Nic Koff did a good job for us previously but recently took our money for a new garage door and disappeared. Repeated attempts to engage have failed. We are pursuing legal action. DO NOT hire. read more

I paid thousands of dollars for a garage door to be ordered. That was 9 months ago, I'm still waiting for a door or a refund This is a scam. Also check the CCB- this business is unlicensed. Do not hire! read more

I needed minor adjustment on my garage door. I got 3 different companies in mind to fix it. First one wanting exorbitant fee just to come and estimate. Second one would come 2 days later. Nic got in touch with me the next day, and he said he'd come right away. He found what was wrong with the door, made the adjustment, and it runs smooth once again. Of course he got service call fee, he was upfront with it, and it's reasonable, and that's exactly what he charged me. I have read some bad reviews about Nic, but I can understand how hard it is working with a crew of one. I am satisfied with his ability to fix it. read more

Garage door cable slipped off and door needed alignment. Nic aligned the lift cables and tightened the door spring. Door is now quieter than ever and works great. He evaluated the operation of our other door and said it didn't need anything. Nic had advice for potential future problems given the age of the mechanisms. Will call him again when needed. read more

Our garage door wouldn't open ( worked fine last night) it was oblivious that one of the springs broke. :( due to being an oversized garage door we couldn't open it manually. I called Nick in a panic after finding him on Yelp. He was out within 4 hours and completely replaced the springs and barrings. He didn't try sell me a new door opener said ours was still good ( 18 years old) I appreciate his honesty and professionalism. Highly recommend Garage Door Excellence. read more

Nic was the first of four bids to respond and was able to come over the next day. I chose DGE because the price was in-line with the others but had a tighter variance, his willingness to come the next day, and he accepts credit card. Nic showed up earlier than anticipated and was communicative the entire time. The work was perfect to get our door working again and I would use this company in the future for those reasons. The reason I deducted stars- Nic did not have the appropriate springs, even though I sent him all of the specs beforehand, so he needed a second trip. The second item relates to payment. I wanted to use my credit card and his page states he accepts credit cards, but did not accept at the time of payment. I had to eat a fee to use my card through Venmo. read more

I cannot recommend Garage Door Excellence. I had scheduled an appointment to have Nic come over on Friday to fix my garage door, five days after making the appointment. Nic messaged me about an hour before he was due to arrive to tell me that he had a flat tire and would have to reschedule. Now I'm sure he was able to service his later appointments that day once he got his tire fixed. He should have called his customers scheduled that day to let them know he'd be an hour or so late because be had suffered a flat tire, which pushed all his service calls, including mine, out. Instead, what does he do, be cancels my appointment and let's me know that he'll have to reschedule me to the next day and tells me he'll arrive between 9 - 10 a.m. Saturday he calls me to tell me he'll arrive in 45 minutes, close to 10 a.m. I wound up missing the opportunity to go paddling on the coast Saturday because he didn't keep his commitment on Friday and didn't arrive Saturday until near the tail end of the appointment window. It took him all of 10 minutes to fix the garage door. There's no reason why he couldn't have come on Friday. I owned a wedding photography business years ago, and when I scheduled appointments with wedding parties, I kept my commitments. I couldn't very well tell the bride and groom to reschedule their wedding because I had a flat tire and couldn't make it on time to shoot their wedding. I wouldn't have been in business very long. I would have rented a vehicle if I had to so I could have made my wedding shoots if that's what it took to make the client happy. You do what you have to, even if that means working late, to keep your commitments. Nic did not do that. He felt that he could just blow me off Friday, pretty much ruining my Saturday plans. read more

Nic is " NOT RELIABLE ". Will not respond to phone calls or texts after the initial work is done ! initial work was unsatisfactory. Very hard to get a hold of. Will NOT recommend him. Bad experience !!! read more

Up front, Nic was quick, friendly, and efficient. He fixed the immediate problem. We needed additional work that would require him to return. I prepaid $125 for the additional work, but he never came back after scheduling many appointments and never showing up. I asked for a refund and never received it. This company is dishonest and I would NEVER recommend them! read more

He is so nice and took time out to look at my garage door to see if it needed replacing. He was honest and said it could wait a bit. I appreciated that. I did order one a year later. He was great. read more

