Standard rock salt for example tends to work best in temperatures between 15 20 degrees fahrenheit.
Best salt for stamped concrete.
Without question salt water is an improvement over chlorine but even salt can have an impact on sealed decorative concrete finishes over time.
Calcium chloride these round white pellets when used in a high enough concentration may chemically attack concrete.
Want to know if there is any type of epoxy to repair this damage.
Magnesium chloride the best safest and newest deicing slat on the market.
Magnesium chloride on the other hand may be effective down to 0 degrees and below whereas calcium chloride has been known to melt ice down to 25 degrees.
Someone cleaning the sidewalk from the city threw salt on my stamped concrete.
Repairing stamped concrete is very difficult and best left to a professional.
The most common mistake most people make is using salt based ice melt to remove the ice.
While well cared for stamped concrete surfaces can be very attractive poorly or wrongly maintained stamped concrete can be one of the most hideous and repulsive things in the world of home ownership.
Salt water pools are all the rage these days for both residential and commercial installations.
The first winter for new concrete salt should never be used.
It will work in temperatures as cold as 13ºf.
I have some pit marks and it took the top layer off.
However there is no such thing as safe for concrete de icing salts or chemicals.
Once water splashed on the poolside concrete begins to evaporate salt crystals form and adhere to the sealer surface.