We frequently get inquiries about low headroom garage door applications. A low headroom garage door is one where there is not enough clearance above the door to install a normal torsion spring assembly. The most common type of low headroom door is one with double low headroom garage door tracks.…
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I’ve been working in the garage door business for over 36 years. It wasn’t until a few years ago that one of my employees explained to me how mechanical dock levelers work. It’s taken many months, many videos, many graphics, and a lot of animation, but in early July, we expect to be posting the completed video on YouTube so professional door technicians and other tradesmen can understand how they work.…
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V.E. Power Door is the manufacturer of the PowerMaster brand of sectional door, rolling door, and sliding gate operators. The founder, Philip Lanzarone, established V.E. Power Door in October of 1969. Furthermore, from its Long Island facility, the original creation of the company was to service North American Door.…
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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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Remember, 2″ vertical track for 7′ high doors measures 6’4″, or 76″. If you measure a track radius, this is the point where the level goes.
You need to order only one 7′ track if one is damaged. In addition, 7′ vertical track is adaptable for your left or right side, as you are standing inside the garage.…
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Are you afraid of the dark?
Garage door weatherstripping provides a new reason not to be. Go into your garage with the overhead door closed during daylight and turn off the lights. Now, look towards the big door. Can you see daylight?…
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Garage door weatherstripping is not just for sealing anymore…
Sure, seals from the top down keep the garage free from energy loss, outside elements, and animal life, but now they make a great color-coordinated addition to doors with an oaken appearance – a trending door style.…
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Garage door extension springs, though not containing the massive energy stored in garage door torsion springs, are still dangerous. You want as much on your side as possible when opening and closing the door on a daily basis. This is why we recommend extension spring safety cables.…
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Installing Clopay extension springs has become easier with the Ideal/Clopay EZ-SET winding unit. It wraps the cable around a spool to stretch the spring. Sometimes installers open the door all the way and then attach the extension springs – a dangerous move.…
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Three main products in the area of garage door spring safety have been introduced in the last 20 years:
Wayne Dalton TorqueMaster springs (shown installed above) wind with a drill. The TorqueMaster is the first system to offer a counter balance spring sealed inside the garage door tube for safety.…
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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.
