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About 20 years ago, galvanized garage door torsion springs broke into the garage door parts market as an alternative to oil-tempered springs. Later, electro-coating on oil-tempered torsion springs augmented the buyer’s set of choices.

Because traditional oil-tempered garage door torsion springs have an oily residue owing to their oil-enabled manufacture, installers often leave dirty smudges from the springs on the doors, to the ire of the customer.…

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DDM Garage Doors recognizes and appreciates La Grou Distribution for its business and loyalty over the years.

Chicagoland warehousing and distribution services from La Grou roll on since 1964. Notable among La Grou’s logistics prowess is many years of helping facilitate the summer favorite, “Taste of Chicago,” which sees millions of visitors annually from the US and even abroad.…

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“Almighty God, thou hast made us for thyself, and our hearts are restless until they find their rest in thee…”

–St. Augustine of Hippo

We tend to prefer order to disorder. Have you ever noticed an often physically-felt, stressful reaction when something breaks?…

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According to Wikipedia, troubleshooting is “a form of problem solving, often applied to repair failed products or processes on a machine or a system. It is a logical, systematic search for the source of a problem in order to solve it, and make the product or process operational again.”…

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Meteorological Spring made its glorious arrival this past Monday, and Daylight Saving Time will kick in next Sunday the 14th. What kind of winter has it been around your house?

With garage doors getting a workout all winter in the “car protection” mode, it is possible that you may find a few pieces of hardware (screws, nuts, bolts) strewn on the front half of your garage floor.…

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Greetings! DDM Garage Doors owner Dan Musick has been busy for some time, and this accounts for the absence of posts you may have noticed. But I’m ready to get writing to keep you abreast of Dan’s thoughts, ideas, tips, and happenings, and so put the DDM blog on a consistent stream again.…

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We frequently get calls from people around the country who have been swindled by dishonest garage door companies. Richard Kinch has exposed the tactics unscrupulous door companies use to rip off customers.

If you have been a victim, or if you would like to check out one of these companies before doing business with them, I suggest you check out www.ripoffreport.com…

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Other web sites have calculators for determining your door weight to help in selecting the correct garage door springs. The most important part of the program to remember is that the door weights given are only approximations. In other words, they are not reliable for ordering garage door springs.…

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As links to our door prices appear on the first page of a Google search of “garage door prices,” we tend to catch the first assaults of scam artists. Last year it was phone calls for an order from someone who was hearing impaired and had to type messages through a special service provided by the phone company.…

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I am not a lawyer, but I do share my opinion at times. This is a response to Karen’s question concerning legal advice on a guestbook entry dated June 12, 2007.

Karen,

I am sorry you have had the problems with your door.…

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