Window Washing at a 2-story house in Elgin on Littleton Trail. 12 windows cleaned. Completed by our Barrington team.
A two-story house in Elgin that reads like a straightforward morning can still fill four hours once you're inside it. The customer had asked for a full interior and exterior clean on 12 windows, and on arrival at eight the job looked manageable — modest scope, clear skies, the kind of work that seems like it'll wrap before noon.
It didn't unfold that way, which is how it often goes. Six screens came off, went through a thorough wash, and were set aside to dry while we worked the frames and glass. The exterior moved at a steady pace, but inside, the upper windows required ladder work to reach properly — not unusual in a two-story with taller interior ceiling heights, but it adds time and care to every move. We worked methodically through both floors, frame wipes and track cleaning before the squeegee on each unit, ladder repositioned as needed. The job wrapped around noon, four hours after we'd walked in thinking it would be quicker.
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Call (847) 715-9493Showing the home's condition before our team arrived, and the result after the window washing was complete.
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Our Barrington crew filmed this window washing on site at a 2-story house in Elgin, IL.
You'll see the workflow across all 12 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 Elgin homeowners researching Window Washing.
This 12-window job on a 2-story home in Elgin ran $250, which is right in line with typical pricing for the area. For a single-story home with fewer windows you might see $150–$200, while larger homes with more windows or hard-to-reach glass can push toward $350 or more. The final number depends on window count, accessibility, and whether you want interior cleaning included.
A 12-window, 2-story house like this one generally takes our crew roughly 2–3 hours when doing both interior and exterior. On this particular job, working inside required setting up a ladder on the interior side to safely reach the upper windows, which added a bit of time compared to a straightforward exterior-only visit. Larger homes or those with more complex layouts will run longer.
On this job we cleaned all 12 windows inside and out, and also cleaned 6 screens. Interior cleaning means we work both sides of the glass, wipe down frames and sills, and leave no streaks or drip marks on your interior surfaces. Screens are washed separately and reinstalled before we leave.
Yes — on this 2-story Elgin home, reaching the upper interior windows required positioning a ladder inside the house, which we handle carefully to protect floors and walls. We bring the right equipment for multi-story interiors so every pane gets the same thorough clean regardless of height. For a quote, call our Barrington team at (847) 715-9493.
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