Garage Door Won't Open - Houston, TX

A garage door that will not open usually fails for one of a handful of reasons - and in Houston the broken spring leads the list by a long way. Before you force anything, work through what is on this page: the safe checks come first, then the clear signs that the door needs a technician, not more attempts.

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What To Look For

A loud bang was heard from the garage before the door failed
The opener runs but the door only lifts a few inches
A visible gap in the spring coil above the door
The door feels far too heavy to lift manually
The remote and wall switch do nothing at all

Safe Checks, In Order

Check the opener is plugged in and the breaker has not tripped
Look - without touching - for a gap in the spring or a hanging cable
Try the wall switch; if it works, the remote battery is the culprit
If the spring or a cable is broken, stop there and call us

Please Read This First

Do not keep running the opener against a door with a broken spring, and never stand under a partially lifted door. The opener cannot lift the door's full weight, and forcing it damages the motor and can bend the top panel - turning one repair into two.

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 Open FAQs

What is the most common reason a Houston garage door will not open?

A broken torsion spring. It does the real lifting, and Houston heat and humidity shorten spring life. The giveaway is a loud bang followed by a door the opener can barely budge.

Can I lift the door by hand to get my car out?

Only if the springs are intact and the door lifts smoothly with moderate effort. If it feels like lifting a refrigerator, a spring or cable has failed - leave it down and call us rather than risk it dropping.

The opener light comes on but nothing moves. What is wrong?

Power is reaching the unit, so the fault is mechanical or in the drive - a stripped gear, a disconnected trolley or a failed spring are the usual suspects. That is a diagnosis we can make quickly on site.