Heated Driveway News

A: Radiant Heated Driveways

I love a good question that has an even better answer. Asking yourself each year why you have to break your back shoveling snow from your driveway is also a great question. Why put yourself through that torture, when radiant heat technology will do it for you? Installing a radiant heated driveway means that all the warmth from the cables underground radiate upward giving your driveway little time to accumulate snow. In fact, any precipitation that does fall quickly melts when it reaches the heated driveway. Radiant heated driveways are the latest home improvement project that don’t cost a lot up front but give a huge bang for the buck on the back! Literally, your back will love you. So will your knees, shoulders, and hips.

A snow melting system is simple to install under any type of driveway or sidewalk. Many businesses utilize them as well for their loading docks or entryways. The radiant heat cables are laid beneath the existing surface in a design specific to your space that you desire snow melting capabilities. Then with the help of a smart snow sensor, the temperature and level of moisture triggers the snow melting system to turn on. This means that your heated driveway is only heated when called for. It won’t run 24 hours a day, thereby wasting precious energy and money. A heated driveway heats only when there is snow present. You could go out of town and come back after several storms and find that your driveway is clear and visible, so go ahead and ask yourself if radiant heated driveways are right for you.

Now is the Ideal Time to Think about Heated Driveways

If you have ever strolled down the isles of your local super store or super market the day after Easter, you are bombarded with brightly colored signs advertising slashed prices on candy, baskets, and bunnies galore. Such is the case after any major holiday. The deals and steals come after the main event. The same rule applies to heated driveways. Each year as the snow retreats, and we look forward to May flowers and summer gardens, the low prices and bargain deals for radiant snowmelt systems are there for the taking. It is a great time to think about installing a snow melting system for your home or company. If you plan for a heated driveway now, you’ll save time and money and it will be installed and ready for use when the snow arrives next season.

Radiant heated driveways are becoming more popular than ever and utilize radiant heat cables to do the dirty work of winter snow removal for you. Snow melting systems can be installed under most existing driveways or sidewalks and can be customized to fit your driveway’s specific size and layout demands. You can heat a large space or a smaller customized space, depending on your needs. A heated driveway in the springtime may sound kind of silly, especially since we have all said a fond farewell to the cold side of Mother Nature. However, the best time to think about a heated driveway is in the off season. The prices are lower and the deals are ripe for the taking. So get prepared for next winter now and save a little extra cash for some Halloween candy next fall. Or better yet, buy it the day after and smile about your new commitment to good deals!

Learn how the Benefits of Heated Driveways far Outweigh the Costs

You may have heard that heated driveway systems are the only way to go these days. In fact, you’ve probably heard that once you go radiant, you never go back. But what exactly are the costs associated with heated driveways, and is it really worth your hard-earned money?

Many consumers are surprised by the affordability of heated driveway systems. They may sound like a luxury, but if you break down the costs, you’ll see that radiant heated driveways are an affordable luxury that every homeowner can have.

Operating Costs
Radiant heated driveways are the most efficient snow removal system out there.  About 99 percent of all the energy used by a radiant heated driveway goes to melting snow, meaning you don’t waste money heating the ground below the driveway. Additionally, a 300 square foot heated driveway can operate for less than 90 cents an hour. And the best part? Radiant heated driveways heat up 30 percent faster than other snow melting systems (such as hydronic radiant heating), meaning your operating costs are minimal.

Installation Costs
Warmzone heated driveway systems are quick and easy to install. Any motivated do-it-yourselfer can install the system with little cost. Additionally, Warmzone heated driveways take only a fraction of the time and cost than other, more complicated systems require.

Maintenance Costs
Herein lies the real beauty of heated driveway systems: there are no maintenance costs! Unlike hydronic systems, electric radiant heated driveways don't require additional equipment and have no moving parts, so there is no need to perform yearly maintenance. Install a heated driveway system and know that you can count on it for life.

As you can see, the costs of radiant heated driveways are minimal compared to the numerous benefits they afford. They’re efficient, they’re maintenance-free, and, best of all, they’ll keep you and your wallet happy all winter long.

