Garage Door Repair in Latham, NY

Colonie's crossroads

Latham grew around the Latham Circle, where Routes 7, 9 and 2 meet, and is now a mix of suburban neighborhoods, shopping centers, offices and hotels close to Albany International Airport. Homes are mostly postwar ranches, capes and colonials, with newer subdivisions farther out. Most have attached garages, and the commercial strips have plenty of overhead doors at shops and warehouses.

Colonie also contains the villages of Colonie and Menands, which handle their own building permits. Latham itself is unincorporated, so the town issues them.

Common calls in Latham

• Springs that break in a cold snap
• Openers with battery backup for ice-storm outages
• Commercial overhead doors on Route 9 and near the airport
• Seals torn by doors frozen to the floor

Permits and paperwork in Latham

Latham is a hamlet in the Town of Colonie. Building permits for most addresses come from the Town of Colonie Building and Fire Services. A like-for-like repair, such as new springs or an opener, does not usually need a permit. A new door, a widened opening or a wind-rated coastal installation may, and the installer should check before ordering.

Albany County does not issue its own home improvement license. New York's General Business Law still applies: home improvement work over $500, which includes a new garage door, must be covered by a written contract that describes the work, the price and the start and finish dates. Ask the company for proof of insurance before a large job.

Albany County winters and garage doors

Albany averages roughly 60 inches of snow a season, and the Helderberg hilltowns to the west often get more. Doors freeze to the floor, snowmelt refreezes in the tracks, and springs give out in deep cold. Clearing snow away from the door and keeping the bottom seal in good shape prevent most winter calls.

Ice storms and summer thunderstorms knock out power from time to time. An opener with battery backup, or knowing how to use the emergency release, keeps the car from being trapped.

ZIP codes and nearby areas

Calls are taken from all of Latham, ZIP code 12110. Nearby Albany County communities also covered include Voorheesville, Feura Bush, Clarksville, East Berne, Coeymans and Ravena.

Nearby town pages: Watervliet, Cohoes, Troy, Albany. See every community on the Albany County page.