Pane in the Glass
Window CleaningChicago IL

The Right Tool.
Every Pane.

Water-fed pole on every exterior pane. Squeegee and microfiber on every interior. Local Chicago crew cleaning residential and light-commercial glass, screens, and solar panels.

Founded
2024
Service Area
Chicago IL
Method
Pole + Squeegee
Insurance
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.

Trained on Both

Water-fed pole on every exterior pane. Squeegee and microfiber on every interior. Every sill, frame, and screen gets a hand detail before we leave.

Fully Insured

[INSURANCE COVERAGE AMOUNTS] of liability, plus workers’ comp. We carry the paperwork so you don’t carry the risk.

Respect Your Property

Shoe covers indoors. Careful ladder placement on landscaping. Every sill wiped. We leave a place tidier than we found it.

.02 · Our Story

Two ladders.
A lot of late nights.

We started Pane in the Glass in 2024. Just Jake Goldstein at Cornell and Reid Pearsall at Colgate, two ladders, and a lot of late nights between class and the next job.

A year later we have a crew, a route across Chicago, and a reputation for doing this right. The right tool for every pane, and a hand-detail on every sill.

We still take every job personally.

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.03 · What We Do

What we do. Done right.

Glass, screens, and panels. We don’t do everything — we do these five things, and we do them well.

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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.

.02

Interior Window Cleaning

Inside glass, plus careful work around blinds, curtains, sills, and your stuff. Squeegees and microfiber, every pane.

Shoe covers on. Drop cloths down. Furniture moved gently and put back.

.03

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.

.04

Screen Repair

Torn mesh, bent frames, loose corners — we re-screen and rebuild on-site. New mesh, new spline, back in the window before we leave.

Standard fiberglass or pet-resistant mesh. Quoted per screen.

.05

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 the warranty.

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.

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.

Every interior pane gets the squeegee. Hand-pulled with microfiber, working around blinds, curtains, and furniture. That’s where touch matters: catching a smear before it sets, getting a streak-free line right at the edge.

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

The Breakdown
  • Every exterior pane
    Water-fed pole with deionized water. Safer for the crew, spot-free finish.
  • Every interior pane
    Squeegees and microfiber, by hand. The way detail work should be done.
  • Sills, frames, screens
    Always hand-detailed. Every job, every time. No exceptions.
.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.

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[crew on ladder with squeegee, sunny day]
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[before/after split: bay window]
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[squeegee close-up on glass, water sheeting]
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[crew unloading van outside Chicago home]
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[crew in branded shirts, group shot]
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[after shot: clean storefront, downtown Chicago]
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[hands-on detail of sill cleaning]
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[Jake + Reid on a job]
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[finished window, sunlight streaming through]
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[crew on ladder with squeegee, sunny day]
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[before/after split: bay window]
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[interior detail work with microfiber]
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[squeegee close-up on glass, water sheeting]
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[crew unloading van outside Chicago home]
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[crew in branded shirts, group shot]
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[after shot: clean storefront, downtown Chicago]
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[hands-on detail of sill cleaning]
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[Jake + Reid on a job]
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[finished window, sunlight streaming through]
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.06 · The Promise

Three things we will do. Every time.

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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.
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You can tell they actually care about the work. The corners, the sills, all of it dialed in. Booked them for quarterly.
David R.
BucktownPlaceholder
Honest quote, on time, and they cared about the job. Asked for shoe covers before I had to. Hiring them again.
Priya S.
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.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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