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Norfolk County
Braintree sits on the coast. Massachusetts CZM lists it among the state's coastal communities (Massachusetts CZM). Its housing is older than the towns inland: 28% of units predate 1940, 47% date from 1940 to 1979, and the median year built is 1957 (ACS B25034). Sixty-five percent of units are detached homes and 22% are in buildings of five or more; 78% of occupied homes are owner-occupied (ACS B25024).
Closer to the water, salty, damp air is hard on steel parts. Springs, hinges, track bolts and the bottom fixture rust faster, and a rusted bottom bracket is a real hazard because it is under cable tension. On coastal-side homes we look closely at cables and drums and recommend galvanized or coated hardware and a fresh bottom seal (weatherstripping). Inland, on the mid-century streets, the work is more often a broken spring or a door coming off its track.
The MHC inventory lists the Braintree Town Center Historic District (1980) as a local historic district, and the Blue Hills Reservation Parkways (2003) on the National Register. In a local district, the state law treats the "type and style of windows, doors" visible from a public way as features the commission reviews (MGL c.40C §5 and §6). Ask before replacing a street-facing door there; a traditional raised-panel or carriage-house design is the usual fit.
The town's online permitting page sends Building Division permits through PermitEyes. The state chart lists door replacement as a "maybe" and new door installation as a "yes" (mass.gov).
Coastal wind drives rain and snow under a worn bottom seal. Replacing the seal and the side stops is usually a quick fix that keeps water off the garage floor.
We install Clopay, Garaga, Wayne Dalton and Amarr doors and service LiftMaster, Chamberlain, Genie and other openers.
Braintree is in Norfolk County. Nearby towns: Holbrook, Quincy, Randolph, Weymouth. For a full new door, see garage door installation. Call (781) 602-0737, or see emergency service.
