Snow Removal in Posen, IL

Snow removal

Plowed, cleared, and salted

What does DLC clear when it snows?

Driveways and parking lots get plowed. Sidewalks, walkways, and porches get cleared, which is the part a lot of plow guys skip and the part that actually decides whether people can get to your door. Then we handle ice prevention so the cleared surface stays safe once temperatures drop again overnight. We do this for houses and for commercial and multi family properties, which run on the same standard just at a bigger scale. Snow is the winter half of the Posen landscaping company our customers already use the rest of the year, so it is one company on the property all twelve months.

Does salt hurt your lawn and plants?

It can, which is why how much goes down and where matters. De icing material that gets thrown onto turf and beds along a drive or walk can burn grass and damage plants near the edge, and you usually do not see the damage until spring. Applying the right amount in the right places is the difference between a safe walkway and a dead strip of lawn. The University of Illinois Extension covers what winter does to turf in its guide to preventing winter damage to lawns. Since we maintain most of these same properties in the summer, we have every reason to protect the turf we will be cutting in May.

Do you handle commercial properties?

Yes. Parking lots, multi family properties, and commercial sites are a real part of our winter work, and the standard is the same as a driveway: get it plowed, get the walks cleared, get the ice handled. Businesses have the added problem that customers and tenants are walking those surfaces in the dark, so sidewalks and entryways cannot be an afterthought. The same crews handle these properties in the growing season, from the mowing right through to the mulch and bed work, so we already know the layout, the curbs, and where there is room to stack snow.

When should you set up snow service?

In the fall, before the first storm. Waiting until snow is in the forecast means calling around while everybody else is calling around, and routes fill up. Getting on the list early means your property is already on the map when a storm rolls through. When you call our office, a real person picks up and works it out with you. That matters more in winter than any other time of year, because you want to talk to somebody who can actually answer you at six in the morning. Call the office at (708) 304-8211 to get set up.

Do you plow residential driveways?

Yes. We plow driveways at homes and parking lots at businesses, and we clear the sidewalks and porches that go with them. Both sides of the work run on the same winter routes.

How much snow has to fall before you show up?

That gets set when your service is arranged, since a home driveway and a busy parking lot have different needs. We go over the trigger depth with you before winter starts so there is no guessing.

Do you clear sidewalks and porches too?

Yes. Walks, sidewalks, and porches all get cleared by hand where a plow truck will not reach. That is the part of the job that decides whether people can safely get up to your door.

What do you do about ice?

We use ice prevention strategies on the surfaces we clear, so a plowed driveway or lot does not refreeze into a hazard overnight. Placement matters, since de icing material near turf can damage it.

When do I need to sign up for snow removal?

Fall is the time. Snow customers are set up in the months before winter, and routes fill as the season gets close. Calling early is how you make sure your property is on the list.

Do you handle commercial snow removal?

Yes. Parking lots, commercial sites, and multi family properties are a regular part of our winter work, right alongside residential driveways in Posen and the surrounding south and southwest suburbs.