garage door repair Archives - Page 4 of 4 - DDM Garage Doors Blog

Garage Door Repair In the Chicago Area This Spring

Wednesday, May 4th, 2011 at 1:30 pm by Dan Musick
A map of the Midwest with the Chicago area highlighted in red indicating where garage door repair is needed.

Among springs in the Chicago area, this has been a cool one. Therefore, people are parking their cars in garages more often, and garage doors are increasing cycles. This means garage door repair calls are increasing, as homeowners discover broken springs and parts.…

Read the rest of this entry »

Garage Door Parts Page

Monday, November 8th, 2010 at 6:42 pm by Dan Musick
A screen print of the DDM's Garage Door Parts page.

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.…

Read the rest of this entry »

We Prefer Order

Friday, March 26th, 2010 at 7:08 am by Dan Musick

“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?…

Read the rest of this entry »

Troubleshooting Your Garage Door or Opener?

Wednesday, March 17th, 2010 at 8:38 pm by Dan Musick
Garage door troubleshooting

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.”…

Read the rest of this entry »

Spring Is Here! A Few Checks Are In Order

Monday, March 8th, 2010 at 4:08 pm by Dan Musick
A view of a garage door buckling, this can be corrected in the spring.

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.…

Read the rest of this entry »

Legal Advice

Tuesday, June 12th, 2007 at 11:14 pm by Dan Musick

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.…

Read the rest of this entry »

Since 1997 the Gold Standard for Online Garage Door Parts

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.