Plowing resendentials overnight

[grandview]

Originally Posted by leigh

They offer other services while they snowblow- spa services,arrange for dinner reservations,tickets to the theater, dry cleaning ,escort services etc!

Sign me up.

[darryl g]

Originally Posted by JimMarshall

All 3 of the trucks I have that have sanders are dump trucks. They MIGHT have accidentally had the wiring to the back up alarm cut.....

That's unfortunate...darn vandals

[SDLandscapes VT]

What does our concierge service entail:

We use walkbehind snow blowers-two stage to provide prompt snow clearing for the discriminating residential client. The service includes shoveling in front of garage doors, shoveling around all cars after we broom all snow off the car. We clear entry walks, front porches, the driveway, city sidewalks, and clear in front of mailboxes. We bill per the occurrence and have a route small enough and tight enough to have everything completed by 0700 for our clients' easy departure to work. The client can add on additional clearing--back porches, patios, etc for additional cost.

Low overhead cost, and nice margins--it works for us and a group of our clients. As we grow I m not sure how we will continue to structure the program.

[wilsonsground]

Originally Posted by BigBoyPlowin

Resi's are a PAIN IN THE A$$. Cant wait to drop all of them next year!
Do the resi's when the snow stops.. Otherwise i get what seems like 5 million calls!

No point in waiting til the morning unless you're that guy who plows with a straight piped/ chip installed truck that we can hear from a mile away!

That's me with a 6.0 power stroke 5" straight pipe sct tuner. Loud when rpms are high. But they aren't that high plowing drives and still never had a complaint ever.

[blowerman]

I'm agreeing with the others, never had any real complaints. Only time is if we don't get it cleared during the night. Night is one of the main times snow removal guys work. It's why we have all kinds of threads discussing, complaining and laughing about the strange hours of snow removal.

[allagashpm]

I haven't had any complaints so far, I've found the plow scraping is usually louder than my straight piped 7.3. If people have dogs though they tend to go crazy

[kawasaki guy]

If I need to, I will...

[darryl g]

Originally Posted by SDLandscapes VT

What does our concierge service entail:

We use walkbehind snow blowers-two stage to provide prompt snow clearing for the discriminating residential client. The service includes shoveling in front of garage doors, shoveling around all cars after we broom all snow off the car. We clear entry walks, front porches, the driveway, city sidewalks, and clear in front of mailboxes. We bill per the occurrence and have a route small enough and tight enough to have everything completed by 0700 for our clients' easy departure to work. The client can add on additional clearing--back porches, patios, etc for additional cost.

Low overhead cost, and nice margins--it works for us and a group of our clients. As we grow I m not sure how we will continue to structure the program.

Cool, I can call myself a "concierge." I will also do the path to the bird feeder(s) and clear an area for the dog to do his/her business. I always thought I was just doing snow removal, lol. I do use a plow for the large areas, but otherwise I will do all that you describe. I really don't like doing cars because I don't want to be accused of damage, but I will do them for a few of my elderly customers as part of my "concierge" service. Heck I'll even get the mail, bring in the garbage cans and help pick your husband up off the floor if he falls down. I guess I need to call my service "coincierge plus" service.

[allseasons87]

Originally Posted by Flawless440

I have had the police get called on one of my guys in Powell Ohio.. Cop told him shut it down intill 7am.. My guy packed it up and headed to another city out of his jurisdiction. The cop followed him to a condo complex and yelled at him again as he was unloaded.. My guy said you are out of your jurisdiction, cop said don't turn this into a issue. So my guy sat there for a hour intill the cop left then resumed snow blowing.

Powell cops are ridiculous man. We got pulled over going 28 in that 25 zone on Liberty rd.

[wilsonsground]

Originally Posted by allseasons87

Powell cops are ridiculous man. We got pulled over going 28 in that 25 zone on Liberty rd.

From all the reading I've done on this site, sure sounds like you guys out west/central states have a **** ton of plowing restrictions!!

[THEGOLDPRO]

I plow with my Cummins with a 4 inch straight pipe exhaust, tuner, and turbo silencer ring removed at all hours of the day and night and have never had a complaint. it sounds like a freight train plowing their driveway. people are just happy they can leave in the morning for work.

[SDLandscapes VT]

@Darryl G

Most of our clients have a driveway and landscaping setup that would be impossible to clean with a plow and not do significant damage to the surrounding landscaping---further more there is no good place to put the snow and they really frown on pushing across the road here......so we have an edge with the snowblower service. It really does make a difference. We have thought/are thinking about a tractor with an inverted blower to do volume of driveways with a lower degree of service and a very reasonable price point.

[kawasaki guy]

Originally Posted by darryl g

Cool, I can call myself a "concierge." I will also do the path to the bird feeder(s) and clear an area for the dog to do his/her business. I always thought I was just doing snow removal, lol. I do use a plow for the large areas, but otherwise I will do all that you describe. I really don't like doing cars because I don't want to be accused of damage, but I will do them for a few of my elderly customers as part of my "concierge" service. Heck I'll even get the mail, bring in the garbage cans and help pick your husband up off the floor if he falls down. I guess I need to call my service "coincierge plus" service.

I should start doing that...