Sidewalk Ice Removal

What This Service Involves

Melt that runs across a sidewalk and refreezes after dark builds a hard layer that deicer alone is slow to lift. Our crews scrape and chip the bonded ice, clear it off the walk, and treat the concrete to keep it from reforming. Shaded stretches and low spots along Puget Sound walks are the usual trouble areas. Fully removing the ice restores dependable footing rather than leaving a treated but still-slick surface.

Benefits

Removes bonded ice deicer is slow to lift; targets shaded and low-lying stretches; combines scraping with follow-up treatment; restores dependable footing; prevents overnight reforming

Our Process

1) We identify bonded ice from refreeze cycles; 2) We scrape and chip the layer loose; 3) We clear the ice off the walk; 4) We treat the concrete to prevent reforming

What Affects the Cost

Thickness and length of the ice; shaded or low-drainage sections; labor time for removal; deicer applied afterward; recurrence through the freeze period

Best Time of Year

Sidewalk ice removal peaks during freeze-thaw stretches from midwinter into spring.