By
eHow Home & Garden Editor
Difficulty: Moderately Easy
Things You’ll Need:
- Gravel
- Coarse Gravel
- Metal Rake
- Shovel
- Soil
- Tamping Tool
Step1
Rake or shovel out any loose stones, gravel or soil from the bottom of the pothole.
Step2
If the sides of the pothole are loose, cut them straight down with a shovel to create firm edges to the hole.
Step3
Fill the hole with coarse gravel to about 3 inches (7 cm) below the level of the driveway (see A).
Step4
Tamp down the gravel. You can make your own wooden tamping tool from a small square of 3/4-inch (2-cm) plywood nailed to the bottom end of a 4-foot-long (120-cm) 2-by-4.
Step5
For a dirt driveway: Shovel soil into the hole until it is mounded a few inches (about 7 cm) above the surface.
Step6
Water the soil, and tamp it down as firmly as you can.
Step7
If necessary, add enough soil to raise it a little above the driveway surface again, and tamp it down again.
Step8
For a gravel driveway: Fill the last 3 inches (7 cm) with gravel that matches the driveway. Mound it just above the surface.
Step9
Rake the new gravel to blend with the rest of the driveway (see B).
Step10
For either type of driveway: Run a wheel of your car over the spot a few times to compact it down.