Winter Care Tips

Your new concrete project is a personal and financial investment that should not be taken lightly. With proper care, you will have the opportunity to enjoy your new decorative design for a lifetime! The page that follows will provide help care tips that will keep your concrete beautiful for years to come. If you have any questions or would like to schedule an estimate today, please call Designer Concrete today at 214-544-1004.

Here are some tips for proper winter concrete care:

  1. When possible remove snow and ice from concrete surfaces as soon as possible to minimize the effects of freeze/thaw cycles.
  2. Use sand for increased traction on ice, since it has no adverse effect on concrete. If you are going to use a chemical deicer, use it according to the manufacturer's instruction and never over apply. Melting every bit of ice and snow on walkways and driveways with deicers is just not practical. Use the deicer only to break the bond between ice and pavement.
  3. Once the bond between ice and pavement is broken by the deicer the slush and residual deicer should be removed by shoveling or plowing to prevent refreezing.
  4. When having new concrete poured, always have a protective sealer added after curing to minimize moisture and deicing salt penetration into the surface of the concrete.
  5. Avoid using any deicing chemical the first winter after concrete has been poured if at all possible. The only safe material we recommend to make your concrete surfaces skid resistant is plain sand.
  6. Never use deicers containing ammonium sulfate or ammonium nitrate. These chemicals are often packages and are sold as deicers, but they aggressively attack and deteriorate concrete surfaces.

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