During repairs, use a tar gun, trowels and spatulas, brushes, gloves, knives, tamping and compacting tools. Will also need the following materials: , asphalt in rolls and asphalt, which is created by cold technology. They are sold in hardware stores in the quantities required by buyers.
Ways to repair potholes and other damage on asphalt
Filling potholes with asphalt mix is the easiest way to remove minor damage from the roadway. Distinguish between cold and hot asphalt. The first one can be found in hardware store, and the second - only on order at asphalt concrete plants. In any case, the pothole must first be cleaned, remove debris and dust from it. The edges of the pit should not crumble intensively. Technology using hot asphalt is simple. To do this, the entire hole must be filled with asphalt mix. She can also close up the depressions formed next to the curb stones. If a pothole appeared in the middle of the road, then it will be necessary to deepen it, fill it with a mixture so that it protrudes two to three centimeters above the surface. After a few minutes, this layer must be leveled and compacted. To do this, you can use not only a skating rink, but also a special vibropress.
With the help of cold asphalt, potholes and pits formed in the yard can also be put in order. Cold is understood as ordinary asphalt with the addition of some chemical components. The pothole must be cleared of debris and dust. Using a hammer and chisel, it is necessary to align the edges with it. Cold asphalt must be laid in such a way that a small hill is obtained. Asphalt laying must be done in two stages - fill the hole up to half and compact it tightly, then fill up the upper part again. A layer of sand must be applied over the poured cold asphalt. Then you need to slowly drive a car through this mound. Thus, the asphalt will quickly compact.
Other methods are used when, along with potholes, there are cracks on. In these cases, filling with tar is carried out. The surface is cleaned with a stiff brush or a special vacuum cleaner. The crack is immediately filled with tar, or covered with sand for a few centimeters, and then with tar. For him, special pistols are used. After fifteen to twenty minutes, the treated surface must be leveled, pressed with a spatula.
They also find inexpensive rolls with ready-made asphalt. They are very convenient to carry out. repair work having a small volume. To do this, the roll is unwound, the protective layer is removed, the asphalt is laid with the adhesive side on the roadbed. Then press firmly for a few seconds. The repair ends here.
Pothole repair of small areas up to 7 m2 with cold asphalt
If there is a need to fill holes in areas not exceeding 7 m2, experts recommend using a modified asphalt mix with Canadian Perma-patch concentrate, which is suitable for any weather. Cold asphalt is rarely used in road construction, however, it is constantly evolving and is now ideal for road repairs in all weather conditions. This material is heat resistant. environment within -200С - +400С. Still, if the repair is carried out in winter, it is best before laying, you need to heat it up a little, that is, keep it in a warm, dry room for several days.
How is the repair carried out?
Repair of pits that occur on the roads, as a rule, is accompanied by the following works:- 1. To begin with, all potholes are treated with special cutters around the perimeter to remove excess parts and level the pit. If several pits are located too close to each other, they are connected into one.
- 2. One treated area (map) should not exceed 5m2. Cutting the edges of the pit is carried out only vertically in order to avoid further sagging of the asphalt mixture before it hardens.
- 3. If the work is carried out in winter, the pothole must first be cleared of pieces of ice and snow.
Today, many car owners prefer to take care of their own vehicles to carry out repairs. If you are one of them, then you need own garage, which will have special devices. This can be called viewing hole.
Its construction only at first seems simple. In fact, the work must be carried out in accordance with accepted building regulations. The recess must be made strictly in size. The viewing hole is made so that it is light and dry. Defence from ground water pits in the garage is a priority for the car owner.
What to do if groundwater is located high?
Pit in the garage when there is ground water, can cause problems. Proximity to such waters often causes constant dampness in the garage. Mold appears on the walls, cracks appear on the floor and walls. When the water rises, the building may be flooded.
There is another problem. It is as follows. When you make a viewing hole, you can observe temperature difference. In the recess, it will be colder.
