Pane in the Glass
Window CleaningChicago IL

Dirty Windows Are a Choice.

They don’t have to be yours. We run a water-fed pole on every exterior pane and hand-detail every sill, frame, and screen. We’re a local Chicago crew cleaning residential glass, screens, and solar panels the right way.

Founded
2024
Service Area
Chicago / WI / MI
Method
Pole + Squeegee
Coverage
Fully Insured
.01What You Get

Quick & Honest Quotes

Within one business day, usually faster. Send photos. Most jobs don’t need a site visit. We quote the work, not the upsell.

Jake and Reid, squeegees on the glass

Trained on Both

Poles up top: water-fed pole on every exterior pane. Hands down low: squeegee and microfiber on every sill, frame, and screen before we leave.

the Pane in the Glass crew

Real Local Crew

A hand-picked Chicago crew, not a rotating cast of strangers. Jake and Reid still run the route, and everyone trains alongside them before they work a job alone.

Jake and Reid, summer 2024 — on the route from day one

Fully Insured, Careful Crew

Fully insured: $1M per occurrence general liability. Careful ladder placement on landscaping, every sill wiped, beds and walkways protected. We leave a place tidier than we found it.

sill being wiped
.02 · Our Story

Before college, before a crew, there was just Jake and Reid.

Pane in the Glass started before either of them had a college acceptance letter. Just a squeegee, a genuine belief that the work mattered, and enough determination to knock on the next door after every no.

That was the foundation. What’s grown on top of it is a real business: a trained crew, a route across Chicago, and a reputation built job by job. We use the right tool on every pane and hand-detail every sill, not because it’s in a checklist, but because cutting corners was never how this started.

We still take every job personally because reputation matters, and your view even more.

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.03 · What We Do

Everything your glass needs. Nothing it doesn’t.

Exterior cleanings, solar panels, and screens. We built the list around what residential homes and commercial buildings actually need, because a short list done right beats a long one done halfway.

exterior window cleaning, water-fed pole in action
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Exterior Window Cleaning

All the outside-facing glass on your home or business, single-story to multi-story. Water-fed pole on every exterior pane.

Purified, deionized water. Dries spot-free. No water spots on your siding when we leave.

screen being pulled and washed
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Screen Cleaning

Pulled, washed, dried, re-installed. The screens you forgot were dirty are now the cleanest part of the house.

Add-on with any window service, or schedule on its own.

rooftop solar array cleaned spot-free
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Solar Panel Cleaning

Dust, pollen, and bird leavings cost you watts. Same purified-water pole we use on windows lifts grime off the panels without a streak or scratch.

Soft brushes, deionized water, no detergents. Safe for the panel surface and seals.

Scheduling

Available one-time or on a recurring schedule: monthly, quarterly, twice a year, or annual. Same standard every visit.

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.04 · How We Work

Two tools. One standard.

Poles up top. Every exterior pane gets the water-fed pole. A carbon-fiber pole feeds purified, deionized water through a soft brush, the brush scrubs the glass, and the rinse dries spot-free. It’s safer than working a ladder up high and it reaches corners ladders can’t. The same pole cleans solar panels.

Hands down low. Every sill, frame, and screen gets squeegee and microfiber, by hand. That’s where touch matters: catching a smear before it sets, getting a streak-free line right at the edge.

Right tool, right job. One crew trained on both.

The Breakdown
  • Every exterior pane
    Water-fed pole with deionized water. Safer for the crew, spot-free finish.
  • Sills, frames, screens
    Squeegee and microfiber, by hand. The way detail work should be done.
  • Solar panels
    Same purified-water pole. No streak, no scratch. Every job, every time.
.05 · The Work

Real jobs. Real glass.

Photos from our crew, filling these slots soon. We’d rather show you nothing than show you stock photography from someone else’s job.

water-fed pole on a brick rowhouse
water-fed pole on a modern home, sun overhead
water-fed pole reaching a second-story commercial window
squeegee detail by hand, water sheeting off the glass
pole work up a multi-story glass facade
water-fed pole up a tall stone facade
Xero pole cleaning an arched window
squeegee pull, soap sheeting off the glass
heading to the next job
Xero pole on an arched window
pole work in a tight brick alley
squeegee pull at golden hour
water-fed pole on a brick rowhouse
water-fed pole on a modern home, sun overhead
water-fed pole reaching a second-story commercial window
squeegee detail by hand, water sheeting off the glass
pole work up a multi-story glass facade
water-fed pole up a tall stone facade
Xero pole cleaning an arched window
squeegee pull, soap sheeting off the glass
heading to the next job
Xero pole on an arched window
pole work in a tight brick alley
squeegee pull at golden hour
.06 · The Promise

Three things we pride ourselves on.

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    Show up on time

    Inside a fixed window, every job. If we’re going to be late, you’ll know before we are.

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    Streak-free, or we come back

    If there’s a streak we missed, we come back and fix it. No questions, no upcharge.

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    Leave it better than we found it

    Sills wiped. Cobwebs gone. Ladder marks out of the mulch. You shouldn’t have to clean up after the cleaners.

.07 · What People Say
Best window cleaning we’ve had in 20 years in this house. You can actually see the lake from the living room again. No streaks. Anywhere.
Margaret L.
Lincoln Park, Chicago
You can tell they actually care about the work. The corners, the sills, all of it dialed in. Booked them for quarterly.
David R.
Bucktown, Chicago
Honest quote, on time, and they cared about the job. Asked for shoe covers before I had to. Hiring them again.
Priya S.
Ravenswood, Chicago
We open the lake house every May and the windows are always a wreck from the off-season. They drove up from Chicago, did the whole place inside and out, screens included. Worth every penny.
Tom K.
Grand Beach, MI
Had them out to the lake place last spring. Showed up when they said, fair price, and the glass looks like it’s not there. Booked them again for fall.
Sarah M.
Lake Geneva, WI
.08 · Let’s Go

Ready for clean windows?

Honest quote in 24 hours, usually faster. Photos work for most jobs. No site visit required.

.09 · Get a Quote

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