Pothole Repair in Saskatoon
Proper pothole repair that cuts back to sound asphalt and compacts the fill, instead of the cold-patch scoop that pops out by spring.
Saskatoon Asphalt Co repairs potholes so they stay repaired, which means doing the opposite of the cold-patch scoop most people have tried. A shovel of loose mix dropped into a dirty hole has nothing to bond to and never gets compacted, so the next round of traffic and frost pushes it straight back out. We cut the pothole back to solid asphalt, clean it, and compact proper fill into it.
Why the Cheap Fix Fails
A pothole is not really a surface problem. It starts when a crack lets water into the base, the water freezes and thaws through a Saskatoon winter, and the ground under the asphalt loses support until the surface caves under a tire. Fill only the visible hole and you have ignored the failing edges and the soft base around it. Within a season the patch is gone and the hole is back, often bigger.
How We Do It
We saw or cut the pothole back to sound asphalt with clean edges, remove all the loose and broken material, and fill it with hot mix that we compact in place. Cutting to a solid edge gives the new material something to bond against, and compacting it gives it the density to carry traffic and shed water. That is the difference between a repair that lasts and one that is a spring ritual.
Driveways, Approaches, and Lots
We repair potholes across residential driveways, rural approaches, and small commercial lots. When we look at yours we tell you whether isolated pothole repair will hold or whether the surface has enough base failure that a larger repair makes more sense, and we quote a fixed price either way.
What's Included
- Potholes cut back to solid edges
- Loose material cleaned out fully
- Hot-mix fill, compacted in place
- Driveways, approaches, and lots
- Fixes that hold past one winter
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Pothole Repair Questions
Why do potholes keep coming back after I fill them?
Because a scoop of cold patch dropped into a dirty hole has nothing to bond to and no compaction, so traffic and frost push it right back out. A pothole that stays fixed has to be cut back to solid asphalt, cleaned of loose material, filled with proper mix, and compacted. Doing it right the first time costs a little more and saves you filling the same hole every spring.
How do potholes form in a driveway?
A pothole usually starts as a crack that let water into the base. The water freezes and thaws, the base loses support, and the surface above it collapses under traffic. Because the cause is below the surface, a lasting repair has to address the edges and the base, not just the visible hole.
Can you repair potholes in a parking lot?
Yes. We repair potholes in residential driveways, approaches, and small parking lots and commercial surfaces. The method is the same, cut back to sound material, clean it out, fill with hot mix, and compact, scaled to the size of the damage.
Get a Free Pothole Repair Quote
Ask for a free quote and you will have a fixed written price in hand before the crew ever arrives.