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.