Refreeze Response

What This Service Involves

Refreeze is the defining after-hours hazard of our maritime climate, where daytime melt or rain leaves surfaces wet and a nighttime clearing sends temperatures below freezing. What looked like safe, clear pavement in the afternoon can become a solid glaze by the pre-dawn hours, catching early commuters and first shifts. Our crews time evening treatments to the forecast freeze point and apply deicer that stays active through the coldest overnight window. We schedule early-morning re-checks so any surprise glaze is treated before your property opens.

Benefits

Evening treatment timed to the forecast overnight freeze; Deicer chosen to stay active through the coldest pre-dawn hours; Early-morning re-checks that catch surprise glaze before opening; Protection for early commuters and first-shift arrivals from hidden ice

Our Process

1) Review evening surface moisture and the forecast freeze point; 2) Apply deicer to wet surfaces before temperatures drop; 3) Re-check pavement in the pre-dawn hours for new glaze; 4) Re-treat any refreeze found before the property opens

What Affects the Cost

Amount of surface moisture left before the freeze; How far temperatures fall during the overnight window; Deicer longevity needed to bridge the cold hours; Number of evening and morning passes required; Size of the areas that must be safe by opening time

Best Time of Year

Refreeze response is essential from November through March whenever damp lowland surfaces face clearing skies and a nighttime drop below freezing.