Concrete leveling in Rio Rancho lifts sunken sidewalk panels, driveway slabs, patios and garage aprons back into place without tearing them out.
When the slab is still in one piece, raising it is usually faster and cheaper than replacing it.
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A slab sinks when the ground under it compacts or washes out. In central New Mexico, a common cause is collapsible soil: the New Mexico Bureau of Geology and Mineral Resources describes soils that compact and settle after they get wet, often from roof runoff, leaking lines or road runoff. Downspouts that dump next to a walk, a sprinkler line that leaks under a patio, or a gap at the garage door that lets water under the driveway can all leave a void below the concrete. Leveling fills that void and lifts the slab; fixing the water source keeps it from coming back.
Mudjacking pumps a cement-based slurry under the slab through holes drilled in the concrete. As the slurry fills the void, it pushes the slab back up. The holes are then patched. HomeGuide's national 2026 range is $4 to $9 per square foot, and HomeGuide notes that many contractors charge minimum job fees of $300 to $700, which matters on small jobs like a single sidewalk panel.
Polyjacking (also called foam jacking) injects expanding polyurethane foam through smaller holes. The foam is much lighter than slurry and cures quickly. HomeGuide prices polyjacking at $8 to $25 per square foot nationally and says it makes sense where minimal disruption, weak underlying soil, or appearance and fast cure time are priorities. On loose desert soils, a lighter fill puts less new weight on the ground that already settled.
Example illustration, not a photo of a completed project.
Leveling only works on concrete that is still in one piece and structurally sound. A slab broken into several pieces, heaved upward by roots or frost, or crumbling at the surface needs replacement instead. Leveling also won't fix a slab that keeps moving because water keeps getting under it. We check the slab, look for the water source, and tell you plainly whether lifting it makes sense.
Once the slab is back in place, the joints and any cracks should be sealed so water doesn't wash out the new fill. See crack repair and joint sealing. If a walk is too far gone to raise, see walkway and step replacement.
Send a photo of the sunken area and roughly how far it has dropped. Call (505) 371-4111 anytime or use the form.
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