Lago Vista · Lake Travis · Austin · Hill Country
Painting done right.
Interior and exterior painting for homes and commercial properties, plus fence and deck staining, cabinet refinishing, and the light renovation work most painters won't touch. Insured, small crew, straight answers, no runaround.
What we do
Pick your project
Every job starts with a walkthrough and a written estimate, so you know the number before anyone opens a can. Don't see what you need listed? Contact us — the list below is where we start, not where we stop.
Why Holden
Small crew, tight schedule
Holden Services is a small crew out of Lago Vista, running jobs across the Austin metro and the Hill Country. No sales rep who disappears after the handshake, no rotating cast of subs. The person who quotes your job is the person doing it.
We carry liability insurance and can send you a certificate before we start. We keep the schedule tight, protect what we're working around, and clean up like we were never there. If something isn't right, you tell us and we take care of it.
How a job runs
- WalkthroughWe look at the actual space, measure, and talk through colors, sheens, and problem areas.
- Written estimateA line-item quote with scope and pricing, sent to you in writing. No pressure, no expiring discounts.
- PrepCover, mask, patch, sand, caulk, prime. This is where a paint job is won or lost.
- PaintBrush, roll, or spray depending on the surface, whichever the finish calls for.
- Walk it togetherWe go through it with you and fix anything before we load up.
The work
What we're doing while we're there
Prep, paint, detail, and clean-up. The parts you don't see are the parts that decide how long the finish lasts.
Our work
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Photos of real jobs we've finished around Lago Vista, Austin, and the Hill Country — before and after shots, projects in progress, and what we're working on now.
Service area
Where we work
Based in Lago Vista and working throughout Central Texas. If you're near the edge of this list, ask anyway — we travel for the right project.
Lake Travis area
- Lago Vista
- Jonestown
- Point Venture
- Volente
- Spicewood
Austin metro
- Austin
- Cedar Park
- Leander
- Georgetown
- Round Rock
Hill Country
- Marble Falls
- Burnet
- Bertram
- Horseshoe Bay
- Ask about your town
Ready for a number on it?
Free quotes, no obligation. Book a time online or just text a few photos and we'll get you started.
Residential & commercial
Interior & exterior painting
Houses, rentals, offices, retail spaces, and metal buildings. Same prep standards on all of it — the only thing that changes is the schedule we work around.
Interior painting
Repaints, color changes, new construction, and turnover work. We mask, cover, and keep the space livable while we're in it.
- Walls, ceilings, and accent walls
- Trim, baseboards, crown, and casing
- Interior doors and door frames
- Closets, pantries, laundry, and garages
- Patch, caulk, and texture touch-up before paint
- Rental turnovers and move-in/move-out repaints
- Stairwells, hallways, and high ceilings
Exterior painting
Texas sun is hard on a house. We pressure wash, scrape, prime bare spots, and caulk before a drop of finish goes on.
- Hardie, wood, and vinyl siding
- Stucco and masonry
- Brick painting and limewash
- Trim, fascia, soffits, and eaves
- Front doors, shutters, and garage doors
- Metal buildings, barns, and well houses
- Iron railing, columns, and porch ceilings
Homeowners
Residential
Single-family homes, lake houses, condos, and rental property. We work around pets, kids, and work-from-home schedules, and we tell you exactly which rooms are down on which day.
- Whole-house interior repaints
- Single rooms and accent work
- Full exterior repaints
- Pre-sale and pre-listing refresh
Property managers & GCs
Commercial
Offices, retail, restaurants, motels, warehouses, and municipal work. We can run nights and weekends to stay out of your business hours, and we bid from plans or a walkthrough.
- Tenant improvement and turnover
- Multi-unit and repeat-scope work
- After-hours and weekend scheduling
- Line-item bids for GCs and owners
Have a scope that isn't listed here? Contact us for more details — if it takes paint, coating, or prep, it's worth a phone call.
Get it priced this week
Free walkthrough, written estimate, no obligation.
Specialty
Fence & deck staining
Cedar goes gray fast out here. We wash it back, prep it right, and put down a stain that soaks in instead of sitting on top and peeling in a year.
What we stain
Wood, done properly
- Cedar and pine privacy fences
- Decks, stairs, and railing
- Pergolas, arbors, and shade structures
- Exterior stained wood accents, beams, and columns
- Porch ceilings and tongue-and-groove
- Gates, entry doors, and garage door wood
- Outdoor furniture and built-ins
- Re-stain over faded or previously stained wood
Not sure whether yours needs a full strip or just a wash and re-coat? Send a photo and we'll tell you straight.
Our process
- WashPressure wash or brighten to pull out gray, mildew, and mill glaze.
- Dry timeWood has to be dry before stain goes on. We don't rush this part.
- RepairsLoose pickets, popped nails, and soft boards flagged or replaced.
