How do you patch a drive with tarmac?

Question

the drive needs patching with tarmac, do you have to prepare the surface before you put the tarmac on.

Answer 1

You don't say if you are patching with cold asphalt

or hot asphalt ? For cold First cut round the affected area,leaving a clean edge making sure you have

a depth of 2 or more inches, shovel asphelt into patch then rake in,using a garden

rake,using back of rake to move it around till level,now turn rake round ,using the forks of rake to smooth,level and

remove excess asphalt.Now tamp down with a garden

roller or something heavy,i have used a house brick

in an emergency.Now and again a little diesel on the

shovel and rake helps stop material sticking to them.

Hot asphalt is doing same but putting melted bitumen

on the cut edges before patching to make it bond

with new asphalt.

Answer 2

The surface needs to be clean of debris. The cleaner it is the better job you will do. I have used this process and it works pretty good. Good Luck.............

Answer 3

You can buy 25kg. bags of "cold fix" from most builders merchants - the instructions are on the bag.