Understanding Pricing for a homeowner
The three most costly issues for a driveway are: length, number of turn arounds/garages, and gravel vs. paved. These are the main criteria used for pricing. Other issues to consider are where the snow will need to be moved to. Some driveways allow for a straight push past the garage. Yet others require back-dragging from 3 garage bays and turn the snow around and push it away from the house/garage. Pricing will be night and day.
Expect to pay: Per Push
I personally will not plow a drive for less than $15 on a per push basis for a friend. Anything less than this I make the choice to simply do it for free when they ask.
If you do not know your PlowGuy expect to pay close to $20-$35 for most driveways.
Expect to Pay: seasonal contract
Most pricing by landscapers will be by contract and they will figure to cover everything so pricing will be high. Many will offer clean up of any turfing and re-seeding in the spring. They may plow 2-3 times per day for a 2″ plow rate. They may offer staking of your driveway. They will ensure the drive is plowed prior to 6 or 7am because they can have many trucks.
These contracts are based directly on historical records of snow fall and can vary from $300-$900 or more within the same city. In general the large commercial plow companies will maintain a greater service and price.
I personally provide a contract rate for $300/season. I plow a commercial parking lot around 30 times each season but these driveways i only plow 15-20 times and tell my clients i will only be plowing in the late morning early afternoon. I make sure the client has 4×4 because it is possible for us to get 6″ overnight and i have no plans to plow until i finish my other commercial lots.
A few things to think about to get a good price on plowing.
-find a plowing service who already works your street. check with neighbors
A small plowing service may give discounts or a better rate if there are driveways near each other. At least your service will be more of a priority.
-Consider what extent of service you need.
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