Updated October 2026
Short answer
Memorial had 10,856 owner-occupied homes in the 2016-2020 Census estimates, and about 60 percent of its housing was built in the 1960s and 1970s. Garages there range from original side-entry doors to remodeled ones with newer doors, so the work runs from rollers and openers to full replacement doors.
What garage doors deal with in Memorial
Memorial's housing is concentrated in two decades: 7,211 homes built in the 1960s and 5,280 in the 1970s, out of about 20,600 counted in the 2011-2015 Census estimates. Many of those houses have been remodeled since, and side-entry garages, wider doors and garages under new upstairs rooms are common.
That shapes the requests. Owners with rooms over the garage want quieter operation, so sealed nylon rollers, belt-drive or wall-mount openers and insulated doors come up often. Original-era doors that are still in place usually need springs, cables and rollers at the same time, and the old ones are often worth replacing rather than repairing again.
When a door is replaced, carriage-style overlays and wood-look finishes are the styles we are asked about most on Memorial's streets.
Memorial by the numbers
10,856
Owner-occupied homes in the Memorial super neighborhood. Source: City of Houston super neighborhood data, 2016-2020 ACS.
7,211
Homes built in the 1960s, the largest single decade. Source: City of Houston super neighborhood data, 2011-2015 ACS.
61%
Share of Memorial housing built in the 1960s and 1970s. Source: City of Houston super neighborhood data, 2011-2015 ACS.
Jobs we do most in Memorial
How visits work in Memorial
Memorial calls are scheduled from our Theall Road service office, south on Beltway 8, on the same phone line as the rest of Houston, any hour.
On noise complaints we listen to the door through a full cycle first, because rollers, hinges, the opener and a weak spring each sound different.
Questions from Memorial
Garage door questions from Memorial
Sealed nylon rollers, lubricated hinges and a belt-drive or wall-mount opener usually make the biggest difference.
If the door has torsion springs and a little side room, yes, and it frees the ceiling.
If several parts are worn and the sections are tired, replacing often makes more sense. We price both.
Yes, steel with composite overlays or real wood.
Yes, the line is answered any hour.