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Grosse Pointe Snow Removal

What snow removal costs in the Grosse Pointes.

Every range below is published by someone else, and every row says who and when. They are national figures, not Grosse Pointe prices.

A referral service for homeowners in the five Grosse Pointes. An automated assistant answers; calls are recorded.

Call (313) 432-6135

Send your detailsContract or per storm

Typical cost: one visit $30 – $70; a seasonal contract $200 – $600 with a cap on visits — national ranges (HomeGuide’s chart, December 2024)

Cost to call
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Hours
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Drawing: a driveway beside a brick colonial, half cleared to pavement, a snow blower parked on the cleared side and a shovel in the snowbank
Plowing, salt and the walk can each be priced on their own. Ask which ones are in the number.

In the Woods, the cheapest plow may not be licensed.

Grosse Pointe Woods requires a city license for anyone paid to plow with a motor vehicle, and the Shores requires one with a $5,000 bond. the Woods · the Shores

When you compare prices in the Woods or the Shores, compare only contractors who hold that city’s license.

Ranges

National ranges, not Grosse Pointe prices. Read them as what the work costs, not as what you will be charged.

One plowing of an average driveway (under 70 feet) — national chart
$30 – $50
HomeGuide
Per visit — plowing, blowing or shoveling — national chart
$30 – $70
HomeGuide
Per storm, up to 6 inches — about $30 more for each further 6 inches; national chart
$30 – $100
HomeGuide
Seasonal contract — with a cap on the number of visits; national chart
$200 – $600
HomeGuide
Sidewalk shoveling, by the hour — per worker; national chart
$25 – $75
HomeGuide
Salt, per application — per 1,000 square feet; national chart
$20 – $65
HomeGuide
Roof raking, per visit — national chart
$200 – $500
HomeGuide
Call (313) 432-6135

Ask the contractor for the price and the visit terms in writing.

What moves the number

  • Depth. Per storm pricing on the same chart starts at $30 – $100 for the first 6 inches and adds about $30 for each further 6 (HomeGuide).
  • How the visits are counted. A seasonal contract caps them; past the cap, ask what each extra visit costs.
  • What is included. Salt is priced separately at $20 – $65 an application, and sidewalk shoveling is hand work at $25 – $75 an hour (HomeGuide).
  • The winter. Detroit Metro Airport, the nearest station with a long record, averages 45 inches, but that is an average of very different winters (the weather service’s normals). A flat seasonal price does not change with it.

Questions

Will I be charged for the visit?

Calling us costs nothing. Some contractors charge to come out and look at the job. Ask before they come, and get the price in writing.
Call (313) 432-6135