Better Salt Substitutes
The harsh weather around your home or place of work during the winter might cause issues. Snow and ice accumulation on pavement and concrete surfaces is a normal result of the frigid weather. Families, kids, pets, and workers may all be in danger from this. The good news is that there are several ways to keep ice and snow from harming your house or place of business. Unfortunately, some of these techniques can harm concrete. Here, safer options are provided by the concrete experts at Hackensack Paving.
Damaged by Salt
Salting your porches, sidewalks, and driveways before ice and snow arrive is the most popular method of preventing ice and snow from forming on them. Although applying salt to these surfaces can seem like a quick fix, it might harm the concrete. When salt is applied to concrete or pavement, it can pit, and once it has pitted, it can eventually fracture and break. More harm to your property may result from corrosion when salt gets into touch with metal, such as your patio furniture. Fortunately, there are numerous safer alternatives to help stop falls and damage.
First a shovel
Shovel use is one of the tried-and-true, safer substitutes for salting pavement. However, sometimes, this technique falls short in its ability to clear ice off the pavement. A shovel may not be able to scrape away embedded ice.
Pet litter
Yes, you did read that correctly. A fantastic alternative to salt that improves traction is cat litter. Furthermore, unlike salt, trash will not affect outdoor surfaces. You can pick up some natural cat litter that doesn’t include any poisons or chemicals. Then you’ll be able to be certain that it’s secure for people, animals, kids, plants, and workers.
Hissing Stair Mats
On steps and other paved surfaces near your homes or places of work, you can also install heated stair mats. These heated mats are simple to install and safe for use around children, dogs, concrete, and other hard surfaces.
Additional Options
Using gravel, wood chips or straw is the final idea as an alternative to salt. In addition to providing traction on possibly icy surfaces, these materials won’t harm concrete. We suggest setting them up on paved surfaces before snowfall and icy weather.
While there are many strategies to prevent concrete damage, sometimes the damage will still happen near your home or place of business. Don’t worry; the Hackensack Paving crew in the Greater Philadelphia region can help you with those concrete issues. We are concrete experts with over ten years of experience, and we can take care of both residential and commercial structures. Give us a call or request a free estimate today if your concrete needs to be repaired, or replaced, or you’re thinking about laying concrete.
