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A snowmelt system melts snow as it lands — no shoveling, no plow contract, no ice. The only rational time to install one is when the driveway is open anyway. That's exactly the work we do.
Hydronic systems circulate heated fluid through tubing in the slab, run by a boiler — higher install cost, cheapest to operate, the standard for large or luxury driveways. Electric systems embed heating cable — simpler and cheaper to install, costlier per storm to run, ideal for smaller areas, walks, and steps. Both run on automated sensors that fire only when temperature and moisture say snow — you don't turn anything on, and it doesn't run on clear cold days.
In Utah, adding snowmelt during a driveway replacement typically runs $12–$21 per square foot on top of the concrete work. Two honest ways to manage that number: heat the tire tracks and the walk instead of the full slab (a fraction of the area, most of the benefit), and zone the system so the steep or shaded section gets heat and the flat sunny section doesn't. Operating cost lands near a plow visit per storm — roughly $30 for a typical driveway — and less than plowing over a season for most homes.
The typical snowmelt project stacks three contractors: radiant installer, excavator, concrete crew — three schedules and three warranties pointing at each other when a zone doesn't fire. We're the excavation company that pours the concrete: tear-out, base, drainage, tubing coordination, pour, and finish under one contract and one written guarantee. On a mountain driveway in Park City, Midway, or Heber, that's the difference between a two-week job and a two-month standoff.
If your driveway has years of life left, retrofitting snowmelt means destroying good concrete — usually poor value, and we'll say so. If it's due for replacement anyway, the incremental cost of adding heat while the ground is open is the best deal in the category. That's the honest math, and the free inspection gives you both numbers.
Roughly $30 per storm for a typical driveway — around what one plow visit costs. Automated sensors keep it from running when it isn't snowing, which is where operating-cost horror stories come from.
Large driveways and luxury builds: hydronic, for the lower operating cost. Small pads, tire tracks, walks, and steps: electric, for the simpler install. We'll price the right one for your layout rather than the expensive one.
Yes — tire-track and zoned layouts are the smart-money versions: a fraction of the install cost, most of the benefit. Steep section heated, flat section plowed is a common Park City design.
Only by cutting into or overlaying it, which is rarely worth it. If your slab is failing anyway, replacement plus snowmelt is the play; if it's healthy, we'll tell you to wait — no charge for the honesty.
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