How to Keep Stairs from Icing Up

Icy steps create a treacherous obstacle to reaching your destination. Even if you make it to the top without slipping, you have to fight for every step. Precautions can be taken to prevent ice from forming on your steps, regardless of the weather situation. As soon as you realize that temperatures are dropping, you can use a few simple strategies to prevent injuries to yourself, your loved ones and even the mailman.

Wet-dry vacuum
Shovel
Rock salt

Instructions

- 1
  Use a wet-dry vacuum to remove any standing water on the steps. The lack of standing water prevents ice from forming in any great quantity.
- 2
  Shovel any snow that accumulates on your steps, since the melting snow freezes into ice if you leave it there.
- 3
  Scatter deicing salts on the steps. You can use rock salt, calcium chloride or magnesium chloride, which can be purchased at a hardware store, home-improvement store or even at the supermarket. Cover the entire step with a layer of the salt.

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