Those of us who have been in the business for a while remember the old BarCol doors. This name is short for Barber Coleman.
The greatest difficulty we remember is accommodating the incompatibility of torsion hardware. While all the other door companies used 1″ shafts, the early shafts on BarCol doors had a 1 1/16″ outside diameter.…
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Some look for extension springs to use for a project other than for a garage door. Therefore, you’ll need to calculate the pull needed when the spring is fully extended. For example, if you want to ease the lift of a 300-pound object.…
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Many years ago we first posted our residential torsion spring database program. We discovered then that customers were ordering longer life springs that were so heavy that the shaft would bend from the extra weight.
Because of this, we began recommending that customers add idler support brackets if either of their springs weighs over 20 pounds.…
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In order to help our customers find the correct springs for their garage doors, we just posted our revised page with new software to make it easier to purchase Clopay, Ideal, and Holmes EZ-SET Springs.
In the past, we encouraged do-it-yourselfers to measure the springs.…
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There are not seven nor ten nor fifteen ingredients for success. There are thousands, and one mistake can torpedo a business. This is why a solid Christian business philosophy is crucial.
One important ingredient for the Christian in business is to honor God.…
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DDM Garage Doors no longer sells garage doors outside of the Chicagoland area. In the past, we built wood crates for shipping garage doors over the road. We recently stopped doing this because the $500-$1,000 freight costs were often as much as the price of the door itself.…
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When my three kids were young, I was struggling with ordering my life of family, business, church work, and leisure time. I approached a fellow church member, Bill Pollard, for advice. He had successfully grown Service Master. I asked how to establish priorities.…
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Business Ethics:
A Comment on Matthew Stewart’s article “The B-School Boondoggle.”
In the April 22-23, 2017 issue of The Wall Street Journal, Matthew Stewart reviews Duff McDonald’s recent book, The Golden Passport: Harvard Business School, the Limits of Capitalism, and the Moral Failure of the MBA Elite.…
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Food, gag gifts, and lots of laughter. ‘Tis the season. Merry Christmas!
Missing is Dan – I took the picture, and I’m not proficient at selfies. Daryle Worley had better things to do which is why he is also missing.…
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Way to go, Neal and Jorie! Congratulations! We wish you all the best as you begin your lives together. The Warehouse Manager, Neal, and Jorie, Personnel Manager, were wed on October 21, 2016.
Neal has been a huge help since we were working out of our garage, not many years ago.…
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Huge inventory of torsion springs for same or next day shipping! Here you will find all you need in the most common sizes of 1 3/4," 2," 2 1/4," and 2 5/8" inside diameter springs. Larger 3 3/4" and 6" inside diameter commercial and industrial springs may require a day or two to ship. You'll also find TorqueMaster Springs, Extension Springs, Self-Storage door springs, steel rolling door springs and springs for one piece single panel doors.
Shelves packed with every part you need to fix your doors.
Please note. Shipping times and costs have changed. Normal transit times are currently not guaranteed, even on next day and second day shipments. Shipping prices on items over eight feet have more than tripled.
