Window Cleaning · Chicagoland
Chicago municipal water is among the hardest in Illinois. Sprinkler overspray leaves mineral deposits that etch glass if they sit long enough, and most window cleaners have no answer for that. We handle the full job, pure water exterior rinse, squeegee interior, screens, tracks, sills, and CeriGlass restoration when etching has already set in.
The service
Window cleaning in Chicago uses a deionized/reverse-osmosis pure-water pole system on exteriors and hand squeegee on interiors. Pure water leaves no minerals so glass dries streak-free even in Chicagoland's hard water. Every job includes screen wash, track vacuum and frame/sill wipe. CeriGlass restoration is available for glass already etched by sprinkler overspray.
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Window cleaning in Chicago uses a deionized/reverse-osmosis pure-water pole system on exteriors and hand squeegee on interiors. Pure water leaves no minerals so glass dries streak-free even in Chicagoland's hard water. Every job includes screen wash, track vacuum and frame/sill wipe. CeriGlass restoration is available for glass already etched by sprinkler overspray.
One price. Every step of the job. No line-item invoicing on the day.
Screens washed, dried, re-installed
Tracks vacuumed, frames and sills wiped
No filler. Real answers from the crews who work Chicagoland every week.
Chicagoland tap water carries high concentrations of calcium and magnesium. When irrigation systems overspray onto glass, which happens on nearly every residential lot with in ground sprinklers, water evaporates and leaves a mineral film behind. One season of that is cosmetic. Two or three and the minerals begin to etch into the silica of the glass itself. At that point standard cleaning does nothing. The deposit has to be cut out, not wiped off.
We run deionized and reverse osmosis filtered water through a carbon fiber pole on every exterior clean. Water that pure has no dissolved solids so when it dries it leaves nothing behind. No streaks, no water marks, no residue on frames or sills. The pole system reaches second and third story glass without a ladder resting on your gutters. Inside, we squeegee by hand where water control matters more than reach.
If hard water deposits have been on your glass long enough to etch the surface, no cleaning solution removes them. The damage is physical, not chemical. CeriGlass is a cerium oxide polishing compound applied wet to a rotary pad that works the mineral intrusion out of the glass surface without scratching it. We assess each pane before quoting restoration. Some come back to near new clarity. Others are too far gone and replacement becomes the honest conversation. We will tell you which is which before we start.
A clean pane behind a dusty screen still looks dirty. We pull every screen, wash both sides, rinse and re-install. Tracks get vacuumed first to remove compacted pollen, grit and dead insects, then wiped down with a damp cloth. Frames and sills get the same treatment. These are the details that separate a window clean from a window detail, and they are included on every job, not sold as add ons.
The build out corridor along I-88 and into Joliet creates a specific window problem. Construction dust is silica heavy, gets embedded in screens, coats frames, and bonds to glass in ways that standard cleaning underestimates. Post construction window cleaning requires longer dwell times, more aggressive agitation on frames, and full screen and track work on windows that may never have been cleaned since installation. We do a lot of this work in new Cook County neighborhoods and know what the job actually takes.
Listing photos are shot wide angle with natural light pulling through the glass. Dirty windows kill the shot and kill buyer perception in person. We coordinate with agents and homeowners on tight listing timelines, prioritize curb facing and main living glass, and include exterior frames and sills so the finished product holds up to camera and walkthrough. If the house also needs a soft wash before photos, we bundle that into one visit.
Demand for window cleaning spikes hard in October and November ahead of Thanksgiving. Schedules fill up. If you want your home done before the holidays, the time to book is September. We do not hold spots without a scheduled date and we do not rush jobs to fit a late request. Plan ahead or plan to wait.
Window cleaning and exterior house washing make sense together. The soft wash process can leave mist on glass if windows are not addressed afterward, and a house wash that ignores windows leaves the most visible surface of the home undone. We schedule both in one visit, house wash first, windows after the siding and trim have dried. One crew, one day, one result.
The gap between us and the truck-and-a-pressure-washer operators is not close.
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“Booked the address, price came back the same afternoon. Crew showed up on time, wrapped every plant, and the brick looks brand new. This is how a service business should run.”
“Three quotes, one that made sense. They used a soft wash on our shingle roof and sent before/after photos the same day. Zero surprises.”
“Our HOA required proof of insurance, they had it in my inbox within minutes. The house, driveway and gutters all in one visit. Ten out of ten.”
Three things in writing. Every job. No footnotes, no fine print.
The number we send is the number you pay. No fuel fees, water fees, driveway-reveal upsells, or estimator visits.
If a surface is not right on inspection, we return and re-do it. Documented. On our dime. That is the deal.
Full general liability plus worker's comp. Certificate texted to your HOA on request. Background-checked techs, not day-labour.
One crew, one truck, one price. From the North Shore out to Wheaton and Elgin.
The exact questions homeowners ask us every week.
Most Chicagoland homes are $189-$595 for interior + exterior. Pane count, story height, screen removal and any hard-water spot treatment drive the number. Fixed written quote before booking.
Chicago municipal water is among the hardest in Illinois. Sprinkler overspray leaves calcium and magnesium deposits that etch glass if left more than a season or two. Pure-water cleaning removes the deposits before etching sets.
Yes, with CeriGlass, a cerium-oxide polishing compound. If the mineral has physically etched the silica, we quote restoration separately. If it has not, standard cleaning removes it.
Every job. Screens are removed, washed both sides, rinsed and re-installed. Tracks are vacuumed then wiped. Frames and sills are wiped down. Not add-ons, included.
Twice a year for most homes. Once in spring after pollen, once in fall before holiday hosting. Homes near active construction or under heavy irrigation overspray benefit from quarterly.
Yes. We schedule house wash first, then windows once siding and trim have dried, in a single crew visit.
Add roof, gutters, driveway, windows or solar to the same visit. One crew, one price.
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