Tips for clearing icey driveway/path

Butch Cassidy

I've done the clearing of snow thing but there's ice at the bottom and I don't know how to move it.

I don't have a large quantity of salt but what is it the ice even does? I was of the assumption that it merely prevented ice from accumulating rather than being able to shift it.

I've heard cat litter, baking soda and sand should/can be applied to icey paths to help with traction. Is this true?

Any tips please?

dnme

Salt lowers the freezing point of water by a few degrees - that's all it does.

Throw down a bit of grit and enjoy the beautiful views.

cnocbui

Salt thrown on the ice on my driveway caused it to melt away.

meercat

if you have any ashes from an open fire,use that

Rodin

Took the blade of a spade to mine yesterday. Broke it all up

gsxr1

best not use to much salt if you have a concrete drive way.

If you have tar. use loads. works a treat.

Mad_Mike

Don't put down cat litter anyway!
It will just turn into a pile of mess and muck

Prenderb

Removing ice is a mechanical job, best thing to do is use a spade or similar to get under it and lift it onto your lawn/wherever. Then salt the cleared area, if you have some. Salt really only helps prevent ice formation - on the kind of layers we have you might as well throw salt into the wind, to paraphrase a popular saying.

Avns1s

Mad_Mike wrote: »

Don't put down cat litter anyway!
It will just turn into a pile of mess and muck

And ashes the same way! You'll have her indoors handing you the mop!

paddy147

Butch Cassidy wrote: »

I've done the clearing of snow thing but there's ice at the bottom and I don't know how to move it.

I don't have a large quantity of salt but what is it the ice even does? I was of the assumption that it merely prevented ice from accumulating rather than being able to shift it.

I've heard cat litter, baking soda and sand should/can be applied to icey paths to help with traction. Is this true?

Any tips please?

Top Tip here........

wait till tomorrow afternoon and there will be no snow and ice left to clear.

Theres a big thaw on the way and we will be basking in temps of + 6 degrees C.



According to RTE Weather forecast.;)

Joey the lips

I have to say i am amazed to see no enterprising kids knocking at doors clearing drives for 5 euro...

They would clean up quite literally...

mad m

Joey the lips wrote: »

I have to say i am amazed to see no enterprising kids knocking at doors clearing drives for 5 euro...

They would clean up quite literally...

Sorry Joey, kids around my area were out in force with shovels, knocking on doors....

Fairplay to them....make hay while the snow lasts......hmmm that doesnt sound right!!! Make hay while the sun lasts.....hmmm better.

paddy147

Joey the lips wrote: »

I have to say i am amazed to see no enterprising kids knocking at doors clearing drives for 5 euro...

They would clean up quite literally...

Aswell as leaving big chunks out of your pathway or tarmack driveway too.:rolleyes:

joelietz

I usually pay the neighborhood kids to clear the way...

Someone suggested gravel to me one time-never did try it though.

Cheers

Butch Cassidy

Yeah it seems there's no quick solution to removing the ice other than beating the bejaysis out of it with a pick axe and then scooping it.

Must get some salt or something for next time before the snow starts falling. I've seen a few builder providers with signs on the road advertising grit. any recommendations?