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NFT: need advice fixing pothole in driveway

jsboston : 9/21/2014 7:30 pm

has anyone done this?

any advice on the best way to do it?

thanks.

go to home depot

Antdog23 : 9/21/2014 7:55 pm : link

buy a tamper and a bag of cold patch. Pour the cold patch into the hole and pound it flat with the tamper. That's all there is to it.

Gravel, blacktop,

LS : 9/21/2014 8:45 pm : link

or concrete?

it's blacktop

jsboston : 9/22/2014 6:24 am : link

looks like a couple of layers with one pothole going all the way through.

What Antdog said

Jim in Fairfax : 9/22/2014 6:44 am : link

Get some Blacktop Patch. Usually sold in bags, sometimes in tubs. Clear all loose debris, fill the hole, and tamp. If the hole is deep, do it layers of about 2 inches. Leave a slight crown as there will be some additional compacting when you drive on it.

Ideally, you should seal the driveway or at least the patched areas next summer.

thanks much!

jsboston : 9/22/2014 9:32 pm : link

this is what I'll do.

FYI - do it on the warmest day you can...

HelmetCatch : 9/22/2014 9:44 pm : link