Updated October 2026
Short answer
The Lake Houston super neighborhood had 8,523 owner-occupied homes in the 2016-2020 Census estimates, 84 percent of its households, and the 2000s were its largest building decade. Builder doors and openers from that period are reaching their first spring and opener replacements.
What garage doors deal with in the Lake Houston area
The Lake Houston area is one of the most owner-occupied parts of Houston, at 84.2 percent of households. It is also growing: occupied homes reached 10,125 in the 2016-2020 estimates, and 3,483 of the 7,931 homes counted a few years earlier were built in the 2000s.
That makes it a neighborhood of first repairs. Original springs on builder doors are reaching the end of their cycles, first openers are being replaced with battery backup and app control, and busy driveways leave dented bottom sections that can usually be matched. Keypads for family members are a common add-on during a repair visit.
The area sits near Kingwood and Atascocita, on the northeast side of our coverage, and is served on the same phone line.
The Lake Houston area by the numbers
8,523
Owner-occupied homes in the Lake Houston super neighborhood. Source: City of Houston super neighborhood data, 2016-2020 ACS.
84.2%
Share of households that own their home, the highest of the neighborhoods we profile. Source: City of Houston super neighborhood data, 2016-2020 ACS.
3,483
Homes built in the 2000s, the largest single decade. Source: City of Houston super neighborhood data, 2011-2015 ACS.
Jobs we do most in the Lake Houston area
How visits work in the Lake Houston area
Lake Houston area calls are scheduled from our Theall Road service office, on the same line as Kingwood, Atascocita and Humble, any hour.
If you want a keypad or app control added during a spring or opener repair, mention it when you call.
Questions from Lake Houston
Garage door questions from the Lake Houston area
Builder springs wear out by cycles, and many from the 2000s are reaching their limit.
Yes, matched to your opener. Mention it when you call.
On most recent doors, yes, because the model is usually still made.
Yes, on the same line as Kingwood, Atascocita and Humble.
Yes, any hour.