The video is here live! All the steps for how to replace garage door torsion springs on a two-spring system are given in clear, sequential steps. Therefore, decide whether this is something you would like to try as a DIY project.…
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Adrian, a customer in Australia, found DDM Garage Doors online while in search of garage door rollers. With permission, I relay what he had to say after ordering and receiving the parts:
Hi Jean, Jim, and Team at DDM, I received the parcel on Saturday (took about 10 days).…
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So you’ve seen our page on installing garage door torsion springs …
In the process of digesting all the information, customers sometimes make a dangerous assumption.
When installing two garage door springs, using two bushings or bearings sounds reasonable – it seems to make sense.…
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The number of customers calling us to help convert their garage doors to high lift track systems has grown considerably over the past year. Furthermore, our ability to process high lift garage door conversions has always benefited from the input of our great technical staff, headed by owner Dan Musick.…
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Oh, the buzz that happens on the Web about garage door springs …
Extreme ranges of opinion and practice lurk everywhere. Some people say it’s illegal to sell them. Others advertise them to be as standard and common as pliers or wrenches.…
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If you buy garage door torsion springs – even in the off season – remember batting averages.
Measure garage door springs using a tape measure, 10-and 20-coil counts. Use the conversion chart at the measurement link.
Express the wire size in terms of a three-digit decimal – .262, for example.…
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With permission, I share comments to me from Jim L. in Warren, MI regarding why he chose DDM to order his garage door springs:
…some feedback. I am ordering from your company because I value honesty, integrity, and old fashioned American customer service.…
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When you buy garage door weatherstripping this winter season, beware of these common error issues en route to your purchase:
It is best to over-order a little than to undershoot.…
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With our dedicated garage door springs page, DDM makes it easier to buy garage door springs.
We’ve rounded up all the information you need to go from square one on springs to a completed order.
This page will help you learn what kind of spring system you have.…
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High lift or vertical lift? The answer is up to you.
I receive numerous calls every week from customers who want to raise the lift of their garage doors. Here are some considerations:
You may want a vertical lift system if your garage has at least the door’s height plus 18″ of room above your door’s original height AND…
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.
