In our blog titled “How to Identify Doors by Model Number, Serial Number, and PID Numbers” we showed how to identify Clopay garage doors. However, even with our helpful tips, we realize that the labels can be challenging to understand.…
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DDM Garage Doors is looking for an experienced software developer. The applicant must have at least four years of experience programming with PHP and a high mechanical aptitude. The starting rate is $40.00 per hour. If you are looking for a part-time software developer position, please contact us.…
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In the Commercial and Industrial garage door industries, you will often encounter steel rolling doors. At times there will be a necessity to remove a steel rolling door. These instructions are for smaller rolling doors less than 16 feet wide and 14 feet high.…
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This tutorial will provide step by step instructions on how to install a steel rolling door. Please be prudent, as this process can be both difficult and dangerous.
With everyday use, springs on a steel rolling door will eventually wear and break. This tutorial provides step by step instructions on how to replace steel rolling door springs.
Garage door cables are an essential part of any garage door assembly. The cables wrap around cable drums, which fasten to the shaft with set screws. When the shaft turns, the cables lift the door open. In this blog post, we will provide the basics of how garage door cables work, as well as how to assemble usable cables from lengths of raw cable, and troubleshooting procedures for when cables go wrong.…
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At DDM Garage Doors, we run into a number of unique situations. This one is a creative way to install spring bumpers on double low headroom tracks when you are short on space.
Craig Boyd wanted to install spring bumpers, but he didn’t have enough room at the ends of his tracks.…
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To begin with, why make a New Year’s Resolution? Regardless of how trivial it might be, it can enhance your life in the upcoming year.
Go on YouTube and look for “life hacks” and try some of them.…
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This is our second post about intangible tools for garage door repair. These two posts can help you answer whether or not you have the intangible tools needed for do-it-yourself residential garage door repair. Click the link to read our first post about the intangible tools for garage door repair.
When you view a garage door going up or down, you are likely surveying the largest moving part in a home’s structure. As such, it requires many sub-parts. These inevitably wear out due to the law of Entropy, or whatever you want to call it.…
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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.
