Updated October 2026
Short answer
Kingwood is a master-planned community in northeast Houston, developed from the 1970s and annexed by the city at the end of 1996. Known as the Livable Forest, it has homes from several decades under heavy tree cover, so garage door calls there are springs and openers plus rollers and seals worn by debris and shade.
What garage doors deal with in Kingwood
Kingwood was developed by Friendswood Development Co. from the 1970s and grew from about 20,000 residents to almost 70,000 by 2014, expanding east from US 59 through the 1980s. Houston annexed it on December 31, 1996. That history means the neighborhoods span several decades, from original homes with doors already replaced to newer sections with original builder doors.
The Livable Forest name is earned: about 100 miles of greenbelts wind through the community, and many streets sit under heavy tree cover. Leaves and needles collect in the tracks and under the bottom seal, shaded doors stay damp, and rollers and seals wear faster than on open streets. Springs and cables rust in the same damp conditions.
Kingwood is covered from our Theall Road service office on the same line as the rest of the north and northeast side.
Kingwood by the numbers
1996
The year Houston annexed Kingwood, at 11:59 p.m. on December 31. Source: Kingwood history.
100
Approximate miles of greenbelts connecting Kingwood's neighborhoods. Source: City of Houston super neighborhood profile.
70,000
Approximate population by 2014, up from about 20,000. Source: City of Houston super neighborhood profile.
Jobs we do most in Kingwood
How visits work in Kingwood
Kingwood calls are scheduled from our Theall Road service office, on the same phone line as the rest of the north side, any hour.
On roller and seal calls we clean the tracks and the slab line first, because debris is often part of the problem.
Questions from Kingwood
Garage door questions from Kingwood
Yes, every neighborhood, on the same line as the rest of the north side.
Leaves and needles in the tracks wear the rollers. Cleaning and sealed rollers usually fix it.
Yes, bottom seals, stop molding and threshold seals.
Yes, check your association's rules first and we will bring samples.
Yes, any hour.