Concrete Repair

Commercial concrete needs repair when it shows significant cracking or surface wear, sunken or uneven areas, standing water, or worn curbs and gutters.

• Significant cracking or surface wear is a clear sign the concrete needs work.
• Sunken or uneven concrete often points to poor drainage or unstable soil underneath.
• Standing water on the surface suggests a drainage problem that needs correcting.
• Damaged curbs and gutters can send water the wrong way and lead to further deterioration.

Cracking that runs through a panel, a panel broken into pieces and a joint where one side has lifted are the signs that matter most, and we judge how serious they are on the free site visit.

We inspect the concrete and find out why it failed before we recommend grinding, lifting, a localized repair or replacement.

The causes we check for are these seven.

• Poor drainage
• Soil movement
• A poorly compacted base
• Water getting in
• Deicing chemicals
• Tree roots
• Heavy loads

Addressing the root cause, such as poor drainage or shifting ground, is how we work toward long-lasting results, and you see the cause and the fix together in the written scope.

Concrete repair materials depend on the method: air-entrained concrete for replacement, polyurethane foam for lifting or void fill, and a polymer-modified material for partial-depth repair.

For partial-depth repair, we remove the damaged surface, clean the sound concrete and apply a bonding agent before placing the repair material.

Base preparation for concrete replacement includes correcting drainage, grading and compacting the base.

For a failed panel, we remove compromised base material and recompact with granular fill before placing new concrete.

A penetrating concrete sealer helps protect repaired concrete from water and deicers.

For deicer scaling, we repair the surface with a polymer-modified material, then apply a penetrating sealer.

Concrete drainage repair starts with the cause of the standing water: we assess the area, address drainage during base preparation and set the drainage slope in the repair plan.

Damaged concrete drain pans are repaired the same way, with the drainage problem corrected as part of the work.

A concrete repair plan sets out the removal limits, base preparation, joint placement, drainage slope, surface finish, curing and reopening requirements for every area, so you know before work starts what each area needs before it reopens.