When potholes fill with water after a heavy snow or rainfall, it can be hard to identify how deep and dangerous they are.

Our first winter blast – Blizzard Jonas – blanketed Maryland and many other states nationwide with upwards of two feet of snow! Now, many of you may be left are re-evaluating your snow removal plan, searching for a new shovel and feeling overwhelmed by the big, not-so-beautiful white and brown piles of snow that have accumulated in the area. As if that wasn’t enough, major snowfalls leave a lasting mark on our asphalt roads – in the form of potholes. Potholes can do serious damage to your vehicle – accounting for an average of 500,000 insurance claims annually! Let us review some tips for avoiding pothole damage.

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Snow removal is imperative for the safety of our fellow people.

It’s happening, Maryland! To make up for our particularly warm winter, It seems as though our first real snowfall of the season is going to produce major accumulation. If you forgot snow existed for a moment there, we don’t blame you. But Maryland and many states in the Mid-Atlantic are facing a potential blizzard! Do you plan to shovel? Are you going to hire a professional for efficient and effective snow removal? Do you even have a snow removal plan?

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Along with practicing routine maintenance, implementing outdoor lighting increases the curb appeal of your home.

Homeowners aim to increase their curb appeal for various reasons. Perhaps you want to send a message to your neighboring community that you take pride in your property. If you are selling your home, maybe you want to spruce things up visually to draw in more potential buyers. Whatever your reasons are for wanting to increase your curb appeal, it will have positive effects on your property and be aesthetically pleasing for passersby. So, how do you do it? Routine maintenance is a key factor.

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These tips should help you prevent serious damage to your asphalt this winter

It had to be too good to be true — and it was. The mid-Atlantic’s practically-balmy December has faded into the more familiar freezing January that we expect of our winters here. Now that temperatures have dropped below freezing, it’s safe to assume that snow and ice likely aren’t far behind. Take advantage of these tips to make sure your asphalt looks as good in the spring as it does now. (more…)

Snow removal services can make life a lot easier once snow strikes.

When large amounts of snow and ice blanket your home or business, it is very unpleasant to think to yourself about how you are going to both handle your daily responsibilities and quickly respond to remove the snow and ice from your property to make it a safe and enjoyable place. Enter: an efficient and effective snow removal and maintenance plan. Although, snow removal trucks have been a scarcity for those who inhabit the northeast so far this season, it is important to have a good and reliable snow removal company and system in place.  Snow removal is not only important to make our daily commute on the roadways much safer but do away with one more stressful side effect of the winter as well. We here at the Atlantic Maintenance Group, specialize in four specific areas of snow removal.

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