Calls are handled by a local garage door repair company that works Summit and the surrounding Union County area.
Summit has many large, older single-family homes, and the garages range from original detached carriage houses to attached garages added during later renovations. Because the look of the house matters to so many owners here, door replacements often focus on carriage house and wood or composite styles that suit the architecture. Spring replacements, opener upgrades with battery backup, and quieter belt drives for garages under bedrooms are also common.
What sets Summit apart is how old and varied the garages are. Much of the North Side, the Hobart Avenue area, and the Kent Place Boulevard area was built between the 1890s and the 1940s, so detached garages, former carriage houses, and doors fitted into openings never designed for them are common. Mature oaks and maples line many streets, so leaves and twigs pack into tracks and bottom seals every fall, and falling limbs in ice storms and nor'easters knock out power and sometimes dent doors. Hillside lots on the ridge mean pitched driveways and garage floors that drain toward the door. If your house is a designated landmark or the work is part of a variance application, check with the City of Summit before changing the door's look.
Not sure if you're covered? Call and ask. If the local crew can't reach you, they'll say so up front.