When you want to play in the snow instead of shoveling it, a snow melt system can remedy that snow on your Brookline and Lexington, MA, driveway and walkways. Don’t worry that your driveway and walkway are already in place because a premium snow melt system can be installed in a new landscape or an existing one.
What is a Snow Melt System?
A snow melt system is typically composed of four components. The first is a heating element that is embedded in the concrete of the hard surface. The second component is sensors that measure outside temperature and moisture levels while the third is a power source. The final component is a control device that operates the system.
There are two types of snow melt systems, electric and hydronic. The electric snow melt system consists of wires that are embedded in insulated cable and as the wire heats up, the snow and ice melt from the surface. The hydronic snow melt system circulates a mixture of hot water and antifreeze (to keep it liquid) in tubes that are embedded in the concrete surfaces. This system operates much the same way as a hot water heater. Your landscape service can advise which system would work best for your home and landscape.
The purpose of having a snow melt system is the convenience and lack of effort required to keep the driveways and walkways free of snow and ice during the winter season. The system eliminates the need for shoveling, snow blowing, and removes the potential damage to the surfaces from corrosive salt substances that are necessary to melt the ice and snow. No more back-breaking work or hauling heavy snow because the snow melt system dissolves everything away.
How Does a Snow Melt System Help?
The snow melt system does all of the work for you in those areas where the snow and ice are proving difficult to manage. Suitable for driveways, sidewalks, entryways, and patios, a snow melt system is a long-term solution to the winter shoveling and snow blowing that must be done over and over again with every storm.
It reduces the risk of slipping and falling from slick surfaces by melting away the snow and ice. Another critical benefit can be that your hardscape surfaces are not subject to the potential damage from the deicing salts needed to melt the frozen substances during the ongoing freeze/thaw cycles of wintertime.
As a homeowner, you are probably constantly battling the snow and salt residue that is tracked in with every person who comes and goes at your home and the snowmelt system can eliminate all of the time you spend on your hands and knees cleaning that tracked in mess. Once the snow and ice are melted, the water drains away.
Your landscape specialist can lay the snowmelt system first and then cover it with premium landscape pavers that are durable and color-matched to your exterior architecture and paint colors. The array of colors and sizes and textures means that you can customize the driveway, walkway, and patio surfaces in any way that you like. If you want to keep your existing hardscape surfaces, the snow melt system can be retrofitted to your existing surface.
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