Category: Safe Ice Melt For Concrete
Ice Melt Or Kitty Litter: Which One You Should Buy?
Ice Melt vs Kitty Litter Ice melt and kitty litter serve different purposes. Ice melt is designed to help melt ice by lowering water’s freezing point, while kitty litter does...
How To Treat Concrete Damaged By An Ice Melt?
Every winter, thousands of tonnes of ice-melting materials are applied to sidewalks, roads, and steps, frequently without consideration for correct application processes or the composition of the deicing substance. Deicing...
Do’s And Don’ts For New Concrete In Winters
Winter has arrived. Everywhere there’s snow around us. As business owners, we have to be prepared for the safety of our near and dear ones as well as our employees....
New Concrete? Read This Before Applying Any Salt or Ice Melt
Winters are fast approaching, and we have to prepare ourselves for the inevitable. We cannot have a lackadaisical attitude towards getting the correct ice melt for new concrete or snow removal equipment....
How To Melt Ice On Concrete When The Concrete Is New?
We are constantly working to make our premises accessible and safe, especially during the winter months. But unfortunately, we often unknowingly rely on products that cause more damage to our...
Do NOT Use Ice Melt On New Concrete, And Here’s Why!
Newly poured concrete is vulnerable for up to 12 months, during which using ice melt products can cause freeze thaw damage. Chloride-based deicers such as rock salt and calcium chloride...
Best Ice Melt For New Concrete
The term new concrete refers to concrete that has been installed for less than a year. The effects of melting products on new concrete differ depending on the region and...
Prevent New Concrete From Rock Salt This Winter
Your concrete can be deemed new for up to a year. You may already know that fresh concrete is more vulnerable to damage, so you have to be extra careful...
Is There An Ice Melt That Won’t Damage Concrete?
Yes — ice melts that won’t damage concrete do exist. The key is avoiding all chloride-based products (rock salt, calcium chloride, magnesium chloride) which cause freeze-thaw pore damage, spalling, and...