Mudjacking vs. Polyurethane Injection for Outdoor Concrete Repair in [city 1], [city 2], [city 3], and Surrounding Areas in [state abbr]

Should you permanently repair sinking concrete with mudjacking or polyurethane injection?

If you have concrete outside of your home that's showing symptoms of sinking or settling, the problem can be very frustrating. As patios, walkways, driveways, and concrete steps sink, they can crack and create uneven surfaces. In addition to being unsightly, sinking concrete often creates a tripping hazard. Fortunately, many sinking concrete problems can be solved without having to demolish and reconstruct the concrete element.

Repairing Sinking Concrete Slabs in [state]

Mudjacking Lifts Settled Concrete With Pressurized Mortar

Concrete steps like those shown above can sink and tilt away from the house if the soil beneath the steps settles or gets washed away.

This creates a safety hazard that needs to be corrected right away. Instead of replacing the stairs, using polyurethane slab raising can lift the concrete back.

Mudjacking goes by a number of different names, including slab jacking, concrete lifting, concrete raising, grout pumping and slab leveling. This repair technique involves pumping a mixture of water, soil, sand and Portland cement beneath a settled concrete element. Sometimes holes must be drilled in a concrete slab in order to pump in the mortar, which is often referred to as "mud" or "slurry." Injected under pressure beneath the concrete, the mud fills voids or empty spaces and then begins to push the concrete back up to its original position.

Mudjacking is Good, But Polyurethane
Slab Raising is Much Better!

At A NO Dealers, we recommend repairing settling outdoor concrete by using a method superior to mudjacking called polyurethane slab raising. This will fill any voids underneath the concrete while lifting the concrete up towards its original position with a product that is 97% lighter and more resilient than mudjacking material.

With this technique, a lightweight expanding polymer is injected beneath the settled concrete instead of a masonry-type mortar. While mudjacking techniques can lift settled concrete, polyurethane slab raising is better for the following reasons:

• Polyurethane is 97% lighter and more resilient than mudjacking material. Injecting mortar beneath settled concrete adds to the weight pushing down on weak soil, which can increase the likelihood of future settling. Lightweight polyurethane doesn’t have this problem.
• Polyurethane flows, fills and strengthens the soil. Expanding like spray foam, the polyurethane does an excellent job of flowing into loose soil, increasing its strength and load-bearing ability while also lifting the settled concrete.
• Polyurethane cures quickly, achieving 90% of its final strength within an hour of application. In contrast, the mortar used in mudjacking can take a day or more to cure. Polyurethane-based repairs put settled concrete elements back into service must faster.

For these reasons, A NO Dealers uses and recommends a method of concrete lifting called polyurethane slab raising. Learn more about the benefits of polyurethane slab raising over mudjacking.

Polyurethane Slab Raising can also be used as a secondary support for sinking concrete floors by filling voids underneath the concrete as the slab floor is lifted by a slab pier system.

With this method, the slab is supported by piers in contact with load-bearing soils much deeper in the ground. Instead of leaving voids beneath the slab after piers have been used to lift the slab back to its original position, the contractor fills these empty areas with a polymer injection. This two-part repair is especially common in finished rooms and commercial buildings where a permanent solution is required.

We Provide Polyurethane Slab Raising in [state abbr]!

At A NO Dealers, we use a more efficient alternative to mudjacking called polyurethane slab raising. We use this to repair settling foundation slabs throughout our service area, including [major cities 1], and nearby areas in [state].

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