I was given a quote to replace a wooden garage door that was over fifty years old. The manual mechanics to operate the door were failing, so time to replace. Nic gave me a very reasonable price, about $300 below the same door product from another company. Upon purchasing the door, Nic had the old door removed and began installation of the new door, by himself in near 90 degree weather, without hardly taking a break. The entire installation was completed in less than eight hours read more

I had an accident with my garage door and it got knocked off the track. I saw that that Nic has excellent reviews so I gave him a call. Thankfully he was able to come out the same day and make an assessment. 2 days later he made the repairs and my garage is better than before. Nic is very professional, knows his trade and comes very prepared. Super nice, I highly recommend him! Thanks again Nic :) read more

Called twice and left very clear messages for service based on a friends referral/recommendation. Nic never called, never texted....no response ever. So, I called Maynards Garage Door Repair who immediately responded and immediately came to replace belt, sensors, panel, etc. within days. Chris at Maynards was SO prompt, so friendly and helpful! Call them instead....unless you want to be ignored! read more

I have never written a 1 star rating before... I called Nic b/c he is literally 4 blocks from my house, and I figured it would be great to support a very local business. Nic came out to fix the gaps in our garage door. Roots had raised the center of our garage floor, and there was a 1 to 1 1/2" gap from the sides to the center of the floor. Nic said he could cut triangles to fix the gaps, and put on a new weather seal for 200 - 250 bucks. It was right in line with what I thought. On the scheduled day ( 1 week later ) he texted and said his saw was broken. I offered him mine to do the job. He declined and said he would get his saw fixed and would be out the next day. The next day he said he could not make it again, and wanted to come the following day. I should have just cancelled, but being so close to my house, I gave him another chance. When he came to the house, his saw was still broken... He ended up using my 10 year old skill saw. He truly did a poor and rushed job, and charged me 225 bucks. There are still 1/2" gaps at the bottom of my garage door. I could have done a better job myself, but trusted a professional to do it. Be wary if he cancels on you the first time. I should have listened to the other negative reviews. read more

Nic is the man! The torsion spring broke on my garage door last night and I needed it fixed right away. I looked online and found some garage door repair companies, some of which were VERY fishy because Elite, Plus, and Stanley are all the same companies that when you call them all are sent to the same "dispatcher." Very sketchy. I found Nic and called him at 7 PM and he was very friendly, and gave me a rough quote over the phone, which happened to be just what he charged me. He said he was finishing up a job, but called me back and arrived just when he said he would. He arrived at 8:45 PM with good eye contact and a nice handshake. For my particular application (standard late 90's townhouse) it was $125 TOTAL to install a single torsion spring, and I opted to have the 3 bearings that support the cable drum replaced as well which ran $75. He was very honest and his prices were fair. He took the time to explain what he was doing and he wasn't in a rush despite the fact that it was so late. He is a trustworthy fellow and I would recommend him to anyone. read more

I used Garage Door Excellence again to install a new Liftmaster 8557W opener Nick arrived and completed the new installation very efficiently. I was surprised how quick it was completed. Nick did a great Job and I am very happy. My new opener is really quiet now read more

Nik was quick to respond to my request for garage door service/lube. Easy to communicate with, came out the next day even though I'm in rural Clackamas County, and accepts Venmo. read more

awesome guy! I called he made the time to come right over right away it was an easy fix for him very nice person. I'll be calling for all garage door issues in the future! A+ read more

Nic made it to our house on time with great communication, took care of the door and we are very satisfied.

Our garage door had broken a cable and wedged in an open position about two thirds shut. This was the third nasty thing to happen in the past month, so money is tight. I called Nic bright and early Monday morning and he checked his schedule, then told he could be here to fix it by 1:30 PM today. He called me 2 hours later and told us he was running ahead of schedule and asked if 11:15 AM would be okay with us. We were elated! It's now 12:10 PM in the afternoon, he's done and we can do what we needed to do because of his efficiency! He also gave us an estimate on what else should be done with this 1953 door. We will be calling him when we heal financially for the remainder of needed replacement parts. Thanks for a good job, inexpensively done, and early! I recommend Nic's company (Garage Door Excellence) for garage door work you might need. read more

