Sanding and Ice Control in Oro-Medonte

Our ice control service spreads sand and grit on gravel lanes and sloped driveways and measured ice melt on paved walks and steps, at homes across Oro-Medonte. We come out after freezing rain and on the thaw-and-freeze days that turn a cleared lane into a rink.

Why Gravel Lanes Get Sand

Sand gives tires grip on the packed snow base that sits over a gravel lane all winter. On a sloped drive it is the difference between climbing home and parking at the bottom.

We spread it on the slope, the turns and the lane mouth, where cars brake and start. Flat stretches often need nothing.

Lake Simcoe and the Salt We Leave Out

The Lake Simcoe Region Conservation Authority reports chloride in Lake Simcoe rising about 0.7 mg/L a year, with about 120,000 tonnes of salt spread in the watershed each year. The Township sands its own roads with a low-salt mix.

We follow the same thinking. Salt goes only where people walk on pavement, by the scoop, and gravel, lawns, septic beds and the ground around a well get sand.

When We Come Out for Ice

Freezing rain with no snow, a thaw followed by a hard freeze, and the glaze that forms at the lane mouth after a windrow pass each call for an ice visit. You can set it to automatic or ask by text.

Ice visits are a separate line in the quote, so you pay for the ice days the winter brings and nothing more.

What Affects the Price

The area treated, the slope, the product (sand, grit or ice melt) and how often ice forms on your property set the cost per application.

Ice control pairs with driveway snow plowing on sloped lanes and with walkway, deck and step clearing at the door.

Request a Written Quote

We visit, walk the lane with you, stake the edges and send a written quote before the first snow.