Residential Snow Removal in Lower Merion & the Main Line

Pricing is a flat rate per visit based on driveway size and length, walkway footage, slope, and whether salting is included — a long Gladwyne driveway prices differently than a two-car drive in Ardmore. Seasonal contracts bundle unlimited storms into one price and work out cheaper in a normal winter (roughly 4–8 plowable events). Send us your address through the form and we'll return an exact flat-rate quote within 24 hours — no obligation, and for most homes no site visit is needed.

Yes — they're our specialty. Long, tree-lined drives in Gladwyne and Penn Valley, sloped approaches in Bryn Mawr and Villanova, and shared private lanes are exactly what our truck-mounted plow and crew are set up for. If your current plow operator skips your driveway when the storm gets heavy, that's precisely the client we built our priority routes for.

Crews dispatch automatically once accumulation reaches your trigger depth (2 inches standard). For longer storms we clear once during the storm and return after it ends. Every property is cleared within 2 hours of snowfall ending — seasonal contract clients are routed first and are typically cleared before the morning commute.

No — that's the point. We monitor every storm all winter. If your plan's trigger depth is met, your address is automatically on a route. You'll get a photo confirmation text when your driveway, walkways, and sidewalk are clear.

Lower Merion Township code requires a pathway at least 36 inches wide cleared on your sidewalk within 24 hours after snow or sleet stops falling — and if ice is frozen too hard to remove safely, the sidewalk must be treated with salt or abrasives. Philadelphia is stricter: a 36-inch path within just 6 hours. Both issue fines for violations. Sidewalk clearing is included in all of our residential plans, so you stay compliant automatically.

Not the way we do it. We install and pour driveways in the off-season, so we match the method to the surface: rubber-edged blades and adjusted skid shoes on pavers and stamped concrete, snow-blowers or raised blades over gravel, and hand tools around edges, aprons, and drains. Tell us your surface in the quote form and we assign the right equipment.

Yes — salting is included in seasonal contracts and available as an add-on for per-storm service. We use standard rock salt on asphalt and offer calcium/magnesium-based, pet-safer ice melt for concrete, pavers, and homes with dogs. Just tell us your preference when you sign up.

Yes. The end-of-driveway berm — the heavy, compacted ridge municipal plows push back across your apron — is included in every visit. If the city plow comes through after we've cleared, seasonal clients can request a berm-only return visit.

Yes. JD Home Construction operates under Pennsylvania Contractor #214497 and carries full general liability insurance. You're hiring an established Philadelphia construction company, not an unmarked truck — and that matters the day something goes wrong on your property.

Absolutely — a large share of our seasonal clients are set up by adult children for a parent's home. We handle billing with you, clear their property automatically every storm, and send you the photo confirmation so you know it's done without having to check in.