NW Home Services

Find a home service pro you can trust in the northwest suburbs

Every listing here was checked against Google and the business's own website. 50 came straight from neighbor recommendations in local Facebook groups.

130 verified local businesses 15 trades covered 38 towns and areas served 47 with Google ratings

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Get the free NW Suburbs Home Maintenance Checklist

A seasonal checklist for northwest suburbs homes: what to check each season, what can wait, and what to call a pro for before it turns into an emergency. Print it for the fridge or keep it on your phone.

  • -Season by season tasks for Chicago area weather
  • -Furnace, sump pump, gutter, and pipe checks in one place
  • -Free. The paid guides in the shop go deeper, this one gets you started

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HVAC24 businesses General Contractor and Remodeling19 businesses Plumbing17 businesses Roofing13 businesses Electrical12 businesses Painting10 businesses Tree Service9 businesses Countertops and Stone6 businesses Paving and Concrete5 businesses Landscaping and Lawn5 businesses Flooring and Carpet3 businesses Carpentry and Handyman2 businesses Cleaning2 businesses Windows and Glass2 businesses Appliances1 business

Top rated in their trade. Featured placement is the paid tier.

How it works for homeowners

  1. 1

    Search the directory

    Filter by trade and town. Every phone number and website was verified, and ratings come from Google.

  2. 2

    Call directly, or ask for quotes

    Tap to call the business yourself, or send one request and let matching pros come to you.

  3. 3

    Hire with confidence

    Compare ratings, review counts, and how often neighbors recommended each business.

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Buying, selling, or refinancing in the NW suburbs?

The directory is run by Ryan Drum, a Mortgage Loan Officer with NEXA Mortgage licensed in Illinois. If a move or a refinance is part of the project, start with a local conversation.

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Guides and gear for your house

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PDF guide

New Homeowner Starter Bundle

Everything a first year in a new house actually requires, in one printable bundle: the shutoff map, the seasonal checklists, and the filing system for warranties and manuals.

$29 64 pages

PDF guide

Winter Storm and Power Outage Playbook

Built for Chicago area winters: how to keep pipes from freezing, run a generator safely, and know exactly when a problem stops being DIY and becomes a call to a pro.

$12 28 pages

Recommended gear

Generators, cords, and new homeowner bundles

The exact products we point neighbors to, with the specs that matter and the ones that do not.

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From the blog

Northwest suburbs homeowner questions, answered

Straight answers to the questions homeowners here ask most, from winterizing to hiring the right pro.

How do I find a reliable plumber or electrician in the northwest suburbs of Chicago?

Start with a verified local directory. This directory lists home service businesses in Arlington Heights, Palatine, Schaumburg, Mount Prospect, and neighboring towns, with phone numbers and websites checked against the business itself, Google ratings shown where available, and a flag on listings that neighbors recommended repeatedly in local Facebook groups. You can call a business directly or send one quote request to matching pros.

What should a new homeowner do in the first 90 days?

Change the locks, test smoke and carbon monoxide detectors, and find and label the main water shutoff, gas shutoff, and electrical panel. Then replace the furnace filter, test the sump pump, check under every sink for leaks, and start a home file with warranties, manuals, and paint colors. The New Homeowner Starter Bundle in this site's shop turns the whole list into worksheets.

How big a generator does a suburban home need during an outage?

For the essentials (a refrigerator, sump pump, furnace blower, lights, and phone charging), a 3,500 to 4,500 watt inverter generator is enough for most homes. Always run it outside, at least 20 feet from the house with the exhaust pointed away, and never in a garage. Add up running watts for your loads and check starting watts for motors like a sump pump before you buy.

How do I winterize a home in the Chicago northwest suburbs?

Disconnect and drain garden hoses, clean gutters after leaf fall to prevent ice dams, replace the furnace filter and book a tune-up if it has been over a year, insulate pipes in unheated spaces, and test smoke and carbon monoxide detectors and the sump pump. Most January emergencies, including burst pipes, trace back to one of these October tasks being skipped.

How does a home service business get listed or featured here?

Listings come from verified directory research and neighbor referrals, and the basic listing is free. A business owner claims the listing through the claim form on this site to correct details. Featured placement, which adds a badge and top placement in trade and town results, is $49 per month. The For Businesses page explains both tiers.