If you need a spring anchor bracket, do you need hardware?
If the hardware is not accessible, order a Spring Anchor Bracket Kit. Look for the letter K toward the end of the part number.
For extra durability, select a spring anchor bracket with a freeway bearing.…
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When measuring springs, this video on common errors when measuring garage door springs becomes the springboard (no pun intended) for getting the spring order right the first time.
The first and most critical mistake is to measure only one spring. Our trained order takers guide customers to measure both springs before suggesting replacements.…
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All garage door parts orders are not created equal.
Let’s say you’ve never ordered cable drums before and are not familiar with the pricing. You think “I need two,” so you put quantity “2” in the shopping cart. But drums come in pairs.…
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During the 2010 Christmas holiday, DDM asks, “What do you think about when you tie your shoes?”
Chances are, if you have had tie-able shoes for some years, your thoughts would probably be about what the next activity is. Actions that are repeated time after time become automatic and require little or no thought for most people.…
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How does the garage door — the largest moving part in a home and many businesses — stay together?
Parts — and lots of them.
The cold season has arrived in many parts of the country. We updated DDM’s Garage Door Parts page to address our customers’ needs.…
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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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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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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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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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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.
