Can you believe summertime is wrapping up, the kids are going back to school, and the days are already getting shorter? While summertime was a blast, it’s nearly over, and fall is just around the corner, bringing cooler weather and football. With summer coming to an end, did you get everything done on your summer maintenance checklist?
While we anticipate the arrival of a new season, it’s time to get those summer to-dos checked off your home maintenance list. Preparing for fall’s arrival often includes chores best done at the end of summer to prepare for the cooler weather ahead. From cleaning the gutters to concrete repair, there’s a lot to get done before the season wraps up. Continue reading for an end-of-summer home repair checklist to help you check some things off your list.
End-of-Summer Seasonal Home Repair Checklist
As summer wraps up, it’s a great time to check some seasonal home maintenance off your to-do list. Below is an end-of-summer seasonal home repair checklist:
- Change smoke detector and carbon monoxide detector batteries
- Replace your air filters
- Insulate your water pipes before winter arrives to prevent frozen pipes
- Clean your gutters
- Drain outdoor hoses
- Repair broken or cracked glass
- Have your HVAC system serviced before fall
- Concrete repair
While home maintenance checklists often look the same each season, certain seasons are better for completing tasks than others, including concrete repair. The end of summer is a great time to get your cracked or sunken concrete repaired and leveled before fall and winter’s arrival.
Why Get Concrete Repair Done this Summer?
By the end of summer, your concrete driveways, sidewalks, and patios have experienced months of heat, heavy rain, varying moisture levels, and shifting soil. While concrete is one of the most durable manmade materials, it’s prone to cracking, sinking, and settling. The end of summer is an ideal time to get your concrete repair checked off your to-do list before fall and winter’s harsher weather arrives.
Repairing cracked or uneven concrete before fall and winter allows you to address small problems before they continue to worsen. Small cracks and gaps will only get worse as the weather cools and any moisture inside or under the concrete freezes, causing the concrete to expand and putting excess pressure on already damaged concrete, worsening cracks and gaps. End-of-summer concrete repair also helps restore safe, level walking surfaces before wet and icy weather arrives, making them safer for your loved ones and the general public.
Don’t wait for fall or wintertime to wreak more havoc on your concrete surfaces. Getting your concrete repaired now is the best choice for your uneven or cracked concrete, improving its appearance and making it a safer surface.
The Best Concrete Repair Method
The best concrete repair method for repairing uneven or cracked concrete is polyjacking. It’s the same concept as mudjacking, filling the voids beneath your concrete and making them level, but it’s much less invasive and more durable than mudjacking. Unless your concrete is completely shattered and unsalvageable, polyjacking will always be the best concrete repair method. Compared to concrete replacement or other concrete repair methods, polyjacking:
- Is more affordable
- Is lightweight, weighing about 2-4 lbs per cubic foot
- Is more eco-friendly
- Produces less waste
- Stabilizes the soil
- Is versatile: can be used in historic homes, parking structures, heavy machinery foundations, garage floors, urban infrastructure projects, waterfront properties, swimming pools, and more.
- Takes very little time
Polyjacking is by far the best concrete repair method and requires no maintenance, unlike mudjacking and DIY concrete leveling.
The Polyjacking Process
Pro Polyjacking’s process is designed to be efficient and minimally invasive, with long-lasting results. Here’s what you can expect from start to finish:
On-Site Evaluation
Every project begins with scheduling an appointment that includes a thorough inspection of your concrete. Our team will assess the affected areas, identify the cause of the settling or cracks, and discuss the best repair solution for your property. After your on-site evaluation, you’ll receive a detailed, no-obligation estimate that includes associated costs.
Create the Injection Site
Once you’ve approved the estimate and your polyjacking service is scheduled, we’ll arrive ready to begin the repair. We’ll start by creating small, carefully placed holes in the concrete. These access points allow us to inject the lifting material beneath the slab.
Polyurethane Foam Injection
Once the injection sites are ready, we’ll inject our polyurethane foam beneath the affected slab to lift it back to its proper position and fill any voids beneath it. The injection will not only restore a level surface but also strengthen the underlying soil to help prevent future settling.
Patch the Injection Sites
The last step in our polyjacking process is to patch the small injection sites so they are virtually undetectable. We have a color-matched patching material that will blend in with the surrounding surface, leaving only minimal evidence that work was performed.
Check Concrete Repair Off Your Home Maintenance List with Help from Pro Polyjacking
If you need sunken or cracked concrete repaired, hiring Pro Polyjacking is the best solution. We have over 30 years of industry experience and have been serving Kansas City homeowners and commercial property owners for decades. We’re a woman- and family-owned local business with positive reviews and thousands of satisfied customers. Below are some of our customer reviews:
Pro Polyjacking can help with all commercial and residential concrete leveling needs in and around Kansas City, including residential concrete leveling, commercial and industrial concrete leveling, concrete sealing and cleaning, deep injection, joint and crack repair, and farm silo polyjacking. Get started by requesting a quote today!