Ultimately, every garage door opener will make noise. It’s impossible to get something as large and as heavy as a garage door to be whisper quiet. In earlier decades, it didn’t matter because many garages were detached, but in the last 20-25 years, most single-family homes have been built with attached garages.…
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There are not seven nor ten nor fifteen ingredients for success. There are thousands, and one mistake can torpedo a business. This is why a solid Christian business philosophy is crucial.
One important ingredient for the Christian in business is to honor God.…
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DDM Garage Doors no longer sells garage doors outside of the Chicagoland area. In the past, we built wood crates for shipping garage doors over the road. We recently stopped doing this because the $500-$1,000 freight costs were often as much as the price of the door itself.…
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A custom high lift from DDM typically costs $350 – $500. This does not include an operator; with an operator the cost is $900 – $1100. In addition to the kit cost, expect shipping costs of $50 – $150.…
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When my three kids were young, I was struggling with ordering my life of family, business, church work, and leisure time. I approached a fellow church member, Bill Pollard, for advice. He had successfully grown Service Master. I asked how to establish priorities.…
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Push Down Bumper Springs start the door on the down cycle by pushing on the top of the door.
Jackshaft openers such as the Liftmaster 8500 or the 8500W turn the torsion shaft to operate the door. Under certain circumstances, it is advisable to use pusher springs to help the door close if the door cables come off the drums as the door begins to close.…
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As you see below, they were available for a while in 2018, but they are no longer available.
Yesterday I was at the Clopay Chicagoland distribution center, picking up a shipment of Clopay EZ-SET Springs.…
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The garage door industry uses two different types of PVC stop molding – solid and hollow. So which one is better?
At DDM Garage Doors, we have kept both the solid and the hollow stop molding pieces as stock items for as long as we’ve been in business.…
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Business Ethics:
A Comment on Matthew Stewart’s article “The B-School Boondoggle.”
In the April 22-23, 2017 issue of The Wall Street Journal, Matthew Stewart reviews Duff McDonald’s recent book, The Golden Passport: Harvard Business School, the Limits of Capitalism, and the Moral Failure of the MBA Elite.…
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Food, gag gifts, and lots of laughter. ‘Tis the season. Merry Christmas!
Missing is Dan – I took the picture, and I’m not proficient at selfies. Daryle Worley had better things to do which is why he is also missing.…
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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.
