Updated October 2026
Short answer
Northside / Northline had 8,924 owner-occupied homes in the 2016-2020 Census estimates, and about 63 percent of its housing was built between 1950 and 1979. Older one-piece doors, extension springs and single-car garages are common, so repairs and sensible replacements are the main calls there.
What garage doors deal with in Northside / Northline
Northside / Northline's housing is mostly mid-century: of about 18,900 homes in the 2011-2015 Census estimates, 4,973 were built in the 1950s, 3,511 in the 1960s and 3,352 in the 1970s, with another 2,213 from the 1940s. Single-car garages, detached garages and converted carports are common.
Many of those garages still have one-piece tilt-up doors or older sectional doors on extension springs. When a side spring breaks on a one-piece door, the whole slab twists, so we secure it before anything else. Parts for some older designs are no longer made, and when that is the case we price a sectional replacement alongside the repair.
We keep the options practical: a sound door is repaired, and a worn-out one is replaced with a door and opener sized for the opening.
Northside / Northline by the numbers
8,924
Owner-occupied homes in the Northside / Northline super neighborhood. Source: City of Houston super neighborhood data, 2016-2020 ACS.
4,973
Homes built in the 1950s, the largest single decade. Source: City of Houston super neighborhood data, 2011-2015 ACS.
63%
Share of housing built between 1950 and 1979. Source: City of Houston super neighborhood data, 2011-2015 ACS.
Jobs we do most in Northside / Northline
How visits work in Northside / Northline
Northside / Northline calls are scheduled from our Theall Road service office, on the same phone line as the rest of Houston, any hour.
On older doors we tell you plainly whether a repair or a replacement makes more sense, and price both when it is close.
Questions from Northside / Northline
Garage door questions from Northside / Northline
Usually, though some older designs lack parts. We price a sectional replacement when that is the better option.
Yes, the slab can twist or drop. Keep clear and call.
Yes, sized to the opening, with an opener to match.
If the door is balanced and sound, yes. We test it first.
Yes, any hour.