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Concrete happens to be a porous material that absorbs water easily. During winters, water on roads and driveways is turned to ice or snow – however, this itself does not cause damage to the concrete. What really causes concrete to deteriorate are deicers, such as salt. Similarly, in coastal climates, moisture in the air contains high levels of sodium chloride, which can cause concrete to crumble and become discolored over time. more
The answer is yes, salt does indirectly damage your concrete driveways, patios and sidewalks.
Direct contact from the spray should be avoided. You should also protect other surfaces from the spray. Despite its minimal odor, you will need to ensure proper ventilation before using Saltguard WB. [links]
While this is an effective method for melting ice and snow, the question is, does salt damage your concrete?
Materials that allow water penetration can dry unevenly, resulting in warping (twisting or bowing) of the original shape. Initially, it may be imperceptible, but over time it can noticeably distort the material, misalign seams and loosen screws and other fasteners used to hold the furniture together.
If you live in an area where there are frequent rainstorms, or that has high humidity, you want to be sure that your furniture is resistant to damage from various water-based issues. Standing water or retained moisture can not only physically degrade the material, but it can also lead to health risks.
This strong Australian hardwood is fast-growing, lasts a long time and offers significant cost savings versus teak. Its natural washed appearance has a rustic appeal, which will develop into a silver patina unless oiled regularly. It is weather and rot resistant and its oil acts as a natural insecticide. But, a sealant is recommended to improve the resistance of eucalyptus to pests and minimize the negative impact of uneven moisture retention.
Plants that suffer salt damage in winter are often hit twice– once when the spray lands on their branches and again when salted snow slurry melts into their root zones. Salt can be incredibly damaging to plants, causing them to suffer from dehydration by bounding up water and nutrients as the sodium separates from the chloride and works its way into the plant tissues. more
If your home is located close to a commonly deiced road or you’ve been using a lot of deicer, there are a few ways to protect your plants from the dangerous effects of salt before they even break dormancy, including: [links]
A white Christmas often spells disaster for gardeners and landscapers alike. With the widespread use of sodium chloride as a road deicer, winter salt damage to plants can be massive if there’s much in the way of ice and snow. Repairing winter salt damage is a touch and go process, but there are a few ways to help protect your plant from damage in the first place. more
Salt damage symptoms depend heavily on how much exposure the plant received but, in general, you’ll see symptoms like stunted, yellow foliage, leaf margin scorch, twig dieback, and even premature fall coloration. Other plants may produce abundant witches’ brooms or simply die unexpectedly.
Surface is a wear item, you need to replace it – Now whether or not you have salt in your water a concrete pool will need to be resurfaced. At best 7-10 years is all that can be expected. Now keep in mind the price - $15,000 to $20,000 is a good starting point for a 15’ x 30’ pool.
So you have been considering a swimming pool and have met with the gunite pool builder. Lets see if she told you everything?
Did you know these 7 traits of concrete pools?
Inconsistency of material used – Not all concrete is the same. If you know someone in the masonry trades ask them if every truck of concrete they have ever ordered is consistent. It’s not, that’s why it is considered an art. If concrete just always came in the way you wanted and did what you wanted it to do every time that would be great. But the fact is that you have to know how to work with it the way it comes in that batch. Everything can be a factor, humidity, drive time on the truck, was there leftovers from the last pour in his truck before he loaded you, is the truck sitting in the sun, is the project in the sun, windy, overcast, how many times did the barrel spin (there is a counter in the truck and you have to know it), did it rain last night (that would cool off the gravel).
Hard to heat – When it comes down to it concrete is just a ratio of sand, Portland cement, gravel and water. So basically it’s just hard dirt. And we all know that the ground stays the same temperature all year round. Having only concrete (which is hard dirt) insulate you from the ground (dirt) does nothing to keep heat in. In our own tests between two swimming pools of similar size. One a concrete pool using a 450,000 BTU heater and a Fiberglass (what type of insulation do you have in your attic) pool using a 150,000 BTU heater. We found that to raise the temperature from 65 degrees to 80 degrees took the concrete pool 3 full 24-hour days and only took the Fiberglass pool 8 hours. Both were in direct sun, but only one benefited from being an insulator from the ground temperature. more