Steps Snow Removal

What This Service Involves

Outdoor steps are where a Puget Sound freeze does the most harm, because packed snow on a tread turns to invisible glaze and the nosings ice over first. We clear each tread and riser individually and treat the leading edge where footing is most likely to fail. The region's hillside homes often have long runs of concrete or timber steps that connect street level to the front door. We make sure every step in the flight is scraped and gritted, not just the top and bottom.

Benefits

Targets the treads and nosings where slips begin; clears every step in a flight, not just the ends; handles long hillside runs common in the region; treats the leading edge that ices first; reduces the property's highest fall risk

Our Process

1) We count the treads and note the step material; 2) Crews clear each tread and riser to bare surface; 3) We chip away glaze forming on the nosings; 4) We grit every leading edge for reliable footing

What Affects the Cost

Number of steps in the flight; concrete versus timber construction; exposure and shade on the run; packed ice needing extra chipping; amount of traction material applied

Best Time of Year

Get on our list by late November so your stairs are safe from the first hard freeze of the season.