Sidewalk and entry shoveling in Minneapolis
Walks, steps and doorways cleared down to the pavement, where the plow can't reach.
Most slips happen in the last twenty feet: the sidewalk, the steps, the ramp, the spot right outside the door. A truck can't clear those. We do them by hand and with snow blowers, down to the pavement, then treat the surface so it doesn't refreeze into a sheet.
Many towns require the sidewalk along your property to be cleared within a set number of hours after a storm, and they'll ticket for it. We check the rule for Minneapolis and build your plan around it. Ramps, curb cuts and accessible parking spaces get cleared full width, not a single shovel's width down the middle.
What's included
- Public sidewalks along your property
- Entries, steps, stoops and ramps
- Curb cuts and accessible parking spaces
- Hydrants, mailboxes and dumpster pads
- Ice melt on walking surfaces
Call us when
- Your plow contractor does the lot and leaves the walks
- The town has sent a sidewalk notice or a ticket
- Customers or tenants walk in over packed snow
- Steps and ramps refreeze every afternoon
Questions people ask
Don't see yours? Call (612) 555-0171.
Do you clear down to bare pavement?
That's the aim on walks and entries. We shovel or blow the snow off, scrape what's packed, then put down ice melt to break the bond with what's left. In very cold weather a thin layer can hang on until the melt has had time to work.
What do you put down near doors?
Near entries we use an ice melt that's easier on concrete, metal thresholds and floors than plain rock salt, and only as much as the surface needs. Less gets tracked inside that way.