2007-12-02 05:29:09 · 4 answers · asked by Joanna S 2 in Home & Garden ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
cool...but does anyone know the brand?
2007-12-02 05:39:27 · update #1
We use the calcium chloride flakes, works great and in super cold weather. Our deck is coated with a colored, wood preserving stain, "Olympic brand" and the calcium doesn't seem to cause the color to fade.
I might add, the city of Cleveland, and many other cities across the country have started to use a "calcium chloride brine", a simple mixture of calcium chloride and water,as it works at much lower temperatures than the previously used rock salt, and does not kill grass or shrubs.
They even spray this brine on roads before an expected snow storm to retard the snow from sticking and freezing.
Any brand of calcium chloride will work, but, be sure to get the flakes and not pellets. The pellets just bore a hole in the snow and really don't work nearly as well as flakes.
Last year I paid about $12.00 for 40 lbs at the local feed and hardware store.
Bricklayers and masonry workers also use this product in mortor and concrete to prevent freezing, where salt would tend to ruin and powder the concrete.
2007-12-02 05:34:51 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2017-01-22 14:05:38 · answer #2 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
DO NOT use salt or calcium chloride on your wood or composite deck which can corrode the fasteners and hardware!
Salt or any chloride-based products are very corrosive to metal and you can put your entire family at risk if you put salt or calcium chloride on the deck. It's hard on the wood but you are inviting disaster from corroded joist hangers, nails, screws etc. Worse yet, there could be electrical conduits or gas pipes running below, out of sight and corroding slowly until it's too late. There have been several cases of decks collapsing from using salt. If you have used salt in the past, have your deck inspected for any signs of corrosion and make recommended repairs.
you can get Wood Deck Deicer from www.powericemelt.com
2014-11-27 00:41:44 · answer #3 · answered by Jim 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can use ice melt, or rock salt. You need to make sure you thoroughly wash the deck though. Both of these items will damage the finish on your deck.
2016-03-15 04:55:41 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Salt, the stuff that you buy for the water softner is the best, you can get it in pellets ,or crushed, cheaper than snow melt, lasts longer,
2007-12-02 06:30:27 · answer #5 · answered by William B 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