Snow Shovelling Tips
We were asked today by a new comer to Canada about some tips for snow removal. At first I thought it was a strange question, then I thought a little more; what an amazing question. The gentleman was from Japan. He also wanted to know more about snow plowing. So here are our recommendations to make your battle with the weighty white nuisance a little easier. Stretch first Take it easy, don’t be in a hury to get outside. Sometime a little patience can nsure all of the snow has fallen so yoru are not doing multiple snow shovelling sessions. Stretch thoroughly, one of favoritie stretch is to...
Read MoreIce Control – Salting – De-icing
Salt or in its chemical form is Na (sodium) Cl (Chloride) is an amazing substance. It was traded as currency, can be used to draw moisture and it turned Lots wife into a pillar of salt as soon as she looked back at Sodom. In the landscape indusry its biggest use is as a melter of ice and the prevetion and mitigation of ice and slippery conditions. We use Rock salt which is a coarse grade of salt this is not as well crushed as table salt and for good reason. Can you imagine trying to spread table salt and the kind of bridging you would get with regular table salt. It is the least expensive...
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