How the Pros fix potholes in roads, drives and paths

You can easily do a DIY pothole repair using Permanent Pothole Repair PRR or Instant Road Repair IRR, but now, with a little bit more money, you can get a Pro pothole repair.

Here's how...

Choose a Pothole Repair Kit – we've added the secret ingredient, Ultracrete SCJ with it. It's a sealer which goes around the edge of the pothole to get the extra durable finish.

1. Pothole Repair Kit 3mm
2. Pothole Repair Kit 6mm
3. Pothole Repair Kit 6mm RED
4. Pothole Repair Kit 10mm

These kits are very good value when you look at the individual costs of the items.

Now, here's the step-by-step as shown in the picture above.

Step 1

Saw cut repair.

Step 2

Seal edges using Ultracrete SCJ.

Step 3

Apply the Instant Road Repair or Permanent Road Repair using the layer on layer technique.

Step 4

Compact layers.

Get fixing those potholes!

Everything you need for a professional pothole repair

We've listened to your feedback, and apparently some of you don't want to buy a full box of 12 Ultracrete SCJ Sealer to repair one pothole and want to buy just one with your Tarmac Repair Instant Road Repair.

Fair enough we say!

We've had a Pow-wow with our friends at Ultracrete and together we have now come up with four fantastic pothole repair bundles, so you can get a really professional pothole repair with spending a fortune.

Here they are...

Pothole Repair Kits

1. Pothole Repair Kit 3mm
2. Pothole Repair Kit 6mm
3. Pothole Repair Kit 6mm RED
4. Pothole Repair Kit 10mm

Now, let's get this straight: SCJ is what the professionals use to line the edges of the pothole prior to filling with Instant Road Repair IRR or Permanent Pothole Repair PRR.

So, using Ultracrete SCJ Bitumen Cold Joint Sealer gives you a more durable finish if that's what you require.

It will do a real lasting job whether you're getting paid to do the job or not!

Ultracrete Permanent Road Repair available for sale now!

It's here! Ultracrete Permanent Pothole Repair (PRR) is a good solution for repairing potholes in roads, driveways, paths and car parks. It's so easy, DIYers can easiliy do it. One major advantage is you can drive or walk on it straight away even in wet, freezing or hot conditions, and at the same time is compatible with the existing road surface.

Ultracrete Permanent Pothole Repair includes fully graded, High PSV interlocking aggregate and specially formulated bitumen, and is supplied in 25kg recyclable containers (Instarmac Plastic Containers Recycling Scheme is available for this product).

Things to do with it...

• Driveway pothole repair
• Tarmac drive repair
• Garden path repair

Things you might get paid to do with it...

• Footway repair
• Cycle track repair
• Road repair
• Car park repair

Tell me about the good points!...

• Use in wet, freezing and hot conditions
• No special preparation
• Instant trafficking
• Only one visit required
• Recyclable containers
• Compatible with existing road surface
• Solvent free

How do I use it?

1. Brush out any debris from the pothole
2. Optional: For increased durability, spray sides with SCJ
3. Fill in the pothole with Instant Road Repair
4. Smack down with spade or tamper
5. Ready for immediate use

It really is that simple!

Aggregate grades

• 3mm Black for paths, drive, cycle tracks, pavements, driveways
• Choose Instant Road Repair for 6mm or 10mm grade
  

How much will it cover?

• 1m² at 15mm when compacted – that's a big pothole!

Get your hands on some Permanent Pothole Repair

Knowing how potholes are formed will help you prevent them forming

Freezing conditions are the favourite breeding conditions for potholes, as you will have read, local authorities are bracing themselve for a pothole repair bonanza.

A lot of you have asked us how potholes are formed and how you can repair them.

Here's a bit of information on how potholes are formed.

As your tarmac drive ages it gets more porous. Rainwater penetrates cracks caused by regular from cars pulling onto your driveway.

When water freezes on your drive it expands and more cracks form. The tarmac gets pushed outwards like a bubble.

When the ice thaws out, it creates voids or gaps under the surface of your tarmac drive or path. These get larger with each time it freezes and thaws again.

The weight of your car causes your drive tarmac to collapse and form potholes which gets larger the more times you roll over it with your car.

So, what do we suggest to fix a pothole easily with a long lasting repair?

Ultracrete Instant Road Repair for Tarmac Repair

This product is so easy to use, anyone can do it!

Freezing weather and snow causes even more potholes in UK roads

It will cost millions of pounds, but it is a job UK Councils will need to fix them. Extra teams will be out fixing potholes, as failure to fix the potholes will cause the holes to get bigger and more expensive to fix.

Potholes are a big problem for local authorities across the country with the repeated freeze-thaw cycle of the current cold spell, its timing and its length making the problem worse this year.

Potholes are formed by water penetrating the asphalt surface of a road through cracks caused by traffic. When temperatures plunge, the water freezes, expands and causes the surface to rupture. When the ice melts, it leaves a void below the surface, which caves in under the stress of vehicles and eventually forms a pothole.

A small crack becomes a large crack, a large crack has become a small pothole and a small pothole very rapidly becomes a large pothole.

During the cold snap in February last year there was an estimated 40% increase in road damage, according to the AA. It says its insurance branch received more than three times as many claims for pothole damage than the same month the year before.

Local authorities are urging people to report potholes. This can usually be done via your council's websites.

There are also a number of other websites offering advice on dealing with and reporting potholes.

Try www.fillthathole.org.uk

Fix that Pothole with Ultracrete Instant Road Repair

See below how easy it is to fix a pothole.

Give us a minute and see how easy it is to fix a pothole on your drive or path

Check out our latest DIY video and you'll be amazed how easy it is. And it's less than a minute!

Ultracrete Instant Road Repair by Instarmac is used on motorways as a tarmac repair compound, so it's great for your driveway or path! Really quick to use, cheap and totally durable and 'Best in class'. Use Instant Road Repair for a good quality long-term temporary repair to mend potholes in driveways, paths, drives, roads, cycle tracks and car parks. Instant Road Repair comes in a handy bucket.

Ultracrete Instant Road Repair is a Permanent Cold Lay Surfacing Material which conforms to Highways Agency specification – you can pop this fact into a conversation with the neighbour!

Designed for permanent reinstatement in footways, footpaths, cycle tracks and roads. Also highly effective as a quality long-term temporary repair for the above applications.

What I can fix...

• Driveway pothole repairs
• Garden path pothole repairs

What I probably won't be fixing unless I'm getting paid...

• Footway repair
• Cycle track repair
• Road repair
• Car park repair

What's really great about this stuff...

• Instant trafficking – Drive your car on it
  
• Apply in one operation – Easy
• Simple packaging disposal – Chuck it in your plastic recycling bin
  
• Use in wet conditions – Can't put the job off!
  
• High skid resistance – Conforms to road safety requirements
• Binder is spirit based – Excellent performance in cold weather
• Unique aggregate interlocking system – Long-term durability
• Part of the Ultracrete Ironwork System 5 year reassurance

Buy it now Ultracrete Instant Road Repair