Snowed in, in Royal Oak?
One visit, no contract.
Tell us the address and what is buried. One snow removal contractor who serves Royal Oak gets your details, and you’ll hear back from them or from us.
A referral service for Royal Oak homeowners. An automated assistant answers; calls are recorded.
- Cost to call
- Nothing
- Answered by
- Automated assistant
- Hours
- Any hour
After the storm, in this order
- Call the snow emergency hotline, (248) 246-3442, any hour, to find out if a snow emergency is on (the city’s page).
- If it is, get the car off the street. Vehicles left on residential streets may be ticketed and towed; the city names the Grant Park lot on Fourth Street and the Starr Jaycee Park lot on West 13 Mile as places to park (the city’s page · the ordinance).
- Keep the snow out of the street and off the walk, whoever moves it (the city’s rule).
- Expect the drive to fill again. The city says the end of the driveway must be cleared again after the plow goes through (the city’s page).
Cost
National ranges for one visit, not Royal Oak prices.
Call (248) 246-1237
Ask the contractor for the price before the work starts.
Per push work is priced by the visit and often by depth. Ask for the number before the truck comes, and whether the second pass is a second charge.
Questions
How soon can someone come?
- Expect a window for the day, not an appointment. Ask the contractor what their usual window is.
I have no driveway. Where do I park in a snow emergency?
- Street parking then needs a special permit from the police records bureau at (248) 246-3530, and applications take at least 24 to 48 hours (the city’s page). Apply before the season, not the night of the storm.
Will I be charged for the visit?
- Calling us costs nothing. Some contractors charge to come out and look at the job. Ask before they come, and get the price in writing.