Snowmelt: Driveway Heating Mats

As we noted, snowmelt driveway systems come with several specific benefits to their buyers. These include:

Convenience: Driveway heating mats allow you to be free of the hassle of regular shoveling, ice melting and other related tasks, including using harmful chemical melting ice agents.

Safety: These systems melt both snow and ice, making the driveway area safe for all.

Cost benefits: Not only will a snowmelt system save you money on expensive plowing services, but it will also extend the lifespan of your driveway by limiting the need for such plowing solutions, which may damage some driveways like an expensive marble driveway from example.

Effectiveness: Our heated driveway mat systems are not only high-powered, but also outfitted with automatic sensors to detect when snow is falling and turn on immediately.

Generally speaking, there are two common formats available for driveway snowmelt systems:

Mats: Available in several sizes, these outdoor driveway mats are easily installed and offer spaced-out heating to cover the entire surface. They’re slightly more expensive than their counterparts.

Cables: Offered in the same voltages as mats and for a slightly lower price, snowmelt cables may take a bit longer for installation due to their properties. However, their flexible nature makes them great for unusually-shaped driveways, lots or even outdoor staircases, and they can be placed in a variety of spacing needs.

In addition, you’ll have the ability to choose between full coverage of your entire driveway or lot versus specific tire track coverage. For those looking to limit both installation and operational costs, the latter system involves two separate heating elements placed in the expected tire track areas, in charge of heating and melting enough of the driveway to make it passable. For those looking for a more comprehensive solution, however, full coverage is always available as well. Those worried about operational costs or energy use here can speak to our pros about a zoned system that heats up various sections of the driveway at once, cutting down on energy use and costs significantly.