Heated driveway: does it pay off?
Put in what you pay for plowing now. See the extra cost of a heated slab, what it costs to run, and the year it breaks even.
1. Your driveway
Driveway size (sq ft)
Heating system
What you pay for snow clearing per winter ($)
Plow contract, or your own cost for a blower, fuel and time. Salt and damage repairs can be added in.
2. Running cost assumptions
Heating cost per sq ft per winter ($)
Yearly price increase (%)
Running cost depends on your electricity or gas rate, how much snow falls, and whether the system runs on a sensor or a timer. The starting figures are rough estimates, not measurements. Change them to match your own rates. We confirm real numbers at a free site visit.
3. Result
The heated slab cost is the extra amount on top of a normal concrete driveway, using our standard heated-slab pricing (electric $16/sq ft plus $1,800, hydronic $22/sq ft plus $6,500). It does not count the value of avoided shoveling, slip risk, salt damage to concrete, or added resale appeal. Estimates only.
Price my heated drivewayKowalski Concrete Contracting Inc. · 249-535-7501 · Innisfil, Simcoe County & Muskoka