Estling Lake is a small private lake in Denville, fed by Den Brook and spilling over a dam into Indian Lake, with NJ Transit's Montclair-Boonton Line running along its north shore. The Estling Village townhomes, which share the Estling name, add a very different kind of garage.
The Estling Lake Corporation owns the lake, and about 60 houses make up the private summer community around it. Houses in lake colonies like this one were often built as seasonal places and adapted over time, so garages, where they exist, may be detached sheds, tight single bays or later additions tucked into a slope. Lake air keeps steel hardware damp for much of the year. Torsion springs, cable drums, hinges and bottom brackets rust faster near the water, and a door that sat unused all winter may stick on its first opening in spring.
Estling Village is listed in the county hazard mitigation plan as a completed 100 unit residential development. Its developer, JMF Properties, runs it as a townhome rental community in which each home has either an attached or a detached garage. If you rent there, garage door problems go to management, since the owner is responsible for the building and its doors. If you own a lake house nearby and want to add or rebuild a garage, Denville requires zoning approval for any garage, attached or detached, and a construction permit as well.
Damp places reward regular care. Once a year, have a pro clean and lubricate rollers, hinges and springs, check the cables for fraying at the bottom brackets, and replace a bottom seal that has gone hard. Wood doors near the lake swell and bind in humid weather and rot along the bottom rail, so a steel or composite door with a good factory finish is often the better long term choice. Doors that ride on narrow lake lanes to reach the house also need a delivery plan, so mention tight access when you call.
Estling Lake is fed by Den Brook and drains over a dam into Indian Lake; its surface sits at about 502 feet.
en.wikipedia.orgThe Estling Lake Corporation owns the lake, which has a small private summer community of about 60 houses.
en.wikipedia.orgEstling Village is listed as a completed 100 unit residential development in Denville's section of the county hazard mitigation plan.
morriscountynj.govEstling Village is a townhome rental community by JMF Properties in which each home has an attached or detached garage.
njbiz.comNo. Report it to management first. The owner is responsible for the building, and an outside repair could cause problems with your lease.
Constant humidity and condensation keep steel parts damp. Yearly lubrication, galvanized or coated hardware and a sound bottom seal slow the rust down.
Replacing snapped torsion or extension springs on Denville doors, from small lake cottage garages to attached garages on the hills.
Fixing openers that hum, reverse, or quit, and installing new ones sized for tight Denville garages and floors that see water.
Getting crooked or jammed Denville doors back in their tracks and replacing rusted or snapped lift cables.
New steel, insulated, or carriage style doors sized for everything from Denville lake cottages to mid-century attached garages.
A yearly check that catches rust, wear, and balance problems before Denville's wet seasons and cold snaps take their toll.
Also in Denville: Union Hill, Lake Arrowhead