Lockhart Cleaning and Home Services

The Texas Governor’s Mansion has been home to every Texas governor since 1856. For the past 20 years, it has also been home to stain-free fabrics thanks to the team at Austin Specialty Cleaners. Using steam and an arsenal of eco-friendly products, staffers lift stains from the historic mansion’s antique rugs and furnishings, saving the governor the hassle of cleaning all day as other governors do.

Since 1978, the company has cleaned civilians’ homes with the same vigor. Technicians lift dirt off delicate upholstery, such as chenille and velvet, and scrub grime off tiles and grout. Alternatively, the carpet-cleaning team—composed of experts with a minimum of 15 years of industry experience—rejuvenates area and wall-to-wall carpets with a variety of techniques, from dry cleaning to full immersion.

The team at Texas Lawn Services will sweep away the dead leaves, twigs, and brambles that are hiding your ribald azaleas from cute horticulturalists. They'll lop off the tree branches that snatch small children ($80–$300), chase the bison from your shoulder-high hedges, and tame any feral lawn that's started snacking on neighborhood cats (mowing averages $40). They'll also inspect your sprinkler system ($70), install your favorite plants, mulch the heck out of everything not rooted down, and test your slip-n-slide before its annual summertime unveiling.

The bonded and insured crews at Boardwalk Cleaning Company—previously known as Lone Star Maids—have been cleaning up homes and taking crayon-scrawled names off walls since 2003. Upon arrival, the uniformed maids immediately tidy up messes by following the steps laid out in four ascending cleaning packages, which range from basic mopping, scrubbing, and dusting services to pre-party visits that prep bathrooms, living rooms, and kitchens for visiting guests and reality-TV crews. They also bust up grime at ground level, leveraging hot-water-extraction equipment to steam clean carpets and floors.

Aquatex Steam Cleaning & Restoration's staffers leave thoroughly cleansed carpets, upholstery, and tile in their wake with a menu of individual services, and banish grime from entire homes with comprehensive housecleanings. Eight-step carpet cleanings include hot-water extraction and spot treatments, whereas upholstery is gently and knowledgeably groomed like a mother cat licking her scratching post. Aquatex also specializes in cleaning up flood damage and removing troublesome pet stains.

With 30 years of carpet-cleansing savvy, Heaven's Best Carpet Cleaning defends domestic surfaces with refined methods that streamline domestic purification and mind the environment. An exclusive low-moisture process leaves newly clean carpets ready to be retread within one to four hours, rendering the typical weeks-long carpet quarantine unnecessary. After evicting dirt, stains, and evidence of secret chocolate stashes, cleaners sweep over fibers with a proprietary carpet rake to leave rugs rejuvenated. Heaven's Best's eco-conscious techs deploy a citrus-based cleaning solution extracted from plants to restore room clothes to a freshly squeezed condition.

Countryside Nursery’s soil savants empower green thumbs to populate yards with native plants and trees. Experts stock shelves with a well-researched selection of organic gardening products that nourish roots with nutrient-packed manure, compost, and liquid seaweed. Additionally, Countryside Nursery’s horticulturalists conduct onsite consultations, and landscapers collaborate with homesteaders to beautify gardens, install sprinklers, or dig moats to ward off traveling salesmen.