Salting & de-icing
Ice is the real liability. We treat lots and walkways before, during and after storms so surfaces stay safe and slip claims stay off your desk.
Salting is a separate job from plowing, and it runs on different weather: a freezing-rain event or a refreeze after a thaw needs treatment without a single plowable inch falling. Plain rock salt also slows down once the pavement drops below about 15 degrees Fahrenheit. Below that, treated salt or calcium and magnesium chloride blends do the work; brine is a pre-treatment that stops snow bonding, not a cold-weather fix. On our contracts salting is either inside the seasonal number or billed per application, and we say which one we are proposing rather than leaving it in the small print.
Our own salt supply
We stock salt before the season starts, kept dry in hoop-style barns and in shipping containers staged at service locations, so material is close to the properties that need it. When regional supply runs short in a bad winter, our clients' properties still get treated on schedule.
Applications are matched to the surface and the forecast: bulk rock salt for lots, calcium blends for sidewalks and entryways, and pre-treatment ahead of ice events.
Documentation you can stand on
Every application is logged with time, location and material. If a slip-and-fall claim ever lands on your property, you'll have the service records to answer it.
Common questions
How is commercial snow removal priced?
Mostly as a seasonal flat rate: one price for the whole winter, set before the season and typically including salting and de-icing. In our area a commercial seasonal contract runs about $10,000 to $30,000 for the winter, and we do not take work below roughly $5,000 a season. Where a property lands depends on how the lot plows, the walkway scope, the trigger depth and the clear-by time, not square footage alone. The number is built from the past three years of snowfall history for your area, which is what keeps it fair in both directions. Prefer salt broken out per application? We can structure it that way instead. You'll see per-event and per-inch pricing elsewhere in the market; we're happy to explain the tradeoffs, but seasonal is what we recommend and what we quote.
Do you clear sidewalks or just the parking lot?
Both, if it's in your scope. Dedicated walkway crews handle entrances, sidewalks, stairs and ADA routes with walkway-safe ice melt while the trucks plow the lot.
What happens if someone slips and falls on my property?
Your service records become the core of your defense. Every visit is logged with times, areas serviced and materials applied, and you receive event reports you can keep in a claim file. Under New Jersey's ongoing storm rule, a commercial owner's duty to clear generally begins a reasonable time after the precipitation stops, so records showing what was done, and when, often decide a claim. New Jersey generally allows two years to file one, so keep the whole winter's reports. This is general information, not legal advice. That paper trail is a core part of the service, not an extra. See a sample at jrwservicesllc.com/sample-service-report.
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