DELANEY TARMACDriveways & Patios
Commercial service

Pothole repairs
in Kildare and Dublin.

Potholes, cracks, sunken patches and loose ironwork on car parks, estate roads, private lanes and yards. Cut back to sound edges and filled with hot tarmac by Paul Delaney's crew, 45 years in the trade.

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1231Cut square and patched2Being repaired3Pothole still to fix
Illustration: potholes cut out square and patched in new tarmac.
Delaney's Own Photos

OUR TARMAC WORK.

A long new tarmac access road with concrete kerbs along both edges
Long Kerbed Lane
A large open area of machine-laid tarmac with a sett border, between brick pillars
Large Machine-Laid Area
A long machine-laid tarmac lane running between post and rail fences
Lane Between Fences
Fresh tarmac finished inside a granite border and kerb, with a lorry and tools still on site behind
Granite Border and Kerb
A new tarmac lane running between grass verges and ploughed fields
Lane Between Fields
New tarmac curving along a stone wall, edged with a granite sett kerb and a planted bed
Sett Kerb Along a Wall
A curving new tarmac lane under trees beside a post and rail fence
Curving Lane
Tarmac on a slope beside a granite sett border and kerb, below a stone wall with railings
Sett Border on a Slope
A wide open tarmac forecourt finished inside a new brick boundary wall
Open Tarmac Forecourt
A narrow tarmac lane running straight between grass verges and open fields
Straight Rural Lane
Tarmac finished against a curved granite kerb beside a gravel bed
Curved Granite Kerb
Pothole repair

Repaired,
not just filled.

Most potholes that come back were filled, not repaired. A bag of cold-lay tamped into the hole looks fine for a few weeks, then water gets in around the old broken edges and the patch lifts out. A lasting repair cuts back to sound tarmac, seals the joint and fills with hot material compacted to the full depth.

Saw-cut edges
Bond coat on every face
Hot tarmac
Rolled flush
Full depth where needed
Ironwork reset
A gated entrance before the work, its old surface broken up, patchy and settled unevenly
A gated entrance between rendered pillars, resurfaced in smooth new tarmac on a prepared base
Before
Before: a broken surface that had settled unevenly at a gated entrance.
What we repair

Repairs
we carry out.

Potholes

Cut square, cleaned out, sealed and filled hot.

Cracks

Sealed before water gets in and the crack becomes a pothole.

Sunken areas

Dips cut out and the base rebuilt before resurfacing.

Manholes and gullies

Rocking frames lifted, rebedded level and tarmacked in.

Sinking

Sunken areas

A dip that holds water, or a patch that sinks more each year, means the ground below has moved.

  • Common causes: a soft spot in the sub-base, a leaking pipe or an old trench never properly compacted.
  • The section is cut out, the cause found and the base rebuilt.
  • New tarmac goes in only once the base is firm.
A winding tarmac lane with kerbs on both sides and a band of granite setts across it
A winding tarmac run, kerbed on both sides, with a granite sett band.
Ironwork

Manhole and gully covers

Covers that rock, sit proud or sit low cause potholes, because traffic hammers the tarmac around the frame.

  • Frame lifted and rebedded on new mortar at the right level.
  • Tarmac reinstated around it and rolled tight to the frame.
  • Often done at the same time as other repairs on the same car park or road.
Tarmac laid tight to a granite sett edge running along a stone wall
Tarmac laid tight to a granite sett edge along a stone wall.
Repair types

Patch or
full depth.

Cold-layMaking a hole safe until a proper repairMaterial tamped into the hole; temporary only
Surface patchShallow damage, firm layers belowTop layer cut out, bond coat, hot tarmac rolled flush
Full-depth repairRepeat potholes, or the surface moves under a wheelEvery failed layer dug out, base rebuilt, laid back in courses
Pricing

What decides
the price.

Number and size of repairs
Surface patch or full depth
Base to replace under sunken areas
Manhole and gully frames to reset
Access and traffic management on site
Whether a resurface would cost less overall
Process

How a pothole
is repaired.

01

Mark out

Each repair marked wider than the visible damage, in a square or rectangle.

02

Saw-cut

Straight, vertical edges cut into sound tarmac all round.

03

Break out and check

Damaged material removed; the base checked and replaced if it has failed.

04

Seal and fill

Bond coat on the base and cut faces, hot tarmac laid in layers.

05

Roll and finish

Compacted flush with the surface around it and the joints sealed.

01Cut square02Dig out03Bond coat04Lay and rollStraight edges and a sealed joint, so the patch does not lift
Illustration: a pothole cut square, dug out, sealed and filled.
Projects

Recent tarmac
projects.

Residential jobs, laid by the same crew with the same machine-laid method, sub-base and kerbing.

"The base is everything. If the sub-base is wrong, the whole thing fails inside three years."

P

Paul Delaney

Owner, Delaney Tarmac

Coverage

Commercial work
by county.

D
Dublin
K
Kildare
W
Wicklow
L
Laois
O
Offaly

Related commercial services

Commercial →Car park resurfacing →Estate roads and footpaths →Driveway repair Kildare →
Common Questions

Common questions.

Is hot or cold tarmac better for potholes?+

Hot tarmac, cut in square and properly compacted, for a permanent repair. Cold-lay is a temporary fix to make a hole safe.

When is resurfacing better value than repairs?+

When repairs would cover a large share of the area, or the surface between the holes is crazed and loose. Where both are realistic, it is worth pricing both.

Do you repair potholes on driveways?+

Yes, through the residential driveway repair service, using the same cut-and-fill method.

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