Driveway pothole repair
A well made gravel driveway can last for many years, but with use your drive will likely start to develop some potholes.
What matters – especially when we are getting lots of rain here in NSW – is to not let them get out of hand. A small pothole is quickly and easily fixed, but left alone can turn into serious damage to your driveway, more potholes, and worse erosion.
To fix a pothole or erosion properly you have to rip the affected area and break up the existing gravel, fill the area with the right gravel (something that will compact well and shed water – I recommend 20mm road base), then compact the road surface fully to exclude the water and stop a new pothole forming.
Something else to consider is: does your driveway have good shape and proper drainage?
It should be convex, just a little higher in the middle and sloping down to the sides so that rain water runs off directly, rather than flowing along the driveway. Once at the edge of the driveway there should be adequate drainage to take the water away to prevent the area becoming waterlogged.
If your driveway doesn’t have proper table drains and culverts (if required), or they are clogged, then I can also help to construct and maintain them for you.
To aid in getting a clean, smooth finish on driveways I have a box blade attachment for my skid steer loader.
It allows me to rip existing compacted material around and under potholes and erosion, spread new gravel and road base, and leaves a flatter surface ready for compaction.