IMPORTANT! In the absence of high-quality waterproofing of foundations and a garage pit, cold air will go up. Rising, it will cover the bottom of the car with condensate, because of this, it may appear rust. In addition, the room will be stuffy and humid.
There are two reliable ways to solve the question: "How to make a hole in the garage if the groundwater is close?". The first is based on careful waterproofing device. The second suggests pit removal away from the car park. You can choose any option, but it is recommended to cover the structure with suitable boards. Wrap them in plastic wrap first.
What to sleep with?
If you decide that viewing hole you no longer need it, then you can fall asleep. This will require sand and gravel. Fill the bottom of the hole with sand, then fill with gravel. The land does not need to be used! You can also clay fill a hole in the garage.
Do-it-yourself waterproofing of the inspection hole in the garage
When building an object
Do waterproofing you can do it on your own, without resorting to specialists. Do the primary protection as follows:
- At the bottom, before starting the concreting process, pour gravel, its layer should be 15 cm.
- After that, pour 5 cm of sand. The pillow needs to be tamped, the layers will perfectly remove moisture.
- It is recommended to lubricate earthen walls with greasy clay even before applying the waterproofing material. For this purpose, red is best suited.
Available for sale different materials, which are great for protecting the recess. Bituminous materials manufacturers produce in the form of rolls. Cover the shelves and niches that are in the recess with material. Divide the roll into fragments, you need to pre-lubricate all parts with special solvents.
Lay the material so that the sheets overlap by at least 10 cm. Pay attention to joints. To glue them, you need to use a burner, or cover the joints with molten bitumen. Some car owners use for this purpose solvent.
polymer membranes. They are overlapped on the frame, a metal mesh is used for reinforcement. Cover the entire surface of the pit with material. Connect the membranes by welding. A hot air jet may be used. Since the method is based on the use welding equipment It is better to entrust such work to specialists.
penetrating materials. Buy a special mixture, mix with water. The solution must be applied to a slightly damp surface. viewing hole. After crystallization, the pores in the concrete are reliably clogged.
Liquid rubber. Apply material to wet surface. This method is suitable if the ambient temperature is in the range from + 10 to + 24. After spraying, wait a few hours.
Waterproofing during the construction of a garage must be done in a complex, it must be internal and external. It is important to correctly define excavation depth.
When making calculations, be sure to take into account how thick the preparatory layer will be. The height of the ceiling of the pit is also important.
Dig a pit, taking into account the indents. Make them wide at least 1 meter. Level the bottom of the pit, making a slight slope towards the walls from the center. Make a clay water seal, lay it down. The layer should be at least 10 cm, tamp the base.
To drain water from an object, do drainage trenches. Their depth must be at least 0.5 m. Do not forget that the trenches must be made with a slope. Lay on the bottom geotextile, position it so that it protrudes a meter beyond the edges of the trench.
Pour gravel on the geotextile with a layer of 5 cm. Buy drainage pipes and put them in trenches. Make a slope of 50 cm by 1 running meter. For device drainage pipes buy asbestos-cement products, either polymer or ceramic pipes. They need to be taken to the place where it will be collect water. Cover the pipes with a layer of gravel 30 cm thick. Wrap the “pie” with a geotextile sheet protruding above the trench.
Fill the pit with gravel and sand. Alternate layers, tamping each of them. Sand is needed for waterproofing protection, because it can break through the sharp edges of large fractions. Put on the base ruberoid, be sure to weld its edges using gas burner. Smear bituminous mastic. Repeat the procedure by laying the material in 3 layers. If groundwater can rise above the pit, then you need to make even more layers.
Prepare the formwork concrete floor. Use those mixtures that include modifying additives.
Watch the video on how to make waterproofing a pit in the garage with your own hands:
If a garage with a pit is already built
If the facility is in operation, but there is a need for protection of the inspection pit from groundwater, then you can do the following:
- Coat the floor with a thick mastic, cover the walls with a more liquid one.