Is Your Driveway Green? And We Don’t Mean the Color

Everyone wants to be gorgeously green, eco-conscious AND save their aching back this winter by installing a heated driveway. The green tidal wave is heading your way, down your street in fact, and who would have thought you could join by simply adding a driveway snow melting system to your home? With sagging home prices staring us in the face, driveway heating is also a great way to increase the value of your home. There is much in our lives that is uncertain right now. What is certain is that winter is on the way, you can install a snow melting system, and you can help protect our environment by doing so.

A snow melting system has the smart technology to automatically detect cold temperatures and moisture, so it only uses energy when needed. Utilizing this renewable energy to heat your driveway is a neat and eco-friendly choice. By electrically heating your driveway, you also eliminate the need for salt or harsh chemicals that harm the environment. What about the snow shoveling, the wet boots, the cold toes, and the screaming back muscles? The great news is that not only can you save Mother Earth by installing a heated driveway, but now you can save YOU too! It’s a wonderful thing. Melt snow, save energy, and avoid pain pills, all in one step.

Removing (Melting) Snow the Easy Way

It wasn’t that many years ago that I sat and listened to my grandpa talk about how he walked to and from school every day in the snow. He walked for miles everyday, and oddly enough, the trek was up hill – both ways! Anyhow, I do respect what he went through. Flash forward to today and our grand folks might be amazed at some of the conveniences we enjoy, not to mention how “cushy” our lives our. Radiant snow melting cable would have to be one of the modern conveniences that would make their eyes roll back in their heads – but I'm sure my grand dad would be first in line to install a radiant heated driveway.

Heat cable, or snow melting cable, can be installed in concrete, asphalt or underpaver driveways and allows for us to melt snow and ice around the home or business the easy way. Heat cable is laid out and then the finish surface is applied over that. You don’t even have to do a thing as it is all fully automated. A sensor will activate the system when needed so you can sit and watch the snow melt from your cozy living room. Grandpa and grandma would be amazed.

Radiant snow melting systems aren’t just for the sidewalk or driveway. They are also handy for melting snow buildup on your roof and gutters. No more broken gutters due to ice buildup and no more ducking as you walk under that area where the ice cycles  drip on you as you go under. (Or worse yet, they hang like menacing daggers, waiting to impale the next unsuspecting pedestrian.)

It’s the 2000’s folks. Automated snow melting is affordable, maintenance free and here to stay. Sure, grandpa may think I'm spoiled, but I'd be a fool to not take advantage of the technologies that are available today.

Help Mother Nature out in her Plights Against Ice Melter and install a Radiant Heated Driveway Today.

It’s summer time, and we are all a little more aware of the environment as we engage in our summer outdoor activities. Nature has been pretty good to us this summer, and I think it’s high time we paid her back this winter. How you ask? By installing a radiant heated driveway. Yes, an unlikely answer, but it’s true! Radiant heated driveways eliminate the need for nasty ice melter that sucks the life out of the surrounding environment.

You may not realize it, but the ice melter you use all winter long is detrimental to the environment. Chloride-based ice melters release salts as they form brine solutions, and many plants are sensitive to these salts. When you shovel your snow, the salt from your driveway or stairs comes into direct contact with surrounding vegetation, resulting in slow growth, deformities, and/or susceptibility to disease. Additionally, salt can seep into the soil surrounding your driveway, which can draw moisture away from plant roots.

Dual track driveway heating system being installed.

And if you’re not so into saving the environment, you’ll be interested to know that salt from ice melter can also corrode your driveway and stairs. Now that’s an expensive repair you definitely don’t need in the thick of winter.

Luckily for Mother Nature and you, radiant heated driveways are the greenest snow melting option out there. Heated driveway systems use radiant heat cables underneath your driveway to melt snow quickly and efficiently with absolutely no need for ice melter. In addition, heated driveways are fully automated, meaning you can be green this winter without any effort whatsoever.

So what are you waiting for? Plan ahead this summer so you can ditch the ice melter once and for all. Install a radiant heated driveway and give Mother Nature a little something back for all the good times she gave you this summer.