If more than 30% of your driveway shows significant cracking, settling, or drainage problems, replacement usually makes more sense than patching. Alligator cracking—those interconnected web-like patterns—often indicates base failure that patching won’t fix long-term.
Standing water after rainstorms, especially near the center or edges, means your driveway has lost its proper slope. In Mastic Beach’s coastal conditions, these drainage issues accelerate damage. Multiple potholes appearing across the surface typically signal that water has penetrated to the sub-base, requiring complete reconstruction rather than spot repairs.