ice problems?

Question

ok we are moving this coming weekend and we have to bc our lease is up. We rent a basement and actually are moving bc its just a ad situation all around. Anyway, it snowed and iced here last weekend and their is like 4 inches on thick ice EVERYWHERE and it look like it is not going anywhere anytime soon with this cold we have. Our door is in the back of the house and we park on the road. we cant move all this stuff on ice and our cars will hardly move what will we do. How can we melt a walk way that long in the ice? Its so hard we cant even break it.

also this house we are renting from we had a falling out with the people above us (they party A LOT and I am pregnant to make a long story short) anyway they act weird if we do anything. I think they should shovel our driveway dont you grr. The walkway is long maybe like 40 plus feet so I think they will act weird if we put stuff on their lawn I dont know.

Answer 1

sprinkle salt on the ice...it will help melt it faster

Answer 2

There are many kinds of ice melters on the market, most can be found at your local hardware stores, home centers and even grocery and convince stores. Be sure to read the label and determine what the minimum temperature is for them to be effective. Some can be used at colder temperatures than others. With all the in and out traffic which will occur with moving, you may be concerned with not tracking the ice melter into the house as it may have an effect on the floor. Several mats laid end to end may be enough or some kind of runner to wipe your shoes on may be good. Or you may want to go with just plain old sand which will help with traction no matter what the temperature, but again the tracking in may be a concern to be dealt with. Good Luck.

Answer 3

Rock salt and sand it the only thing I know of. Can you contact your landlord and ask if you can move as soon it is safe to do so? Sorry about this.