

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Stephanie Palmer

I am located in Michigan Center and this company was professional and prompt. We couldn’t have asked for a better company to help us during a difficult time. Our damage was cleaned and fixed very timely with quality work and professionalism. Highly recommend !!!

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Blisstiques

Following the devastating ice storm which occurred in February, we called Gateway Restoration for help with our flooded basement. They responded right away. We had staff here with excellent drying fans set up in no time. Their really wonderful crew removed the debris from our basement, including drywall and all other items. Gateway’s crew is wonderful. Hard working, and a joy to have in our home. Considerate, attentive to details. Gateway Restoration made our crisis manageable. Thank you Gateway Restoration.

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Nova Bullock

I recently had water damage and Deanna and her team were very quick to respond and Complete the clean up. Everyone was so professional polite and outgoing with this stressful situation I had. Always there to assist any concerns I had. I would definitely recommend them.

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Glenn Mazur

We returned home from a 4-day power outage after an ice storm only to find our finished basement flooded. Our insurance agent said to call Deanna at Gateway immediately, as they have great experience with them. Within hours, Deanna sent a crew who moved all the furniture to safety, removed all the damaged carpeting and drywall, set up the necessary drying equipment, and hauled away much of the damaged items. Pete even stopped by to help determine the cause of the water (several theories but no direct evidence). Three days later, they checked that all was dry, and removed the fans, etc. Their bill was a tad higher than the over-the-phone estimate and they handled the insurance paperwork. Perhaps the greatest benefit was their comforting take-charge attitude. In my moment of panic and stress, they spelled out the problem, the steps to fix it, and then dug in until the job was finished. While there is still rebuilding to do, I am confident no further damage is being done and we can plan how best to proceed. Peace-if-mind is priceless. Thanks to the whole Gateway team.

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Jean-Soonja

I had a ceiling damage in my kitchen and lower level due to a pipe that burst from my toilet . I hired Gateway Restoration from Chelsea-I’m so glad I did ! They have an experienced crew who were determined to make my ceilings like new again. They truly are a great group of people who really care about the job they are doing. I highly recommend Gateway Restoration-give them a call you won’t be sorry! Jean from Ann Arbor

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Erica Monahan

Gateway Restoration is a 5 star! Their team was able to handle our request for services for water damage clean up quickly, allowing the area to dry out and repairing wall damages quickly and efficiently. Customer service was 100%.

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BC Wells

Gateway Restoration turned a broken water pipe into a near miracle. They arrived within 30 minutes–full crew to remove flooded drywall, carpeting, and trim. They even took away the debris. They set up industrial fans and left the place as clean as possible. Amazing customer service from start to finish.

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Tina Terry

We had a failure of a water pipe and caused a flood in our basement ending in 20” of water and most of the contents were floating. We contacted our insurance and they referred us to Gateway. They sent workers out within a couple of hours with pumps and hoses to pump the water out. They were back the next day and started cleaning out. We had a medical emergency and had to leave them working at our home but never felt uncomfortable about leaving them there working. They were all friendly and respectful and professional. Deanna and her crew were awesome to work with and highly recommended their services. Thank you Deanna for a job very well done!

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Jim McGarvey

To All The Folks at Gateway Restoration, We don’t wish home-owner problems on anyone but if they occur, people should call you at once! When we suffered a flood in our downstairs finished bedroom we called you looking for a locally owned business to help clean up the mess. What a lucky choice. Even though it was a very busy time for you, you came out, gave us a fair estimate and started the work as quickly as you could. Every call we made or question we asked was answered promptly. It had to get worse before it got better. It was necessary to rip out dry wall and run your equipment for days to dry out the wall, carpet and floor. After new dry wall, paint, carpet stretching and cleaning, the room is as good as new. The reason for this letter is to thank you for your remarkable service. Every worker that came to our home was courteous and friendly. The work was done quickly and efficiently. The workmanship is outstanding. We felt a level of trust and confidence in you that is rare these days. Thank you again for making our whole situation a bit more bearable. Sincerely, Jim and Gloria McGarvey Dexter, Mi

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Dave Z

I had a water line break underneath my sink my entire basement was underwater I could not believe how quickly they showed up at my home. The professionalism of there staff and the way they treated my property was incredible! I am a retired from the building industry after 30 years and I was so pleased to find a company that still has values of customer care. I would refer them to anyone who is looking for restoration work in a second!!!! Our home is back to normal and once again I can’t thank you and your staff enough. Don’t look any further than Gateway Restoration the ABSOLUTE BEST!

