The HeatTrak Homeowner Blog

Will a Snowblower Damage a Concrete Driveway?

The driveway is one area of your property where snow removal is an urgent need. However, clearing it away is a lot of work and you might be tempted to leave the snow and simply drive over the accu...

The Pros and Cons of a Heated Driveway

When winter arrives and your driveway is suddenly covered in snow and ice, you may find yourself longing for a heated driveway that could take the snow shovel out of your hand or eliminate the exp...

Should You Use Rock Salt on Your Cement Driveway?

In wintertime, many people use rock salt as their “go-to” method for preventing snow build-up and for de-icing. After all, rock salt is relatively inexpensive, fairly easy to apply, easy to come b...

Are Heated Driveways Worth the Cost?

Many homeowners who live in regions with harsh, long winters have, at one time or another, considered installing heated driveway. The convenience of a heated driveway, in terms of time savings and...

The Average Cost of Hail Damage Repair

Many homeowners are prone to ask, "What does it cost, on average, to repair the damage done by a hail storm?" The question is important, and hail damage repairs can often cost thousands of dollars...

Heat It Up: Save Your Driveways with Heat This Winter

If you know the pain of having to replace a concrete driveway after just a few years of use, then you are probably ready to hear about a clear solution for your driveway woes. Considering a new co...

4 Tips for Clearing a Concrete Driveway Full of Snow

Got snow? Have a concrete driveway that needs to be cleared so you can back your car out and go to work (after all, we can't all hibernate)? We feel your pain. One of the major challenge homeowner...

Beyond the Drive: Understanding Hidden Driveway Costs

Don’t you hate it when you plan a project, and then get hit with some astronomical charges that you didn’t calculate into your budget? Driveways can often be a home improvement project like this, ...

After the Storm: The Concise Homeowner’s Post-Winter Driveway Repair Guide

The winters can be cruel to everyone, but since they reside outdoors 24/7 for a good few months of the year, our driveways take a particularly harsh beating. Between constant freeze-thaw cycles, s...

Understanding Different Driveway Materials

Depending on where you live, you may need to think carefully about the way in which you pave your driveway. If you hail from the Northeast, asphalt is the name of the game. If you’re from the Sout...

Clearing Snow & Ice from Driveways in an Eco-Friendly Way

There are lots of great things about winter: warming up by a hot fire, watching the game, and sipping a piping cup of hot cocoa. Plus, when it’s snowing out...you don’t have to mow the lawn! But t...

Homeowners: Do's & Don'ts for Protecting Your Driveway This Winter

Concrete driveways don’t come cheap. Pouring a standard 1,000 sq. ft. (92.9 square meters) cement driveway will run you anywhere from $2,000-$5,000 (approximately $2,675-$6,688 CAD), and even simp...

Avoiding Driveway Danger: What You Need to Know About Black Ice

Black ice is a well known wintertime danger, particularly as regards driving on highways, but it also can create a hazard right on your own driveway and walking paths. Ironically, shoveling off yo...

Rock Salt Damage and Other Things Your Driveway Should Avoid in Winter

On average, a new 1,000-square-foot (304.8 m2) driveway costs between $2,000 and $5,000 (approximately $2,700 - $6,700 CAD) to install, and a professional resurfacing job on the same driveway will...