Exterior Cleaning in Chinatown, Chicago

Exterior Cleaning in Chinatown

Chinatown is four minutes from our shop. The commercial frontage along Wentworth and Cermak is dense with restaurants, shops, and heavy foot traffic. The residential blocks behind the commercial strip have two-flats and older brick buildings.

The commercial side of Chinatown needs recurring service. Restaurant glass gets greasy from cooking vents. Awnings get dusty and green from humidity. Sidewalks get gum, grease, and grime from thousands of daily pedestrians. We handle all of it on a recurring schedule.

We pressure wash the sidewalks with a hot-water unit and degreaser. The restaurants along Wentworth vent grease onto the concrete, and it builds up fast. Cold water doesn't cut it. We pre-treat with a commercial degreaser, let it sit, then rinse with hot water. The sidewalk comes out clean and safe.

Window washing on the restaurant storefronts is a weekly or biweekly job for several businesses here. The glass gets hazy from cooking oil in the air. We squeegee it clean with deionized water and wipe the frames and door handles. We also clean the interior glass on the restaurant fronts because the grease gets on both sides.

The awnings along Wentworth need a soft wash, not pressure. We use a gentle detergent and low-pressure rinse. The fabric can't take high pressure. We clean the green and black growth off without tearing the material.

The residential blocks behind the commercial strip have gutters that fill fast from the mature trees. We do gutter cleaning on a recurring basis. We also do roof washing on the flat roofs that develop algae from standing water.

For the restaurants, we offer holiday lighting in December. We hang C9 LEDs along the awnings and around the entries. We install, maintain, and take down. We also do snow removal for the commercial properties in winter.

The recurring service angle is what we push in Chinatown. A one-time deep clean looks good for a week. A monthly or biweekly program keeps the storefront looking sharp for customers every day. Call (217) 722-5379 to set up a recurring schedule.

What I See Working in Chinatown

The restaurant grease on Wentworth is the toughest commercial job in Chinatown. The kitchens vent cooking oil onto the sidewalk, and it bakes into the concrete in summer. We use a hot-water unit at 200 degrees with a commercial degreaser. We pre-treat, let it dwell, then rinse. The concrete comes out clean. We do this weekly for two restaurants and biweekly for three others.

The glass on the restaurant fronts gets a haze from cooking oil in the air. Standard glass cleaner doesn't cut it. We use a degreaser-based glass solution and a squeegee. We clean both sides of the glass because the grease gets inside too. We wipe the door handles and frames because that's where the buildup is thickest.

The awnings are fabric, and they can't take pressure. We soft wash with a mild detergent and a low-pressure rinse. We never use high pressure on an awning. It tears the stitching and the fabric.

Services Available in Chinatown

Full exterior maintenance. One crew, twelve services. Click any service for process details and pricing.

• Pressure Washing
• Window Washing
• Deck Staining
• Holiday Lighting
• Lawn Care
• Snow Removal
• Roof Washing
• Gutter Cleaning
• Driveway Sealing
• Polymeric Sanding
• Exterior House Painting
• Real Estate Sign Hanging

Neighborhoods in Chinatown

Chinatown centers on Wentworth Avenue between Cermak and 26th Street. The commercial strip along Wentworth is the main drag. The residential blocks run along Princeton, Shields, and Wentworth south of Cermak. The area near the Chinatown Red Line station has higher foot traffic. The blocks near 26th Street transition into Bridgeport.

Chinatown Service Area Map

Nearby Service Areas

We also serve these nearby neighborhoods and suburbs:

• Armour Square
• Bridgeport
• South Loop