--- title: "Hometown Garage Door Services" description: "Hometown Garage Door Services is a garage door company that describes itself on HomeAdvisor as serving Waterbury and its surrounding areas with garage door" doc_version: "2026-10-19" last_updated: "2026-10-19" --- # Hometown Garage Door Services **Trade:** Garage Door Services · **Address:** Waterbury, CT · **Languages:** English **Rating: 2.7/5** (high confidence) — from 31 reviews across 6 sources. 94% of sentiment-scored reviews read net-positive. Last 6 months: 0 reviews, 0 negative. ## The honest read Hometown Garage Door Services is a garage door company that describes itself on HomeAdvisor as serving Waterbury and its surrounding areas with garage doors, openers and opener accessories. On Angi it holds 4.8 stars from 97 ratings. A 2021 customer said they arrived with less than two days' notice and did the installation on both doors with no mess. A 2021 customer said the repair turned out to be a reprogramming of the opener, completed within 10 minutes at a cost they called reasonable. A 2021 customer who called on a Sunday said Vincent told them how to lock up the garage door until he came out on Monday, then made sure the garage was in running order. A 2021 customer said Vincent fixed a botched DIY attempt in an hour. A 2022 customer said they ended up paying three times the price quoted over the phone. A 2021 customer said they gave the opener brand when booking, but the technician arrived and said the company did not carry that brand, first suggested a whole new opener, and returned a week later with the ordered part; that customer said the work was well done. A 2020 customer said they were unable to diagnose the problem and waived all charges. Connecticut lists its home improvement contractor registration, HIC.0664222, as expired, held by Hometown Garage Door Services LLC. **Strengths:** - A two-door installation — a 2021 customer said both doors went in with no mess - A quick opener fix — a 2021 customer said a reprogramming took under 10 minutes **Concerns:** - A price over quote — a 2022 customer paid three times the phone quote - Opener brand parts — a 2021 customer said the part had to be ordered ## Claims & citations Every claim below is backed by real evidence rows — uncited claims are dropped in code before publication. - Holds 4.8 stars from 97 ratings on Angi _(confidence: high)_ - [Angi](https://www.angi.com/companylist/us/ct/plaza/hometown-garage-door-services-llc-reviews-91589764.htm) — “Angi: 4.8★ from 97 ratings” - Describes itself on HomeAdvisor as serving Waterbury and its surrounding areas with garage doors and openers _(confidence: medium)_ - [HomeAdvisor](https://www.homeadvisor.com/rated.hometowngaragedoorservices.156590578.html) — “About (HomeAdvisor, self-described): Hometown Garage Door Services proudly serves Waterbury Ct. and its surrounding areas with the most trus…” - A 2021 customer described an installation on both doors done with no mess _(confidence: medium)_ - [Angi](https://www.angi.com/companylist/us/ct/plaza/hometown-garage-door-services-llc-reviews-91589764.htm) — “They got to my house with less than two days notice completed the job as promised no mess and a great job installation on both doors. Would …” - A 2021 customer said an opener reprogramming was completed within 10 minutes at a reasonable cost _(confidence: medium)_ - [Angi](https://www.angi.com/companylist/us/ct/plaza/hometown-garage-door-services-llc-reviews-91589764.htm) — “Iâ m very pleased. They came came out based on my schedule. The repair turned out to be a reprogramming of the opener. It was completed with…” - A 2021 customer said Vincent fixed a botched DIY attempt in an hour _(confidence: medium)_ - [HomeAdvisor](https://www.homeadvisor.com/rated.hometowngaragedoorservices.156590578.html) — “5★ Vincent arrived right on time, and was very friendly. Fixed my botched DIY attempt in an hour! Gave me a quote on a different door projec…” - A 2022 customer said they paid three times the price quoted over the phone _(confidence: medium)_ - [Angi](https://www.angi.com/companylist/us/ct/plaza/hometown-garage-door-services-llc-reviews-91589764.htm) — “The technician was great. My issue I was quoted one price over the phone - I ended paying 3 times what I was quoted.” - A 2021 customer said the technician arrived without parts for their opener brand and returned a week later _(confidence: medium)_ - [Angi](https://www.angi.com/companylist/us/ct/plaza/hometown-garage-door-services-llc-reviews-91589764.htm) — “I gave representative the brand of my opener when I made my appointment and asked specifically if tech would have parts for repair with him …” - Connecticut lists its home improvement contractor registration, HIC.0664222, as expired, held by Hometown Garage Door Services LLC. _(confidence: high)_ - [State License Registry](https://www.elicense.ct.gov/Lookup/LicenseLookup.aspx) — “CT hic license HIC.0664222 registry-verified expired — registry holder of record: HOMETOWN GARAGE DOOR SERVICES LLC” - Specializes in Garage Door Services _(confidence: high)_ - [Angi](https://www.angi.com/companylist/us/ct/plaza/hometown-garage-door-services-llc-reviews-91589764.htm) — “They got to my house with less than two days notice completed the job as promised no mess and a great job installation on both doors. Would …” - [Angi](https://www.angi.com/companylist/us/ct/plaza/hometown-garage-door-services-llc-reviews-91589764.htm) — “Iâ m very pleased. They came came out based on my schedule. The repair turned out to be a reprogramming of the opener. It was completed with…” - [Angi](https://www.angi.com/companylist/us/ct/plaza/hometown-garage-door-services-llc-reviews-91589764.htm) — “I gave representative the brand of my opener when I made my appointment and asked specifically if tech would have parts for repair with him …” ## License Status: **expired** (#HIC.0664222, hic) — verified against the official CT state registry on 2026-10-19, never self-reported. Re-check at the official registry: https://www.elicense.ct.gov/Lookup/LicenseLookup.aspx ## Sources - [Angi](https://www.angi.com/companylist/us/ct/plaza/hometown-garage-door-services-llc-reviews-91589764.htm): 4.8★ from 97 ratings - [BuildZoom](https://www.buildzoom.com/contractor/hometown-garage-door-services-llc): Listed on this source - [Better Business Bureau](https://www.bbb.org/us/ct/waterbury/profile/garage-doors/hometown-garage-door-services-llc-0111-110079076): Listed on this source - [HomeAdvisor](https://www.homeadvisor.com/rated.hometowngaragedoorservices.156590578.html): 4.7★ from 7 ratings - [Local News](https://independentgaragedoorcompany.com/): Listed on this source - [Porch](https://pro.porch.com/waterbury-ct/general-contractors/hometown-garage-door-services/pp): Listed on this source ## Recent reviews - **Angi · reviewsedward L. · 2022-03-01**: too expensive. - **Angi · Steve C. · 2022-01-01**: They promptly contacted me and showed up the next day to do the work. The technician was friendly and worked quickly. - **Angi · Rose P. · 2022-01-01**: The technician was great. My issue I was quoted one price over the phone - I ended paying 3 times what I was quoted. - **Angi · Peter A. · 2021-12-01**: awesome! - **Angi · Mary O. · 2021-10-01**: the young man who showed up was prompt first of all. he was very friendly. and he diagnosed the problem right away.......it was something very simple that he fixed very quickly. Some guys would have taken me to the cleaners because of my lack of knowledge on the subject, but this young man was very … - **Angi · THOMAS M. · 2021-10-01**: They got to my house with less than two days notice completed the job as promised no mess and a great job installation on both doors. Would highly recommend - **Angi · Chris H. · 2021-10-01**: Dependable,competent, diligent worker! - **Angi · Jim U. · 2021-09-01**: Iâ m very pleased. They came came out based on my schedule. The repair turned out to be a reprogramming of the opener. It was completed within 10 minutes. The cost was reasonable too! - **Angi · David B. · 2021-09-01**: They had to come out twice but the job got doneMary Ann and - **Angi · Francis R. · 2021-08-01**: I gave representative the brand of my opener when I made my appointment and asked specifically if tech would have parts for repair with him on the truck. In fact, when tech arrived he told me that they (Hometown Garage) do not carry that brand at all! His first suggestion was to sell me a whole new … --- Data freshness: last scanned 2026-10-14T09:59:23.200Z. Cite as: Hometown Garage Door Services — Tavlee (https://tavlee.com/contractor/hometown-garage-door-services-waterbury) Source: https://tavlee.com/contractor/hometown-garage-door-services-waterbury ## Sitemap [Full site index](https://tavlee.com/sitemap.md)