"aemeijers" wrote in message
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Clot wrote:
Dave wrote:
Hi folks,

I'm in a cold climate - eastern Canada.

The apron (for lack of a better term) of my 30 year-old concrete
garage floor is starting to chip rather badly. You can see the nature
of the chipping he

http://myplace.route2.pe.ca/dave.gal...age/garage.jpg

Any ideas on how best to not only stop the decay, but how it might be
returned to its original condition?

Moving on a tangent, why do you garage the car? I(snip)

Because I detest digging the car out of snow cover, and even when it isn't
snowing, scraping the frost off the windows?

My attached garage is not heated, other than what leaks out from the
imperfect house walls, and the hot engine block and other moving parts
that the car brings in from the cold. It freezes in there, but seldom
freezes hard. You are correct that thermal cycling promotes rust, but I
put that under the chapter heading of an acceptable tradeoff.

Now if I could just find a cost-effective way to make the driveway shovel
itself when it snows.

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aem sends...

Well for starters , stop putting salt on it...I don't get the need for a
completely clear and dry driveway in the winter..A paved drive will melt off
by itself in a few days unless it is below zero....In my gravel drive I
always pack down the first snow of the season by driving over it with the
plow truck and only plow after I have a good base...NO SALT and I only sand
if it gets icy like after freezing rain or sleet , ect....ALOT less damage
to the drive and lawn....I put studded snows on SWMBO's car anyway for my
peace of mind while she is commuting and I drive a 4X4...If you live in snow
country you should run snowtires and lay off the salt....IMHO...