Sunken driveway, sidewalk, steps or patio? Foamjection lifts and levels settled concrete in St. Joseph 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.
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St. Joseph is a city of hills, and a lot of driveways run steeply up from the street. When the soil under the low end settles or washes out, panels tip, joints open up, and the garage end can drop below the floor.
Older neighborhoods like Museum Hill, Hall Street and Cathedral Hill have long stretches of aging walks, some still brick. A raised or sunken panel is a common trip hazard, and keeping the public walk in front of your home in good repair is the property owner’s job in St. Joseph.
Many St. Joseph homes were built a century or more ago, with concrete stoops added later. When the soil under a stoop settles, the steps lean or separate from the house, leaving a gap that lets water in.
Backyard and side-yard slabs often sit on fill that was never packed well. As it settles, patios hold puddles or tilt toward the house, and garage aprons leave a lip at the door.
Real Foamjection lifts on the kinds of slabs we fix for St. Joseph 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 St. Joseph 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.
St. Joseph sits on the bluffs above the Missouri River, in the loess hills of northwest Missouri. Loess is fine, wind-blown silt, and near the river bluffs it can be more than 30 feet deep. Road cuts around the city commonly show 30 to 40 feet of it, with dense glacial till and bedrock below, according to the U.S. Geological Survey’s geologic map of the St. Joseph area.
Silt like this stands up well when it’s dry, but it washes out easily. On a hillside lot, water from roofs, driveways and the street above keeps running downhill under the edges of slabs. Over time it carries the silt away and leaves a hollow. The concrete is still in one piece, but nothing is holding it up, so it drops. In the low areas near the river, slabs sit on softer river silt and clay instead, which can compress and settle under weight.
Foam fills those hollows and firms up the loose soil around them, and because it is light, it doesn’t add much weight to soil that’s already struggling.
Source: U.S. Geological Survey, Geologic Map of the Saint Joseph Area, Missouri and Kansas
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 St. Joseph, the property owner or occupant is responsible for keeping the sidewalk in front of or alongside the property in good repair, under Section 25-77 of the city code. The city also runs a cost-share program for sidewalk, curb and gutter replacement, with limited funds each year. See the City of St. Joseph Sidewalk, Curb and Gutter Replacement 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 stabilize loose soil, which is the usual problem when silt washes out from under a driveway or walk on a slope. Steering water away from the slab edge 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. On St. Joseph’s hillside lots, runoff from roofs and higher ground is a common reason slabs settle. Extending downspouts and keeping water from running along slab edges keeps new hollows from forming after the concrete is lifted.
Yes. Foamjection also serves nearby communities including Savannah, Cameron, Platte City and Smithville in Missouri, and Atchison and Leavenworth in Kansas. 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 St. Joseph:
