Better Technology
Using state of the art machinery and process we provide the most efficient service possible.
Expert Team
Skilled professionals dedicated to fixing your concrete settling problems.
Affordable Prices
Our goal is to keep raising concrete cost effective and afforable for property owners who care about their concrete.
Customer Focus
Prioritizing client satisfaction with personalized, attentive service.
About us
Over 40 Years Experience
Gleaning the experience of experts since 1939 Wes Banks acquired and operated Concrete Raising, Inc. in 2004 after operating Concrete Lifting, Inc with Mike Schmid in the early 1980’s. Mike Schmid got his experience from mudjacking companies in Wisconsin in the early 1970’s working for Woody’s Mudjacking who started in 1939.
Why Choose Us
Concrete Raising uses our own, in house, custom built machines that are designed to endure the extremely high abrasion caused by the large particles of the aggregate in the agricultural lime based material we use. Admixtures are added per application: (Topsoil, Portland cement, Bentonite, etc.)
OUR SERVICES
Concrete Raising over the decades has developed and perfected our own method and process that allows us to raise many slabs without the need to drill holes in the concrete.
- Aprons
- Basement Floors
- Garage Floors
- Sidewalks
- Driveways
- Stoops/ Steps
- Patios
- Pool Decks
- Void Fills
- Warehouse Floors
- Curbs
- Bridge Approaches
- Transformer Pads
- Stabilizing Construction Joints
How Long Does its take?
Average time of proposal to job completion is 2-3 weeks. Concrete Raising will make every effort to expedite time sensative projects and work to coordinate with other contractors on jobsites.
95% of projects are completed same day, some only taking a couple hours.
Popular Materials used by local contractors
AGRICULTURAL LIME
Crushed limestone with aggregate of approx. 1/8 minus.
PROS
-NATURALLY BINDS AND LOCKS UP GIVING OPTIMUM SUPPORT
-LOW COST AND READILY AVAILABLE
-NON-TOXIC AND FRIENDLY TO LAWNS AND PET
CONS
-NEEDS PUMPING LUBRICANT TO PREVENT “LOCK UP”
-NEED SPECIALLY DESIGNED MACHINES TO ENDURE HIGH ABRASION CONDITIONS
FOAM/ EXPANDABLE POLYURETHANE
2-Part mixture. Part A is a petroleum-based isocyanate. Part B contains polyol resin.
PROS
-EASILY TRANSPORTED
-SMALLER DRILL HOLES
CONS
-LESS CONTROL WHEN RAISING
-HARD TO FILL VOIDS ENTIRELY
-ENVIROMENTAL AND HEALTH RISKS
-CONTAIN AND EMIT ISOCYANATES, WHICH CAN CAUSE ASTHMA, RESPIRATORY AND EYE DAMAGE, AND DERMAL SENSITIZATION. A SINGLE EXPOSURE MAY NOT CAUSE LONG-TERM HEALTH EFFECTS, BUT SOME DAMAGE MAY PERSIST.
TOPSOIL
Upper layer of soil.
PROS
-EXCELLENT PUMPING LUBRICANT
-FRIENDLY TO LAWN
-NON-TOXIC
CONS
-CAN ONLY BE USED AS PUMPING LUBRICANT AND NOT BASE
PORTLAND CEMENT TYPE I
Cement that is manufatured from limestone and clay and that hardens under water.
PROS
– CAN BE USED TO ADJUST SLUMP (THICKNESS)
– CAN BE USED TO ADJUST DENSITY
– CAN BE USED TO INCREASE PSI OR LOAD BEARING QUALITY OF THE MATERIAL
CONS
– ACCELERATED SETUP TIME (MUST BE USED QUICKLY)
-MORE DIFFICULT CLEANUP
CALCIUM CARBONATE
CaCO3 is a fine white powder-chalk.
PROS
-MEETS THE MINIMAL ABRASION REQUIREMENT FOR MOST COMMERCIALLY AVAILABLE MACHINES’ WARRANTY
-AVAILABLE AT LOCAL PLANT THAT HAS CEILING DUMPING ABILITY FOR QUICK LOADING
CONS
-NEVER ACTUALLY “SETS UP” TO GIVE PROPER SUPPORT
POOR LONG-TERM SUPPORT
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