- SampleYou approve the color on your actual wood before we do the whole thing.
- StainSprayed and back-brushed so it penetrates instead of sitting on the surface.
Options
Transparent, semi, or solid
The more pigment, the more UV protection — and the less grain you see. We'll walk through the tradeoff on your wood before you pick.
Transparent
Most grain, most natural look, shortest life. Best on newer wood in good shape.
Semi-transparent
The usual pick. Real color and solid UV protection with the grain still showing through.
Solid
Maximum protection and coverage on weathered or mismatched wood. Hides grain.
Know your fence footage?
Send linear feet or deck square footage and we can get you a ballpark before we ever come out.
Specialty
Cabinet painting
A new kitchen without a new kitchen. We degrease, sand, prime, and spray your existing boxes and doors to a hard, smooth finish that doesn't look brushed on.
What's included
Sprayed, not brushed
Cabinets are the most detail-heavy work we do, and the finish shows every shortcut. Ours are labeled, removed, cleaned, sanded, primed for adhesion, and sprayed with a cabinet-grade coating that cures hard enough for daily use.
- Kitchen cabinets, islands, and pantries
- Bathroom vanities
- Built-ins, bookcases, and entertainment centers
- Laundry and mudroom cabinetry
- Doors and drawer fronts sprayed off-site or on-site
- Two-tone islands and accent colors
- Hardware removed, reinstalled, or upgraded
- New hinge holes and hardware relocation on request
Our process
- Label & removeEvery door and drawer front numbered so it goes back exactly where it came from.
- DegreaseKitchen grease is the #1 reason cabinet paint fails. We clean before we sand.
- Sand & fillScuff sanded for adhesion, dings filled, grain filled if you want it smooth.
- Bonding primerChosen for your substrate — oak, maple, thermofoil, or previously painted.
- Spray finishMultiple thin coats of cabinet-grade enamel, sanded between coats.
- ReinstallHardware back on, doors adjusted, and a walkthrough with you.
Straight answers
Common questions
How long does it take?
Most kitchens run several days start to finish depending on door count and cure time. We'll give you the actual schedule with your estimate.
Can I use my kitchen?
Usually yes, with limits. Doors come off for a few days and there's a cure window before heavy use. We plan it with you.
Will oak grain show?
Only if you want it to. Grain filling is an option — it adds time and cost, so we'll price it both ways.
Got a cabinet situation that's not typical? Contact us for more details.
Send us a photo of your kitchen
We can usually give you a ballpark from pictures and a rough door count.
Beyond the brush
Other work & light renovation
Most painters hand you a list of things they don't do. We'd rather just handle it. Drywall repair, popcorn ceiling removal, texture matching, trim work, and the small renovation items that come up mid-project.
Common requests
What "other" usually means
This is the short list. If your project is close to any of this, it's worth asking.
Drywall repair
- Nail pops and hairline cracks
- Holes, dings, and door-knob damage
- Water-damaged sheetrock cut out and replaced
- Corner bead repair
- Texture matching — knockdown, orange peel, smooth
Popcorn ceiling removal
- Scrape and skim to smooth
- Re-texture to knockdown if you prefer
- Full floor and wall protection
- Prime and paint the finished ceiling
- Room-by-room or whole house
Trim & carpentry
- Baseboard and casing replacement
- Crown molding
- Rotted fascia and trim board swaps
- Shiplap and accent walls
- Caulk and seal before paint
Surface prep & cleaning
- Pressure washing
- Mildew treatment
- Wallpaper removal
- Old paint scraping and stabilizing
- Rust treatment on metal
Coatings & floors
- Garage floor coatings
- Concrete and patio coatings
- Epoxy finishes
- Deck and porch floor coatings
- Ask about your surface
Light renovation
- Fixture and hardware swaps
- Small refresh projects and punch lists
- Pre-sale property clean-up
- Rental turnover work
- Coordination with your other trades
Not on the list?
Contact us for more details on everything we can do
The list above covers what we get asked for most, but it isn't everything. If you're wondering whether we handle it, ask — worst case we point you to somebody who does.
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The short version
About the business
Holden Services is a painting and renovation company based in Lago Vista, Texas. We've been running jobs across Central Texas since 2020 — homes on Lake Travis, commercial buildings in the Austin metro, and everything in between.
We’re insured, and we’ll send you a certificate of insurance before work starts if you want one. We stayed small on purpose. That means the person who quotes your job is on site while it's being done, and you're never chasing a project manager to find out what's happening.
Ask us about
- Interior and exterior painting
- Commercial and residential work
- Fence and deck staining
- Cabinet painting and refinishing
- Drywall repair and popcorn ceiling removal
- Light renovation and punch-list work
- Proof of insurance before we start
- Anything not listed — just ask
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