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...

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...

Meet Suzie: A Native Californian Now Dealing with 55+ Inches of Snow

A husband deployed for a year, a reluctant teenager and an at home daycare business makes the winter time extra challenging when it comes to ice building up, shoveling and snow removal. Meet Suzie ...

HeatTrak in Action: Our New Video!

The winter months are tricky to navigate for anyone, but the group that faces the most difficulty is unquestionably the elderly. They have an increased susceptibility to slipping and falling, and ...

Clearing Up Some Myths About Our Snow Melting Mats: 8 Questions You've Been Asking

As faithful blog readers know, we like to talk about anything and everything under the winter sun--how to prepare your home for winter, health concerns related to shoveling, hazards that the elder...

How Do Heated Floor Mats Work (and the Technology Behind Them)

From self-operating vacuums to wireless thermostats, technology allows for the automation of many aspects of property ownership. Property maintenance has become hassle-free through technological g...

How to Store Heated Floor Mats in Summer?

While you might find yourself wishing for a big snow plow during a heavy winter storm, when it comes time to store your equipment for the off-season, you might be glad you don’t have to deal with t...

Top 10 Reasons to Use Heated Floor Mats This Winter

The snow removal benefits are obvious, but that’s not the only reason to upgrade your snow removal method to heated floor mats this winter. Here are our top 10 reasons to use heated mats all winte...

What is the Difference Between Residential & Industrial Heated Floor Mats?

By now you’ve done your research to understand which snow removal method is right for you and have decided that heated floor mats make the most sense. HeatTrak offers two types of mats - Resident...

What To Consider When Purchasing Snow Removal Mats for The Best Price

If you’ve researched heated snow removal mats, you’ve probably discovered that many mats come in residential and commercial varieties. While you might be tempted to order commercial quality mats f...

3 Reasons Outdoor Heated Floor Mats are Worth the Investment

With so many snow removal methods on the market, it can be overwhelming to understand which is the best method for you. While deicing solutions can be tempting to use in the winter due to their ef...

3 Questions You Need to Ask Before Buying Your Snow Melting Mats

It’s no secret that the past winter was one of the most devastating on the books. From property damages to stalls in businesses running effectively, chances are that you or someone you know was af...