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Taylor Garage Door Hinges

Friday, February 14th, 2020 at 5:53 pm by Dan Musick
Old Style Black Taylor End Hinge
Old Style Taylor Black End Hinge

Taylor garage doors have been obsolete since the early 1990s. After they ceased production, we often had to replace an entire door if only one of the sections was rusty or damaged. All the hardware, tracks, and torsion assembly parts for the older Taylor doors are replaceable with standard hardware.…

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How to Replace Garage Door Springs

Friday, February 7th, 2020 at 6:10 pm by Dan Musick
DDM Garage Doors, Inc web page exhibiting torsion springs from different manufactures

Garage door springs counterbalance the weight of the door, making it easy to lift. In this blog, you will find links for how to replace garage door springs on any of the standard systems.

First, you will need to identify the type of spring you have.…

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Written Instructions for the S3 Winder

Friday, January 24th, 2020 at 6:19 pm by Dan Musick
A view of the S3 Winder with torsion springs on either side
Detailed Written Instructions for Installing the Arrow Tru-Line Winder with Torsion Springs

Are you hesitant to buy torsion springs because of the danger of winding and unwinding the springs? Let the S3 Winder remove this obstacle for you!

On an earlier blog titled “Torsion Spring Winding Systems,” we described the advantages and disadvantages of some of the various winding systems.…

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How to Buy Garage Door Springs

Friday, January 17th, 2020 at 12:57 pm by Dan Musick

Buying garage door springs can be complicated, since there are a lot of different varieties on the market. We hope that this guide will help you find the exact type of spring you need.

Example of the Eight Different Types of Garage Door Springs
How to Buy the Eight Types of Garage Door Springs

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Garage Door Shaft Doesn’t Slide

Friday, January 10th, 2020 at 6:22 pm by Dan Musick

Back in 2012, we posted our YouTube video on “How To Replace Garage Door Torsion Springs.” Ideally, we wanted to follow up with information on how to approach circumstances that could arise from improper installation, such as the garage door shaft not sliding.…

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My Toughest Torsion Spring Replacement

Friday, January 3rd, 2020 at 5:59 pm by Dan Musick
Image of a broken torsion spring on an overhead door.
Broken Sectional Overhead Door Torsion Spring.

For the professional replacing torsion springs can take anywhere from 20 minutes on a residential garage door to an entire day on a commercial or industrial sectional overhead type door. My job was far more complicated than the basic residential garage door since it was replacing springs on a sectional high lift overhead door, making it the toughest torsion spring replacement.…

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Maintaining Your Garage Door

Friday, December 27th, 2019 at 4:58 pm by Dan Musick
A Garage Door Service Professional standing with the garage door opened and looking at the door to diagnose the issue.
A Garage Door Service Professional is diagnosing a door issue.

Most people take their garage doors for granted. We go into the garage in the morning, open the door, back the car out, and then close the door before we drive off.…

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Source of Wisdom and Security in the Garage Door Business

Friday, May 31st, 2019 at 4:57 pm by Dan Musick

My son sent me this passage a few years ago, and I keep it posted on the wall here at work. With garage doors or any other business, operating wisdom, knowledge, understanding, and justice come from the Lord. He truly watches over us throughout our lives.…

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How to Identify Clopay Doors

Friday, May 10th, 2019 at 4:49 pm by Dan Musick

In our blog titled “How to Identify Doors by Model Number, Serial Number, and PID Numbers” we showed how to identify Clopay garage doors. However, even with our helpful tips, we realize that the labels can be challenging to understand.…

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Part-Time Software Help Needed

Friday, April 12th, 2019 at 4:10 pm by Dan Musick

DDM Garage Doors is looking for an experienced software developer. The applicant must have at least four years of experience programming with PHP and a high mechanical aptitude. The starting rate is $40.00 per hour. If you are looking for a part-time software developer position, please contact us.…

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