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Homes & Gardens
Homes & Gardens
Punteha van Terheyden

Skip the Salt and Make Your Frozen Driveway Instantly Safe With This Cheap, Reusable, and Garden-Friendly Alternative For the ‘Freeze-Refreeze’ November Weather Cycle

A snow covered luxury home under blue sky .

If, like me, you don’t have the upper body strength or a strong enough back to crack up ice on your driveway with a pitchfork, shovel snow before it freezes, or repeatedly salt it for de-icing, then I have the perfect solution for you.

There is no need to de-ice your driveway to make it safe to walk or drive on. In fact, experts say sprinkling a thin layer of sand is actually the more affordable, easy, and garden-friendly swap to make this November, as the perpetual ‘Freeze-Refreeze’ weather cycle begins across most of the US.

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