Concrete Lifting, The Best Alternative!

2010-07-10T05:03:00.000-07:00

Different methods of alternative repair for sunken concrete problems have been introduced to the construction industry in the past years. Of the several methods, concrete lifting has emerged as the best solution to sunken, tilted, and cracked concrete slabs owing to quite a few reasons. Concrete Lifting is a distinctive process of repairing concrete slabs by injecting through the drilled holes a grout or a polyurethane compound which eventually will serve as the new foundation to the expanded and less dense soil underneath the ground. There are a lot of contributing factors that causes a concrete slab to wear down but constant climate change, natural forces and faulty compaction of the soil are the most common. These factors likely cause the damages on the concrete because they eventually result to a loose and uneven foundation. In cases like this it is best to contact for a concrete lifting work in order to get the problem fixed until it is too late.

Either in residential or industrial houses, concrete-made structures or surfaces can be seen almost everywhere. From the floors that we are walking on, down to the driveway and then up to the huge buildings and recreational structures. Since we are very used to seeing these concrete made surfaces around us we tend not to notice the faults and imperfections developed due to poor workmanship, miscalculation of cement mixtures, human interventions and errors, weak ground surface, or simply because of the natural forces like the water, sun and constant climate change.

In the process of concrete lifting, a sunken concrete slab in the driveway, patio, pool deck, runways, walls, and floors will be aligned back to the level of the adjacent concrete slabs and back to its original height. Compared to other alternative or traditional methods of repair, the usual days and weeks spent over to complete the job are just minutes and hours with concrete lifting. This is very ideal to commercial and industrial applications that require immediate access to the refined project. Experts and professionals of the concrete lifting technology would attest that this is a safe method and a cost effective one. With this alternative method, the total expense is just a fraction of the original cost of removal and replacement of concrete.

Unlike any other method of repair, concrete lifting does not require huge equipments to overhaul the irreparable concrete outdoor surfaces. Instead of pulling the entire sunken or cracked slabs using huge machineries, holes are drilled deliberately to serve as pass-throughs for the grout or polyurethane that will be pumped under hydraulic pressure into the area of repair. The idea of concrete lifting may sound simple however it entails expertise and precision on the part of the contractors and construction companies. The task must be monitored as it progresses to check if every thing is done right and to ensure the quality of work.

Instead of removing and replacing it with a newly poured concrete, why not make the most out of it? Don’t replace a sunken, tilted or cracked concrete slab if there is a way to lift and restore it to its original level. Aside from being cost-effective, this process is environment friendly, hassle-free, and not time-consuming at all. It is one way to save our limited natural resources from being used up and it is still best to go for an effective but an economical solution. As long as the damage is not extensive, the concrete lifting technology could quickly provide fixes to sunken, tilted and cracked concrete. Don’t wait for the surface to collapse and sink, try the concrete lifting method sooner than needed in order to avoid complete overhaul of concrete slabs.

Why replace that sunken concrete slab if you can lift it?

2010-07-01T04:03:00.000-07:00

The Concrete Lifting Technology is one of the cost-effective ways to successfully repair and raise concrete slabs back to their original state, level, or height. For a couple of years now this method has been utilized to lift sunken or tilted slabs along residential and industrial places such as driveways, airport runways, sidewalks, floors, walls, pool decks, etc. This process involves drilling holes through the skewed concrete which is most of the time 2 inches in diameter and uses either grout or a polyurethane compound to raise the sunken slabs. Under pressure, the grout or the polyurethane compound is then forced or pumped in to the hole and right after the sunken slab has been hauled up a quick drying cement patch is used to seal the drilled holes.

Today, concrete-made houses and buildings are just about everywhere, from the home floors and walls down to the highway roads up to the beautiful structures built around the city. Obviously it is because concrete itself is a sturdy and a dependable material used in construction. No matter where you go, whether in small and large cities or even in remote places you will realize that most of the things that the naked eyes could see are made of concrete. But in spite of the toughness and reliability of this material, due to drastic weather changes and some other factors, as time goes by, concrete will still wear down. That is why a sunken concrete slabs can be found anywhere and this is when the technology on concrete lifting is applied.

Concrete Lifting is the best process to resolve tilted and sunken slabs especially if it involves safety because it does not only entail cheaper costs of materials but do provide shorter instance to fix the problem and will eliminate the safety hazards brought about by the tilting or sinking concrete. It is best to prevent the slabs from sinking but no matter how things are taken care of the age of the materials should also be considered. But with concrete lifting the possibilities of doing some repairs in the future will not bother you at all simply because this process is proven by professionals to be a good way to save your money, time and effort without compromising the quality of work.

Concrete slabs usually sink because the fill dirt that serves as their foundation might not be properly compacted and poor workmanship can be blamed as well. Thus it is very important to build structures on undisturbed dirt and a compacted soil to ensure durable supports. Compaction is just one of the processes involved in concrete lifting where the excess air is being removed from the hole. What makes concrete lifting a lot cheaper is the fact that instead of using newly poured materials only the sunken slabs will be repaired. You can really save more than half the price of your budget for the replacement of concrete if you will rather apply the concrete lifting technology to resolve your problem with the sinking and tilting slabs.

While there are people who consider concrete repairing (plain or complicated) as something as easy as a do-it-yourself thing the result remains to be seen. There is no doubt about one’s capability to fix or repair something, the question is how long will it take for the work to be done and how précised and durable is the result. Why not leave the work to a professional who specializes on concrete lifting and get it done in few hours without compromising the quality of work? You wouldn’t want to waste money to something you will do today and later on will have someone to redo the project would you?