Concrete Porch Repair Crystal Lake
Not only was this concrete front porch unsightly, it was severely pitched toward the home. Any rainwater that collected on the porch would run to the home and eventually end up under the slab. Water ending up beneath the concrete only made the settling problem worse by washing away backfill material. Economical and
Raising Sunken Crystal Lake Concrete
Here is another great example of what we see every day! This garage approach settled where it meets the driveway. In this case, the sinking concrete becomes a “self-perpetuating” problem. Since the garage approach had dropped lower than the driveway, the rain water was unable to drain properly. During rainfall events,
Lowering Raised Concrete
In practical terms, concrete can not be lowered. In fact, in more cases than not, solutions to concrete problems do not involve needing to lower slabs. Most concrete trip hazards and misalignment problems develop slowly over time and are the result of concrete settling. However, you might see a problem
Lift and Level settled Algonquin Sidewalk
We raised this curved sidewalk for a customer located in Algonquin, IL. Although in very good structural condition, the sidewalk settled considerably. As a result, a dangerous trip hazard occurred due to excessive step height at the porch. It is not hard to see how dangerous this type of condition
Sidewalk Leveling in Elgin IL
When this Elgin customer called us, they had recently purchased a new home. Along with the new home, the customer inherited a very unsafe sidewalk! The sidewalk led to the front door from another sidewalk leading to their driveway. In this particular case, half of the sidewalk running along the
Raising a Driveway in Maple Park, IL
Many people are unaware of just how easy and economical it is to raise concrete slabs that dropped due to settling. Some may think that since concrete installation is costly and invasive – why wouldn’t repairing it be the same? Raising concrete is more economical than you might think. Acme
Driveway Sunk Down in Lake in the Hills
This project was a classic example of something we see every day – concrete driveways that settle at the garage. If you look at these areas around your neighborhood, you will probably notice that this is a very common problem. Aside from seeing this at customer locations, we notice it
Lifting Settled Driveway Arlington Heights
This Arlington Heights customer called us to see if we could raise their driveway back to the height of the garage floor. The left half of the driveway had sunk about 4″ along the left edge meeting the garage. The right half had settled only about 2″. The settling of
Raising Settled Commercial Concrete Walkways in Algonquin
Approximately 1500 sq ft of this popular storefront’s walkway was raised by Acme Concrete in Fall 2015. This was done with no service interruption for the busy Algonquin retailer who is visited by hundreds of people nearly every day. Aside from trip and fall hazards, the sunken walkway also
Raising Apartment Complex Patios in Mt. Prospect
Acme Concrete Raising & Repair participated in a large renovation project in Mt. Prospect, IL. Acme was contracted by a major restoration company to perform concrete raising services for 13 multi-story apartment buildings. These buildings were receiving beautiful updates along with many ground improvements. The ground floor units of the apartment buildings were equipped
