Updated October 2026
Short answer
Eldridge / West Oaks had 10,534 owner-occupied homes in the 2016-2020 Census estimates, and about three-quarters of its housing went up between 1980 and 2009. That spread means springs, cables and openers at very different ages, from original builder doors to doors already replaced once.
What garage doors deal with in Eldridge / West Oaks
Eldridge / West Oaks has one of the largest housing counts of the neighborhoods we profile, about 33,900 homes in the 2011-2015 Census estimates, built fairly evenly across three decades: 8,348 in the 1980s, 8,397 in the 1990s and 9,202 in the 2000s.
In the older sections, doors have usually been replaced once and the openers more than once; the calls are springs, cables and worn rollers. In the 2000s sections, original builder springs and first openers are reaching the end of their life, and many owners use the repair visit to add a keypad, battery backup or app control at the same time.
Because the ages vary street to street, we ask roughly when the house was built when you call, which tells us a lot about the springs and opener we are likely to find.
Eldridge / West Oaks by the numbers
10,534
Owner-occupied homes in the Eldridge / West Oaks super neighborhood. Source: City of Houston super neighborhood data, 2016-2020 ACS.
33,899
Homes counted, second only to Alief among the neighborhoods we profile. Source: City of Houston super neighborhood data, 2011-2015 ACS.
76%
Share of housing built between 1980 and 2009. Source: City of Houston super neighborhood data, 2011-2015 ACS.
Jobs we do most in Eldridge / West Oaks
How visits work in Eldridge / West Oaks
Eldridge / West Oaks calls are scheduled from our Theall Road service office, down Beltway 8 and west, on the same phone line as the rest of Houston, any hour.
If you want a keypad or app control added during a repair, mention it when you call so the right parts come with us.
Questions from Eldridge / West Oaks
Garage door questions from Eldridge / West Oaks
Yes. Tell us when you call so we bring a keypad matched to your opener.
Often not; most have been replaced once. We read the label on the door to tell.
Yes, when they are frayed or rusted, and we price them together.
It usually catches a tired spring or frayed cable before it fails.
Yes, any hour.