Alleyway Snow Removal

What This Service Involves

Alleys behind Seattle and Tacoma storefronts are narrow, often shaded all day, and hold snow long after the main street clears. We use compact equipment and hand crews to clear the full width without scraping fences, gates, or utility meters. Garbage and delivery access matters here, so we open a clean path to dumpsters and back doors. Where an alley slopes, we treat it against the black ice that forms as daytime melt runs down and refreezes.

Benefits

Reaches tight spaces that full-size plows cannot service; Keeps dumpster and delivery access open behind businesses; Protects fences, gates, and meters from equipment damage; Treats sloped alleys against runoff refreeze

Our Process

1) Clear the alley with compact equipment sized to the width; 2) Hand-finish edges around fences, gates, and meters; 3) Open the path to dumpsters and rear entrances; 4) Treat sloped or shaded sections against refreeze

What Affects the Cost

Alley length and how narrow the working space is; Amount of hand-finishing around obstacles; Slope and shade that drive refreeze risk; Snow-storage room versus need to haul out; Frequency of clearing during a multi-day event

Best Time of Year

Schedule alley service alongside your storefront clearing whenever lowland snow is forecast, most often December through February.