Cracked Concrete Patio
A cracked concrete patio risks your family's safety. Learn how our SettleStop™ PolyRenewal™ polyurethane injections can help.
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When your concrete patio starts to crack, you might wonder if your home is safe. Cracked concrete is often a tripping hazard and a sign of foundational damage, posing a substantial risk to your family. If not addressed promptly, a cracked concrete patio could cause further damage to your structural components and lower the value of your property.
To repair a cracked concrete patio, consider polyurethane injections. This method can lift, level, and stabilize your cracked patio, enhancing safety. However, not all products are the same. You need a polyurethane foam that solidifies quickly, withstands environmental challenges, and offers long-lasting protection. Groundworks’ SettleStop™ PolyRenewal™ system provides these benefits, ensuring a durable repair for your cracked patio.
Make sure your patio is on a solid foundation.
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What Is Cracked Concrete?
Concrete is known for its durability, but it’s not immune to damage. Cracked concrete patios, for example, can develop lines, splits, and fractures that not only look unsightly but may also compromise your home’s structural integrity. Addressing these issues promptly is essential to maintain both the appearance and safety of your property.
Cracks can happen on all kinds of concrete surfaces, including:
- Patios
- Sidewalks
- Driveways
- Steps
- Porches
- Pool decks
- Interior slab floors
Other damage associated with concrete cracks include:
- Concrete pitting, flaking, and staining
- Sinking concrete slabs
If you have a cracked patio, even if it’s just a minor surface line, contact a concrete lifting and leveling expert like Groundworks. The quicker you seek help, the sooner you can prevent further damage to your home and more expensive repairs.
Why Your Patio Has Cracked Concrete
Cracked concrete can occur due to:
- Settling and eroding soil
- Excessive rain, flooding, or snowmelt
- Freeze-thaw cycles
- Inadequate drainage
- Invasive tree roots
- Poor concrete pouring
- Issues with concrete curing
- Normal shrinkage and wear and tear
All these factors might damage your concrete patio and impact your home’s foundation. For example, settlement and soil movement beneath patio slabs can cause concrete cracks when exposed to moisture and external pressure, leading to serious structural and safety concerns.
Can You Fix Cracked Concrete?
We recommend repairing your cracked concrete patio as soon as you notice any damage. Ignoring cracks can lead to more severe issues, reducing your repair options.
Traditional methods like mudjacking and store-bought sealants may offer temporary fixes for cracked concrete, but they fail to address the root cause, often resulting in further deterioration and additional structural problems.
Instead, consider a comprehensive solution to repair a cracked concrete patio that targets the underlying issue. Groundworks’ approach to concrete lifting and leveling goes beyond superficial repairs, helping to prevent further damage and protecting your foundation.
The SettleStop™ PolyRenewal™ system is the best way to repair a crack in concrete. This advanced polyurethane injection technology can lift and level cracked concrete, offering a more effective alternative to mudjacking. PolyRenewal™ is a lightweight, two-part polymer foam that won’t erode, wash out, or release harmful chemicals into the soil. It solidifies in as little as 15 minutes and is resistant to environmental challenges. This system works in conjunction with our foundation and slab piers to stabilize and potentially raise sinking slab foundations.
How to Fix Cracked Concrete
We can repair your cracked concrete patio in several stages:
- Inspecting your patio
- Drilling small holes into the affected concrete
- Placing injection ports into holes
- Mixing our two-part, closed-cell SettleStop™ PolyRenewal™ polyurethane foam
- Injecting the foam under your concrete patio
- Monitoring the foam’s expansion and the concrete’s lift
- Letting the foam cure for 15 minutes
- Removing the injection ports
- Filling drilled holes and ensuring a smooth finish
- Sealing cracks and joints to prevent damage
- Maintaining concrete surfaces for long-lasting protection
Our proprietary products, such as PolyRenewal™, can restore your patio’s stability, safety, and appearance.
Why Address Cracked Concrete Immediately?
Repairing your cracked concrete patio now provides the following benefits:
- Prevent Additional Structural Damage: Early intervention can stop further deterioration of your home’s foundation.
- Improve Safety: Prompt repairs reduce tripping hazards from cracked concrete slabs, protecting your family.
- Increase Your Property’s Value: Maintaining your concrete patio and other structures preserves and potentially enhances the value of your home.
Contact Groundworks for Concrete Lifting and Leveling Solutions
Have you spotted cracks in your concrete patio? Let us help you identify the cause and repair a cracked concrete patio with our SettleStop™ PolyRenewal™ system and other industry-leading proprietary solutions.
We offer no-cost inspections and estimates for concrete repair. Contact us today.
Cracked Patio FAQs
It depends on the size of the concrete structure, the amount of damage, and other factors. We’ll give you a price estimate during our free inspection, and you can choose to spread the cost of concrete repair with our financing plans.
Unfortunately, the problem is likely to get worse. Cracks can widen over time, posing a serious safety risk for your family and potentially damaging your home’s foundation even more.
Mudjacking is a traditional method for repairing cracked concrete but has several drawbacks. It involves drilling large holes into concrete, requires a lengthy curing time, and doesn’t address the underlying problem that causes cracks in the first place. SettleStop™ PolyRenewal™ can be a more effective alternative.
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Disclaimer: By “concrete leveling,” we mean the process of stabilizing and potentially lifting cracked, uneven concrete with our PolyRenewal™ polyurethane foam. Groundworks can’t guarantee that PolyRenewal™ will make your concrete perfectly level.
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