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Berkshire County
New Ashford is a small Berkshire town of about 133 housing units. Detached houses are 71% of units, two- to four-unit buildings 24%, attached houses 3% and mobile homes 2% (ACS B25024). Eighty-four percent of occupied homes are owner-occupied. Nineteen percent of units were built before 1940, 44% from 1940 to 1979 and 23% in 2000 or later; the median year is 1966 (ACS B25034). About 6% of units are seasonal (ACS B25004).
About a quarter of the housing is in two- to four-unit buildings. If a garage is shared:
More than four in ten homes are from 1940 to 1979. Their garage doors are usually replacements, but openers may be old. An opener without photo-eyes should be replaced. See garage door openers.
Close to a quarter of homes are from 2000 or later. Insulated doors and torsion springs on these are at the age for first or second spring replacement.
About one in five homes predates 1940, often with a detached garage or barn.
Snow and ice freeze doors to the slab. Free the door by hand before using the opener, and replace a cracked bottom seal.
The state's home improvement chart says a garage door replacement may need a permit and a new installation does (mass.gov). We confirm with the town.
In a house with rooms over or beside the garage, a belt-drive opener is quieter than a chain drive. Nylon rollers and a balanced door cut noise further. If the opener strains, check the door's balance before replacing the motor.
We install Clopay, Garaga, Wayne Dalton and Amarr doors and service LiftMaster, Chamberlain, Genie and other openers.
New Ashford is in Berkshire County. Nearby towns: Adams, Cheshire, Hancock, Lanesborough. See garage door openers. Call (781) 602-0737, or see emergency service.
