Can someone tell me some methods to shovelling a driveway?
2007-02-14 06:55:35 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Home & Garden ➔ Garden & Landscape
Shovel, then salt.
Shoveling will get rid of the snow, but will leave a layer of wet which will rapidly freeze as temperatures drop. That is why you salt after, not before.
If you salt before, it will only start melting the snow and make it heavier to shovel. You would need WAY too much salt to melt it enough to wash the snow away -- and then it would wash the salt away, leaving you with wet -- that you would need to resalt!
2007-02-14 06:59:22 · answer #1 · answered by Yahzmin ♥♥ 4ever 7 · 5⤊ 0⤋
Ideally, you would put the salt down before it snows at all, then you may not have to shovel. Too late for this round but try it the next time you hear it is going to snow or be icy. This only goes so far though, with a deep snow, the benifit would be an easier time of clearing the driveway. you would have a melted layer underneath. At this point, like most of these answers say, salt after to keep ice from reforming. I never use salt any more, I use calcium chloride or potash. Less staining and no damage to plants.
2007-02-14 08:11:26 · answer #2 · answered by character 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Shoveling is not a science, you will catch on really fast. Use the salt after the snow has been removed, on the steps mostly. Try not to drive on the newly fallen snow as it makes it harder to shovel up. And do not throw any in the street for the plows to get. Its illegal!
2016-05-23 23:00:25 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Putting salt down first defeats the purpose, it will melt the snow slowly but if you have 4'' or more Shovel first then salt.
2007-02-14 07:00:20 · answer #4 · answered by SIDECAR 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
i say after, if you put in on before then you shovel it to the side along with the snow. if you shovel first then put the salt down, the salt stays to melt the ice that is left
2007-02-14 07:00:14 · answer #5 · answered by MATTHEW B 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
If you put the salt on first, you will shovel it away with the snow and may end up killing grass of shrubbery when the snow melts. If you put it on after shoveling, it will help melt any remaining snow and stop the walkway from becoming slippery.
2007-02-14 06:59:44 · answer #6 · answered by dbake50 2 · 4⤊ 0⤋
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2016-04-15 07:08:52 · answer #7 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Before... it melts the snow
2007-02-14 06:58:57 · answer #8 · answered by Symone2006 1 · 0⤊ 2⤋
shovel first grasshopper.
2007-02-14 07:02:43 · answer #9 · answered by Rick R 2 · 3⤊ 0⤋