How to repair a tarmac driveway

Our tarmac driveway has some cracking and a small pothole forming near the dropped kerb. Is this something a driveway company can just patch?

Asked by Kelly on 14th May 2026
Expert Trade Answers
"Temperary tarmac, take out of bag, crumble it, lay flat in hole. And tamp or use a waker plate. For the cracking you need to open the crack up wider by cutting it put in temperay tarmac tamp it then re-seal the driveway to remove all lines amd potholes"
Answered on 14th May 2026 - Member since Feb 2026 - report
"It can be done according to the quality of the existing asphalt. First, remove the degradation portion, lay the base of tarmac is compacted, use a glue called colass, then lay the last layer of asphalt that must be compacted with roller or waker place depending on the size of the surface."
Answered on 14th May 2026 - Member since May 2026 - report
"Yes they will be able to sort drive out , just cut out bad area and repair"
Answered on 14th May 2026 - Member since Jan 2024 - report
"Yes of course you can patch but sometimes it’s what’s underneath that’s the problem hope this helps"
Answered on 14th May 2026 - Member since Apr 2025 - report
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