Summary: Keep your sidewalks safe in the winter. Learn how to 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
"So now that we finished what you want to do is go back and recheck what you have done rather the sidewalk or the steps. Make sure that you got everything that you wanted to get out. Here's a little bit of ice left and you can either leave it or probably it will melt on it's own in a few days. Or you can go back and pick it or put some sand on it. Over there on the side I'm going to finish it there's a little area where I didn't get that. So in this case since it's really thin ice you can go back and pick it out in a minute. After that I would go back and shovel that up it's always important to remember that the sidewalk has to be kept clean for legal reasons. So in the steps over there it's up to you to leave it but on the sidewalk it's best to clean it up."
eHow Article: Using Shovel and Sand to Deice Sidewalk