Tarmac Driveway Repair Help Please!

ndbruton

Hello all,

I'd appreciate some advice on the following please. I'm currently in dispute with a driveway contractor who relaid my tarmac driveway approx 2 years ago. It's being dealt with by Trading Standards now but as expected is a long and arduous process. Basically, the tarmac has become quite pitted in several areas and a crack has appeared in it as well. If the Trading Standards route fails, I can obviously look at civil action and will also consider repairing what I have if this proves to be more cost effective. So, are there any products I can buy to fill in these pitted areas? They are not too deep, say a max of 5-10mm, but I've noticed a lot of cold lay tarmac from builders merchants tends to be too coarse for this type of job and not recommended for 'shallow' repairs. Is there a filling compound in existence that could do this or a fine tarmac I can use? Any help appreciated!!

bloss0m

Found this

http://www.pavingexpert.com/repair.htm#patchmac

It is best to use fresh, hot tarmac for the repair, laying it in at least 2 layers, compacting each with an asphalt punnel, wacker plate or roller. The 'seams' of the repair should be sealed with cold pour compound (see above) to prevent ingress of water. Whilst this makes the repair more noticeable, it will reduce the chance of the repair failing because of water penetration into the joint.

ormus

as above.
afaik there is no cold product that can do the job.
you need hot asphalt to repair thin layers of tarmac.

bobhawke

There is stuff that you can apply cold, can get expensive though. Maybe worth phoning this lot
http://www.highway-maintenance.ronacrete.co.uk/product-details.18300.aspx?PrintObject=5677&PrintTemplate=16824

Instead of applying something in such a thin layer you could cut the failing sections out and then patch, ideally though the whole drive should come up.

StinkerPinker

You could try products from Watco. Their website is https://www.watco.co.uk. Try putting the search terms "bitumend" and "concrex asphalt" into the website's search engine.

sp