Heated Sidewalks
Our whole block was ticketed for sidewalk replacement by the city, which was a bummer. But we took the opportunity to put in heated sidewalks, and it was one of the best things we ever did. My husband and I did it ourselves and it was a relatively easy project, and cost about $1200 in materials, plus another $1000 to run the electric. We used Warmzone and they were very helpful and walked us through how to do it. Now, when it snows, we sip hot cocoa and watch the snow melt. Cost to operate is very low. I’ve been meaning to post this for a while now, and as the winter approaches it came to mind. If anyone needs to replace their sidewalks it’s something to consider.
JoeBrikman
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mozeeatupu | 3 years and 11 months ago
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But why would you do that since the city owns the sidewalk
lkrshacmzcy | 3 years and 11 months ago
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This was actually surprisingly positive to read…nice work!!
stevecym | 3 years and 11 months ago
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Make a nice warm place for a homeless encampment.
JoeBrikman | 3 years and 11 months ago
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JoeBrikman | 3 years and 11 months ago
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Haha, all good Brownstoner community. I forgot to post the best pic! I was reading another post about someone replacing the sidewalk and it made me think of it. I thought others might want to know, especially when you are tackling a once in 25 year or so project like sidewalks, and you only get one shot to do it.
stevecym | 3 years and 11 months ago
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We believe you op. New Yorkers are suspicious of any story that does not include a gripe or moan about something.
hasibur.rahman07 | 3 years and 11 months ago
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Joke is on us ha! It’s not common to hear words like “sipping cocoa” or “cost to operate” unless it’s a marketing/sales post. Happy for you and thank you for sharing.
JoeBrikman | 3 years and 11 months ago
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I think it’s really amusing that people think this is an ad ? For anyone questioning, I dug up the photos. Yes, we did it ourselves in an afternoon. [A4B974A8-AB44-4C5C-AC93-2827B7D5236D](//muut.com/u/brownstoner/s3/:brownstoner:Zil1:a4b974a8ab444c5cac932827b7d5236d.jpeg.jpg) [04EDB470-046A-4AE3-B2F3-E7E07EA63C18](//muut.com/u/brownstoner/s3/:brownstoner:jDer:04edb470046a4ae3b2f3e7e07ea63c18.jpeg.jpg) [83E6E7EA-042F-4856-9102-8E37AEF9E788](//muut.com/u/brownstoner/s3/:brownstoner:FZGM:83e6e7ea042f485691028e37aef9e788.jpeg.jpg)
JoeBrikman | 3 years and 11 months ago
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I think it’s really amusing that people think this is an ad ? For anyone questioning, I dug up the photos. Yes, we did it ourselves in an afternoon. [A4B974A8-AB44-4C5C-AC93-2827B7D5236D](//muut.com/u/brownstoner/s3/:brownstoner:Zil1:a4b974a8ab444c5cac932827b7d5236d.jpeg.jpg) [04EDB470-046A-4AE3-B2F3-E7E07EA63C18](//muut.com/u/brownstoner/s3/:brownstoner:jDer:04edb470046a4ae3b2f3e7e07ea63c18.jpeg.jpg) [83E6E7EA-042F-4856-9102-8E37AEF9E788](//muut.com/u/brownstoner/s3/:brownstoner:FZGM:83e6e7ea042f485691028e37aef9e788.jpeg.jpg)
hasibur.rahman07 | 3 years and 11 months ago
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It reads like an ad. The post is devoid of the kind of detail that a homeowner would provide. Who was the contractor that did the concrete and excavation?
solehappy | 3 years and 11 months ago
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well if on the fence about whether op was an ad the second followup post certainly didnt put any minds at ease
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@steve I agree…not easy to do any of this.
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We barely noticed a difference in the electric bill; the system is low cost to operate. Partly because is has a snow sensor and it turns on when it snows and then automatically turns off. Sometime we just keep it in the on position when there is a bigger snow, as we’ve noticed it does a better job that way. Even then it was not expensive. I’m not sure if it would work for stone or not.
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["bbp_participant"]=>
bool(true)
}
["cap_key"]=>
string(15) "wp_capabilities"
["roles"]=>
array(2) {
[0]=>
string(10) "subscriber"
[1]=>
string(15) "bbp_participant"
}
["allcaps"]=>
array(4) {
["read"]=>
bool(true)
["level_0"]=>
bool(true)
["subscriber"]=>
bool(true)
["bbp_participant"]=>
bool(true)
}
["filter"]=>
NULL
["site_id":"WP_User":private]=>
int(1)
}
This sounds like an ad. Doing anything in this city is just not as easy op makes it sound.
hasibur.rahman07 | 3 years and 11 months ago
string(1) "1"
object(WP_User)#5241 (8) {
["data"]=>
object(stdClass)#5239 (12) {
["ID"]=>
string(6) "193777"
["user_login"]=>
string(16) "hasibur.rahman07"
["user_pass"]=>
string(34) "$P$Bsaw5CO31JqBHatsqn.rMKRsczt9tJ."
["user_nicename"]=>
string(16) "hasibur-rahman07"
["user_email"]=>
string(26) "hasibur.rahman07@gmail.com"
["user_url"]=>
string(0) ""
["user_registered"]=>
string(19) "2017-08-10 13:54:29"
["user_activation_key"]=>
string(0) ""
["user_status"]=>
string(1) "0"
["display_name"]=>
string(29) "hasibur rahman hasibur rahman"
["spam"]=>
string(1) "0"
["deleted"]=>
string(1) "0"
}
["ID"]=>
int(193777)
["caps"]=>
array(1) {
["subscriber"]=>
bool(true)
}
["cap_key"]=>
string(15) "wp_capabilities"
["roles"]=>
array(1) {
[0]=>
string(10) "subscriber"
}
["allcaps"]=>
array(3) {
["read"]=>
bool(true)
["level_0"]=>
bool(true)
["subscriber"]=>
bool(true)
}
["filter"]=>
NULL
["site_id":"WP_User":private]=>
int(1)
}
Good for you, that’s fantastic.
Are your electric bills high?
I’m not sure this works as well for those that have blue stone since the requirements now call for thick stones.