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Salt and ice melt in Rochester, MN

Complimentary on the plan. Not a bag we sell.

How wide is it?

Driveway, sidewalks, complimentary salt. City plow pile extra. Rochester city limits: 55901, 55902, 55904, 55906.

Rock salt on a cleared Rochester driveway

Ice after the freeze-thaw. Salt is on the plan.

Ice is the second storm.

Rochester melt-and-refreeze glazes the pad you just drove. Complimentary salt rides with the residential visit. Driveway and sidewalks get it. We do not sell ice melt off a pallet.

Walks matter here. The city wants them clear within 24 hours. Salt on the plan is how the glaze gets handled after the snow. Typical seasonal driveway packages in town skip the walks entirely. Sidewalks stay included.

1-car $199/mo, 2-car $229/mo, 3-car $259/mo. City plow pile at the mouth is still extra if you want it gone. Monthly billing · Driveway.

What the city says about salt vs ice melt

SnowSota puts complimentary salt on the residential visit. We do not publish which bag we use, and we do not sell deicer. Rochester Public Works does publish how salt behaves. From the city's Smart Salting Best Practices page:

Shovel or plow first. Compacted snow becomes ice and takes more product. Rock salt (sodium chloride) is much less effective below 15°F; the city says use sand for traction when it is that cold, or a different deicer. Scatter granules about three inches apart. Sweep leftover product so it does not wash into storm drains. The city writes that one teaspoon of salt permanently pollutes five gallons of water.

Those same city notes: calcium chloride works down to −20°F and is less hard on plants. Calcium magnesium acetate is salt-free, works down to 20°F, and is safer for vegetation and concrete. That is the city's product list, not ours. Complimentary salt on the house plan is still salt on the visit, not a bag for sale.

Salt on the plan

Not a product page.

Is salt extra on the SnowSota plan?

No. Complimentary salt is on the residential plan with the sidewalks. Not an upsell.

Do you sell salt or ice melt in Rochester?

No. We do not sell salt as a standalone product. It comes with the monthly driveway plan.

Why salt Rochester driveways and sidewalks?

Freeze-thaw turns a cleared pad into ice. The city expects walks clear within 24 hours. Salt on the plan is for that glaze.

Is the city plow pile included with the salt?

No. That ridge at the street mouth is extra if you want it cleared. Salt on the pad and walks is in.

Does rock salt work when it is below 15°F?

The city says rock salt is much less effective below 15°F and to use sand for traction or a different deicer. That is Rochester Public Works, not a SnowSota product claim. Smart Salting.

Salt is already in.

$199 / $229 / $259 a month. Driveway, walks, complimentary salt.

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