# How to Get Ice Off the Sidewalk Without Salt or Scraping
If you want to be kind to the environment and not damage your lawn when melting ice, you do have another option that is eco-friendly. Instead of scraping and using salt. You can use wood ash and sand to melt ice on your concrete or asphalt driveway or sidewalk without any worries about damaging the surface or the surrounding lawn and garden.
Things You'll Need
- Wood ash
- Sand
- Bucket
- Scoop
Instructions
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Collect wood ash from your fireplace or backyard fire pit during the year. Keep the ash in a container that will protect it from moisture so it will stay dry.
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Mix two parts wood ash and one part sand in a bucket when you have ice to melt.
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Use a scoop to sprinkler a thin layer of wood ash and sand over the ice. The wood ash will melt the snow and the sand acts as traction until the ice melts.
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Wait 24 hours before adding more of the mixture to spots that you may have missed or areas that had a thick ice build-up.
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General Home Safety
- How to Apply Salt on Sidewalk Ice
- How to Get Ice Off Your Concrete Steps Without Harming Them
- How To Get Rid of Ice from a Driveway without Salt
- How to Get Ice Off the Sidewalk Without Salt
- How to Clear Ice on a Driveway Without Salt
- How to Get Graffiti Off the Sidewalk
- Alternatives for an Icy Sidewalk Without Salt
- How to Melt Ice Without Destroying the Driveway
- How to Remove Ice Without Harming Plants
- How to Get Rid of an Icy Driveway
- How to Melt a Lot of Ice on the Driveway
- How to Get Ice Off a Porch
