Driveway Salt – Deicing Salts And Concrete Sidewalks, Driveways, Patios, Walkways

www.allaboutdriveways.com What type of deicer should you use on your driveway? That’s a great question because if you’re not careful you can damage your concrete driveway! The concrete can become spalled or spall. What happens is the top layer of concrete flakes and chips up exposing the aggregates within the concrete. It’s very unsightly and can really make the entrance to your home look terrible! So… what should you use for deicer on your concrete driveway? We asked one of our experts from our Trusted Contractor Resource Center – Stan Squires from Table Mountain Creative Concrete. Here’s what Stan had to say! “During the winter one of the most common questions we receive is “How do I get the ice off of my concrete? Driveways, walkways, patios entries… all of those things. As we all know ice creates a safety issue and we would all like to have it removed. Salt is the number one thing that we’re asked about – rock salt. It’s great for making ice cream but it’s not something I recommend to use on your concrete driveway or sidewalks. It will leave a residue that can track into your home and get into your carpets. Salt will prematurely melt the ice and allow water to get into whats called the capillaries of the concrete which will then freeze and expand and create spall… which is essentially removing the cream from the surface of the concrete. In some states including Colorado, the highway departments use magnesium chloride on the streets and highways. This has been …

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