Cracked, settled or heaved concrete is more than an eyesore — it's a trip hazard and a sign of a base problem underneath. We tear out and replace failing concrete across Chicago and the suburbs, fixing the cause instead of papering over it.
Concrete Repair & Replacement for Chicago homes and businesses. Not every slab needs full replacement — but a lot of the cracked, settled, or spalling concrete we see is past the point where a patch makes sense. We assess honestly: where a repair will hold, we repair it; where the base has failed and the slab is heaving, we tear out and replace on a base built to last.
Chicago's housing stock and clay-heavy soil make concrete work unforgiving here. The freeze-thaw cycle is brutal — water gets into any slab poured on a rushed base or with bad drainage, freezes, expands, and lifts and cracks the concrete over a single winter. Bungalow belts, two-flats, and city lots also mean tight access and old utility runs to work around. We build for those conditions: deep excavation, a properly compacted stone base, correct slope, and control joints cut where they belong. We show up on schedule, build on a properly compacted base, handle the permits, and haul off every bit of debris before we leave.
When a driveway, walkway, slab or set of steps has cracked, sunk or heaved past patching, replacement is the honest fix. We break out and haul away the old concrete, correct the base and drainage issues that caused the failure, and pour new concrete that's reinforced and finished to last.
We repair and replace residential driveways, steps and walks as well as commercial slabs, floors and flatwork. For commercial clients we work around your operation to minimize downtime, with the same finish and durability standards on every job.
Concrete rarely fails on its own — it's usually drainage, a weak base, or freeze-thaw. We diagnose why your concrete failed and fix that too, so the replacement doesn't go the same way in a few years.
We provide concrete repair & replacement throughout the Chicago area, including:
If concrete is cracked, sunken or heaved past surface patching, replacement that fixes the base underneath is the lasting fix. We give you an honest assessment at the estimate.
Usually drainage, a weak or poorly compacted base, or freeze-thaw — rarely the concrete itself. We diagnose and fix the cause.
Yes. We replace commercial slabs, floors and flatwork and work around your operation to keep downtime to a minimum.
Free, no-pressure estimates across Chicago and DuPage County. Tell us what you need and we'll take it from there.