Garage Door Repair
Howard Beach, NY

Water on the Doorstep

Howard Beach lies between the Belt Parkway and Conduit Avenue to the north and Jamaica Bay to the south. Cross Bay Boulevard is the main commercial street, running south over the Addabbo Bridge toward Broad Channel. Shellbank Basin cuts in on the west side, and Hawtree Creek separates Hamilton Beach on the east, next to JFK.

Most of the neighborhood is low-rise single-family houses — about 4,500 detached homes, three quarters of them owner-occupied. Rockwood Park and Old Howard Beach had many Cape Cods and high ranches, a lot of them since replaced by bigger houses; Lindenwood has apartment buildings, co-ops and two-family homes along Linden Boulevard.

The water is the reason garage doors here wear differently. During Hurricane Sandy in 2012, a storm surge of about ten feet from the bay flooded Old Howard Beach, New Howard Beach and Lindenwood, and power stayed out for about three weeks. Every flood or high tide that reaches a garage leaves salt on the lowest parts of the door.

Rust and Flood
Repairs in 11414

A weekday visit costs nothing extra. On Sunday the visit is $39, and after 7 PM or on a holiday it is $69.

Before You Open
a Flooded Door

• Do not run the opener if water reached the motor or the wall button.
• Look at the cables at the bottom corners — rust or broken strands mean do not use the door.
• Rinse salt off the bottom section and track with fresh water once the water is gone.
• Call us to check springs, cables and the opener before using the door daily again.

Cross Bay Boulevard
to Hamilton Beach

We work in Old Howard Beach, Ramblersville, Hamilton Beach on 104th Street, Rockwood Park, Lindenwood and the streets off Cross Bay Boulevard, and across the bridge in Broad Channel. Nearby: Jamaica and Southeast Queens and Far Rockaway.