Sunken driveway, sidewalk, steps or patio? Foamjection lifts and levels settled concrete in Cincinnati with high-density polyurethane foam, through small holes and with no tear-out. Most jobs take a few hours, and the surface is often ready to use the same day.
Prefer to talk? Call 866-913-6519
On sloped lots, driveways split at the joints and settle as runoff and creeping soil work under the downhill edge.
A sunken or tipped sidewalk panel is a trip hazard, and in Cincinnati the property owner is responsible for the sidewalk next to the home.
Steps and stoops that settle pull away from the house and leave a gap that lets water in.
Sunken slabs hold water and send it back toward the foundation.
Real Foamjection lifts on the kinds of slabs we fix for Cincinnati homeowners. Small holes, no tear-out.
Foamjection is powered by HMI, which provides the equipment, training and systems behind every lift. Here’s what you can expect when you call us about your Cincinnati concrete:
Drill Small HolesOur crew drills small 5/8″ holes in key areas of the slab.
Inject High-Density Polyurethane FoamThis is the core of polyurethane concrete lifting — the foam expands beneath the slab, fills voids, stabilizes loose soils, and delivers a controlled slab lifting process.
Patch & Use the Same DayOnce the slab reaches the correct height, holes are patched and the area is often ready to use within hours.
Tell us what’s sinking and where. A local pro will follow up with a free, no-pressure estimate.
Many of Cincinnati’s hillsides are covered with colluvium, a clay-rich layer of debris that comes mostly from the weathered shale of the Kope Formation. The USGS has documented slow slides in this material damaging homes and streets, including sidewalk slabs lifted and pushed over the curb.
On a slope, wet clay creeps downhill a little at a time, and the soil under the low side of a driveway or walk loses support. Foam lifting can raise and support a settled slab, but it won’t stop an active hillside slide. If a whole slope is moving, that’s a job for a geotechnical engineer first.
Source: USGS: Landslides in Colluvium, Cincinnati, Ohio, Area
Every service below uses the same foam lifting process, sized to the slab. Not sure which one you need? Describe the problem on the estimate form and a local pro will help you figure it out.
The property owner is responsible for maintaining the sidewalk next to their property under the Cincinnati Municipal Code, and the Department of Transportation and Engineering notifies owners when repairs are needed through its Sidewalk Safety Program. See the City of Cincinnati sidewalk responsibilities page. If a panel is intact and just sunken, ask us whether lifting is an option.
Often, yes, when the slab has settled into empty space beneath it. If the hillside itself is actively sliding, we’ll tell you, because lifting alone won’t fix that.
Yes. Foamjection also serves St Bernard, Dayton, Bellevue, Norwood, Elmwood Place and Newport. You’ll find links to each area at the bottom of this page.
Keep water from soaking the slope. Extend downspouts, keep gutters clear and steer runoff around, not under, driveways and walks.
Fill out the estimate form on this page or call 866-913-6519. Estimates are free and no-pressure, and warranty details are explained before any work begins.
Foamjection also lifts and levels concrete in these communities near Cincinnati:
