The HeatTrak Homeowner Blog

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, ...

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...

Winter Fire Safety Tips For Your Home

More home fires occur during the winter than at any other time of year, and many of these fires result in extensive property damage, severe burns and respiratory problems, and even in the death o...

How to De-Ice Your Steps and Walkways

During the winter months, safe passage to and from your home isn’t just important, it’s crucial. Walking over snow-covered surfaces anywhere can be challenging and dangerous, but when you add in t...

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...

What Type of Snow Melt is Safe for Concrete?

Concrete and snow are a tricky combination during the winter months, and keeping walkways and driveways clear is a priority when it comes to maintaining safe passage to and from your home. Accumul...

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...

Should You Put Ice Melt Down Before Snow?

Most of us want to be as preventive as possible when it comes to managing snow and ice in order that we can maintain the safety of our homes and enjoy the winter months with little hassle. Ice melt...

Comprehensive Comparison of Your Snow Removal Options

How to clear snow off a concrete or asphalt surface (like your driveway or walkway) is a major topic during the winter. There are several methods, but what they are, which ones to use, and what ef...

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...

How to Ice-Proof Your Stairs for a Safer Winter

Ice and snow come hand in hand during the winter months. While it would be nice to prevent the inevitability of ice from gathering at all around your home, that could be a pretty daunting if not im...

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...