Garage Door Won't Close - Houston, TX

A garage door that will not close leaves your home open to weather, wildlife and worse - and in Houston it always seems to happen at night or before a trip. The good news is the most common causes are sensor problems you can check in two minutes. This page walks through them in order, then the faults that need a technician.

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What To Look For

The opener light blinks ten times and the door reverses
The door starts down, then goes back up for no obvious reason
One sensor light is off, flickering or a different colour
The door closes only if you hold the wall button down
The door stops inches from the floor and reopens

Safe Checks, In Order

Clear anything blocking the doorway and wipe both sensor lenses
Check both sensor lights are lit and steady - realign the sensor if not
Look for a knocked sensor bracket, cobweb or leaf across the beam
If sensors are fine and it still reverses, the travel or force settings need a technician

Please Read This First

Holding the wall button to force the door down overrides the safety system - use it only as a one-off to secure the house, and tell us when you call. And never tape over or disconnect the sensors: they exist to stop the door on a child, pet or bike.

If the safe checks do not solve it, the fault is inside the system - springs, cables, tracks or the opener itself. That is our job, and most of these problems are fixed in a single visit anywhere in the Houston area. Start from our services page to see the repair that matches your problem.

Garage Door Won't Close FAQs

Why does my opener light blink and the door reverse?

Ten blinks is the classic safety-sensor signal: the beam is blocked, a lens is dirty, or a sensor is out of alignment. In Houston, a knocked bracket after moving bins and storm-blown debris are everyday causes.

Can Houston weather affect the sensors?

Yes. Blinding low sun can overwhelm a sensor, heavy rain and humidity fog lenses, and wind-blown leaves break the beam. If the problem comes and goes with the weather, tell us - it points straight at the sensors.

The door closes at night but not in the afternoon. Why?

That pattern usually means sunlight is hitting one sensor directly. A lens clean, a slight realignment or a sensor shade solves it - a quick fix once it is identified.