A clear driveway doesn’t help much if the porch steps are glazed with ice. In Jensen, where January lows sit around 3°F, a dusting of snow left on a walk gets packed by boots and turns slick fast. Steps, landings, and ramps are where most winter falls happen, and they’re also the spots that take the most handwork to clear.
Our sidewalk clearing in Jensen focuses on the routes people actually use. We shovel, sweep, and blow snow off walks, steps, and entries, then treat ice where the temperature and surface call for it. Homes, churches, and businesses along US-40 each get a route that fits their layout, and we come back to the spots that tend to drift or refreeze.
We know Jensen walks face deep January cold and afternoon melt, so we clear and treat with refreeze in mind.
Shovels, poly blades, push brooms, and blowers let us clear concrete, pavers, and wood steps without chipping the surface.
If a downspout or sunken slab keeps icing your walk, we'll point it out so you can fix the cause.
We keep cleared snow off flower beds and doorways, and we sweep stray ice melt away from entries before leaving.
A plow does great work on open pavement, but it can’t climb porch steps or squeeze between a handrail and a flower bed. That’s where sidewalk clearing comes in. Every walk, ramp, and stair needs a shovel, broom, or blower to get it clean down to the surface, and in a town with winters as cold as Jensen’s, clean really matters.
A thin layer of snow left on a step doesn’t stay soft for long. It gets stepped on, packs into a glaze, and becomes the slickest spot on the property. Clearing all the way to the surface, then treating what’s left, is the difference between a walk that’s usable and one people avoid.
Jensen has been a farming community since it was settled in 1877, and plenty of homes here have deep porches, wooden steps, and side doors that get more use than the front. Those entries take a lighter touch. We use poly blades and brooms on wood and older concrete so we don’t gouge boards or knock loose an edge that’s already worn.
Mudroom doors, back porches, and the path to the shop or barn often matter more than the front walk. Tell us which doors your family actually uses and we’ll put those at the top of the route. A clear back step is often what gets someone out to morning chores safely.
US-40 carries a steady stream of traffic through town, and SR-149 brings visitors up to the Dinosaur National Monument Quarry entrance. Even in the slower winter months, travelers stop for fuel, food, and directions. A clean, treated entry tells them you’re open and makes it easy to walk in.
For businesses, we clear the main entrance, accessible ramps, and the walk from parking to the door first, then side doors and staff entries. If your lot needs plowing too, pairing this with snow removal in Jensen keeps plowed snow from getting pushed back onto finished walks.
Each property gets its own route, built during a fall walkthrough. Most routes pull from the same short list:
After clearing, shaded steps and walks that see heavy foot traffic usually get ice treatment. Our de-icing and salt application work uses the right product for each surface, with a lighter hand on newer concrete and near planters.
Jensen walks deal with two very different problems in a single day. Mornings can be bitter, and anything left on the surface is locked in place. By afternoon, strong sun melts snow off roofs and piles, and that water runs across walks before freezing again at dusk.
We plan around both. Walks under a roof edge or next to a plowed pile get extra attention, and we keep cleared snow on the downhill side so melt runs away from the path instead of across it. On open lots, wind can drift snow right back over a clean walk, so we check those stretches on return visits. Fence lines and gaps between buildings are the usual culprits.
Clearing walks all winter shows you where the problems are. A step that wobbles, a slab that heaved and left a lip, or a rail that moves when you grab it all become real hazards once ice is in the picture.
When we spot something like that, we’ll let you know. A loose rail can be firmed up through our safety rail installation and repair service, and uneven concrete is worth fixing before the next winter rolls around so the walk is easier to clear and safer to use.
We walk your Jensen property to map every walk, step, ramp, and path, noting surface types and spots that drift.
Your free quote covers the walk route, ice treatment, and how sidewalk clearing fits with any driveway or lot plowing.
Our crew clears walks and steps by hand edge to edge, then treats ice with material suited to each surface.
Before leaving we check steps, landings, and shaded walks for missed patches and note any hazards we found.
