How to Shovel and Salt Packed Snow and Ice | This Old House

This Old House landscape contractor Roger Cook shares tips for clearing a concrete walkway after a snowstorm. (See below for a shopping list and tools.)

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Roger shows Kevin some methods for removing stubborn ice from a walkway, including proper use of shovels, ice-chippers, de-icing salts, and sand.

Shopping List for How to Shovel and Salt Packed Snow and Ice:
- deicers, such as rock salt, calcium chloride pellets, and urea fertilizer
- sand

Tools for How to Shovel and Salt Packed Snow and Ice:
- snow shovel
- ice chipper
- broadcast spreader

Prestone calcium chloride pellets, Road Runner enhanced calcium chloride blend and De-Icing Salt (sodium chloride/rock salt) manufactured by Scotwood Industries, Inc. [https://scotwoodindustries.com/]

Snow shovels, ice chippers and hand spreaders are available at your local garden center or home center.

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