Concrete Leveling Before & After Photos

Recently, the soil that was holding up the slabs of this Middleville, MI walkway had started to wash away. And without any soil below the concrete, the slabs began to sink bit by bit every time they were stepped on. Since there were only a few slabs that were visibly settled, the owner was thinking about just replacing them. After contacting us, we explained the benefits of concrete lifting instead. While the slabs would have been easy enough to replace, they weren’t the problem. The soil had washed away and would more than likely continue to, even with new slabs. A more permanent solution would involve treating the source of the problem: the missing soil and support.

For concrete lifting and leveling, we use the PolyLevel Injection System. PolyLevel is a waterproof and durable foam. Once injected below the ground, the foam fills in the voids left when the soil washed out and provides a new base for the slabs to rest on. The injections are controlled by our project managers and use only the necessary amount of PolyLevel foam to even out the path. A few minutes later and the walkway was all ready for use again.

We do many PolyLevel jobs because the concrete is resting on poor foundation soil. However, this is not always the case. If you have read any basement job that we've written about, you know about how damaging water is to concrete, brick, and stone. So when water reoccurs on a slab of concrete, the slab will move around a lot. This homeowner has the downspout from the roof leading straight onto the walkway, which in return has made the walkway unlevel. We did two things to fix this problem permanently. First, we fixed the downspouts by adding buried downspouts which will direct the water away from the home and away from the walkway. This will also be more discrete because it is underground.

Next, we installed our advanced polymer injection foam, PolyLevel. PolyLevel worked to raise and level out the concrete slabs while dealing with the weak soils below that were no longer able to hold the weight of the home above. We drilled multiple small holes into the concrete slabs in order to inject them with a polymer material that expanded to lift and level out the concrete. Once injected, the system only needed about 15 minutes to fully cure and the slabs were then stabilized and lifted to their proper level, and stronger than ever before. Now, this homeowner will not have to worry about this ever again.

Alfred called us becuase his driveway was sinking in multiple spots. It casued trip hazards and with driving on it, the driveway was just getting worse. We injected PolyLevel Foam to lift up and level the concrete. PolyLevel is very lightweight but strong enough to hold up concrete with heavy loads like vehicles on it. It is also waterproof so that the rain won't wash it away. PolyLevel also has a very quick curing time so you can drive or walk on it within about 15 minutes of it being injected!

Richard and Lisa called us because the concrete slabs that made up their driveway were shifting and separating. The driveway was sinking lower than the garage and, when it rained, sand would come through the gaps between slabs.

A quick PolyLEVEL injection brought everything back into the right place, making the driveway safe for cars and feet alike.

Kevin called us because his walk ways to the house were unlevel. They had been sinking for a couple years but they were pretty bad and causing a tripping hazzard. We injected PolyLevel Foam to lift the sunken concete slabs and level out the walk ways. PolyLevel is a light weight foam that lifts up concrete slabs but strong enough to hold up under heavy loads on the pavement. It is waterproof and won't reacts with soil or moisture so that it won't wash away of degrade. The foam also has a very quick curing time of about 15 minutes so that you can walk or drive on it soon after the injection is complete.