Once the repair job is complete, your sidewalk will be back to its original, level position. For a cracked or broken sidewalk repair, slabjacking offers a simple and cost-effective alternative. To learn more, contact the experienced team at Lift Right Concrete. Residential and commercial concrete customers throughout northern Utah trust us to fix their damaged slabs. Contact our West Jordan office today to schedule a free consultation and estimate to repair your concrete sidewalk cracks.
Why We Add Intentional Concrete Cracks to Sidewalks Like many other seemingly indestructible construction materials, concrete expands and contracts when subjected to changes in temperature. When constructed correctly, concrete sidewalks are resistant to cracking — at least for awhile. Why Do Concrete Sidewalks Crack? When concrete dries, it shrinks because the excess water evaporates.
The wetter the concrete the more shrinkage will happen, tearing your concrete apart and causing cracks. An even better solution is finding a good concrete contractor in the area to do the job for you. Water is required for concrete to go from a liquid to solid state and gain strength.
This hydration occurs for days and weeks after the concrete is poured. Curing can be done through flooding, ponding, or misting the slab with water. You can also cover the concrete with sand, canvas, burlap or straw that is kept wet.
Waterproof paper and plastic film seals can also be used as well as chemical membranes. You might not have known it, but concrete comes in different strengths. If the improper strength is used, cracks will occur. Control joints are basically cracks that you put in on purpose to allow for concrete movement. They are a way of controlling where the concrete cracks. Concrete will heave when the ground beneath it shifts. One of the most common reasons, as stated earlier, is ground changes due to freezing and thawing.
If the ground below concrete becomes moist and freezes, it will expand upward and cause heaving. Clay soils in particular can expand simply from absorbing too much moisture. In these cases, heaving can happen even in climates like California's where it doesn't get below freezing often. The opposite case can occur as well. If the ground dries out too much, it will shift downward and cause the concrete to heave in that direction.
Many other things can cause heaving also, such as dead tree roots decaying away and causing the ground to collapse into the void they left. When concrete gets damaged, it causes a very serious trip hazard. Tripping on concrete is one of the more serious falls someone can take on your property because people tend to fall forward when tripping.
Rather than landing on their backside, which provides some natural protection, they'll land on their wrists. This can sprain the wrist, injure the rotator cuff, or even break the person's arm.
In addition to endangering your customers, slip and fall injuries will also take a big chunk out of your profits. Even if there are no slip and falls, your business may still suffer. If the damage to your sidewalk is bad enough, it could warrant an ADA compliance violation. If you already have damaged concrete, then now is the time to call someone out to repair it before it gets worse or someone gets injured.
If you are starting a new concrete project and want the best chance of minimizing damage in the future, you'll need a team of concrete experts that will take all the steps required to ensure a quality, long-lasting installation. Although this is a threat to concrete everywhere, regions of the country that are prone to freezing temperatures like those around Michigan experience uneven concrete even more often.
Fortunately, homeowners have access to experienced contractors who regularly encounter the issue of uneven concrete. Broken slabs and walkways can also be evidence of a much larger drainage issue on your property. Invest your money wisely and get a dry, strong basement.
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