Wasted $60 on that 'quick fix' pothole repair stuff

I bought a bag of cold patch asphalt from Home Depot for $60 to fix a pothole in my driveway in Phoenix. After following the directions exactly, it washed out in the first rainstorm three weeks later. Has anyone found a driveway patch that actually lasts more than a month?

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price.gavin3d ago

Did you check the fine print on that bag for the temperature range? Most cold patch stuff is designed for cooler climates and just melts into a puddle in Phoenix heat. It's like how everything these days has a special condition you need to meet for it to work right, but the instructions on the package act like it's universal. I've noticed the whole pattern with "one size fits all" solutions is basically a lie for most things you buy now. You probably need a hot mix or something with a higher polymer content for the desert.

susan6496h ago

Damn, #104 in my driveway right now is a sad little puddle of what used to be a bag of cold patch. I legit thought I was doing something wrong, like maybe I didn't stomp on it hard enough or something. Turns out I just bought a bag of fancy gravel soup that was never meant for a 110 degree day. So yeah, now I gotta find "hot mix" or whatever, which probably costs triple and requires a chemistry degree to apply. Honestly, I'm just gonna let the pothole win and call it a "drainage feature.

olivia3982d ago

Wait, wait, wait. You're telling me people in Phoenix are trying to use regular cold patch asphalt? That stuff probably turns into soup before you can even get it out of the bag. I can't believe they'd even sell that stuff in a store down there without a giant warning label on it. It's like selling ice cubes to someone in hell and acting surprised when they melt. So you basically have to hunt down some specialty mix just to fix a pothole or what? That's wild.