Nic was truly amazing. Called him on a Saturday when our garage door suddenly stopped working, after being in our new home less than a month. He was able to come out the following Monday (a holiday). Gave us a 2 hour window but was able to come early (And texted first). He was professional and quick. Even added a pull string and oiled everything up, and did it for $25 less than what we were thinking! Even went over all our options (including replacement) since the opener was original to the house (16 years) but made sure to say that the part he replaced could possibly last another 16 years! (So nice to deal with someone who would rather tell you the honest truth, than someone who will tell you anything to get a sale). We were truly impressed and should there ever be something garage door related, for ourselves or friends, Nic is the one we will call or refer people too. Thanks again Nic! read more

Excellent! Nic did a great job on a couple of complex projects. One commercial unit he swapped out for residential was very high up and he was able to get it all done very quickly and efficiently. I had several other companies look at that one and they never followed up or returned my calls. Definitely recommend. read more

Woke up one morning and my garage door would not raise. Nick was great, very professional and got my repair done in about an hour. I found him through Yelp and the great reviews he had. Dont search any further. This company is spot on! read more

I h i g h l y recommend this service. Nic Koff responded to not only my call promptly but also arrived to my home the very next day. Two other companies I had called could not come out for over a week. A friend of mine had accidentally driven into my garage door which broke the support brackets to the metal frame track that the wheels roll in. Any other company could have easily estimated a higher fee stating that parts needed to be replaced. Nic is a man of integrity without a doubt. He not only made the repair within 45 minutes but the service fee was under $100. I will recommend his service to all my friends and highly recommend him to you. He definitely deserves a five star plus! Christine P. Garden Home read more

Nic was very professional and prompt in his communication, and his estimate was reasonable & didn't change during his quick repair. I appreciated he also took the time to answer my questions and give estimates for potential future work I inquired about for our garage doors. Would use again! read more

This is now my go to place for anything that is wrong with my garage door! I highly recommend Nic. I called Nic in the evening and requested an estimate for installing our new garage door opener and he was able to come to our home the following day. We already had one other estimate from a different garage door company, but from the time that Nic showed up to give me his estimate, I knew he was the right person for the job. Nic is very knowledgeable and patient, and he took a lot of time to listen to me and answer all my questions. He explained things really well, too. He was very fair with his price for installing the garage door opener so I told him right then that I I would like to hire him, and I asked how soon he was able to install the garage door opener because I was anxious to have it up and running. I hoped that Nic could do it the following week. He glanced at his watch, and informed me that he could do it right then because it was only a couple hours of work. I was thrilled! From start to finish Nic kept me informed, he showed me parts of my old garage door that were broken, and then he replaced them for a very good price. Nic conducts himself in a very professional manner and he was also very respectful of me and my home. When Nic was finished with the installation, he took the time to show me everything that came in the box, and informed me of the finer details of using the garage door opener and turning it off. Again, he answered all of my questions. I'm sure he's done this thousands of times, but he treated me really well and made sure that I understood everything. He even showed me something that was starting to show wear and tear on my door (wheels) and explained what sound it would make when it was really getting bad--letting me know that in the future, it's something to keep in mind and then showed me the new type of wheels (nylon) that are used instead of the old metal wheels. It is not easy to find a good contractor, but I found a great contractor when I called Garage Door Excellence! Thank you very much, Nic. read more

I hired Nic to repair my garage door after the spring broke. Prompt - Nic showed up when he said he would and called to let me know 30 minutes before showing up. Knowledgeable & Professional - I have had 6 garage doors repaired in my lifetime. Nic is the only garage door repairman who explained the life expectancy of bearings. Reasonably Priced - His price was competitive and beat the other companies estimate. I have 2 more garage doors that he didn't work on but when they break I'll only be calling Nic for any needed repairs. read more

excellent service!! Best pricing in City. Nick makes every job simple. Been to our home twice over the years. We have a very heavy double solid wood door. He has replaced spring and figured out other opening problems in just a few moments. Hire him you will not be sorry!! read more

