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Summary: Removing ice from your front steps. Learn how to use shovel and sand to deice sidewalk in this winter chores video from our experienced deicer.
Natan Pakman is a soon-to-be graduate of the University of Massachusetts in Amherst, Massachusetts. There, he has been involved in de-icing and sanding of walkways and other public...read more
"We're going to start shoveling out what we just picked. So as you can see we didn't get all the ice out it will take a lot longer to take every piece of it off. What we do now is we just apply a thin layer of sand. Like this is becomes pretty safe to walk on you want to be sure that you cover the entire thing with sand. Sometimes it's also good to spread it with your foot to make sure that you get every inch. So that's pretty much set."
eHow Article: Using Shovel and Sand to Deice Steps