- Then make a mortar of cement, plaster the walls. All joints must be covered with mastic, applying it in a thick layer.
If you want to stiffen the coating, apply plaster to the reinforcement frame. The layer thickness can be 4 cm. If necessary, apply an antiseptic composition to the plaster. At work it is best to use hydro-resistant rather than ordinary cement.
Penetrating protection is safe, it will prevent garage flooding. It is necessary to apply the mixture on wet concrete, so the capillaries will be closed by crystals. You can use this method to protect even old surfaces.
Before processing, clean all floors and walls from dirt, remove stains. This will open up the pores. The composition is best applied in layers, use a spatula to work. You can use in hard-to-reach places brush. Above waterproofing cover with cement plaster. To repair cracks, a special composition for injection is suitable. Manufacturers offer a range of materials based on polyurethanes.
By following the rules, you can easily figure out how to do inspection hole in the garage if close to groundwater. This will make you well save.
I know for sure that there are visitors to drom.ru here. I have a request to ask them one or two questions.In the spring-summer of 2010, a certain automobile flash mob swept. I quote:
“Motorists in Vladivostok took the repair of roads into their own hands. Tired of smashing cars on city roads, the Primorye youth announced a fundraiser on the Internet and staged a demonstrative action.
On Sunday, April 4, 2010, the volunteers themselves paved the pit at the intersection of the main street of the seaside capital - Svetlanskaya - and Lugovaya. At the same time, motorists used special asphalt, more expensive, but also much more durable. To compare the quality of work of city road services and volunteers, next to the first pit, the second one was “repaired”: according to the traditional technology, crushed stone covered with a layer of asphalt was laid in it, and .. money. Thus, the activists wanted to show how the Vladivostok City Hall will handle taxpayers' funds.
By the way, drivers continued to contribute money to the symbolic piggy bank during the action itself, giving money directly from the cars.”
Almost two years have passed. I would like to know the condition of these holes. Reference and control. How did this flash mob end?
My forecast was then - this special asphalt will lie for no more than six months. The material itself may be good, but, judging by the videos, it was placed in an unprepared place. The walls of the pits were not leveled, cleaned or treated with a binder.
PS. Just in case, I will mention a similar action in Ukhta. Is not Far East, but the information is also interesting. "July 5 at 21.00 in Ukhta, the first campaign was carried out to seal holes in the roads, using cold asphalt. Two strangers with the help of one of the Ukhta forums, they chipped in and bought 300 kg of cold asphalt, then at the same forum a place was chosen and three pits were asphalted that interfered with many drivers, the action was successful, some passing drivers expressed their gratitude by signaling. Now anyone can bring their money and indicate which pit in the city is bothering them, we will bring asphalt to them and help clean it up."
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"Road Fairy" - in a hurry to help. If you want a road, do it yourself.
Original taken from taransv in "Road Fairy" - to the rescue. If you want a road, do it yourself.A video that has surfaced online showing a young girl patching up a hole in the road
aroused the interest of social media users.
She was nicknamed the "road fairy", but the officials responsible for the condition of the roads did not appreciate the girl's help.
A video has been posted on youtube in which a young car enthusiast repairs a pit on Pushkin Street in Omsk on her own,
and does it in the dark, armed with a spatula and buckets of cement mortar and rubble.
26-year-old Veronika Bobrus admitted that she drives past this dangerous place every day and despaired of waiting,
when this hole is closed, so I decided to do it myself.
However, the officials responsible for the condition of the roads did not appreciate Veronika's help, saying that she did not work according to GOST.
Say, it is not known how she closed up the holes, and finding a person at night on the highway without overalls is very dangerous.
While the officials were making excuses, Veronica Bobrus patched up another hole in the city center.
In the end, the authorities gave in, saying they were ready to cooperate with the motorist.
She was offered to simply inform the road builders about the pits, which will then be repaired by specialists.
The lady's patience ran out.
And officials, as always, are not to blame.