I was having concrete poured and needed the garage door repaired before they could go any further. I called several local garage door repair places in portland and the ones that said they covered sandy oregon. what I got was a rude bunch of people at all the companies I called, one even hung up on me...Finally I called Nic Koff at garage door excellence. He came out the same day and had the repair done in about an hour. He told me he would come back and adjust the door after the concrete was poured. The thing is he said he was going to take care of it and he did, no small feat in the construction business. I would recommend Nic for anyone looking for an honest professional... Order Number: 572074 Ordered On: February 8, 2013 8:08 PM -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- $97 for Professional Chimney Sweep & Inspection! 97.00 1 $97.00 Your Coupon Code(s) Chimney-572074-1 Coupons Expire On:May 09, 2013 Provider: Contact: Master Sweep 2666 Se Walnut St Portland OR 97267 Please contact the service provider using the information above to schedule your appointment. Jason Doran (503) 248-2114 academy16@yahoo read more

Our door wasn't lifting and we had no idea what the problem was. We thought our motor was dying so were in a bit of a panic. Based on the email, Nic figured out that our springs were broken, came by and quickly fixed it and didn't try to up-sell us on other services despite our questions (he was very frank and honest about what we needed). That was much appreciated and why we'll go back to him! read more

Nic provided a good service at a fair price. He was very helpful and accommodating. After dealing with a competitor company that acted very shady, I was relieved to work with Nic. He made it to the appointment earlier than scheduled per my request, got right to work, and had my garage door working like a charm within 30 minutes and all for a reasonable price. We will definitely reach out to him if any other work is needed in the future. Highly recommended. read more

Great experience. We were hoping our old funky garage door would limp along until we finalized remodeling plans, but it split in two one afternoon and we were left with an open garage in winter. Nick was able to come out the next day, and we had our new garage door picked out, ordered, and installed within a few days. Super affordable too, and no high pressure upsell. I think Nick is a one-man operation so keeps his costs low for customers. Would definitely use him again. read more

Nic was polite, fast and cheap. Had my weatherstripping fixed and my door lubed up and back together in the time it took me to make and eat a sandwich. Two thumbs up read more

True to their name, I cannot recommend Nic highly enough. Not only was he attentive, thorough and efficient, but he easily beat the time and price of Precision. Precision couldn't even get my car out of the garage and told me it would be 6 days until they could. Took Nic 10 minutes. Same door Precision quoted me as taking a week was installed the next morning by Nic for 20% less. Great work! read more

Nic was able to fit us into his schedule the day after I called. He was efficient and was able to fix all the concerns that we had with our older garage door opener. His pricing was more than fair and he was easy to communicate with. Knowing that our garage door opener is on borrowed time, Nic will be our 1st call when we are ready for a replacement. read more

I had a complete garage door replacement done by Nic at Garage Door Excellence. The price was right, and we got a great looking garage door, tracks, rollers etc. It took about half a day and the new door completely changes the look of the house. I was very impressed with the communication, the work done and the professionalism shown by Nic. He even made the drive to the manufacturer when they managed to send a damaged door panel. I would have no trouble recommending Garage Door excellence to anyone looking for quality service read more

Nic was awesome and was very upfront about costs and basic maintenance. I would highly recommend his services to both friends and family.

Called Nic after seeing the positive reviews and was very satisfied with his work, professionalism and price. He fixed two springs and bearings in less than an hour and gave a 3 year parts and labor warranty. I would highly recommend him and will certainly call him when we need our cables replaced. It is always great to find an excellent family owned, local business. read more

From start to finish -- excellent customer service. When I originally contacted them, I asked if I sent him a pic of my existing garage door, could he give me a rough / ball park estimate to replace my garage door? He agreed!!! I didn't really want to take the time to meet someone for an estimate; I was trying to move forward quickly. He communicated via text and email, and got me a rough estimate very quickly. He then stopped by just a few days before the scheduled install to give me a firm estimate. (The 1st and 2nd estimates were only $50 different !!!) He was very clear on exactly what he needed, including how much work space was needed for the install. On install, installer was timely -- arrived on time, and I think he may have even completed the job quicker than expected!!! He also did an excellent clean up. I would definitely recommend them to my friends. It was a great experience from start to finish, and I was very appreciative of how he was willing to work with me to get all the necessary info back and forth. read more

I talked to Nic today and described my problem. He quickly assessed the situation and, while he could have charged me for a service call, instead he told me I could easily fix the door opener myself. He then told me exactly what to do, waited on the phone while I followed his directions and....he was right....the problem was resolved! Clearly Nic is a knowledgable, honest man. I will highly recommend his services to my friends and when I have a real garage door problem I know who I will call: Garage Door Excellence. read more