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Garage Door Inspections – A Fall Must-Do!

Friday, October 12th, 2018 at 5:06 pm by Dan Musick
A picture of double white garage doors.

With temperatures dropping, it won’t be long before the leaves fall, the air is crisp and cool, and you are staring winter in the face. This means you need to think about all those pesky details and maintenance protocols. These usually happen before the snow flies, especially garage door inspections.…

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Garage Door Hardware Kits

Friday, May 25th, 2018 at 5:17 pm by Dan Musick
An image of a garage door hardware kit showing parts such as hinges, rollers and fixtures.

Hardware kits are available for customers who build their own garage door sections, as well as for those who buy the sections already made. We are also starting to see iron garage doors imported from other countries. These iron doors are much heavier than the lighter steel doors.…

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Wholesale Prices for Garage Door Dealers

Friday, May 18th, 2018 at 5:07 pm by Dan Musick

We’re sorry, but due to global supply chain shortages, we are currently not selling any of our products at our former wholesale prices.

A variety of garage door parts are shown with the caption "Wholesale Prices."



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Prices on the Rise

Saturday, May 5th, 2018 at 12:34 pm by Dan Musick

Due to the recent tariffs added to Chinese imports, material prices across the board are rising. This is especially true in our industry.

Costs directly increase since China exclusively makes many garage door parts such as rollers.

Four garage door rollers are shown, they include: Steel Truck Door Roller,  Steel Roller with Zinc Stem, Nylon Roller with Zinc Plated Stem, and Nylon Roller with Stainless Steel Stem.
Garage door rollers

We hope to limit the increase in our garage door parts prices to around eight percent.…

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FedEx and Walgreens Team Up

Friday, April 27th, 2018 at 5:19 pm by Dan Musick

In a recent bid to offer even more options and convenience to customers, FedEx has partnered with Walgreens to provide FedEx Ground and Express package pickup in every Walgreens nationwide. As an internet retail company, we are always quick to extend these benefits to our customers.…

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Future Employees

Friday, April 6th, 2018 at 4:36 pm by Dan Musick

This morning I heard that the unemployment rate was around four percent, which is about as low as I can ever remember it being. Earlier this week, the Wall Street Journal reported that there is a shortage of workers in the Midwest.…

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Outside Sales Help Wanted

Friday, March 16th, 2018 at 5:56 pm by Dan Musick

Our business is expanding, and we’re looking for someone to help with outside sales. This position requires some travel.

For the qualified individual, we are offering $6,000 per month. We are also offering a commission after a minimum sales figure has been reached.…

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Sales Help Wanted at DDM Garage Doors

Friday, March 2nd, 2018 at 6:26 pm by Dan Musick

DDM Garage Doors in West Chicago, Illinois, is growing. We need someone to help customers in the United States and around the world get parts for their garage doors and dock equipment. Therefore, we are looking for a person to fill our sales position.…

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How to Replace TorqueMaster One Springs

Friday, February 23rd, 2018 at 7:11 pm by Dan Musick

This week we posted our new “TorqueMaster Spring Replacement” video on YouTube. This video guides you through how to replace TorqueMaster One Springs.

We have created this for use in conjunction with our written Wayne Dalton TorqueMaster Torsion Spring Replacement instructions, which uses pictures and animated gifs.…

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New Products: Shaft and Strut Kits for New Shipping Restrictions

Friday, February 16th, 2018 at 6:33 pm by Dan Musick

In my January 19 blog, I explained the changes FedEx and UPS had made for shipping boxes that are over eight feet long. One inch of extra length would cost more than six times as much to ship. This affects how we ship products that require larger boxes such as shaft and strut kits.…

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Same or next day shipping for Torsion Springs!

Since 1997 the Gold Standard for Online Garage Door Parts

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.