Lake Conroe, Conroe and Montgomery Texas real estate listings, home buying, selling and relocation information

Karen Monshaugen’s Concierge List

Air Conditioning

Cowboy Installers (281)808-6399
Don Wood (936)788-4267
Gary Franks A/C Repair (936)524-3638
Long A/C (936)-537-5645

Alarm Companies

Brinks (800)241-5157
Data-Link (800)324-5465
Lakeshore Alarm (281)429-4776

Appraisal Services

Malcolm Willey Office (936)756-1717, Cell (936)537-8822
Montgomery County Appraisal Services, Jill Harvey (936)539-1808
Mike Duncum – 936-890-3434

Bulk Heading – Boat Docks

Damon Johnson – (936)672-9292
Decks on the Lake (936)448-4954 or deckonthelake.com
Shirley & Sons (936)894-3581 or 788-4390

Cable Companies

Conroe , Montgomery and Willis:
Suddenlink (877)423-2743
The Woodlands:
Time Warner (800)776-9993 or (713)341-1000

Cable, phone, security & DSL all with same company

The Woodlands and Some of Conroe:
AT&T – Phone, cable & DSL (800)464-7928 or (713)638-7200
Time Warner – Security, cable & DSL (800)776-9993 or (713)341-1000

Cable and broadband both with same company

Some of Conroe and Montgomery:
Suddenlink (877)423-2743

Cable, phone & DSL all with same company

Some of Conroe and Montgomery:
Consolidated (936)756-0611

Carpet Cleaning:

A-1 Pro Steam, Chad Golson (936)582-1377 or (877)437-9688
Z-Best, Roger Counts (877)909-2378

Electrician

A&H Electrical, Ray (936)756-0442
KV Electric, Justin Fountain (936) 756-1608
DAC Electrical, Debra (936)788-1881

Electric Companies

Lake Conroe :
Entergy (800)368-3749

The Woodlands :
Entergy (800)368-3749

Fence Construction

CNM Manufacturing & Fence, Chris (936) 539-1316

Flooring

Carpet Source, Linda (936)441-4178
Color Interiors, Gary Hickerson (936)521-1010

Gas Company

Lake Conroe :
Centerpoint (800)752-8036
The Woodlands:
Centerpoint (800)752-8036

General Contractors:

Conroe , Lake Conroe and the Woodlands:
Big Dog Handyman (936)718-8323 Bob Shantz
Bobby Bowen (936)448-1312 or (936)672-1032
Brandon Wheeler (936)672-5775
David White (936)525-8915
Parsley Contracting, Kevin Parsley (936)499-8047
Roger – R & L Remodeling (281)367-1934 or (713)992-2739
Wes Busch (936)672-5871

The Woodlands:
Fine Line Construction (281)364-7788

Handy Man

Brandon Wheeler (936)672-5775
CS Contracting, Caleb (936) 672-6961
Nathan Purcell (936)524-6276
Roger – R & L Remodeling (281)367-1934 or (713)992-2739

House Cleaning Service

Kellie Morgan (936) 856-8118
Penny’s Cleaning Service, Penny Watkins (936)894-2845 or (936)870-8532

Inspectors

General Home Inspectors:
Cinch Q Inspection - Robert Quintanilla (866)856-6186 / 936-856-6186
CDL Services – Jay Churchwell (936) 539-5248
Max Inspect – Phil Lanier (936)494-9595

Termite Inspectors :

Advanced Termite (936)597-5222
Ballard’s Professional Pest Control (281)821-2847
Bio Tech (281)296-6022
C & C Exterminators Inc. - Wanda Crawford (936)441-6718

Mold Inspectors:

Cinco Q Inspections - Robert Quintanilla (866)856-6186 / (936)856-6186
Safe Aire Technology (281)364-0012

Pool Inspectors:

