concrete lifting/leveling

detroitfire23

detroitfire23

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So I just bought a new house & I have a slab that isn't cracked, but it's leaning towards the house about 5 inches. Has anyone had it done, and if so, how much and how were the results?
 
detroitfire23 said:
So I just bought a new house & I have a slab that isn't cracked, but it's leaning towards the house about 5 inches. Has anyone had it done, and if so, how much and how were the results?
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I used to do this .. results are excellent , if done correctly, not sure what the pricing would be now, but i do believe its about have the cost of replacing
 
I was quoted 200 for a standard slab sized to have brought back up and filled underneath it. Mine was a corner piece wedged between the garage, house and the porch.
 
Beigg said:
I was quoted 200 for a standard slab sized to have brought back up and filled underneath it. Mine was a corner piece wedged between the garage, house and the porch.
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sounds about right , most companies might have a minimum charge though
 
My neighbor later on asked for a quote and based on having there's lifted at the same time as mine, they'd have knocked off 50.00 from my quote. Don't know about there's... they had more than one low spot to be lifted.
 
My brother chuck ( deceased) started this concrete leveling in Michigan , his company(concrete raising inc.) was the one and only at the time . All companies that exist now took all of his ideas and now use them , one comp A-1 is an exact copy lol, if i had 40 gs i would own my own company , the material used is burnt coal (fly ash) we paid 1.50 a ton . mix that with water and shit was rock hard..
 
I just had a couple slabs mud jacked. It's about $150 per driveway slab, smaller slabs are cheaper. And most companies won't come out for less than a $350 job. Company I went with uses crushed limestone slag, which is generally considered the best. They also only have a 1" hole vs. other companies who use closer 1 5/8 - 2".

It's ok for what it is. They can raise stuff, but cannot lower... so odds are low that it's going to be perfect when done - really depends on the situation. It fixed my water issue, and $350 was better than tearing up & redoing the entire driveway. The holes are another downside... but it is what it is.
 
What does this mean? Like when they pour a driveway, and after a while it starts to wash out underneath, or whatever happens? They can pick that back up and fill under it again???
 
sofa king said:
What does this mean? Like when they pour a driveway, and after a while it starts to wash out underneath, or whatever happens? They can pick that back up and fill under it again???
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pretty much , drill a hole and use a mudjack , a machine that uses a 13hp motor or ? and a hyd pump , that pumps 'mud' under the slab , once the void is filled it will lift the slab , believe it or not it takes a little skill on the operators part. you get the point..
 
I watched a guy pump what had to be at least 3/4 of a yard under my neighbors driveway/top of there approch to get it to raise. It had been washing away for a few years and created a large void under it.
I used the same guy and he was very good.
 
I had a lot of work done on my driveway this summer and it was massively less expensive than replacement (about a quarter the cost). They used different mixtures based on what they needed to do. They did a great job and actually did more than we talked about just to get it right. I was extremely pleased. Here's a couple pics of the front corner.
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mark468 said:
My brother chuck ( deceased) started this concrete leveling in Michigan , his company(concrete raising inc.) was the one and only at the time . All companies that exist now took all of his ideas and now use them , one comp A-1 is an exact copy lol, if i had 40 gs i would own my own company , the material used is burnt coal (fly ash) we paid 1.50 a ton . mix that with water and shit was rock hard..
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Oh really... Want to do a business adventure... :icon_bigg
 
88RedLX said:
I had a lot of work done on my driveway this summer and it was massively less expensive than replacement (about a quarter the cost). They used different mixtures based on what they needed to do. They did a great job and actually did more than we talked about just to get it right. I was extremely pleased. Here's a couple pics of the front corner.
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that downspout placement is terrible and will prob wash all of that out again if you don't move it.
 
I was a service manger for a new home devloper this was my prefered way to repair slabs that washed out because I didnt have to mess with landscaping or sprinkler systems price was between 1/3 to 1/2 price of a pull and repour

when the right guy was doing it I never had another problem the only draw back was the grouted holes but you get over that quick when you have the extra grand to spend on your car
 
igotaneed4speed said:
that downspout placement is terrible and will prob wash all of that out again if you don't move it.
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Justindwright said:
yeah bring it past the house there or maybe turn it out onto the driveway
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LOL - that downspout isn't what is normally on there. That was just a piece to get my by for a short bit when the work was done. The 'normal' one comes to the end of the porch, and sucks ass because it lays down a sheet of water/ice that you have to walk through just to get to the front door. I had a delivery come and it apparently got crushed when the geniuses drove over it as it was swung away from the house at the time (for some reason). Turning out toward the driveway is a possibility...but again, there's no good way to do it as my cookie cutter neighborhood leaves no room for anything between the neighboring houses. Whoever did the gutters on my place should be smacked in the head.
 
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