Concrete Lifting & Leveling in Gastonia, NC

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That sunken slab in your driveway, the patio that now slopes toward the house, the garage floor with a lip you trip over — it's the same story as your foundation. The soil under the concrete settled or washed away, and the slab dropped into the void. The good news: you almost never have to tear it out and start over.

Polyurethane foam, not mudjacking

The old method, mudjacking, pumped a heavy slurry under the slab to push it up. It worked, but the material was heavy (adding weight to soil that already failed) and the holes were big. We use polyurethane foam injection instead:

• Injected through small, dime-sized holes that are easy to patch
• Expands to fill every void, then lifts the slab precisely back to grade
• Cures hard in minutes — you can usually use the surface the same day
• Lightweight and waterproof, so it won't wash out or burden the soil

What we lift

Driveways, sidewalks, patios, pool decks, garage and basement floors, porch steps, and the approach slabs where a driveway meets the garage. If it's a concrete slab that's sunk, cracked from settling, or become a trip hazard, it's usually a candidate.

When replacement is the better call

We'll be honest about it: if a slab is severely cracked, crumbling, or spalled apart, lifting it just gives you a level broken slab. In those cases we'll tell you it's a replacement, not a leveling job. Foam is for solid concrete that's simply sitting too low.

The process

Free assessment first — we check whether the slab is sound enough to lift and what's caused the settlement (because if it's a drainage problem, that needs fixing too, or it'll just sink again). Then it's drill, inject, lift to grade, patch the holes. Most residential jobs are a few hours, start to finish, with no demolition and no week-long wait for new concrete to cure.