rock salt

janeroser_2

STAR_BUCK wrote: »

Ahhh eureka maybe that will stop my neighbours cats from shi~ting in my garden! gonna get myself some rock salt tomorrow! bloody cats! :mad:

Well said !!!!!

Dr.Who-Who

Ring around don't go to DIY shop they are at least 50% more expensive than Building Merchants.

I can get £2.70 + vat (£3.17) for the company but that is Trade price. For jo-public you might be paying slightly more. £5.00! for a bag of 25kg rock salt is too expensive.

Info_man

Don't melt the snow! Think of the snowmen!:rotfl:
Keep it white, keep it bright!:D

maggirl

All the talk of getting prosecuted if you clear a path and someone has a accident is nonsense....the latest Government advice is that as long as you are taking action and attempting to improve the situation and havent done anything silly like pouring water onto the ice to melt it (which would then refreeze!) then you shouldnt worry about being prosecuted for being neighbourly.

I have a friend who works in the Council Highways dept and it genuinely causes problems when people irresponsibly and selfishly take grit from grit bins. Please think and be responsible before doing this...as the grit may be needed for when it gets REALLY bad...winter has only just started!

The grit bins are there for highways and pavements and are usually put in places wheer there are steep slopes or public buildings nearby, like schools or health centres.

Thanks, wasnt meant to be a rant but I know what problems this caused for their department last year.

AngelsMadv

thatguy1 wrote: »

You do know, if you put your own stuff on public paths/ roads if there is an accident you are liable not the council.

My company wont grit the car park at work for this very reason. It was like a bloody ice rink last year. One fella broke his arm. Nothing they could do, because it's down to the elements!

maggirl

well you can check this link for the latest advice......

http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/Nl1/Newsroom/DG_174618

and this is what I was on about, regarding getting prosecuted for clearing paths...

http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/Nl1/Newsroom/DG_19186

custardy

if you clear the path properly then its no slippier than the rest of the paths
i was the only person to clear my path and pavement last year(plus the old folks next door)
clear it down and scrape it with a spade
then brush it down with the yard broom
put down salt/grit
leave it for a bit then re sweep it down
unless you get massive snow falls after that its easy to keep on top of and less snow trekked into the house

ScratchandSniff-->[X]

thatguy1 wrote: »

You do know, if you put your own stuff on public paths/ roads if there is an accident you are liable not the council.

Incorrect. So long as you take "reasonable care" there is no problem what so ever.

ScratchandSniff-->[X]

ukchriss wrote: »

:j

We put sand down which works just as well.

Me too. It's a lot cheaper to buy too.

thatguy1

maggirl wrote: »

All the talk of getting prosecuted if you clear a path and someone has a accident is nonsense....the latest Government advice is that as long as you are taking action and attempting to improve the situation and havent done anything silly like pouring water onto the ice to melt it (which would then refreeze!) then you shouldnt worry about being prosecuted for being neighbourly.

I have a friend who works in the Council Highways dept and it genuinely causes problems when people irresponsibly and selfishly take grit from grit bins. Please think and be responsible before doing this...as the grit may be needed for when it gets REALLY bad...winter has only just started!

The grit bins are there for highways and pavements and are usually put in places wheer there are steep slopes or public buildings nearby, like schools or health centres.

Thanks, wasnt meant to be a rant but I know what problems this caused for their department last year.

OK, didn't know that it had changed