For shafts to turn properly inside the end bearings, the end bearing plate must remain plumb. An unsupported plate can lean, causing the bearing or shaft to wear. Often a worn bearing will wear completely through the shaft. This causes the shaft and drum to drop and the garage door to no longer be level.…
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In an earlier post, we mentioned Jorie’s and Neal’s wedding. Neal is our warehouse manager, and Jorie has helped here with personnel matters. This includes completing a company policy manual that had been started several years previously. She also helped to see that the orders got to their intended destinations.…
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Most garage doors consist of sections that connect with hinges. The end hinges and fixtures have rollers to allow the door to roll up into the tracks.
Wood was the primary source of door construction in the early decades.…
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Garage door locks are normally installed in the center of the section just above the bottom section. Here are instructions on how to install the two most common lock assembly kits we sell. Although installing or replacing a lock on your own can be daunting, these instructions should give you everything you need to do the job well.…
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“We help people fix their garage doors.” In 1980, I wrote this on the first flyer that printed, intending to provide Garage Door Training.
My plan was to provide training for maintenance personnel to repair their commercial and industrial overhead type doors.…
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Garage door extension springs stretch as the door closes and contract as the door opens. Also designated as “stretch springs,” these usually mount above the horizontal tracks, but sometimes they extend beside the vertical tracks.
Over the years, there have been requests for better extension springs because customers’ existing springs have not lasted as long as they had hoped.…
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Those of us who have been in the business for a while remember the old BarCol doors. This name is short for Barber Coleman.
The greatest difficulty we remember is accommodating the incompatibility of torsion hardware. While all the other door companies used 1″ shafts, the early shafts on BarCol doors had a 1 1/16″ outside diameter.…
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DDM now stocks Flexible Brush Seal! Made with flexible plastic, designed as an alternative to the original brush seal with a rigid steel support edge. In addition, several features make it an excellent option for your commercial doors and dock levelers.…
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DDM Garage Doors now offers Storm Shield® threshold seals for sectional garage doors. Other garage door weather seals mount to the jambs, header, and bottom of the door. However, this threshold seal glues to the floor directly below the bottom of the door to improve the seal under the door.…
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Some look for extension springs to use for a project other than for a garage door. Therefore, you’ll need to calculate the pull needed when the spring is fully extended. For example, if you want to ease the lift of a 300-pound object.…
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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.
