Shoveling all that snow can get pretty tedious, and putting down ice melt or rock salt can wreak havoc on concrete and cars. That means it's natural to wonder if a heated driveway is for you.

What if roads, or your driveway, could get rid of snow ... Which means you can turn the concrete into a resistive heat load. And this isn’t just a university research project that is going ...

The directions on the bag also point to a warning-- don't leave the ice melt on your driveway. "Over time it will break down the concrete in your driveway. You do need to get it off your concrete ...