Do you own or operate a commercial business in the Mid-Atlantic Region? If so, you need to consider a commercial snow removal service to ensure your property is protected from the snow this winter. Snow can not only delay your business operations, but it can also pose a threat to the safety of your business for both employees and customers. A professional snow removal team works to plow, shovel, remove unwanted snow piles from your property, and treat ice build-up. Continue reading to learn more about the work of a professional commercial snow removal service and make sure your business is protected!
Pre-treatment with Liquid Brine Snow Removal Service
A commercial snow removal team might start your treatment plan before a storm even takes place by applying a pretreatment of Liquid Brine to your pavements and road surfaces. Liquid Brine is an anti-icing product that serves as a barrier between the ground and snow and ice. Anti-icing treatments prevent snow and ice particles from bonding to the road surface and instead cause snow to pile on top of this extra layer of protection. Liquid Brine application makes snow removal and clean-up significantly easier and more efficient because snow plows and snow shovels can clear away built-up snow with one quick sweep. Additionally, a Liquid Brine treatment can help prevent ice from forming on the pavement during very cold temperatures. Ice removal and prevention are just as important as snow removal and pretreatment can help return your roads to normal faster. This product is applied by sprayer trucks by coating the road with a thin layer before snow even falls. The solution consisting of water and either sodium chloride, magnesium chloride, or calcium chloride is safe to drive on after application. It acts by lowering the freezing point of water and preventing snow and ice build-up. Liquid Brine is only effective in the right combination of weather conditions, humidity levels, and pavement conditions, so this pretreatment may not always be an option for your property during every snow storm. It is important to consult a professional team such as Rasevic Companies to ensure you are utilizing the most effective treatment plan to save you both time and money.
Snow Removal
The next step in the snow clean-up process after a Liquid Brine pretreatment, or the first step if anti-icing was not possible for your property, is snow removal. The main way to remove snow is by snowplow or snow shovel. Rasevic features the highest quality commercial snow plows to plow through all types of snow conditions. Plows are most effective on longer or wider road surfaces that would take too long to clear manually. In addition to plowing roads, a professional snow removal company will also clear your sidewalks, walkways, outdoor steps, and any narrower access roads not accessible by a plow. Rasevic utilizes handheld plows to make snow removal even faster. While you could shovel smaller areas of snow yourself, hiring a professional team with the proper training and equipment will save you time and money and reduce any risk of injury from a lack of technique or protection.
Snow Relocation
Once snow is plowed and removed, a professional snow team can also relocate your snow piles to a more convenient dumping ground. This service is beneficial for many commercial business owners and government facilities when there is not enough space on a property to house large snow piles. Snow piles can grow pretty quickly during a snowy winter season, and if your property does not have the space for them, these piles can interfere with your business or productivity. Snow piles can also become discolored and dirty as they melt, and this can reduce the aesthetic appeal of your business and potentially drive customers away. Another downside to large melting piles is that they can take up parking spaces for your customers or employees and cause frustration. Melting snow also has the ability to refreeze in very cold conditions and create a dangerous layer of ice on your roadways. The safest option is to have your snow piles relocated with the use of dump trucks. Rasevic companies relocates your snow to a more convenient location to make room for more.
Ice Management
The final stage of a snow clean-up process is ice management. Even after snow has been cleared and moved away, there is still the risk that your roadways could be coated with a layer of ice. The best way to treat ice is by applying chloride products such as Magnesium Chloride and Calcium Chloride. These hygroscopic salts absorb moisture from the air and lower the freezing point of water to melt ice build-up. Both chloride products are available in pellet and flake form. Pellets have a round shape that allows the product to be mobile upon application. A pellet chloride product may be most useful for larger surface areas such as parking lots or roadways that require ice management. A Magnesium Chloride or Calcium Chloride flake has a hard, flat shape that causes it to adhere to pavement upon application. Flakes are typically the ice melt product of choice for sidewalks, outdoor steps, or narrower roadways. No matter what type of chloride product you choose, it is important to consult a professional ice management team to assist in application, as these products can be irritating to the skin. In addition, the best way to apply Magnesium Chloride and Calcium Chloride is with the use of a spreader or sprayer truck. This equipment ensures a precise application that will save you both time and money. Smaller surfaces can be treated with the use of a handheld spreader that also distributes the product evenly to protect your roads against dangerous ice.
Snow Removal Services from Rasevic Companies
If you own or operate a commercial business in the Mid-Atlantic region, Rasevic Companies is the premier snow and ice management company offering professional snow removal services. Ensure that your property, customers, and employees are safe this winter by hiring a snow removal team to eliminate all the snow and ice from your business.