Salt, Sand Or Mixture To Keep Driveway Snow Free?

[EViS]

I would like to get ahead of the game and reduce the amount of snow and ice that will settle on our driveway and that I inevitably have to shovel. Is sand in any way effective? Is salt the only answer? Or a mixture of both?

How much should I spread per m2? And should I spread it now before it snows, after, or both?

I have some dishwasher salt and a fair amount of sand lying around, so just need some educating.

Edited by EViS on Thursday 17th January 20:01

[EViS]

We just had our chimney swept the other day. All the ash, and there was a fair amount of it, has now gone . I shall remember for next year.

I guess broom and shovel it is.

[EViS]

So, I threw a couple of handfuls of dishwasher salt between my driveway access and the pavement's drop curb. No snow settled there all day! I've just swept the driveway into a nice pile, ready to get a monster snowperson, as the politically correct would say, built!

[EViS]

Galileo said:

Does anyone know if road salt effects block paving in any way?

Yes, block paving is concrete so don't pour any salt on it. All you can do is sweep or torch it .