Are you planning of hiring a snow removal company and don’t know how much you should expect to pay? Here is a guide:

$65-$75 per removal

If someone is using a shovel, lawn mower or snow blower, you should expect to pay up to $75 per hour or visit. You should note that you may have to pay more money if the snow removal expert undergoes treacherous conditions. You will also need to pay more if the snow is deep.

$25-$35

A snow removal professional will charge you small amounts of money if the area is small and in good condition. The reason for this is because the work will take less time. To lower your snow removal cost you should hire regular plowing instead of emergency services.

Snow removal techniques

Different companies use different ways to remove snow. These techniques include:

Snow shoveling: here the companies use shovels to get rid of the ice. There are many sizes of shovels that the company can go with. The sizes depend on the depth of snow that needs to be removed.

To make it easy for the company to remove ice, it tends to break the large pieces using a hand held object. Shoveling large blocks is harmful as it tends to hurt hands, wrist and hands.

To be charged small amounts of money, you should call the removal company as soon as snow falls. This is to prevent the ice from hardening thus making your work hard.

Snow blowing: here the company uses a blowing machine to get rid of the accumulated snow. Snow blowing is ideal when you want to blow the ice downhill. To prevent debris from blowing the back of the blowing machine, the blowing machine operator blows about 1-2 inches above the ground.

Snow plowing: this is a technique used by advanced snow removal companies. To prevent damage to your building, the snow removal company uses the back drag.

Conclusion

This is a guide on the amount of money that you should expect to pay a snow removal company. To lower the cost of snow removal you should always plan ahead. This calls for you to contact different companies and get multiple snow removal quotes. As rule of thumb you should work with a company offering the best snow removal service at least cost.