Sunken driveway, sidewalk, steps or patio? Foamjection lifts and levels settled concrete in Crown Point 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
When a home is built, the soil dug out for the foundation is pushed back in around it, and driveways and garage aprons are poured on top. That backfill is looser than the dense clay around it. As rain and snowmelt soak it year after year, it settles, and the apron drops below the garage floor or the driveway cracks and tips toward the street.
Crown Point’s clay soil holds water near the surface, and northwest Indiana winters freeze and thaw it over and over. Panels lift, drop and tilt, leaving raised edges that catch toes and snow shovels. In Crown Point, keeping the sidewalk in good repair is the property owner’s job.
The blocks around the courthouse square and the Holley Historic District hold some of the oldest homes in Lake County, including many Victorian houses. When the soil under a concrete stoop or porch slab settles, the steps lean or separate from the house, leaving a gap that lets water run toward the foundation.
Dense clay doesn’t let water soak away quickly, so a patio or pool deck that has settled even a little starts to hold puddles or tilt toward the house. Low spots grow each season as more water sits at the edges.
Real Foamjection lifts on the kinds of slabs we fix for Crown Point 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 Crown Point 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.
Crown Point sits in the Valparaiso Moraine area of central Lake County, a band of rolling high ground between the old Lake Chicago plain to the north and the Kankakee plain to the south. The Indiana Geological Survey describes the moraine as clay-rich glacial till, left behind by the last ice sheet. In Lake County, the upper till is mostly a silty clay loam and runs roughly 15 to 50 feet thick. Some low spots on the moraine were once small ponds and bogs and are now filled with muck and peat.
That dense clay is strong when it’s left alone, but water moves through it very slowly. Rain, snowmelt and downspout water that reach the edge of a slab don’t soak away. They sit there, softening the soil right under the concrete, and in winter that wet soil freezes and thaws again and again. The looser soil that was backfilled around foundations and under driveways settles the most, and slabs that sit over the old muck and peat low spots can keep sinking as that soft ground compresses. The concrete stays in one piece, but the support under it is gone, so it drops.
Foam fills those hollows and firms up the soft soil around them, and because it is light, it doesn’t add much weight to ground that’s already struggling. Moving water away from slab edges helps keep new hollows from forming.
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.
In Crown Point, “property owners are responsible for the care, maintenance and repair of their sidewalks,” under City Ordinance 1168, passed in 1981. The city also runs a 50/50 Sidewalk Program from April to October, where the homeowner pays for materials and the city provides the labor to replace qualifying sidewalk. See the City of Crown Point 50/50 Sidewalk Program. If your panels are intact and just sunken or tilted, ask us whether lifting is an option before you replace them.
Yes. The foam expands into empty spaces under the slab and helps firm up soft, wet soil, which is the usual problem when water sits on dense clay at the edge of a driveway or walk. Keeping water moving away from the slab helps the repair last.
Concrete jacking, also called slabjacking or mudjacking, pumps a heavy cement slurry under the slab through larger holes. Foam jacking uses high-density polyurethane foam through small 5/8 inch holes. The foam is much lighter, cures quickly, and most slabs are ready to use the same day.
It helps. Crown Point’s clay soil drains slowly, so roof water dumped at the edge of a driveway, walk or patio tends to sit there, soften the soil and freeze in winter. Extending downspouts and grading soil away from slab edges keeps new hollows from forming after the concrete is lifted.
Yes. Foamjection also serves nearby communities including Merrillville, St. John, Schererville, Hobart, Highland and Munster. You’ll find links to each area at the bottom of this page.
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 Crown Point:
