Escarpment Contracting
Lawn care & grass cutting
Grass cutting for a managed residential property — a fenced backyard with an above-ground pool, cut and striped.
Property maintenance and snow removal in St. Catharines.
We cover every part of St. Catharines — from the lakeshore to the foot of the escarpment and up the hill to Glenridge — for grass cutting, cleanups, trimming and eavestroughs, plus roofing, fences and sod when a property needs more than upkeep.
In winter the snow routes run here too, through Merritton, Western Hill, the Haig and Glenridge up by Brock. Homes and managed residential properties both; one crew, one contact, and the scope written down before the season starts.
Services in St. Catharines
- Snow removal in St. CatharinesResidential snow removal in St. Catharines — Merritton, Western Hill, the Haig and Glenridge. Driveways, walkways, the windrow and the city sidewalk.
- Lawn care & grass cuttingGrass cutting, trimming and edging on a schedule you don't have to chase.
- Spring & fall cleanupsLeaves, beds, branches and winter debris cleared at both ends of the season.
- Tree & hedge trimming, tree removal in St. CatharinesTree and hedge trimming and tree removal on private property in St. Catharines. Boulevard trees are the City's — we look after the rest.
- Eavestrough cleaningTroughs cleared and downspouts checked, timed around leaf fall.
- RoofingRoof replacements and repairs, quoted line by line.
- Eavestrough installationNew eavestroughs and downspouts, placed to drain away from the house.
- Fences & chain-link in St. CatharinesWood privacy and chain-link fences in St. Catharines, built to By-law 2014-068 — 1 m in the front yard, 2 m elsewhere, pool enclosures by permit.
- Sod installationNew lawns from sod, laid on a properly prepared, graded base.
Recent work in St. Catharines
Spring & fall cleanups
A fall property cleanup: the front lawn raked clear under a big maple and the leaves gathered into one row.
Working in St. Catharines
Escarpment to lakeshore
Since Merritton, Port Dalhousie and Grantham joined the city in 1961, St. Catharines has run from the escarpment in the south to Lake Ontario in the north. Most of it sits below the escarpment, drained by the lower Twelve Mile Creek; Glenridge and the Brock campus sit up on top. Lot, grade and drainage change a lot between the two.
After the summer 2026 storms
Between July 21 and August 2, 2026 the city took three 100-year rainstorms — more than 300 mm in under two weeks — and opened an emergency flood-protection rebate. Eavestroughs that overflow, and downspouts that empty beside the foundation, are the cheapest part of that problem to fix.
Your sidewalk is your job
Under By-law 2008-315, owners clear the full width of the sidewalk along the front, side and rear of their property to bare pavement within 24 hours of a snowfall. The City only does overpasses, sidewalks that sit tight to the curb, and ones beside City land. It doesn't touch driveways or the windrow the plow leaves.
Boulevard trees belong to the City
Trees on the boulevard are City trees, and By-law 2017-326 doesn't let owners trim them. More than two-thirds of the city's trees are on private property, though — and that's where we work.
Where we cover
Every part of St. Catharines.
Questions from St. Catharines
Is there help with flood-protection costs in St. Catharines?
The City's Flood Alleviation Program pays 90% of eligible costs, up to $5,000, for backwater valves, sump pumps and disconnecting weeping tile on homes built before 2012, and after the July 2026 storms it opened an emergency version. Downspouts aren't on its list, but getting roof water away from the foundation is the cheap first step.
Can I trim the City tree on my boulevard?
No. By-law 2017-326 keeps boulevard trees in the City's hands, so report it to the City. Anything on your side of the property line, we can quote.
Do you cover all of St. Catharines?
Yes, for maintenance and contracting — Port Dalhousie to Glenridge, Western Hill to the canal. Snow routes are narrower: Merritton, Western Hill, the Haig and Glenridge. Outside those, ask anyway.
When does the City plow residential streets?
Last. St. Catharines starts on priority roads at 2.5 cm and main and secondary roads at 5 cm; residential streets wait until 8 cm and until the bigger roads are done. Driveways, walkways and windrows are never the City's.
Do you work in the heritage districts?
The city has five heritage conservation districts — Power Glen, Port Dalhousie, the Port Dalhousie commercial core and harbour, Yates Street and Queen Street. Maintenance is no different there. For exterior changes like fences or roofing, check with the City's heritage staff before work is booked.
Other towns we work in
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Get a quote in St. Catharines.
A home, a condo corporation, or a list of sites — same form. If it's more than one property, say so and we'll ask for the list.
Prefer to talk? (905) 325-0137
Email mikeescarpment@gmail.com