parishollow

I have just had a driveway installed and I am not happy with it. The contractor used a tamping machine instead of a roller and I don’t think it did as good a job. There are some spots that seem like they will keep small amounts of water and one area about 8×11 inches that definately didn’t get touched by the tamper. What should I do? What should I expect from a reputable company? The old asphalt was removed, then graded, tamped and the new stuff put on top of that and tamped down. I didn’t drive on it for a week expecting the contractor to come back and put down a finish coat or something to smooth it out. That hasn’t happened yet, two weeks have gone by.
Yes, it was the lowest bid. Now I know why I suppose, unless he fixes it. Thanks for your articles and videos as they have helped me know more about asphalt. I sure wish I had found this site before I had the work done.
Your response is appreciated.
parishollow

I have just had a driveway installed and I am not happy with it. The contractor used a tamping machine instead of a roller and I don’t think it did as good a job. There are some spots that seem like they will keep small amounts of water and one area about 8×11 inches that definately didn’t get touched by the tamper. What should I do? What should I expect from a reputable company? The old asphalt was removed, then graded, tamped and the new stuff put on top of that and tamped down. I didn’t drive on it for a week expecting the contractor to come back and put down a finish coat or something to smooth it out. That hasn’t happened yet, two weeks have gone by.
Yes, it was the lowest bid. Now I know why I suppose, unless he fixes it. Thanks for your articles and videos as they have helped me know more about asphalt. I sure wish I had found this site before I had the work done.
Your response is appreciated.
- patmatt
  
  Please contact us and let’s see what we can do to help!
Kenny Sutch

I just had a new asphalt driveway installed. When the old concrete was removed the ground underneath was very soft. I was told a stone/dirt base was needed as well as an asphalt base, which looked much more coarse that the finish coat. This added 3000 dollars to the cost. I was told not do drive on it for two weeks. After the two weeks I parked on it overnight when the the cars were removed there were 1/2″ to 5/8″ divots under the tire area. Temps were in the 50-60s. Is this normal for a new driveway, or was this done improperly? I should add I tried to use your referral service but you had none in my area.

Kenny
- patmatt
  
  Hi Kenny,
  
  No this is not normal. And the fact that you were told not to drive on it for 2 weeks is not normal either. Asphalt can be driven on as soon as it cools down. That’s unfortunate we didn’t have anyone in your area.
  
  Do you have any pictures you can add?