What Should I Do If My Concrete is Settling?

Once you notice that your concrete is settling, it’s important that you make sure the slab doesn’t break. Concrete breaks easily when it’s settling because it has poor tensile strength and cannot handle weight as well. Concrete is great at handling pressure if the force is evenly distributed, but if it isn’t it will crack in no time. Settled concrete slabs are easier to repair when they are intact, so to avoid replacing it (which is a lot more expensive), avoid putting weight on the slab as much as you can.

Next, you’ll need to contact your local experts for concrete lifting repairs. A settled concrete slab, no matter what, needs professional solutions instead of DIY repairs. Not only do you risk breaking the slab when handling it, but you also need to fill the gaps under the slab with a good material for the whole thing to work. It needs to be a material that doesn’t erode so that the slab won’t settle again in the future. A professional solution like PolyRenewal™ is the only repair method available that provides a permanent solution, so you would be saving more money by hiring professionals than if you were to do things yourself.

After the repairs are done, our home repair specialists can help you figure out how to avoid concrete settling in the future. The slab that settled may be fixed, but there’s always a chance that other slabs on your property will settle too. Because soil in Roanoke, VA has great surface runoff potential, you’ll want to keep flowing water as far from your property as possible. With the right drainage systems, this can be taken care of automatically by the solutions provided by us at JES Foundation Repair.