Snow Removal
Experience Toronto’s premier residential snow removal service. As the city’s top-rated provider, we offer unparalleled reliability with a dedicated, year-round team you can count on. Our straightforward monthly pricing ensures your budget is set long before the first snowfall. Entrust your property to the best and enjoy a seamless, worry-free winter.
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Photos from Past Winters
Pricing
Curious about the cost? Below are examples from actual Himalayascapes clients, showcasing pricing for various property sizes and service levels. Since every property has unique needs, these examples should be used as a rough guide to our price range. For a detailed quote tailored to your specific property for the upcoming winter, please get in touch.
Driveway, front door and sidewalk
Driveway and adjacent front door
Larger driveway, front door and sidewalk
Even larger driveway and front stair access, and a sidewalk
Front entrance and sidewalk, plus full driveway, and rear access gate to the back door.
Front and rear entrances, plus two basement entrances and a set of stairs up to the second floor.
FAQ
When will be snow be cleared?
In most circumstances, we wait until snow has finished falling before commencing services. The exact timing is determined by the snowfall, by our maintenance manager, by traffic considerations and by our individual crews. During regular snow events (less than approximately 10cm), routes are typically completed within 8 hours. Although we do our best to service your property before morning and evening commutes, we cannot guarantee the timing.
During heavy snow events (greater than approximately 10cm) our snow manager will sometimes split services into multiple visits. On the first visit crews may postpone detailed work to give access to all of their clients as quickly as possible. Following a 12 hour rest, the crews then return for a second visit to service any details postponed on the first visit. First visits are typically completed within 10 to 18 hours or more during heavy snow events, depending on conditions.
Where do you place the snow?
Cleared snow will be placed on your property at the crew's discretion. Following heavy accumulations of snow, space can become limited, and it is understood that snow piles can interfere with your listed service areas, or otherwise interfere with access or parking on your property. Given the challenges of winter, our company does its best but cannot commit to honoring client requests regarding the location or placement of snow under any circumstances. Removal of snow from your property and relocation of snow on your property is not included in this agreement.
What if there's a car parked in my driveway?
Our crews are *NOT* able to clear snow underneath or within 1 foot of parked vehicles. If parked vehicles are blocking access to any portion of your property, those areas will also *NOT* be able to be serviced. Please do your best to ensure all resident and visitor cars are parked to allow access to the property and the snow piling areas. Our services do not include clearing of snow from off of parked cars.
Do you clear windrows (piles of snow left by the city)?
A windrow is snow that is left at the end of the driveway after a city plow has cleared the road. We will clear the windrow if the city plow has passed through before our visit. Our teams are usually able to clear windrows during our second passes on heavy snow events but typically do not do return visits for windrows on regular snow events or following the second visit of a heavy snow event.
How do you handle ice buildup?
We offer snow removal services, not ice removal services. Ice build-up forms as a result of freezing rain or snow, drainage issues, compaction or the thaw/freeze cycle. When ice accumulates, our snow removal equipment (snow shovels, snow blowers and plows) are unable to break it up. Our crews are not equipped with metal ice-breakers or chippers. Ice-melter is our best defense against ice build-up and we encourage clients to apply it as necessary to control ice build-up between our visits. If you need ice broken up it is an extra billable service, please contact the office.
Is the service noisy?
We do our best to limit noise overnight - on light snowfalls, our crews limit their use of plows and snowblowers within reason. However, on heavier snowfalls, we require the assistance of powered equipment to do our work that has the potential to disturb you or your neighbours during our visits at any time of day or night.
What if it doesn't snow?
Whether it snows more or less often than usual, there is no change in our pricing. If it doesn't snow, we still provide a dedicated team (paid for being on call whether or not it snows), expensive winter vehicles and equipment, and are available in the event it does snow. On some winters we have to go out more - on others, we have to go out less.
What if you miss an area?
If you have a request following a snow service for something we missed, please let us know within 12 hours of our service. Our crews have 12 hours of rest after every time they go out before they go back again for touchups or a second pass.
Can the ecosalt harm my hard surfaces or plants?
Yes - all ice melters have the potential to damage plants and hard (stone, paved, concrete, etc.) surfaces. New concrete and boxwoods, in particular, can be damaged by our ice melter products. We are not responsible for any damage to plants or hard surfaces caused by the ice melter. We'll do our best to respect any requests you make about the way we apply the ecosalt (for example, avoiding areas near boxwoods), but if you are more worried about damage from ecosalt than you are about ice buildup, we recommend you go with a no-salt option.
What happens if someone slips and falls on my property, or something is damaged?
- We cannot be held liable under any circumstances for the work performed or failure to perform work under this service agreement
- Specifically, we are not responsible nor can we be held responsible for slip and fall incidents or for damage to property under this service agreement
- Availability and pricing of our ecosalt product is dependent on availability from our suppliers. During heavy winters, there can be shortages that mean ecosalt is unavailable, or our price increases sharply - we will advise customers when this is the case.
Are you insured?
Yes. We carry $2 million in general liability insurance for landscaping and snow removal, and our staff are covered for workplace injuries through the WSIB. We are happy to provide proof of coverage on request.