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In the spring, after the snow has melted, the inhabitants of Russia are faced with a significant number of potholes on the access roads to small settlements and villages, formed due to poor-quality road foundation or due to the lack of proper water drainage from the roadway. And many people ask themselves: “How to patch the road yourself?” or “How to fix holes in the roads on your own?” Until the local authorities decide what needs to be done, more than a dozen tires and rims will turn into trash.
a common sight on our roads Very often, along the entire length of the road, only a few such pits are formed, in the most problematic places. Delivery of such a small amount of asphalt for patching does not make any economic sense. And at the plant, no one will ship such an amount of asphalt. Ordering road machinery or equipment is quite an expensive undertaking, as well as contacting a specialized road company. Often, for normal travel on local roads, it is enough to close up only 2-3 holes.
Solving the problem with potholes on the road
In view of this, we have developed a method of patching roads, which we have repeatedly tested, is extremely effective and very cheap. The great advantage of this method is the availability of "equipment". shovel, a couple of bricks and a broom - that's all the necessary equipment!))
The materials are also simple: (based on 1m 2 holes 10 cm deep):
- Bituminous mastic 1 bucket (20 liters) - can be bought at any construction market. The average cost is 300-350 rubles;
- Fine lime crushed stone fraction 5-20 or 20-40mm. or less in the amount of 1 wheelbarrow;
- Sand ½ wheelbarrow.
So, let's move on to the description of this method of sealing holes on the roads:
- First, it is worth clearing the pit of water, dirt and debris - an ordinary broom will help you!);
- After that, fill the pit with fine-grained lime rubble to the level of the asphalt canvas. I draw your attention to the fact that it is best suited for small limestone crushed stone. Gravel or granite crushed stone is not suitable for this procedure! Also, do not use crushed concrete, broken bricks, etc. for this ...
- After backfilling with rubble, it should be compacted with any improvised means. For example, you can drive a car over it 6-7 times;
Warming up bituminous mastic - After tamping, it is necessary to build a stand from 2 blocks or bricks for a metal bucket of bituminous mastic and build a fire under the bucket;
- The mastic must be heated over a fire for about 20-30 minutes, stirring occasionally with a stick. After 20-30 minutes, the mastic should acquire a liquid consistency;
- After heating the mastic, it must be poured evenly on the rubble so that there is no empty seats. Special attention it is worth paying attention to the edges of the junction with the old asphalt - these places should be spilled especially carefully;
pouring bituminous mastic on rubble 
- Then, on the resulting “black” surface, it is necessary to pour sand with a layer of 2-3 cm. The sand should cover the entire surface of our former pit so that the mastic is not visible under it. This is done so that passing cars will crush the sand mixed with mastic into the voids between the crushed stone fractions and at the same time not dirty the wheels on the hot bituminous mastic. You should not feel sorry for the sand ... everything superfluous will be pulled away very quickly by cars and the wind.
We pour sand - After backfilling with sand, you can immediately safely start driving cars along the former pit. There is nothing wrong with this, on the contrary, it contributes to a better compaction of our patch. Sand under the weight of cars mixes with bitumen and seeps between the rubble, which contributes to better bonding of the patch. This item is extremely important and it is its execution that will ensure the integrity of the patch for many years.
- In the photo below you see a patch made in the manner described above, which has already passed 2 years. Please note that the patch costs like a stone. The asphalt around it has long been cracked, and the patch is as good as new. So this method in the long run is extremely effective and cheap. And most importantly, anyone can perform such work, even without such experience.
old patch By the way, in addition to the pits, we also recommend pouring hot bituminous mastic with sand on cracks in the asphalt. The mastic will stick them together and prevent water from getting inside the cracks. Since it is the water that has fallen into the cracks, as a result of a change in its state of aggregation, that destroys roads.
If you need advice on road and related construction - please contact us. We know everything about road construction and the most profitable solutions in this area. We work in Moscow and the Moscow region. We approach the solution of the set tasks with an emphasis on the concept of "price-quality".
