Pot hole repair

[Brisel]

I have an old tarmac road with some pretty big pot holes. I've been filling them with tar planings but in wet weather they just get squashed out again. Any good more permanent solutions other than spending £££ on digging out to 12" deep and resealing properly?

I've tried Ultracrete in a few high traffic areas where I needed a quick decent fix. So far, so good. I was thinking of using tar planings then pouring a watery Postcrete mix into it to bind it. Shutting the road for a couple of days isn't an option.

 

[topcat2006]

Do I remember (maybe incorrectly) that if you spray plantings with diesel they "melt" and become tarmac again, allowing you to roll them into the hole properly?

 

[Agri Spec Solicitor]

We got smallish about 25 kg bags of tarmac mix from Wickes, over filled the hole and then put the wacker plate over it
Worked well on a small scale for a few holes on a short drive.

 

[milkloss]

I have an old tarmac road with some pretty big pot holes. I've been filling them with tar planings but in wet weather they just get squashed out again. Any good more permanent solutions other than spending £££ on digging out to 12" deep and resealing properly?

I've tried Ultracrete in a few high traffic areas where I needed a quick decent fix. So far, so good. I was thinking of using tar planings then pouring a watery Postcrete mix into it to bind it. Shutting the road for a couple of days isn't an option.

cut them out as deep as necessary (no need to go mental), spray with sealer and then bags of tarmac from local merchant, whacker plate and spray of sealer round the join..........jobs a good'un.

 

[Brisel]

Do I remember (maybe incorrectly) that if you spray plantings with diesel they "melt" and become tarmac again, allowing you to roll them into the hole properly?

I’ve heard that before but never met anyone who has done it successfully. I was advised to pour petrol on and light it to speed the melting up!

 

[milkloss]

I’ve heard that before but never met anyone who has done it successfully. I was advised to pour petrol on and light it to speed the melting up!

I've been getting different stories...l some say biodiesel has wrecked the job..... some say it's better. I think sealer is the secret to stop moisture ingress and frosting.

 

[Wurzeetoo]

Local plant yard used to lay it spray it with diesel and roll it they swore by it but I couldn’t really see the difference in just loose layed stuff tbh seeing as every year on the hottest day of the year they did it again think it may have just been a placebo

 

[topcat2006]

I’ve heard that before but never met anyone who has done it successfully. I was advised to pour petrol on and light it to speed the melting up!

That would have been great fun. I remember doing a farm track one year and we laid it thick on it. We then ran fastracs with tankers and challengers on it all summer inj citing sludge. 20 years later that track is still there.

 

[Bob lincs]

We fill all ours with concrete..

 

[grainboy]

When I was on Tarmac lorry, the only thing that would clean the tailgate was Diesel,
Only don’t get caught by management, it was frowned upon, but every lorry had a squirty can of diesel. Lol,

 

[kill]

Would you build s house without starting with footings?
How the hell do you expect a squishy hole to hold upto traffic?
Start by checking the base layer first as a road needs a decent base and good drainage. Wet squishy holes don't make road's ?

 

[tomlad]

Do I remember (maybe incorrectly) that if you spray plantings with diesel they "melt" and become tarmac again, allowing you to roll them into the hole properly?

Ive heard same. I couldn't possibly comment.
A ride on roller has a tank to keep the dust down. That might be useful.
Ur not adding so much as to make porridge, just enough.
There are other products that can make 'road emulsion ' u get some when u service ur engine.
As with owt there will b more to it, and will improve with practice .
As i say i wouldn't do such things, sounds dodgy to me .
As an aside had occured to me can't be may enforcement officers about atm of any kind in this mad world, Time to clean dykes good un deep ??
Dredge rivers ourselfs ?

 

[Brisel]

Would you build s house without starting with footings?
How the hell do you expect a squishy hole to hold upto traffic?
Start by checking the base layer first as a road needs a decent base and good drainage. Wet squishy holes don't make road's ?

I'm trying to stop the "squishy" bit. Yes, in a perfect world with a bigger budget I'd dig it all out deeper and build it back up again but the budget just isn't there. The base is ok and is about 4" down. Drainage is ok - the tar planings make it a self fulfilling problem as they squdge out to the side which then holds even more water which accelerates the hole size. I've dug grips next to the holes now which makes them last a lot longer.

 

[Chae1]

Just did some on local public road. Tar plainings and diesel. So far so good. Hasn't rained for weeks though.

 

[Lofty1984]

We fill all ours with concrete..

Do you find that over time the tarmac starts to go around them so your left with a pothole then lump of concrete ?

 

[Steevo]

Worth speaking to a local tarmacing company? Surely they must get this question all the time from people?

Don't forget that when tarmac is usually laid they place a binder course in first which is larger stone, followed by a top course of finer stone.

I've tried the same bags as @Agri Spec Solicitor from Wickes. They work on in dry areas, not so handy if the area will still lie wet. They are also pretty expensive compared to hot lay tarmac if you were planning to do quite a bit.

 

[Bob lincs]

Do you find that over time the tarmac starts to go around them so your left with a pothole then lump of concrete ?

Yes but takes along time , then just pour some more around the edges .

 

[Grouse]

If you heap a LOAD of planings in and it’s deep enough it won’t squish out

 

[Pan mixer]

You need planings from an old road to melt properly with diesel, the new stuff is not so soluble.

 

[quattro]

I’ve heard that before but never met anyone who has done it successfully. I was advised to pour petrol on and light it to speed the melting up!

I just did some last Saturday I brushed are clean, sprinkled abit of diesel then filled with planings levelled then sprinkled abit more diesel then vibrate with ride on roller
it was auctually on entrance where lorry’s are turning tight and I’m amazed how it’s holding together
you don’t need a lot of diesel
fill it proud of holes so it keeps water out