Parking lot plowing, sidewalks, and salting for businesses that have to open — no matter what fell overnight.
When snow shuts down your parking lot, it shuts down your business. J.E. Excavating & Grading provides commercial snow removal across the greater Lansing and mid-Michigan area — offices, retail lots, restaurants, medical and professional buildings, churches, HOAs, apartment communities, and industrial yards.
We're an owner-operated excavating contractor, which means the same operator who digs basements and grades building pads all summer is clearing your lot in the winter — with commercial-grade equipment, not a pickup with a plow bolted on.
Most snow removal in mid-Michigan is done by lawn care companies running pickup trucks in the off-season. We come at it from the other direction: heavy equipment is our year-round business. That difference shows up in your lot.
Loaders and skid steers move deep, heavy snow that stalls a pickup plow — and they stack it high and tight, so you don't lose parking spaces to sprawling piles as the season wears on.
You get a direct line to the person responsible for your property — not a dispatcher queue. If something's not right, it gets fixed by the person whose name is on the truck.
We build and grade driveways and parking areas in the summer. We know where the drains are, how the asphalt sheds water, and how to plow without tearing up curbs, islands, or gravel edges.
Ice management isn't a nice-to-have — it's your liability shield. A documented plowing and salting program is one of the strongest defenses a property owner has against winter injury claims.
Every lot is different, so we don't publish one-size-fits-all rates — but we'll tell you exactly how pricing works, then put a firm number on paper after a free 20-minute walk of your property.
You pay each time we plow — priced per visit based on your lot size and layout. Costs less in a light winter, more in a heavy one.
Best for: properties with flexible hours that can tolerate waiting out a light storm.
One fixed price for the whole winter, plowed every qualifying snowfall. Your budget is set in the fall no matter how much it snows.
Best for: businesses that must open every morning. Fixed budget, priority routing, no per-storm surprises.
Tell us about your property and we'll walk the lot with you, talk through trigger depth and timing, and hand you a firm written price — free, no obligation, about 20 minutes.
Michigan tip: state law now requires drivers to stay 200 feet behind a working snowplow. Our operators plow lots, not roads — but it's a good reminder that snow work is safety work, everywhere it happens.
Our winter routes run out of Leslie, MI and cover properties within about 25 miles (a 30–40 minute response radius) — including Lansing, Jackson, Mason, Holt, Okemos, East Lansing, Williamston, Haslett, Dansville, Stockbridge, Eaton Rapids, Charlotte, and the surrounding townships. We keep the radius tight on purpose: when a storm hits, every property on the route gets cleared on time. Commercial contracts just outside this area are considered case-by-case based on route density.
We also plow residential driveways along our commercial routes. If your home or business is on the way, winter service is efficient for both of us — that's how routing works in the snow business.
Check If You're On Our RouteThere's no single going rate — commercial pricing is set per property, using one of two models: per-push plowing (you pay per visit) or a seasonal contract (one fixed price for the whole winter). Lot size, layout, trigger depth, sidewalks, salting scope, and timing requirements drive the number. We walk your lot and give you a free written quote, so you're comparing firm prices instead of guessing from averages.
A seasonal contract gives you one fixed price for the whole winter — predictable budgeting and priority routing no matter how much it snows. Per-push billing charges only when we plow, which can cost less in a light winter but more in a heavy one. Most businesses that must open every morning choose seasonal; properties with flexible hours sometimes prefer per-push.
September and October. Seasonal routes fill before the first snowfall, and contractors build their routes in the fall. Waiting until the first storm usually means fewer options and higher pricing.
Yes. We offer salting and ice treatment for parking lots, walkways, and entryways — as part of a seasonal contract or per application. Ice management is where most slip-and-fall liability lives, so we recommend bundling it with plowing.
Yes — we plow residential driveways in the Leslie, Mason, and greater Lansing area on our commercial routes. Contact us to get on the winter list before the season starts.
Get your free on-site estimate now and lock in your spot before the first snowfall.
