Ice on the drive is the thing people worry about most once the clocks go back. We grit driveways, front paths, steps and the route up to the front door across Liverpool, Sefton, Southport and the Wirral. Everything is finished by 6am, so the ground is safe before anyone leaves the house. The salt is spread by hand to cover every step and corner. Send us a photo on WhatsApp for a price, with 10% off for sending it.
0151 272 3404 07469 539 068A member of our team will get back to you as soon as possible, usually within about 10 minutes. Alternatively please call us on 0151 272 3404, or call or WhatsApp us on 07469 539 068.
H2o Restored is a family-run, fully insured exterior cleaning company based in Fazakerley. Through the winter we grit drives, paths and steps for anyone who can’t risk a fall on the ice, or who’s worried about someone who can’t.
Mostly people who can’t afford a fall, and people who are worried about someone who can’t. An older person popping out for the paper on a frosty morning is the obvious one. Then there’s the school run with a toddler in one hand and a bag in the other. Think about the carer who turns up at 7am and has to get up your path to do their job too. A slip on ice you didn’t see can mean a broken wrist or a hip. For someone in their eighties that can change everything.
You don’t have to live at the address to book it. If your mum or dad lives on their own a few miles away, you can’t nip round at 5am every time there’s a frost. We can. Book it in your name for their house and we’ll message you once it’s done.
It’s also worth a thought if you’ve got a sloped drive, steps up to the door or a side path that never sees the sun. Those spots stay icy long after the rest of the street has thawed.
We salt the ground before it freezes, not after. Salt works best when it goes down before the frost settles, so we watch the forecast and come out the night before or in the early hours. Everything is finished by 6am. If you leave earlier than that for a shift or an early train, tell us and we’ll come earlier.
It starts with a photo or two of the drive and path on WhatsApp to 07469 539 068. Tell us where people actually walk. That’s usually the way in from the pavement to the front door, any steps, and the path round to the bins. We’ll price it and agree exactly what gets done.
On the night we spread the salt by hand over everything we agreed. You don’t need to be up and you don’t need to leave anything out for us. We’ll send you a message once we’re finished.
If a cold snap hangs around for days, we can come back and top it up. Salt slowly gets walked off and washed away, so a second visit is sometimes worth having. We’ll tell you honestly when it isn’t.
Because it puts an even covering exactly where it’s needed. A spreader on wheels is fine for a big car park. It can’t do the front step, the strip of path along the wall or the drop down from the door, and those are the places people slip. By hand we don’t leave a heap of salt in one spot and a bare patch in the next. We also keep it off your lawn and out of the flower beds.
We use brown rock salt certified to BS 3247, the British Standard for salt spread on roads, and we put down the right amount. Piling more on doesn’t make the ground any safer. It just means more mess on your shoes and in the hall.
Message us when you see a frost coming and we’ll be there that night. Handy before a hospital appointment, a visitor or an early start.
We watch the forecast for you and come out every night it’s due to drop below freezing. You only pay for the nights we actually come, and you can pause it whenever you like.
A single agreed price for the season that covers every frost and snow day. Good if you’d rather not think about it at all.
Yes, a one-off visit is fine and plenty of people will only want that. The trouble is remembering, as frost often appears on the forecast late in the evening. If you’re booking for someone elderly or living alone, we’d point you to the frost-watch plan. Nobody has to remember to ring.
From £45 a visit for a typical drive and front path. A long drive, a steep slope, a lot of steps or a path all the way round the house will cost a bit more. You’ll know the full price before the first visit, and that’s what you pay each time we come.
Send a photo on WhatsApp to 07469 539 068 for 10% off your price. You can pay by bank transfer or cash.
Yes. Salt struggles on its own once snow gets deep, so when it really comes down we clear it first. We shovel it off the path and drive and pile it to the sides, away from drains and the pavement. Then we salt the ground underneath so it doesn’t freeze into a sheet of ice overnight.
The one thing we’d never do is pour hot water on it. Loads of people try that, and it freezes straight back into black ice.
Gritting is new for us this winter, so we haven’t got gritting reviews to show you yet. What we have got is 5.0 stars on Google across more than 200 properties. The thing people mention most is that we turn up when we said we would. Have a read of our reviews.
“Pete started at the time he said and did not stop, even for a break, until he had finished. Really happy with the end results and I would highly recommend this service. Lovely guy too.”
“Very reliable and communicated before, during, and after the job, jet washing my patio, drive and front. Sent pics during and also when work was finished. Very pleased with the job! Would recommend.”
From £45 a visit for a typical drive and front path. Bigger drives, slopes and lots of steps cost a bit more, and you’ll know the price before we come.
On the frost-watch plan you only pay for the nights we actually grit.
Usually within about 10 minutes if you WhatsApp us a photo on 07469 539 068. You also get 10% off for sending it.
Not long at all for a normal drive and path. We’re in and out quietly in the early hours, so we won’t wake the house.
It makes a big difference, but nobody can honestly promise you zero ice. Salt stops frost forming on the ground and melts thin ice. It works less well in very low temperatures or straight after heavy rain.
That’s why we watch the weather and come back to top it up when a cold spell drags on.
Not in the amounts we use. If your drive is newly laid or it’s natural stone like sandstone, tell us when you book and we’ll talk it through first.
Rock salt has a bit of grit in it, so it can leave a light brown film once it dries. That brushes up easily, and it comes off with your next driveway clean.
It’s very unlikely. The government’s own snow code says you shouldn’t be put off clearing a path for fear of being sued, as long as you do it carefully and don’t make it worse.
Gritting properly makes the path safer, not more dangerous. We’re not solicitors though, so if you’re worried about something specific it’s worth asking one.
It depends on the winter. Some years there’s a handful of frosty nights, and some years it’s weeks of them.
On the frost-watch plan we only come when the forecast says it’s going below freezing, so you’re not paying for mild nights.
You don’t need to be in. We just need to reach the drive and path, so leave the side gate unlocked if the bins are round the back.
Yes, you can book it for a parent’s address and we’ll message you when it’s done.
Heavy rain washes salt away, so we don’t grit in a downpour. If rain is due to turn to frost, we time the visit for once the rain has passed.
Council grit bins are there for public roads and pavements, not private drives and paths. Ordinary table salt works for a small step in a pinch.
For a whole drive and path every frosty night, booking us is the easier option.
Running a shop, café or office? Our commercial gritting covers entrances, car parks and walkways, with a photo record after every visit.
Send us a photo on WhatsApp to 07469 539 068 for a price and 10% off, or give us a ring. We’ll agree what needs doing, set you up on the plan that suits you, and have it done by 6am every time.
