Residential Concrete Levelling & Lifting

Fix tripping hazards, increase curb appeal.

Are your front steps in Medicine Hat sinking and pulling away from your home? Is your porch cracked and uneven? If so, you may be experiencing concrete settlement and should address it promptly!

Front steps and porches significantly affect your home's aesthetics and functionality. Over time, like other concrete surfaces, they can start to sink and settle. While you might not initially consider uneven steps or a cracked porch a major concern, they tend to worsen once they begin to settle each year. This can result in your porch or steps pulling away from your house and becoming irreparably damaged. Ultimately, this could necessitate costly replacement. Sunken and settled front steps and porches also pose safety hazards and detract from your home's curb appeal. Stabilizing and lifting your front stairs or porch will prevent injuries and save you significant expenses in the long run. Polyurethane concrete lifting is the most effective solution for addressing sinking front steps and settled porches!

Polyurethane concrete levelling offers a fast, cost-effective, and durable method for lifting and levelling front steps and porches. It represents an excellent alternative to concrete replacement and traditional lifting methods like mudjacking. Our polyurethane foam is specifically designed to lift and support concrete slabs, boasting resistance to environmental elements and hydrophobic properties that ensure long-term durability. In many cases, it provides a permanent solution for sunken and settled front steps and porches. Furthermore, our polyurethane foam is environmentally friendly and non-toxic, making it safe for use around your home, particularly in areas where pets or children frequent. For the most effective way to restore your front steps or porch to its former condition, contact Levicon Concrete Solutions today!

Why is my porch or front steps sinking?

Your front steps or porch may be sinking and settling for various reasons. Among the most common are soil erosion due to inadequate drainage, poor compaction during installation, or the freeze/thaw cycle.

Soil erosion often leads to concrete settlement. When the soil beneath your steps or porch erodes, it results in structural sinking and settling. This typically occurs when there's inadequate drainage around your front steps or porch. Water accumulates beneath the concrete slab and washes away the supporting soil, leaving voids that cannot uphold the slab's weight, causing it to sink, settle, and eventually crack.

Poor compaction during installation is another prevalent cause of sinking porches and front steps. If the ground isn't compacted correctly before construction, it becomes soft as water drains through it, settling unevenly beneath your structure. Consequently, the soil beneath your porch settles unevenly, creating voids that cause your porch to sink over time, creating tripping hazards.

Freeze/thaw cycles, known as frost heave, contribute to sinking and settling in porches and front steps. This phenomenon occurs when moisture becomes trapped below your front steps or porch during winter and freezes. The freezing water expands, exerting pressure against the structure, and as it melts during spring, it contracts, leaving voids underneath. These voids result in your front steps or porch sinking and settling into the ground. If your front steps or porch are affected by concrete settlement, the team at Levicon Concrete Solutions can swiftly level them again, ensuring safety and stability.