Window Washing at a 3-story house in Chicago on West Wolfram Street. 81 windows cleaned. Completed by our Chicago Downtown team.
— Chicago Downtown crew
A three-story house in Chicago's north side demands respect from the first glance up. The exterior glass on this one had accumulated the kind of layered grime that builds through a full season in a dense urban neighborhood — road dust, exhaust particulate, and the general film that settles on anything facing a busy street corridor. The customer needed the outside cleaned on all 81 windows, including 19 French-style units with their divided-light grids, and the job called for frames wiped down and scraping work on top of the standard wash.
We arrived at ten and worked methodically from the ground up. The standard windows were straightforward — frame wipe, squeegee, move on — but the French windows required more deliberate attention, working each pane of the muntin grid individually to avoid streaking across the dividers. The height of the building was the real variable; getting to the upper-story glass meant setting up the tall ladder carefully and repositioning it across the facade, which adds time but isn't something you rush. Scraping handled the stubborn mineral deposits and paint overspray that a squeegee alone won't lift. The crew wrapped the full exterior by noon, two hours of steady work across all three stories, invoice sent the same day.
Crew on this job
Timothy
Timothy may be our youngest technician, but don’t let that fool you. He’s experienced, professional, courteous, and already knows his way around the job like a seasoned pro. He’s also a promising DJ, so there’s a good chance he can fix the problem and recommend a solid playlist while he’s at it. Everyone loves Timothy because he’s easy to talk to, always upbeat, and genuinely enjoys meeting people. He also has a strange love for Wisconsin, which we still haven’t fully figured out - but nobody’s perfect.
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Call (773) 377-4600Showing the home's condition before our team arrived, and the result after the window washing was complete.
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Our Chicago Downtown crew filmed this window washing on site at a 3-story house in Chicago, IL.
You'll see the workflow across all 81 windows cleaned — interior and exterior approach, screen and frame detail, the rhythm of how we work through a property like this without leaving a mess.
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Common questions from Chicago homeowners researching Window Washing.
For a 3-story home with 81 windows, this job came in at $687 — a solid benchmark for large Chicago properties. Generally, exterior-only window cleaning on a house this size runs anywhere from $400 to $750 depending on window count, height, and style. French-style windows take a bit more time due to their divided panes, which can nudge the price toward the higher end of that range.
A job of this scale — 81 exterior windows across three stories — typically takes a crew of two around 4 to 6 hours to complete. The extra height on a very tall house like this one adds time because it requires extension equipment and careful ladder or water-fed pole repositioning between sections. Expect a full half-day commitment for a property this size.
On an exterior-only service, we clean every accessible outside glass surface, removing dirt, water spots, and buildup from each pane. For French-style windows, we work each individual divided lite to make sure the grid lines and corners come out clean rather than leaving residue in the edges. Interior glass, screens, and tracks are not part of the exterior-only scope.
Yes — reaching the upper floors of a very tall 3-story house is something we handle on every job like this one. We use water-fed pole systems and extension ladders rated for the height, so the third-floor glass gets the same thorough clean as the ground level. Safety and access equipment are factored into the quote upfront, so there are no surprise charges for height. For a quote, call our Chicago Downtown team at (773) 377-4600.
Served by our Chicago Downtown office — same and next-day appointments often available
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