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Concrete Repair in West Jordan, UT

Sunken, cracked or flaking concrete fixed when it can be, replaced when it can't. Call for a free estimate.

West Jordan, South Jordan, Riverton, Herriman, Kearns, Taylorsville and 30 more towns

Free Repair Estimate

Put in what you need, roughly how big and what's there now. The contractor rings you back to go over it and set up a look.

  • Free estimates
  • Base and drainage first
  • Planned for HOA rules
  • Homes and commercial

A rough idea is enough. The estimate is free.

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Concrete Repair

Concrete Repair in West Jordan, UT

Not every bad slab needs to come out. A driveway panel that dropped an inch by the garage, a walk with one heaved section, a patio with scaling on top but solid underneath: those can often be repaired for less than a full replacement. The trick is being honest about what failed. If the slab sank because the fill below it settled and has now stopped settling, lifting it can work. If it's still moving, or cracked through in five places, a patch is just a delay before you pay for the job twice.

Repair work here covers a few things. Sunken slabs get lifted back to level by injecting material underneath. Broken panels get saw-cut at the joints and poured back, doweled to their neighbors. Surfaces that flaked from salt and freeze-thaw can be resurfaced with a thin overlay, if the slab under them is sound. Open cracks and joints get cleaned and sealed so water stops getting underneath. And whatever caused the damage, usually water from a downspout or sprinkler, gets dealt with too, or the problem comes right back.

Cracked concrete that needs repair

What's included

What goes into concrete repairs

  • 01

    Slab lifting

    Sunken driveway, walk and patio panels raised back to level from below.

  • 02

    Panel replacement

    Broken sections cut out at the joints and repoured, tied to the panels around them.

  • 03

    Resurfacing

    A thin overlay over flaked or worn concrete that's still structurally sound.

  • 04

    Crack and joint sealing

    Open cracks and joints cleaned out and sealed to keep water out.

  • 05

    Step and edge repair

    Chipped step noses and broken slab edges rebuilt.

  • 06

    Grading at the edges

    Soil and grade along the slab corrected so water stops undermining it.

Examples

Concrete Repair: examples of the work

  • Troweling a patch onto damaged concrete
  • Crack running through an aggregate concrete slab
  • Breaking out old concrete with a jackhammer
  • Old concrete alley with a broken, sunken seam and uneven slab edges
  • Concrete slab with cracks and settled sections
  • Crew spreading a liquid floor coating across a large warehouse slab

Stock photos: examples of the work type.

How it works

Concrete Repair, step by step

  1. 1

    Look at it

    Check how far it moved, whether it's still moving and what caused it.

  2. 2

    Repair or replace call

    You get a straight answer on whether repair makes sense, and an estimate either way.

  3. 3

    Fix

    Lift, cut and replace, resurface or seal, depending on the damage.

  4. 4

    Stop the cause

    Water and grading problems at the edges get corrected so the repair holds.

Questions

Concrete Repair questions

Why is the top of my concrete flaking off?

That's called scaling, and in Utah it's almost always freeze-thaw plus de-icing salt, sometimes on concrete that wasn't air-entrained or was overworked when it was finished. If the slab underneath is solid, it can be resurfaced and sealed. Keep salt off it afterward and use sand for traction.

Is repair always less than replacement?

Usually, when the slab is a good candidate. Lifting a few panels or replacing one section costs less than tearing out a whole driveway. But repairing a slab that keeps failing costs more over time than replacing it once. The free estimate gives you both numbers when both are on the table.

Do concrete repairs need a permit?

Most small repairs on your own lot don't. Replacing panels in the public sidewalk or the driveway approach usually does, since that's the city's right-of-way. If any digging is involved, 811 gets called first.

How long does a lifted slab stay up?

It depends on why it sank. If the fill underneath has finished settling and the water problem is fixed, a lifted slab can stay put for a long time. If a downspout keeps soaking the ground, it'll sink again, which is why the cause gets fixed along with the slab.

Can you match the color of my old concrete?

Not exactly. New concrete starts out lighter and weathers toward the old over a few years. Replacing whole panels at the joints, instead of patching inside a panel, makes the difference look intentional. Resurfacing a whole area gives one even color if matching really matters to you.

Free estimates on concrete repair

Tell us what you need, and the contractor will get in touch to set up a free estimate.