Does ice melt really works?
2007-01-22 06:22:04 · 13 answers · asked by Bombshell 3 in Home & Garden ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
I have found that sunshine and 70 degrees works every time.
2007-01-22 08:26:28 · answer #1 · answered by danzka2001 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Either salt or wood ash. Personally I like wood ash because it leaves a bit of stuff behind that continues to help stop ice from forming instead of just dissolving, and it doesn't kill the grass nearby. Ice melt? Why bother? It's just salt with other nasty chemicals.
Children with time on their hands are also a great help, I've heard.
2007-01-22 14:32:00 · answer #2 · answered by Finish Reading Ugly Rennaissance 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Salt and chemicals will all work, but they also damage your grass, and cause rust on the underside of your car. The chemicals may also be harmful to small animals. Is it all worth it, just to make your driveway "summertime dry" and clean for a week or two? There's several ways to beat the ice, making it less slippery. Cat litter is good for this, as is sand. You can buy sacks of sand anyplace you'd buy concrete mix. -Far easier too, than picking and chopping at the ice to scrape it off!
2007-01-22 14:46:53 · answer #3 · answered by BuddyL 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Ice Melt works great!!!
2007-01-22 14:54:51 · answer #4 · answered by dragonlady 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
there are many commerical items out there, but they are not cost prohibitive. Salt on the other hand works great in small areas, like the walk to your home.
get that at you local CO-OP or farm feed & seed.
2007-01-22 14:28:38 · answer #5 · answered by ticketoride04 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
k-melt this is a brand name but its potassium chloride and its not harmful to lawns like salt
2007-01-22 15:08:41 · answer #6 · answered by elbarto41920 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes it does work. But be careful because it may cause discoloring of the concrete.
2007-01-22 14:25:14 · answer #7 · answered by jeromewms 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes, ice melt works... you could also try salt, kitty litter, lawn fertilizer, and sand....
2007-01-23 12:01:52 · answer #8 · answered by Mommy of 2 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
regular salt will kill plants and break down the concrete itself. ..use calcium chloride.. .. .. sand on the other hand will not kill anything can be swept up in the spring and reused for years.
2007-01-22 14:30:39 · answer #9 · answered by pbear i 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Rock salt.
2007-01-22 14:29:34 · answer #10 · answered by lisateric 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