Stair Snow Removal

What This Service Involves

Outdoor stairs are the highest-risk surface on any property because a hidden step edge under snow leads directly to a fall. Our crews clear each tread and riser individually, exposing the nosing so foot placement stays obvious. The heavy, water-laden snow typical of the Puget Sound region packs into stairs and refreezes overnight, so we chip down to the surface rather than leaving a compacted layer. We finish by treating each tread with a traction product matched to concrete, wood, or composite.

Benefits

Exposes every step edge for confident footing; sharply lowers the risk of stairway falls; prevents ice from building up tread by tread; protects wood and composite stairs from blade gouging

Our Process

1) Clear the top landing to create safe standing room; 2) Shovel each tread and riser from top to bottom; 3) Remove compacted ice from the step nosings; 4) Apply traction material evenly across every tread

What Affects the Cost

Number of steps in the run; stair material and how it holds ice; presence of a landing or turn; railing placement that limits shovel access; overnight refreeze requiring return treatment

Best Time of Year

Stairs demand clearing from the first snowfall through late-winter mornings when melt refreezes into invisible glaze on each tread.