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Patching is the repair of deteriorated pavement: removing and replacing alligator or block cracking, correcting sunken areas, repairing potholes, fixing drainage problems, base failure and frost heaves. Done to full depth with the compromised base replaced, a patch is a permanent repair. Done as a surface fill over failed material, it is a temporary cosmetic measure that will fail again in the same place.
A pothole that returns in the same spot every spring is not a patching failure — it is a water failure. Until the water path into the base is closed, any surface repair is a seasonal expense rather than a fix.
We provide asphalt patching and pothole repair across Hampshire, Pingree Grove, Gilberts, Elgin, South Elgin, Carpentersville, East Dundee, West Dundee, Streamwood, Bartlett, Hanover Park, Hoffman Estates, and Schaumburg.
View Service AreaBecause the cause is below the surface. Water enters through cracks, saturates the base, freezes and expands, and washes out supporting material. A cold patch fills the visible hole but leaves the failed base and the water path intact. A durable repair means cutting the area out to full depth, removing the compromised base, and rebuilding it.
Yes, as a temporary safety measure — for example, closing a hazard in mid-winter when hot mix is not available or conditions do not permit a proper repair. It should be understood and priced as a stopgap until a permanent repair can be made, not sold as a solution.
Small failures are cheaper to fix than large ones, and they grow. A single square yard of alligator cracking left alone becomes several, because each crack admits more water to the base. The economically correct moment to repair is usually earlier than it feels.
Yes. Trench and utility cut restoration requires proper backfill and compaction of the trench before the pavement section is rebuilt, because a poorly compacted trench settles and takes the new patch down with it.