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Garage Door Weatherstripping

Wednesday, October 20th, 2010 at 5:33 pm by Dan Musick
An image of a black rectangle pertaining to an individual being left in the dark regarding garage door weatherstripping.

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 Does More Than Seal

Monday, October 11th, 2010 at 4:58 pm by Dan Musick
An oak-looking door with its black exterior hinges and handles plus black top and side weatherstripping seals.

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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Fixing Problems With Photo Eyes – A Surprising Idea

Monday, September 27th, 2010 at 7:33 am by Dan Musick
A bathroom tissue core laying on the ground.

Everybody wants sunshine. It warms the ground, makes plants grow for food and beauty, facilitates outdoor activities, gets children playing, and generally cheers the soul. It is majestic, “like a bridegroom coming forth from his pavilion” (Psalm 19:5).

But a photo eye for a garage door opener actually prefers the shade.…

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How Do You Use Garage Door Extension Springs?

Thursday, September 23rd, 2010 at 5:02 pm by Dan Musick
A child standing on green grass in front of a lake, where people use extension springs to launch boats.

On a garage door, right? Of course, we sell them for doors, but actually, we’re getting reports that some of our customers have found some interesting alternative uses for extension springs, some practical, some humorous.

At Dartmouth, they are being used to support antenna wires.…

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Garage Door Weights – A Common Misconception

Saturday, September 11th, 2010 at 6:51 am by Dan Musick
An analog human scale used to weight a garage door.

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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Garage Door Springs Break During Fall and Winter

Tuesday, August 31st, 2010 at 3:47 pm by Dan Musick
Garage door torsion springs with winding cones.

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 Springs and Parts Clearance Page Is Up!

Thursday, August 19th, 2010 at 5:11 pm by Dan Musick

Find a good deal on garage door springs and parts with our new clearance page. Some of these items are used slightly; others are overstock. In addition, all of them are reduced for clearance. So go and take a look–you may just find what you need.…

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DDM Garage Doors Top Website Features

Wednesday, August 18th, 2010 at 6:48 am by Dan Musick
A globe of the world showcasing how DDM Garage Doors has gone global.

Are you new to DDM Garage Doors? I thought I’d write a review of what I think of our top website features:

  1. “Find My Spring” Database

Heading the list, this database assists our customers with garage door spring ordering. You can search based on torsion spring inside diameter, wire size, spring length, and door height.…

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Back to School – Inspect Your Garage Door Weatherstripping Ahead of Fall

Wednesday, August 11th, 2010 at 3:38 pm by Dan Musick
A view of a university that will have school activities resuming pertaining to inspecting your garage door weatherstripping before school begins.

With hot weather currently holding an iron grip in much of North America this summer, not many people may be thinking of weatherstripping on their garage doors or house. But as school activities start, you might notice garage door weatherstripping that shows up lame.…

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Clopay EZ-Set Kit For Extension Springs

Thursday, August 5th, 2010 at 6:51 am by Dan Musick

This week we feature Clopay’s EZ-SET Kits for stretching extension springs. Thus, winding is “EZ.”

The contents of an EZ-SET extension assembly installation kit.
EZ-SET Kit

For seven-foot high garage doors, you can buy the complete kit for both sides or just the kit for the left side or the kit for the right side.…

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