Parking lot salting and de-icing
Salt applied at rates matched to the surface, the temperature, and the storm, plus a watch on the spots that refreeze after the plows leave.
Matched to the conditions
Salt is applied at rates that match the surface, the temperature, and the storm. Over-salting wastes your money and eats your concrete; under-salting leaves black ice. The goal is enough to keep ice from bonding to the pavement, and no more.
Two ways to contract salting
- With every plow: lots and walks are treated on each visit
- Monitored: we watch the forecast and the pavement and apply when conditions call for it
Your contract states which terms apply and which surfaces get treated.
Refreeze and ice management
Refreeze is the quiet problem: meltwater crosses a shaded sidewalk at 3 p.m. and turns to glass by 6 p.m. We watch the problem spots on your property, like downspout outlets, shaded corners, and low drainage areas, and treat them before they become an incident report.
Buried drains make it worse, because every thaw sends water across the lot with nowhere to go. Chronic wet spots get flagged at onboarding as refreeze watch points, and the pre-winter checklist covers what to clear before the season.
Ice without much snow
Freezing rain and sleet can glaze a lot without leaving enough to plow. Those storms need salt rather than a plow.
Logged with every visit
Every visit is logged with a timestamp: what was done, when, and in what conditions, salting and refreeze treatments included. If anyone asks whether the lot was treated before an incident, you have the answer in writing.
Salt works best with a plan. Salting is contracted alongside parking lot snow plowing and sidewalk snow removal, with the terms in writing. See all services.
Salting and de-icing questions
How much salt does a parking lot need?
It depends on the surface, the temperature, and the storm, so the rate is matched to the conditions on each application. Too much wastes money and damages concrete; too little leaves ice.
What is refreeze?
Snow and ice that melt during the day and freeze again as the temperature drops, usually where meltwater runs across shaded walks, drains, and low spots. Those spots get watched and treated before they turn to ice.
How is salting set up in the contract?
Your contract states the salting terms: with every plow or on a monitoring basis, along with which surfaces are treated.
Where we work
We salt and treat commercial lots and walks in Elgin, South Elgin, West Dundee, East Dundee, Carpentersville, Algonquin, St. Charles, Geneva, Batavia, Hoffman Estates, and Schaumburg, and in nearby towns across Kane, western Cook, and DuPage counties. See the full service area.
Get a quote with the salting terms in writing
Send the address. Your written quote will spell out the surfaces, the trigger depth, and the salting terms, usually within two business days.