The HeatTrak Homeowner Blog

Snowblower Safety: Are they Safe? How and Why to Use a Snowblower

Come winter, a snow blower is a great tool when you need to clear fallen snow quickly. Snow blowers work by blowing fallen snow to the side, clearing a yard, driveway, or sidewalk in just a few min...

What to Do if a Frozen Pipe Bursts in Your Home

One of the most common hazards of winter is frozen pipes, and they can cause major problems in your household. A burst frozen pipe can even happen to even the most attentive homeowner. When it does...

Six Eco-Friendly Snow Removal Options for Your Home

There’s no question that snow removal is a necessity when it comes to maintaining safety during the winter months. Unfortunately, some of the methods used for removing ice and snow simply aren’t go...

Is Rock Salt Causing Damage to your Roof?

When the winter months hit and the snow begins to fall, one of homeowners’ first concerns is often the accumulating snow on their rooftop. While it’s completely manageable with the right informatio...

What’s Better: Snow Melting Mats or Heated Driveways?

While both heated snow melting mats and heated driveways are effective, they differ in other aspects that are definitely worth considering. In order to make the best, most informed choice, let’s ta...

How to Deal with a Steep Driveway during Winter

To avoid slip-and-fall accidents or slide-offs in your vehicle, it’s worthwhile to spend some time considering the best snow-melt system for your steep driveway. Asking these questions should help ...

Tree and Landscaping Hazards Caused by Snow & Ice

Ice and snow can also create tree and landscaping hazards that put you at risk of both injuries and (should a visitor be hurt on your property) expensive lawsuits. When trees enter winter already i...

Ice Dams and How to Prevent Them

Homeowners do well to think about ice dams and learn how to prevent them long before the arrival of winter. The damage ice dams can do by causing leaks, weakening shingles, and rotting out portion...

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...

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...

Snow Removal Through the Years

Once upon a time…. We’re all about snow removal--specifically a very modern, technological method of snow removal. But whether you use an electric snow-melting system or a tale-as-old-as-time-shov...

How the Different Winter Elements Affect Your Home's Roof

Winter weather can be hard on your home in general, but usually, your roof will suffer more than any other part of your house. This damage can be attributed to particular elements of winter weathe...

Top 5 Questions Homeowners Ask in Winter

As winter approaches, homeowners will be asking numerous questions about how to best manage the cold, snow, and ice. Protecting your property and avoiding unnecessary expenses can often be achiev...