How to Best Lift a Cracked Driveway

When dealing with a cracked driveway it can stress a lot of things: the rest of your driveway slab, your car’s tires, and if you end up needing to replace the concrete, your bank account. That is why many people turn to concrete leveling. When you lift a cracked driveway, it eliminates the settlement stress that can lead to additional cracking, restores grading, and won’t leave your driveway a couple of inches below your garage floor slab. And the most effective and long-lasting concrete leveling is done with polyurethane foam.

At what point should you be Lifting your Cracked Driveway

There are signs to look out for that settlement problems are affecting your driveway.

Cracks

Not all driveway cracks are caused by settlement. If you notice an elevation change on either side of the crack, or if water is draining differently on either side of it, there is a good chance that a portion of your driveway is sinking.

If it is not lifted back to its original state, the stresses that caused the cracks will continue, and the problems will only get worse.

Uneven Concrete

If the elevation of different portions of the slab changes, or if there is a significant elevation change between the driveway and the sidewalk or the driveway and the garage slab, there is a good chance that one of the slabs has sunk.

Like cracks, uneven concrete can cause wear issues with your tires.

Standing Water on Concrete Surfaces or Draining in the Wrong Direction

Standing water can be a problem because it can attract mosquitos and other bugs. If your driveway is sinking in a way that funnels water toward your home’s foundation, it might cause even more problems.

Why Polyurethane Foam is the Best Concrete Lifting Option

Perhaps the most well-known concrete leveling option is mudjacking. However, there is a reason that polyurethane foam concrete leveling, also known as poly jacking, is becoming the go-to option.

1. Polyjacking is less invasive than mudjacking because the holes needed are much smaller. Polyjacking only requires them to be the size of a small coin. That causes less stress on an already cracked slab, and the hole filling is less noticeable after the lifting is done.
2. It is very precise. We can level the driveway within a fraction of an inch while compressing the soil around it.
3. Unlike the slurry in mudjacking, the polyurethane foam, once it hardens underground, won’t erode. It is impervious to water or chemicals that are found underground, so polyjacking is a solution that will last the life of the driveway slab.

Get professional help to lift your cracked driveway

Airlift Concrete Experts know concrete. We provide consultations to and do concrete work for municipalities for concrete problems in large foundations, drainage, parking lots, and more. So you can trust our team to assist you with your concrete inspection and repairs. Our experts are so proficient at lifting cracked concrete with polyurethane foam that we even lift grain bins. Lift your cracked driveway today!

Have questions on how and when to repair your concrete driveway? Contact us today.