Asphalt Repair Services in Saratoga Springs

Pothole Repairs

Potholes start when water gets under the surface, freezes, and breaks the asphalt apart from below. Around here that cycle runs from November through April, which is why a small dip in the fall turns into a pothole by spring. We cut back to solid pavement, fix the base if it has failed, and fill with hot-mix asphalt compacted in lifts. Cold patch is a temporary fix. We only use it when the asphalt plants are closed for the season, and we say so on the quote.

Crack Filling & Sealing

Cracks let water into the pavement, and water is what kills asphalt in upstate New York. It gets in during the fall, freezes over the winter, and the crack gets wider every year. Filling cracks with hot rubberized sealant stops that for a fraction of what patching costs later. Crack filling fixes individual openings. Sealcoating protects the whole surface. If the pavement has open cracks, filling comes first, and we do both in one visit.

Asphalt Patching

When a section has failed at the base, you will see alligator cracking, sunken spots, or a pothole that keeps coming back in the same place. Surface fixes will not hold there. We saw-cut the bad section to clean edges, remove it, rebuild the base where needed, and put down new hot mix compacted to match the rest of the surface.

Parking Lot Repair & Maintenance

Commercial lots take more abuse than driveways: heavier vehicles, delivery trucks, plows, and salt all winter. We repair potholes, cracks, catch basin collars, and failed sections on retail plazas, office parks, and apartment properties.

We can also put your lot on a maintenance schedule that combines repairs, sealcoating, and line re-striping in one visit to keep downtime short. If we already plow your lot, we are the first ones to see the damage in the spring.

Drainage-Related Pavement Repair

If the same spot keeps failing, the problem is usually water, not asphalt. Standing water, a sunken catch basin, or bad grading will wreck any patch put over it. RDM also does drainage, catch basins, and excavation, so we can fix the cause and the pavement in one project instead of patching the same spot every two years.

Repair, Resurface, or Replace

A repair quote only helps if repair is the right call. Our general rule:

Right Fix	What the Pavement Looks Like	What It Involves
Repair	A few cracks or potholes on otherwise solid pavement	Crack filling, pothole repair, or saw-cut patching of the failed spots
Resurface	Wear and cracking across the surface, but a solid base	A new asphalt layer over the existing pavement. Usually the better spend than chasing individual repairs
Replace	Base failure in large areas, drainage problems, or pavement past 20–25 years old	Full replacement, often with milling or full-depth reclamation to reuse the old material

We check the condition before every job. If repairs will not hold, we tell you before you spend the money.

Why Asphalt Fails Faster Around Saratoga Springs

Pavement here deals with about five months of freeze-thaw every year, plus plow blades and road salt.
Salt breaks down the binder and plows scrape the surface all winter.
Spring thaw softens the base right after frost heaves have stressed it.
Small problems grow fast in this climate. Fixing a crack this year is much cheaper than patching the pothole it becomes next year.

Contact Us Today for Asphalt Repairs

Tell us about your project: lot details, photos if you have them, and the problem you're trying to solve. We'll come out, assess the site, and send a written estimate at no cost.

+1 (518) 414-8789