Retail Store Sidewalk Clearing

What This Service Involves

A retail storefront invites the public in, which raises the store's duty of care and makes an icy entrance a direct path to a customer injury claim. We clear the sidewalk, entry apron, and cart-return lanes so shoppers move from the parking lot to your door on dry footing. Because Puget Sound snow is often heavy and wet, it packs quickly under foot traffic and refreezes into a slick crust right at the threshold where people slow down. Our crews service you before opening and can return through the day when melt-and-refreeze rebuilds the hazard.

Benefits

Keeps your doors open and customers arriving during winter weather; Reduces the elevated liability that comes with inviting the public; Clear cart lanes and entry aprons prevent threshold slips; Daytime return visits handle melt-and-refreeze during business hours; A clean storefront signals you are open and operating normally

Our Process

1) Clear the entry apron and storefront walk before opening; 2) Open cart-return lanes and the accessible route to the door; 3) Treat the threshold zone where foot traffic packs snow; 4) Return during hours as melt-and-refreeze conditions warrant

What Affects the Cost

Width and length of storefront and entry walks; Number of customer entrances and cart lanes; Need for daytime return visits during open hours; Volume of foot traffic that compacts snow at the door; Deicer selected for high-contact public surfaces

Best Time of Year

Retail sidewalk risk is highest from late November through February, especially during daytime thaw-refreeze that rebuilds ice at the entrance.