Sparkle Service

10/13/2026

Same house, same wall, one soft wash. 🏠✨

This Deerfield home had green algae built up along the back siding. We cleaned it with a low-pressure soft wash, which kills the growth instead of just rinsing the surface, so it stays clean longer and doesn’t damage the vinyl.

Fall is a great time to get it done before winter locks the grime in. Send us a message or call for a free quote.

10/01/2026

Same sidewalk, same day 👆

October is prime time for pressure washing. It gets the dirt, algae and mildew off before winter locks it in. Once temps drop, the season's over until spring. Our fall spots are filling up, so message us to get on the schedule.

09/09/2026

Spot the difference. 👀

Left pane: cleaned. Right pane: exactly how we found it. That "SPARK" was written with a finger — no tool needed, that's how much film was on the glass.

Here's the part homeowners are usually surprised by: a lot of that haze is on the inside. Cooking film, dust, dog noses, little fingerprints. If only the exterior gets cleaned, the window still looks cloudy and everyone blames the weather. We do inside and out, plus sills and tracks, shoes off, drop cloths down.

And while the truck is already in your driveway:
🪟 Interior + exterior window cleaning
🪜 Gutter cleaning + gutter guard installation
💦 Pressure washing — driveways, walkways, patios
🏠 House soft washing for siding, brick and stucco
🧰 Screen cleaning and screen repair
🎄 Holiday lighting (booking starts soon)

Northbrook HQ, offices in Libertyville and Chicago, serving all of Chicagoland. Message us for a free quote.

09/04/2026

Same chimney. Same week. 👀

Everything you see on the "before" side is organic growth — moss, algae, and years of airborne dirt that settled into the limestone. Homeowners usually assume the stone is just "that color." It almost never is.

This was a soft wash, not a pressure wash. High pressure on old limestone will strip the mortar right out of the joints. Low pressure plus the right cleaning solution does the work instead, and the stone stays intact.

Now is genuinely the right time to book this kind of work. Fall gives us mild temperatures, less UV baking the surfaces, and rinse water that doesn't evaporate before it does its job. It also means your house, driveway, and patio go into winter clean — organic growth that sits under snow all season comes back thicker in spring.

Our fall calendar fills fast, especially once holiday lighting season starts. If your siding, concrete, brick, or chimney needs attention, now's the time to get on the schedule.

📍 Serving the North Shore and northwest suburbs

08/24/2026

Before ➡️ After 🤩

The homeowner was ready to replace this awning. Thought the burgundy had faded away. Nope — it was algae, and it came right off.

Key thing: this was soft washing, not pressure washing. A pressure washer on fabric like this will tear seams and blow out the waterproofing. Soft washing uses low pressure and a solution that actually kills the algae so it doesn't come back in a month.

If your awning, siding, or roof looks "faded," it's worth a second look before you spend money replacing it.

📍 Serving Glenview and the North Shore
📞 Free estimates — message us

08/14/2026

This rain has been a stress test for everyone's gutters. 🌧️

Here's what we keep finding: the gutter isn't broken. It's full.

When leaves, seed pods and shingle grit pack into a gutter, water can't reach the downspout. So it does the next best thing — over the front edge, down the fascia, and straight into the ground next to your foundation. Then you're looking at stained siding, rotted trim, and a wet basement.

Guards fix it at the source. The panel caps the gutter so debris stays out and rain still gets in. No clogs, no twice-a-year clean-outs, and no standing on a ladder in November. 🪜❌

Swipe-worthy or not, that's one of ours — finished this week.

We install gutter guards and clean gutters across the North Shore: Northbrook, Winnetka, Wilmette, Glencoe, Highland Park, Libertyville and nearby.

Leaf season is coming. Beat the fall rush — free estimates, no pressure.

📞 Call or message us today.

07/27/2026

Great review from Katherine... "Arrived on time, excellent communication, friendly and professional. We used them to clean our windows, screens and gutters. They were thorough and we are extremely happy with the work performed. We were shown before and after pictures too. We will definitely use them again!"

"Arrived on time, excellent communication, friendly and professional. We used them to clean our windows, screens and gutters. They were thorough and we are extremely happy with the work performed. We were shown before and after pictures too. We will definitely use them again!"

07/26/2026

Great review from K Franko... "Ivan was great. Very thorough and was able to replace some screens on the spot. Highly recommend. I've used Sparkle many times and it's always been good."

"Ivan was great. Very thorough and was able to replace some screens on the spot. Highly recommend. I've used Sparkle many times and it's always been good."

07/25/2026

Great review from Ms.... "Ivan was great !!! So considerate, very professional, on time and his workmanship was fantastic !!!!"

"Ivan was great !!! So considerate, very professional, on time and his workmanship was fantastic !!!!"