Have you ordered or considered ordering garage door springs from DDM, but want to spend less time in a hot garage doing repairs this summer?
Not to worry.
A few tips in the right direction can go a long way in facilitating your do-it-yourself repair job.…
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When ordering weatherstripping for steel rolling doors from DDM Garage Doors, keep in mind the distinction between two products.
One is Steel Rolling Door Clip-on Guide Seal, product SS-SRD10. As the name implies, this is a seal product, and does not require an insert; it clips on to complete the seal process.…
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Spring Greetings!
Since most homes utilize a standard garage door torsion spring system, I decided to discuss torsion springs first.
When the garage door spring breaks with the characteristic bang, and you call DDM, we use questions like the ones below in order to help customers toward a timely and cost-effective repair:
With standard garage door torsion springs, a left-winding spring is usually to the right of the center bracket. In addition, a right-winding spring is usually to the left of the center bracket.
However, with Clopay EZ-SET Springs, the opposite holds true.…
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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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The world has long since gone digital. We have digital cameras, mp3 storage, smartphones, DVDs, and on and on. In order to do a home garage door spring job, one might naturally think that the best way to weigh a garage door would be with a state-of-the-art digital scale.…
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The steel-coiled snake that is your garage door spring has had an easy summer, more than likely.
But as September begins, many homeowners may be using their garage doors more. Back to school means back to extra-curricular activities, meetings, sports, and more work hours.…
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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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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.
