Professional & Reliable Concrete Lifting Services in Coldspring, Trinity, & Surrounding Areas.

Concrete Leveling &
Poly lifting

Concrete Lifting and Leveling Services

Uneven or sunken concrete doesn’t always require full replacement. Concrete raising—also known as concrete leveling, slab jacking, or Polylifting—is a proven, cost-effective method for restoring stability to sunken slabs. Whether you’re dealing with a driveway, sidewalk, patio, or interior floor, this process offers a reliable and long-lasting fix.

At Allstate Pro Level, we specialize in concrete stabilization for residential and commercial properties. Our team is trained to assess the underlying cause of settlement and deliver precise, effective solutions with minimal disruption to your property.

Is Uneven Concrete a Sign of a Deeper Problem?

Uneven concrete on a patio, driveway, or sidewalk is often the first visible symptom of an underlying issue: unstable soil. While it may begin as a minor inconvenience, addressing the root cause is a crucial investment in your property’s safety and value. Here is why a proactive approach is essential.

Protecting Your Structural Integrity

Small cracks are entry points for water—your foundation’s primary enemy. Water that seeps beneath the slab will erode and soften the supporting soil, leading to further cracking and sinking. A professional repair addresses the underlying instability, preventing this cycle of decay and protecting the structure itself.

Mitigating Liability and Risk

Cracked and uneven concrete is more than an eyesore; it is a significant safety hazard that creates a liability for you as a property owner. A professional repair eliminates these trip-and-fall risks, ensuring a safe environment for your family and guests.

Understanding the True Cost of Inaction

Postponing a repair allows the underlying soil issues to worsen, leading to more extensive and costly damage over time. It is far more cost-effective to address a minor slab issue now than to face a large-scale replacement project in the future.

Preserving Your Property’s Value

The condition of your concrete surfaces directly impacts your home’s curb appeal and overall market value. Well-maintained driveways, sidewalks, and patios signal a well-cared-for property. A professional repair restores both the aesthetic appeal and the structural soundness of your investment.

A lasting solution addresses the unstable soil beneath the concrete, not just the surface-level crack. Our professional methods restore the integrity of your concrete surfaces, providing a safe, stable, and permanent solution that protects your investment.

What Causes Concrete to Heave? Identifying potentional root causes

Heavy Rainfall or Flooding

When heavy rains soak the ground, the clay soil underneath expands and pushes up on the concrete with great force. This pressure can easily cause the slab to crack or become uneven.

Freeze-Thaw Cycles

When water gets into tiny pores in the concrete and freezes, it expands. This expansion acts like a wedge, creating pressure that makes small cracks bigger. Over many seasons, this cycle can cause significant damage.

Tree Root Systems

Large tree roots often grow directly under a patio. As they get bigger and thicker, they push upward from below, creating enough force to lift and crack the heavy concrete slab.

Soil Settlement

Over time, the soil under your patio can sink or settle, creating empty gaps. When the concrete is left with no support from the ground, it can easily crack under its own weight.

Soil Erosion

Runoff from rain or sprinklers can wash away the soil that supports your patio. As this supportive ground disappears, the concrete becomes unstable, which can cause it to sink and crack.

Improper Installation

If a patio wasn't built on a solid, well-prepared base from the start, it will have built-in weak spots. These weaknesses make the concrete much more likely to crack and fail over time.

Concrete Lifting in Action

Sunken or uneven concrete is more than an eyesore; it’s a potential liability. Our Precision Lift system corrects this issue at its source. We use a specialized two-part polyurethane resin to accurately lift and stabilize the concrete, restoring a level and safe surface. This modern approach saves you considerable time and money compared to traditional demolition and replacement.

What's the Difference

At Allstate Pro Level, we rely on the Poly-lifting method because it offers superior performance, long-term reliability, and minimal disruption. This technique uses a high-density polyurethane foam that weighs just 2 pounds per cubic foot—significantly lighter than the slurry mixture used in traditional mudjacking. Once injected beneath the slab, this two-part polymer expands up to 15 times its original volume, filling voids and lifting the concrete with precision.

Polyurethane Lifting Foam

Material Composition: Employs a high-density, structural-grade polymer foam created by combining two liquid components. This material is engineered specifically for lifting and stabilization.

Installation Process: Requires only small, 5/8-inch injection holes (about the size of a dime). The process is clean, efficient, and far less invasive to the existing concrete.

Curing Time & Usability: The foam cures and reaches 90% of its final strength within 15 to 30 minutes, allowing the area to be used almost immediately.

Durability and Longevity: The polymer foam is an inert, waterproof material that will not shrink, erode, or break down. It provides a permanent, stable solution.

Precision and Control: The foam’s controlled expansion allows for a highly precise and incremental lift, ensuring a more accurate and even final result.

mudjacking

Material Composition: Utilizes a heavy slurry composed of a mixture of soil, sand, cement, and water. The exact composition can vary.

Installation Process: Requires drilling large holes, typically 1.5 to 2 inches in diameter, to pump the heavy slurry beneath the slab. The process can be messy.

Curing Time & Usability: The material can take 24 to 72 hours to cure before the surface can bear heavy loads, such as a vehicle.

Durability and Longevity: The organic slurry material can shrink as it dries and is susceptible to erosion and washout over time, potentially requiring the repair to be redone.

Precision and Control: Lifting is done with hydraulic pressure, which can be difficult to control precisely, sometimes resulting in an uneven lift.

Before and After

These transformations showcase our commitment to restoring structural integrity. Each project, from foundation piering to concrete leveling, represents a complex problem solved and peace of mind restored for a homeowner. See the difference our expertise can make for your property.