How Can I Repair Cracked or Sinking Concrete Surfaces?

If you have concerns about spreading cracks or sinking sections of your basement floor, garage floor, or driveway there are several potential solutions that you could employ. It is unwise to decide on a solution alone, however, unless you have experience in implementing structural repairs professionally. As such you should start by contacting a professional to have your property inspected. This will ensure that you identify all the contributing factors. 

• Foundation Piers  

If the sinking and damage to your property has occurred either partially or wholly as the result of foundation damage, foundation piers are likely to be a part of the solution. Helical and push piers are used to transfer the weight of a property’s foundation away from incompetent soil and onto load-bearing strata. This will ensure that your foundation, once lifted, stays in place. 

The two kinds of piers work in different ways, of course. Push piers are driven into the soil under your home and rely on the weight of your property to push them firmly into place and hold them. Helical piers, by contrast, are essentially screwed into the ground and spread the weight of your property more widely through the soil below the frost line. 

• The PolyRenewal™ System 

If foundation problems are not at the root of the cracks and sinking in your concrete flooring, or the foundation damage is relatively minor, the PolyRenewal™ system could be the perfect solution for you. This sturdy, lightweight polyurethane foam has huge load-bearing capacity and can aid in the straightening or lifting of concrete as well. 

Injected directly into the site in need of repairs, PolyRenewal™ is non-invasive and minimally disruptive to your home. Better yet, it cures quickly and will not need to be reinstalled unless serious damage is done to the existing repairs. This makes it a cost-effective and long-term solution.