Interior concrete that has settled can be a real problem. Basement floors, laundry rooms and garage floors are so expensive to replace. You can see why, demolition has to be primarily by hand with either jack hammers or sledge hammers. Then the material has to be hauled out by hand. With concrete weighing roughly one...
www.SlabjackGeotechnical.com “Should I just wait until my concrete has settled all the way?” or “I’ll just wait until it’s fully settled.” are things we hear often here at Slabjack Geotechnical. The answer is generally “no” because as slabs settle further, damage will often result. Cracking, pulling away from the building and/or draining water to the...
General informationMiscellaneous RamblingsFebruary 7, 2019by Jerald Sargent0
Slabjack Geotechnical Introducing Quality Concrete Coatings
www.Slabjackgeotechnical.com Slabjack Geotechnical is very excited to announce that we have opened a sister company! Introducing Quality Concrete Coatings! Servicing all of Washington and Northern Idaho. For awhile now we have been asked by customers if we do any type of concrete coatings or can help with more of the appearance of their concrete. We...
www.SlabjackGeotechnical.com The MRSC roster is used by participating municipalities and other agencies to find approved vendors and contractors to do business with. Slabjack Geotechnical is one of these vendors. If you are a governmental agency then Slabjack Geotechnical is an approved concrete raising and leveling business. From the state to the county and city along...
Causes of settling/how to minimize settlingJanuary 22, 2019by Jerald Sargent0
Can water be a cause to my settling issues?- Slabjack Geotechnical
www.SlabjackGeotechnical.com Poor compaction coupled with excess water causes virtually all the settled concrete we see. We got a call from a homeowner that their fifty year old home was experiencing some settling on a porch and some attached brickwork. I asked, “the house is fifty years old and the settling just happened?” She replied yes...
www.SlabjackGeotechnical.com According to the National Floor Safety Institute the average medical cost from a slip/trip fall is $22,800! The potential legal costs and jury awards are several times that amount. Rather than ignore the “little trip” have it fixed by Slabjack Geotechnical. Whether it be a walk from your driveway, a trip on your driveway...
Sinking concrete, settling concrete and slumping concrete. All terms used to try and explain what is happening when concrete is settling in soil. Because concrete is so heavy it is prone to settling if site preparation was ignored. What is quality site preparation? Compaction, soil barrier, drainage. Simply put when soil is not compacted adequately...
Target cityJuly 3, 2016by Jerald Sargent0
Settled concrete in Spokane, Yakima, Tri-cities and Wenatchee
Slabjack Geotechnical is the most experienced Slabjack contractor using the latest process, polymer injection. Sometimes referred to as mudjacking, pressure grouting and polylevel, Slabjacking is the name used to define the process of raising concrete that has settled. 1-855-752-2522 covers the entire area of central and eastern Washington as well as northern Idaho for...
It’s unsightly, it’s dangerous, it’s a potential liability but it’s easy to fix. Concrete settlement is a very common problem affecting not only residential neighborhoods but municipalities commercial enterprises and industrial facilities. What causes concrete to settle? 1. Failure to prepare the site. If soil was disturbed during construction was it re-compacted? Was there a...
One of the biggest frustrations we all have with concrete is the cracks that develop. I heard something the other day that made me laugh, “every load of concrete that comes from the plant has five or six cracks delivered with it, where they happen is up to you” Control joints are placed in concrete...
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