Blue Water Pools (936)760-0300, Marcus
Paradise Pool and Spa- Les (281)802-9935

Insurance Companies

All State – Jim Mackey (936)588-6668
Nationwide – Randy Juneau (936)271-4545
Southern Group – Steven Kaltwasser (936)441-8830
State Farm – Randy Arnaud (936)539-1865

Interior Designers

Bobbie Parrish Interiors, (936)537-4262
Bartholet Home Furnishings, Kim (936)539-5666
Signature Design Group, Jalana Bart and Sharon Wold (936)788-5523

Landscape Companies:

A. J.’s. Landscaping (713)864-9713
Berkeley Landscape Lighting (281)367-0276)
Evergreen Services (936)449-4131
Mountain Shade, Clint Garrett (281) 682-3744

Lawn Services:

Evergreen Services (936)449-4131
Mountain Shade, Clint Garrett (281) 682-3744
Quick Cuts, Mike Brockett (936)856-4682

Locksmith:

Allen’s Safe & Lock (936)447-4769

Mortgage Companies

First Houston Mortgage, Ruth Smith (936) 539-5626

Moving Company:

Aladin Moving (936)539-4339 or (888)645-4557
Apple Moving (936)441-0400
Everett ’s Moving (936)588-1113

Painters

Al Perez (936)520-1263
C & S Decorative Painting, Caleb Salyer - (936) 672-6961
KMF Painting Co., Kevin Foster (936)588-8261 or (936)499-4796
Michael Heath (832)922-3026 or (832)221-3833
R&L Painting, Roger Stockfield (281)367-1934 or (713)992-2739
Texas Colors, Brandon Wheeler (936)672-5775

Pest Control:

Fisher’s Pest Control (936)856-2711
Jimmy Woods/Insect Solutions (936-264-4342) or (936-443-9615)
Reed’s Pest Control (936)273-2200
Wise Exterminating Service, Inc. (936)756-2461

Plumbing

D & N Plumbing, Daryl 936-264-1139
RW Plumbing (936)890-8402

Pool Services

Blue Water Pools (936) 760-0300
Gregg Moon Construction (936) 441-1956

Power Washing:

All in One Cleaning Services – Shannon (832)-928-1364
Brothers Cleaning (936)582-4301
Mama’s Boyz (936)449-5111

Roof Companies

A-1 Roofing (936)756-7663
Brinkman Roofing (936)441-1624

Roof Cleaners

All in One Cleaning Services – Shanon (832)928-1364

Septic:

Cleaning Companies
Frank Runnels Septic (936)445-2600

Inspectors
Greg Holt (281)924-4039
Houck Aerobic Systems (936)447-4810

Maintenance Companies
A&P Aerobic (936)672-6981
C.J.’s Projects, Charlie (936)264-3368
Waste Water Services (936)856-1663

Sprinkler Companies:

M&D Sprinklers (936)441-3336
Mel’s Sprinklers (936)582-6530

Telephone Company

Lake Conroe :
Consolidated (936)756-0611
The Woodlands:
AT&T (800)464-7928 or (713)638-7200
Willis:
Verizon (800)483-4000

Water Companies and MUD Districts

April Sound and Walden:
Hays Utility (936)588-1166
Grand Harbor :
T&W Water (800)256-2636 or 281-367-9566
Bentwater:
Montgomery MUD #18 (281)353-9756
Blue Heron, South Shore, The Cliffs, Cape Conroe and Snug Harbor:
Stanley Lake Mud (936)582-1010
Lake Conroe Forest and Lake Bonanza:
Aqua Texas (888)370-6527
Falcon Sound:
C&R Water Supply (936)856-4199
Other Areas for water:
City of Conroe (936)539-4431
City of Montgomery (936)597-6434
The Woodlands MUD #39 (281)367-1271

Window Cleaning:

Advance Cleaning Services (936)537-4420
All in One Cleaning Services – Shanon (832)928-1364
Sparklean (936)232-3700 Fay
TLC Window Cleaning (936)441-4232

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