How to Clean Ice off a Sidewalk
Cleaning the ice off of a sidewalk is always a hard, laborous task. If you've never had the 'opportunity' to clean ice off of a sidewalk, apparently, you are a lucky one. But, there will come a day, where you will wake up one morning and it's snowing outside, and you just have to scrape the sidewalk. What a joy right? Well, in case you don't know how to clean the ice off, here's a few tips.
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Steps
- Get a bucket of sidewalk salt and carefully sprinkle a path to the sidewalk with it.[1]
- Carefully walk to the sidewalk, and try and get to some snow, or ground. Just try to stay off the ice.
- Once at the sidewalk, spinkle salt in an S pattern, and put about one tablespoon per square foot (manufacture recommended).
- Once you have firm footing on some ice, use a hoe and scrape away the ice.
- Do not leave the broken ice on the sidewalk, push it into snow, grass, or the road.
- Once all the ice is gone, layer the sidewalk again with another thin layer of sidewalk salt.
- You may need to repeat this regularly until the frost is completely gone.
Tips
- Always keep a bucket of sidewalk salt, a shovel, and a hoe on your porch in winter so you don't have to slip on ice to get them.
- Take twenty minuite intervals scraping ice and taking a break until all the ice is gone.
Warnings
- Wear warm clothing.
- Don't slip on the ice, it can break bones or crack your head. Be very, extremely careful when doing this!
Things You'll Need
- Sidewalk scraper
- Plastic bucket with handle
- 5 lb. bag of sidewalk salt
- Pail (non metal)
- Winter clothing
Sources and Citations
- ? http://www.ehow.com/how_3391848_clean-ice-off-sidewalk.html
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