Due to the recent tariffs added to Chinese imports, material prices across the board are rising. This is especially true in our industry.
Costs directly increase since China exclusively makes many garage door parts such as rollers.
We hope to limit the increase in our garage door parts prices to around eight percent.…
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In a recent bid to offer even more options and convenience to customers, FedEx has partnered with Walgreens to provide FedEx Ground and Express package pickup in every Walgreens nationwide. As an internet retail company, we are always quick to extend these benefits to our customers.…
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We had hit a quagmire in synchronizing our shopping cart with the FedEx website. I told our customer service rep, Kevin Kedzior, about the problem. It seemed insurmountable. However, in just a few days, he brought over two of FedEx’s top software guns, Justin Cagney and Ed Cohen.…
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Hormann is a German garage door manufacturer that has set up a manufacturing plant here in the United States. The purpose of this entry is to show many of the unique features of the door parts.
The bottom fixtures incorporate spring-loaded arms to prevent the cables from coming off the drums if the cable tension loosens.…
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Adrian, a customer in Australia, found DDM Garage Doors online while in search of garage door rollers. With permission, I relay what he had to say after ordering and receiving the parts:
Hi Jean, Jim, and Team at DDM, I received the parcel on Saturday (took about 10 days).…
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High lift or vertical lift? The answer is up to you.
I receive numerous calls every week from customers who want to raise the lift of their garage doors. Here are some considerations:
You may want a vertical lift system if your garage has at least the door’s height plus 18″ of room above your door’s original height AND…
DDM has numerous parts on its clearance garage door parts page.
Items range from special tracks to spring cones to opener parts, like the LiftMaster Chain and Cable 41A3473.
You may find exactly what you need there. Occasionally, we can adapt parts to suit your specific needs (if safe).…
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Have you ordered or considered ordering garage door springs from DDM, but want to spend less time in a hot garage doing repairs this summer?
Not to worry.
A few tips in the right direction can go a long way in facilitating your do-it-yourself repair job.…
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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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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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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.
