Heated Driveway News

A Radiant Heat Solution Might be the Best Answer

There’s a legion of garage-less homeowners that would be served well by a radiant heated driveway. With limited outdoor storage space (of the shed variety) storing snow blowers, snow melting chemicals and shovels can prove troublesome, and snow removal services, costly. I am faced with such limitations for the first time this winter, and I’m thinking a heated driveway might be the way to go.

It’s easy to look past the initial cost of heated driveway installation when you consider the value it will add to your home. With flagging home values, most of us are interested in ways to recoup our losses, and heated driveways are an inexpensive way to build your equity. In my neck of the woods, at least, a radiant heated driveway would be unique to my block, and a unique selling point.

The good news is that radiant heat can be installed under almost any medium, whether pre- or post-construction. Heated driveway systems are easy to operate, and include sensors that activate the system when moisture is present or the temperature dips below 38 degrees, so your driveway is cleared and ready to go when you are.

Better still, you’ll avoid the mental and physical effort of layering up and heading out to hoist a shovel or push a gasoline-belching snow blower up and down your drive. I have enough time allocated for chores and child rearing already. Just think, if your driveway had radiant heat you could enjoy a hot beverage in the comfort of your living room while your neighbors are out battling the elements. If I did have a heated driveway, I’m thinking I’d be hitting the snooze button for the third time instead.