Asphalt Repair

I bought a test bag - half of me wanted to see how it worked and the other half was just curious as to how/why someone would offer free shipping on something that weighs 50 pounds. I have a 600+ foot driveway that is spotted with potholes. the sizes range from 1 sq. ft to broken areas that measure 5' across. The local asphalt people quoted me an outrageous price to resurface so I figured I would try some patching. I bought 3 different types. This stuff plus two types of the gooey stuff. Once came in a bag and the other in a 4 gal tub. The stuff in the bag (Lowes sells it) was the cheapest but it is messy. I used 20 bags to patch the larger holes. It's holding up but is still soft as it can take up to 6 months to fully cure. The stuff in the tub (home depot) worked great but was expensive. This stuff? It doesn't make sense to me but it's working fine. I initially filled a hole that measured about 2' x 3'. You can only use this stuff up to an inch deep so that means you have to use it in layers over time. This was by far the easiest and quickest to use and allow traffic on. You pour it in like cat litter and tamp it down into the surface looks kind of powdery. I tamped the 2x3 area probably about 2 to 3 minutes. The patched area was on a hill and was done in early March, so the temperatures were in the 40-60 degree rain. We've also had at least 4 epic storms since then and the stuff stayed in place. I don't think this would be good for a driveway that gets hit with a snowplow but for Georgia it was really impressive. The large pot hole was about 2" deep so I laid in an inch and let it set about 6 weeks. I then put the gooey patch from Lowes on top of it. I bought some more bags of this stuff for smaller holes, each averaging around 2 square feet, and it was great for them. The other ones I did were in the shade and it still worked fine. I think the key to using patching materials is prepping the area. I used a hoe to scrape all the edges and removed anything that was remotely loose. I wanted the sides to be vertical so that the patching compound would not be tapered. So far I'm really impressed. The only negative thing is the "covers 7 square feet" claim. Maybe if you laid it a half inch thick! In reality one bag will fill a shallow 1" deep pothole that's maybe two to three square feet. Then again, the other two types I experimented with also made claims that were much larger than what the containers actually covered, so I guess it's par for the course.

I had reservations about buying this, but I’m happy I did. The bags are very heavy and difficult to move. Its a straight forward process. Just clean your surface, dump the bags out, run over with vehicle, tada done. I filled my holes 2 months ago and its holding up well. One suggestion, buy more than you think you swill need. This stuff will compact down nicely and if you want it even with your asphalt more will be necessary. All in all a very good product.,

Worked well enough. For the price, I think it's worth it. I added additional "crack filler" around the sides and on top of this stuff because it was crumbling after placement. The crack filler did the trick. It was a little too dry to press into the holes easily. (maybe my potholes weren't deep enough.) It has worked well so far with the additional crack filler on top of it, though. I would buy it again if needed.

This is the only permanent driveway patch I've found. You put it in the hole and then just drive over it with your car tire to pack it down. It's like a powder. Once it's dried out and hardened it's permanent. I have some of this patch in my driveway from 5 years ago that looks like the original driveway now. I share a driveway and my neighbors are always creating a problem and they don't fix it so I have to. Eventually I'll get out of here and never have a shared driveway again, but for now, this does a good job for me. The cold patch you find at the home improvement stores just never seems to harden. This is the only stuff I'll use now.

Really difficult to smooth down and kept getting stuck on my tamper. The tar stuff is a lot easier to use

Absolutely incredible product that is so easy to work with. Make sure to wear gloves you don’t mind getting dirty when opening and handwringing this stuff as it is sticky and stinky! It really is as easy as putting some in the hole, putting a piece of plywood over it, and driving over the plywood. We pitched 2 large holes in the driveway with this and then sealed the driveway 30 days later. You can’t even really tell where we patched! We bought more after we found out how easy it was to use for another section of the driveway that we weren’t even planning on doing.

We had a section of our street where it met the curb in front of our driveway that was about 1/2 to 3/4 of an inch low. I poured this in, spread it out, and then drove the car over it several times. After a couple days it is hard and has remained in place. We were pleasantly surprised.

Repairing mom's driveway. Bought 2 bags, tgen four more bags so far and probably need 6 more for a really small area just at the end between the cement driveway and the road. That being said my 6 year old was able to help me smush it in, so its super easy. Mom is happier about the worst of it being at least somewhat better.

Hard to rate this item. I used it in one area and 5 stars, used it in another area and 3 stars. So hard to say if it works it works well if it doesn’t it doesn’t stick and make the area uneven