Asphalt Patching & Pothole Repair in North Richland Hills, TX

Asphalt patching and pothole repair is where shortcuts show up fastest. A pothole forms when water gets through a crack, softens the base, and traffic breaks the weakened asphalt out. Filling the hole with cold patch looks fine for a few weeks. Then the wet base underneath lets it sink, and the hole comes back bigger. A repair that lasts cuts out the failed area, removes the wet material, rebuilds the base, and seals the joints.

Choosing the right repair

• Full-depth saw-cut patch: cut square, excavated, base rebuilt, hot-mix placed and compacted, joints sealed. The permanent fix, priced by HomeGuide at $4 to $12 per square foot.
• Hot-mix patch: for holes on a sound base, $2 to $5 per square foot.
• Infrared repair: heats and reworks surface defects, $2 to $6 per square foot.
• Cold patch: emergency use only.

People often ask what the best product is for repairing asphalt. For permanent repairs it is hot-mix asphalt over a rebuilt base; for working cracks, hot rubberized sealant.

Edge failures

Unsupported edges break off when tires ride on them, and they get undermined when the ground beside them washes out or shrinks away. We rebuild the base under the edge, repave with a tapered edge, and look at what is sending water there: a downspout, sprinkler or swale.

Trenches and utility cuts

Trenches cut for plumbing, gas or cable often settle if the backfill was not compacted. We cut out the sunken patch, compact the trench in lifts and pave it flush.

Crack sealing

HomeGuide says simple crack filling lasts about 1 to 2 years, while hot crack sealing with flexible rubberized material lasts 3 to 8. We blow cracks clean and seal working cracks hot. Alligator cracking is not sealed; it is cut out and patched, because the base under it has already failed.

When to stop patching

If patches cover a large part of the surface or potholes keep appearing, the money may be better spent on resurfacing or replacement. We price both so you can decide.

Seasonal timing

Crack sealing works best in mild, dry weather, before cracks fill with debris and before wet seasons push water into the base. Pothole repairs can be done most of the year, though we avoid paving on saturated ground.

For property managers

We can map every repair on a lot, number them, and prioritize by safety and cost so the budget goes to the worst first.