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R. York Moore

Had a terrible water disaster. They came IMMEDIATELY. They were on the job doing demo and replacing over 1000 Sq Ft of hardwood floor. They helped me communicate with my insurance company throughout and finished the job on time. They did high quality work. Would highly recommend!

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Sue Foster

Gateway Restoration came to our home on a Sunday afternoon to assess the water damage in our basement. They have been great to work with, especially Jodi. They were very prompt, their staff is skilled and we are very happy with the results.

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Kristin Wajda

They responded quickly and efficiently and took care of the whole project with no problems!!!! Plus they were kind and courteous!!! I highly recommend them!

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Ingrid Ford

Deanna at Gateway has been truly amazing and has always taken me and my clients! Not only is she highly qualified and professional, but she will take care of you like family. What an amazing person, business, and experience. I would recommend her in a heartbeat to everyone I know!

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Jan McNish

This family company is top-notch! Deanna was pleasant, empathetic and helpful during my initial call. The guys, Steve & Pete, could not have been more kind or helpful as well. They volunteered to help me by moving heavy cement blocks which was MUCH appreciated.

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Jason Young

Very prompt and professional! Did a water cleanup in our basement. Would highly recommend.

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Christine Kelly

We are so thankful for the quick response and awesome guidance we received through Gateway Restoration. Deanna was excellent, she walked us through the process, and answered all of our questions thoroughly. The end result of their work was great. Gateway Restoration employees were on time, kind, fast and efficient. Thank you Gateway Restoration!

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Michael H.

02/18/2026

I recently had a water issue in my attic and I was terrified that a huge bill was waiting for me in the very near future! Zach came out and the two of us climbed into my attic. Zach made quick work of assessing and determining the root cause of the issue: an exhaust fan that was never properly vented to the outside of my house! This very fan would run after every hot shower in our master bath and simply dump all that humidity into my attic. While it was aggravating to see the shoddy work from my original builder, I was incredibly relieved to hear the solution was going to not cost tens of thousands of dollars! Zach was professional and really knew his stuff! And on top of all that, Zach didn’t try to upsell me on a bunch of expensive “repairs” that weren’t necessary and didn’t even charge for the house call! If you are looking for an honest assessment of any concerns in your home, I highly recommend Gateway Restorations in Chelsea! Thank you Zach and Gateway Restoration for being true professionals! PS: The included photo shows the culprit of my issue, and yes there’s some localized contamination in the area. Since this is non-breathable air, I will wait until spring and make sure I get that taken care of per Zach’s recommendation! Price assessment: Great price Services: Roofing

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Tamara W.

02/12/2026

Zach and Pj were great to work with. Thorough and neat, I would highly recommend! Services: Water damage-related mold removal

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Morgan

02/13/2026

Very knowledgeable and helpful with any questions I had. Deanna was super kind and friendly to work with.

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June M.

01/20/2026

The team is very professional & kind! This is never an ideal situation, but they make it pleasant to deal with. Services: Flooring, Water damage-related mold removal

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Max C.

12/17/2025

Deanna and her team are great people who care about their customers and take pride in what they do. They conducted a thorough inspection of our home to check for mold/moisture and even though we didn’t end up needing any services, they provided us with helpful information and were generous with their time and knowledge. No need to look any further, these are your people for any restoration needs!

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Barbara K.

07/17/2025

We unfortunately had two floods this past year and Gateway Restoration did a wonderful job getting my historic house in Ann Arbor back in order! they were easy to work with and i would highly recommend them!

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Karen A.

05/14/2025

They were quick & thorough so we could get back to business! Thank you Gateway Restoration!

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Nicholas L.

04/16/2025

Gateway Restoration was great. I would recommend to anyone. They were professional, prompt, and caring. The level of care they took was amazing. Jodi was an amazing partner and really helped me through the process. Deanna and Traci were awesome as well!

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