Pothole Repair in Denver, CO
Pothole repair on driveways, parking lots and private roads across Denver and the surrounding metro area. We cut the hole square, deal with whatever is wrong under it, then fill and compact it properly. Repairs that keep reopening are a base problem, and we will tell you if that is what you have.
- Free written estimates
- Licensed and insured crews
- Hot-mix asphalt, compacted right
- Clean job sites
A pothole is the visible end of a process that started underground. Water got into the base through a crack or a joint, froze, expanded, and lifted the asphalt above it. Traffic then broke the weakened surface out. Asphalt Denver repairs potholes across Denver and the surrounding metro area on private property.
Filling the hole is the easy part. Making the repair last means finding out why that spot failed and not the ten feet either side of it. Sometimes it is a single bad joint. Sometimes it is a wet, contaminated base that needs digging out. The difference between a repair that lasts a decade and one that reopens in April is what happens below the surface.
For public streets and alleys, the city handles it. We work on private drives, lots, HOA roads and commercial property.
What the work covers
- Square-cut removal of the failed area, extended into sound pavement
- Excavation and replacement of wet or contaminated base material
- Compacted aggregate base rebuild under structural repairs
- Hot-mix fill placed in lifts and compacted to density
- Infrared repairs where the surrounding pavement is sound and should be matched
- Cold patch as a marked temporary repair through the winter months
- Perimeter joint sealing so water cannot run down the new edge
- Repeat-failure diagnosis where a hole keeps coming back in the same place
When you need it
- A hole deep enough to feel through the steering wheel
- A pothole that has been filled before and has opened again
- Loose aggregate and broken asphalt scattered around the edge
- Water standing in the hole for days after it rains
- Several holes clustered in one area, which usually means the base has gone there
- A hole at an entrance or crossing point that has become a liability question
How the job is done
- 01
Find out why it failed
We look at the pavement around the hole, check for flexing, and see where water goes. A pothole in sound pavement is a small job. A pothole in a soft area is a base repair with a hole on top.
- 02
Cut square
The repair is squared off and taken past the broken edges into solid material. Filling the shape of the hole leaves crumbling edges that break away again in the next freeze.
- 03
Deal with the base
Wet or contaminated base is dug out and replaced with clean aggregate, compacted in lifts. Skipping this is why so many pothole repairs reopen the following spring.
- 04
Fill and compact
Tack coat on the vertical faces, hot-mix placed in lifts, each one compacted with a roller or plate. The finished patch sits flush with the surface, not proud of it and not dished.
- 05
Seal the perimeter
The joint around the repair gets sealed. That edge is the weak point in any patch, and in this climate it is the first place water tries to get back in.
Pothole Repair in Denver
Denver has a pothole season, and it is spring. Through winter, water sits in cracks and joints and freezes, then thaws, then freezes again as the temperature crosses zero night after night. Each cycle levers the pavement a little further apart. By March the damage is done, and the first warm weeks are when the weakened asphalt finally breaks out under traffic. That is why our phone rings hardest between March and May.
Timing the repair matters. Hot-mix plants along the Front Range shut for the cold months, so a permanent hot-mix repair in January may not be available. Cold patch or infrared holds the hazard safely until spring. If you have a pothole at an entrance or in a walking route, we would rather do a temporary repair now and a permanent one in April than leave it open through the thaw.
What it costs
HomeGuide put a typical pothole repair at $100 to $400 as of 2026, with patching priced at $2 to $5 per square foot and full-depth saw-cut repairs at $4 to $12 where the base has to be rebuilt. National figures. Nearly all pothole work carries a minimum charge for the call-out, so if you have several, it is worth listing them all on one estimate rather than fixing them one at a time.
Why work with us
- We diagnose repeat failures instead of refilling the same hole every year
- Repairs cut square and taken into sound material
- Temporary winter repairs described as temporary, with the permanent fix scheduled
- Free written estimates covering every hole on the property, not just the worst one
- Licensed and insured
Related services
Areas we cover for pothole repair
Not listed? We cover Denver and the surrounding metro area. See every area we work in.
Pothole Repair questions
Why does my pothole keep coming back?
Because the fill was the only thing repaired. If the base under the hole is wet or has broken down, new asphalt on top of it fails the same way. A lasting repair means excavating the bad base, replacing and compacting it, then filling. Otherwise you are buying the same hole annually.
Can you fix potholes in winter?
We can make them safe. Cold patch goes in without heat and holds traffic, and infrared works in cold weather because it generates its own. Permanent hot-mix repair usually waits for the plants to reopen in spring. Anything that is a genuine hazard we will deal with the same week.
Who fixes potholes on the street outside my property?
The city or county does, on public streets and alleys. Denver takes reports through its 311 service. We work on private property: driveways, parking lots, HOA roads and commercial sites. If the hole sits right at the property line, we will tell you which side it falls on.
How much does it cost to fix one pothole?
National guides put a single pothole repair at $100 to $400 as of 2026, and that spread mostly reflects whether the base needs rebuilding. Most contractors, including us, have a call-out minimum, so several holes in one visit costs much less per hole than several separate visits.
How long does the repair take?
A straightforward pothole is under an hour. A full-depth repair that needs base excavation takes half a day. Traffic can usually cross a hot-mix repair as soon as it has cooled, and cold patch is drivable straight away.
Get a free pothole repair estimate
Tell us about the pavement and we will come back with a free written estimate.