What should I do about a high spot in my new driveway that is causing rain water to backup?
Asphalt driveways are surprisingly flexible when new, and residential driveways are not typically compacted much past 90% &mdash; which means there is some flexibility to rework and further compact it.

I corrected a high edge on mine by heating with a torch and pounding it with a 4x4 hand tamper I kept coated in non-stick cooking spray (to prevent soft asphalt and aggregate from sticking to the tamper).