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Salting & De-Icing across Waukegan and Lake County

Plowing takes the snow off. Salt is what keeps the thin layer left behind from turning into the sheet of ice that actually causes falls. Most slip claims on commercial property do not come from a foot of snow, they come from a quarter inch of refreeze on a Tuesday morning when nobody thought there was a problem.

Applications are matched to what the pavement is doing, not to the forecast. A lot that got sun on it and melted at 2pm will refreeze hard by 6pm, and that event gets salted even though no snow fell. Freezing rain and flash-freeze nights get treated the same way.

Rock salt loses effectiveness as the pavement temperature drops. Below roughly 15 degrees we adjust the material and rate rather than putting down more of something that has stopped working.

A cleared lot under the lights before daylight.
A cleared lot under the lights before daylight.

What salting and de-icing includes

  • Bulk salt on lots, drive lanes and approaches
  • Refreeze and freezing-rain events treated, not just snowfalls
  • Walks and entries treated separately from the lot
  • Material and rate adjusted as pavement temperature drops
  • Applications logged by date and time

Salting & De-Icing near me in Lake County, Illinois

We work the whole county from Waukegan, with Libertyville, Vernon Hills, Lake Forest and Lake Bluff a standing part of the route alongside Gurnee, Zion, North Chicago, Beach Park, Park City, Winthrop Harbor, Wadsworth, Mundelein, Grayslake and the towns beyond them. Response time depends on where a property sits relative to the route, and that is a conversation worth having before you sign rather than during a storm.

Salting & De-Icing questions

Is salting included in a plowing contract?

It can be either bundled or billed per application. Bundled is more predictable for budgeting; per-application costs less in a mild winter and more in a bad one. Both are on offer.

Do you salt when it has not snowed?

Yes, and those are often the events that matter most. Melt-and-refreeze days and freezing rain produce more slip hazard than an ordinary snowfall.

What area do you cover?

Waukegan and Lake County, Illinois, including Gurnee, Zion, North Chicago, Libertyville, Mundelein, Grayslake, Vernon Hills, Lake Forest, Highland Park, Deerfield, Buffalo Grove, the Round Lake and Fox Lake areas and the northern towns up to the state line.

Do you take commercial and residential work?

Both. Most of the work is commercial: parking lots, multi-unit properties, retail and office. Residential driveways are taken on per-storm and seasonal arrangements as route capacity allows.

How do you charge for snow removal?

Three ways. A fixed seasonal contract, a per-push rate billed per storm, or per job for one-off work like hauling and emergency call-outs. Salting is either bundled into a seasonal rate or billed per application.

Serving Waukegan and Lake County

Get a price on salting and de-icing

Seasonal contract, per-storm rate or a one-off job. Call and we will walk the property.

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