When you purchase a home or commercial property you never think about things that could go wrong. You’re often distracted by the thrill of becoming a homeowner or opening your business and what could be. Though purchasing a home or commercial building is exciting, maintenance comes with keeping your home or business property attractive, in great shape, and up to code.
We care about the appearance of our homes to please HOA or our in-laws by keeping up with landscaping, replacing home siding when it starts to chip or fade, replacing our windows, and much more. The same goes for owning a commercial property; you keep it in tip-top shape to attract potential customers and clients, always investing in landscaping, window cleaning, and more.
Most homeowners and business owners overlook but should always fix unlevel or cracked concrete sidewalks, driveways, walkways, and patios. Not only does cracked or unlevel concrete look bad, but it also poses a safety risk to loved ones and customers. Walking safely on unlevel concrete is tough, especially for children, the elderly, or those with difficulty maintaining balance. Concrete leveling is important and matters. Keep reading to learn why, about some concrete leveling techniques and their processes.
What is Concrete Leveling?
Concrete leveling involves lifting sunken or cracked concrete to make it level. There are many reasons why your concrete is unlevel: unfortified and settled soil, improper compaction/installation, and poor drainage. Soil naturally settles over time, and even if your home or building was built up to code and low enough in the soil, the soil will contract and expand forcing the concrete slabs it was built on to shift.
Some concrete companies and homeowners/business owners that opt for a DIY concrete leveling job often make mistakes like pouring concrete in unideal weather conditions, using too little or too much water in the mixture, and more. Poor drainage also causes concrete to crack from exposure to too much moisture. The effects of summer on concrete and winter can wear down concrete too, causing those unsightly and dangerous cracks and spalling.
There are a few concrete leveling techniques, mudjacking and polyjacking being the two most common options. You’ll want to choose the best concrete leveling technique for your home or business, carefully considering our climate, soil, and drainage conditions.
Polyjacking vs. Mudjacking – Which is Best?
Polyjacking and mudjacking both lift concrete, but they’re very different. Mudjacking involves pumping organic material like sand or dirt combined with concrete to lift unlevel or cracked concrete. It’s a better solution than the early days of mudjacking when literal mud was used to lift concrete, but it’s still a temporary solution. Why? For one, mudjacking doesn’t fortify the soil underneath, inevitably causing the concrete to sink again. Next, it leaves unsightly holes that take away from the curb appeal of your home or business. Mudjacking isn’t water resistant, so it’ll get washed away and the material will slowly break down.
Polyjacking lifts concrete by injecting polyurethane foam under unlevel or cracked concrete. Polyjacking is the most permanent concrete leveling solution that fortifies the soil underneath the concrete, never allowing it to sink again from shifting soil. Polyjacking is also environmentally friendly and creates less waste than concrete replacement since tearing up and discarding waste from a concrete replacement is avoided. Polyurethane foam is also chemically inert, meaning the foam won’t release chemicals in the soil or air once cured. It also requires zero maintenance unlike mudjacking that needs replacing!
The Polyjacking Process
The polyjacking process is simple, especially when you hire Pro Polyjacking for your concrete leveling needs. We start by scheduling an initial assessment of your property to inspect cracks and unlevel concrete. We’ll provide a detailed free estimate outlining the costs for your polyjacking job. Once accepting your estimate, we’ll schedule your polyjacking job!
We start every polyjacking job by creating injection sites in your unlevel driveway, patio, sidewalk, deck, or walkway. They’re tiny holes no larger than a dime, allowing us to inject our polyurethane foam. Next, we’ll inject polyurethane under your cracked concrete through those injection sites. It’ll lift your concrete and cure in minutes once it expands. Once we’re done injecting the polyurethane foam we’ll patch the injection sites to ensure they’re discreet and nearly impossible to see.
Trust Pro Polyjacking with Your Residential or Commercial Concrete Repair
For concrete repair for your commercial or residential property, trust the pros at Pro Polyjacking. Our polyjacking process stabilizes the soil and, as a result, lifts concrete to fix cracks and level the driveway, patio, sidewalk, or foundation of your home or commercial building, keeping loved ones and the general public safe.
Foundation cracks, unlevel driveways, spalling sidewalks, and other damages are unsightly, especially if they go unrepaired. Trust the team at Pro Polyjacking in Kansas City for your concrete repair now, regardless of season. Contact our team for more information about our concrete repair service!