Price figures are estimates from public bids and published price lists, not quotes. Where these numbers come from
Wholesale rock salt, treated and colored salt, liquid deicer and pallets for Des Moines-area contractors, property managers and public crews, with a yard serving the metro.
Des Moines averages about 36.5 inches of snow a season (NOAA 1991–2020 normals), the most of the three metros we serve. Contractors from Ankeny to West Des Moines run a lot of commercial lots on tight timelines.
The same program applies here: delivery so you don't need storage, storm-night loading for top-offs, and fall pre-buy pricing for contractors who commit to tons before the season.
Quotes for the metro, including Urbandale, Johnston, Ankeny, Clive and Waukee, come from a yard serving the Des Moines area.
Every lot, sidewalk and loading dock you treat is somebody's walk to work, a delivery driver's path, a patient's ride to the clinic door. Ice control protects people first and property second. It's also how contractors and owners show they took reasonable care when a slip-and-fall claim shows up months later.
Ice on walks, steps and entrances is where falls happen. Getting material down before the freeze and keeping it working through the storm is the whole job.
A documented, timely application program is one of the strongest positions a contractor or property owner can be in when a claim is filed. Colored treated salt helps: you can see it was applied, and so can a photo.
The right material at the right rate protects concrete, landscaping, vehicles and buildings. Over-applying wastes money and does damage. Under-applying leaves ice.
This is general information, not legal or insurance advice. Ask your insurer and attorney what records they want you to keep.
Plain sodium chloride by the ton. The workhorse for lots and roads above about 15°F.
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Rock salt coated with liquid deicer and dye. Works colder, bounces less, and shows where it went.
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Anti-icing before the storm and pre-wetting at the spreader. By the gallon or tanker.
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Bagged rock salt, ice melt blends, mag and calcium chloride and pet-safe melt, by the pallet or the bag.
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Storms don't keep office hours. When a major event is forecast, the yard keeps loading so contractors can refill spreaders and V-boxes at 2 a.m. instead of waiting until morning, when the lots are already glazed.
Seasonal contract customers get first place in line when supplies get tight. Ask about storm loading in your quote.
Eastern Iowa contractors can see the Cedar Rapids and Iowa City pages.
Yes. Bulk and treated salt delivery is available across the metro. Your quote lists minimums and timing.
Yes. Liquid deicer for anti-icing and pre-wetting is available by the gallon. Ask about tote and tanker quantities.
Pavement temps, real application rates, 23.3% brine, pre-wet gal/ton, refreeze, concrete and liability records. Every figure sourced.
Talk to people who've run plows at 3 a.m. We know what it's like when the shed is empty, the radar is lit up and your clients expect dry walks by 7. Tell us what you need, and you'll get a straight answer and a written quote, not a sales pitch.
Quotes are answered by a local Eastern Iowa wholesale supplier. Final prices, minimums and delivery area are on your written quote.
