Snow and Ice Removal Strategies for 'Do-It-Yourself' Homeowners
It’s important to keep your driveway and the pavements around your home clear of snow and ice to reduce the risk of slip-and-fall accidents on your property. When winter storms threaten, DIY homeow...
How to Deal with Black Ice at Your Home
If you live in a cold climate, black ice on your driveway, sidewalks, walkways, and home entry areas is a serious winter problem. This nearly invisible hazard can make walking and driving treachero...
The Safest Way to Remove Snow from Your Roof
A big part of protecting the investment you have made in your home comes in the form of protecting your roof. Once winter hits, homeowners need to think about how to remove snow from this large sur...
The Cold, Hard, Ugly Truth about Shoveling Snow
Approximately 11,500 snow-shoveling related injuries occur in the United States each year, 95 percent of them occurring at or near the injured person's home. While more than 20 percent of such inju...
Snow Shoveling and Your Heart Health
If you're like a lot of people, you have one of two reactions when you wake up to a foot or more of snowfall. Either you're excited and uplifted by this beautiful coating of winter's glory that's c...
5 Tips for Shoveling Snow and Avoiding Back Pain
It’s that time of year again… The snow is here, falling peacefully and beginning to gather in piles around your home. It’s a beautiful scene to watch from inside the comfort of your home, until you...
How to Protect Your Hot Tub During Winter
Once the winter months roll around, do you ever gaze out the window at your hot tub and think that it may be months before the two of you reunite? Time spent in a hot tub during winter can be wond...
Never Again Worry about Leaving Your Snow Melting Mats Outdoors all Winter
Is it wise to leave your HeatTrak snow melting mats running all winter? How long will it take before this kind of long-term use wears them out?We frequently hear from our customers that they want t...
7 Tips to Keep Seniors Safe and Warm During Winter Months
Winter is a season marked by the joy of celebration and the beauty of snow-blanketed landscapes. However, winter also brings with it potential hazards and safety concerns that, for seniors, can tu...
Removing Ice Dams From Your Roof
Icicles hanging from the eaves of your roof during winter may be a quaint and pretty sight, but they can also be a sign of a major hazard: ice dams. An ice dam is as an accumulation of ice in thi...
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...
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...
How to Shovel Snow on a Gravel Driveway
Gravel is a popular material for driveways, and if maintained properly it will last for many years. It can be a much less expensive option for long driveways and, unlike costly repairs to concrete...
What Melts Snow Faster: Rock Salt or Heated Mats?
When you’re deciding the best way to manage months of snow-covered driveways, walkways, stairs and entryways in the most efficient and effective way, you’ll want to have all the facts. After all, ...
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...