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= Featured ProviderFounded in 1975, Bykerk Landscape Management provides landscape and snow removal services to the Greater Grand Rapids Area. Services include residential and commercial snow removal, shoveling, snow plowing, loading, and de-icing. The company has skid steers and loaders to remove snow to an off-site location. Bykerk Landscape Management has long-term clients who recommend the company's efficient and thorough snow removal services.
(4)Grand Valley Lawn Care LLC, formerly MSJ Lawn Care, is a local family-owned company serving the Hudsonville, Allendale, Grandville, Jenison, Jamestown, Georgetown Township, and Byron Center areas and surrounding communities. Grand Rapids Lawn Care & Snow Plowing offers complete lawn care and snow removal services to meet the needs of both residential and commercial customers. Snow plowing and removal services are available per time or season. Grand Rapids Lawn Care & Snow Plowing prepositions its equipment before snow falls and plows after every two inches of snow.
Pro Mow Lawn Care and Landscaping LLC began as a Grand Rapids lawn mowing enterprise ten years ago. The company's services have grown to include snow removal. Pro Mow plows residential driveways, commercial lots, and large condominium and apartment lots. In addition to snow plowing, Pro Mow offers salting to keep lots, drives, and walkways free of ice. Pro Mow offers contracts on a seasonal, per time, or hourly basis. Clients praise Pro Mow's professional, prompt, courteous, and friendly service.
(20)Scholten Landscape Maintenance has been providing landscape and lawn care services to Grand Rapids and the surrounding area since 1980. Professional snow removal services include plowing, hand shoveling, and salting of driveways, parking lots, and sidewalks. Scholten Landscape also offers fertilization and pest control services.
Top Care Cleaning has been a Grand Rapids cleaning company since 1980. Among other cleaning services, Top Care Cleaning provides roof snow removal to reduce the added weight on rooftops and the potential for melting snow to run under shingles. Top Care Cleaning uses special tools to remove snow from roofs and then treats the remaining ice using ice melt products. Top Care Cleaning does not use ice chippers or hammers to avoid damaging shingles or gutters.
Larry's Lawn Service has been in the business of lawn care and snow plowing in the Grand Rapids area for more than three decades. Snow plowing begins after two inches of accumulation, and Larry's Lawn Service's plow trucks follow behind city plow trucks to remove snow accumulation at the end of driveways. Larry's Lawn Service offers snow removal to both residential and commercial clients. Additional services include stump grinding and tree removal.
Woods Landscaping is a local, family-owned company that has been around since 1979 servicing the Grand Rapids, Ada, Cascade, Forest Hills, and East Grand Rapids areas. Services include snow removal, and Woods Landscaping has a fleet of fifteen trucks that plow private, residential, and commercial roads, parking lots, and sidewalks. Woods Landscaping also has salting service to ensure walkways are ice free. Woods Landscaping uses email to update clients on snow removal plans. Angie's List awarded Woods Landscaping its 2015 Super Service Award.
Since 2000, Summit Lawn Care & Snow Plowing has been maintaining client properties in Holland, Muskegon north to Ludington, Lansing, Grand Rapids, and Kalamazoo. Summit Lawn Care & Snow Plowing's snow plow and ice removal services ensure clients' parking lots and sidewalks are clear before the workday begins. They offer 24-hour weather monitoring, daily inspections, top-of-the-line equipment, and GPS tracking for accuracy.
(44)Summit Landscape Management is a one-stop shop for landscape, lawn maintenance, and snow plowing services in the Grand Rapids area. Services include best-in-class snow and ice removal for residential, commercial, and corporate offices. Summit maintains a fleet of commercially equipped snow plow trucks, equipped toolcats, skid steers, and front end loaders. From shoveling to front end loaders, Summit can clear any sized walkway, garage, or commercial lot. The company also has salt trucks and de-icing vehicles that can remove ice from sidewalks, walkways, garage entrances, or parking lots.
MeadowGreen Inc. is a snow removal and lawn care company that has been serving the residents of Grand Rapids for over 35 years. During the winter season, the company offers driveway, commercial parking lot and sidewalk, and private road snowplowing. It also handles salting and ice removal. The company also handles lawn maintenance services, including fertilization, mowing, aeration, landscaping, and irrigation. It has been commended by its past clients for its communication.
Since 1979, Tender Lawn Care has been a family owned Grand Rapids landscape and lawn care company. Tender Lawn Care also offers snow and ice management programs. Their state-of-the-art snow equipment provides commercial and residential snow plowing; salt application for parking lots, driveways, and sidewalks; hauling of accumulated snow to off-site locations; and hand shoveling of residential and commercial sites. Tender Lawn Care is an accredited Better Business Bureau Business and has an Angie's List "A" Rating.
(28)PROCARE is a Grand Rapids landscape company that provides an a la carte approach to outdoor maintenance. Services include snow plowing, shoveling, and parking lot and sidewalk salting. PROCARE clients can also create plans that include pruning, vegetation control, grub prevention, mulching, and aeration, among other services. PROCARE assigns an account leader to its clients as a direct point of contact.
(1)Twin Lakes Nursery is a full service design-build, contracting, and maintenance landscape company serving the Grand Rapids and West Michigan area for more than 75 years. Twin Lakes Nursery also offers snow removal services and has over 30 pieces of snow removal equipment in its fleet. Twin Lakes Nursery is fully licensed and insured and capable of handling all snow removal needs from small driveways to large parking lots.
(1)Since 1998, Rose Landscape Services has been offering full landscape services to the Grand Rapids area. Rose Landscape Services also provides snow removal services including snow plowing of driveways and commercial lots and salting. Rose Landscapes strives to ensure value and satisfaction on all of its jobs.
The average cost for snow removal is between $75 and $150. Factors that affect the cost include the lengths of driveways and sidewalks and the amount of work that needs to be done by hand. Some snow removal companies may also offer discounts for signing a season-long contract.
Snow plows can cost anywhere from around $400 to over $4,000. The width of a plows and type of machine it attaches to affect the price. For example a three-foot plow that attaches to a lawn tractor is typically cheaper than a six-foot plow that attaches to a truck.
It's best to use an ergonomic shovel that fits your body and reduces back strain to clear away snow before it gets too deep. Once a couple inches of snow has accumulated on the ground, remove it before it gets deeper. This protects your back from possible injury from lifting heavy shovels full of snow.
Shoveling snow is a good form of exercise, but you have to be careful. It’s also incredibly strenuous on the heart. It’s typically best to approach snow shoveling by warming up slowly. Additionally, because of the cold air affecting breathing, it’s usually best to minimize your exertion when shoveling.
You can burn anywhere from 370 to 715 calories per hour while shoveling snow. Body weight and shoveling intensity determine how many calories are burned. Someone who weighs 150 pounds shoveling at moderate intensity will burn calories on the lower end of the range. A bigger person shoveling more intensely will burn more calories.
You can treat the driveway with deicer before it snows to prevent accumulation. You can put tarps down on the driveway and then pull the tarps and accumulated snow off the driveway. Light snow may also be swept away with a heavy broom or blown away with a leaf blower.
