Concrete Reasons Why Mudjacking Doesn’t Work

We don’t have anything against mudjacking companies. We are a small business just like they are and we think there is enough business to go around for everyone. If you’ve had your driveway, sidewalk, steps or patio mud jacked and were happy with the results long term, we’re happy for you. Our intention is not to disparage anyone or the mudjacking process. Our intention is to inform and educate those people who:

• May have had concrete mud jacked, and the concrete has sunken again
• Have to have concrete mud jacked and they are not aware of the alternatives.

There are ‘concrete’ reasons why Mudjacking didn’t work

The mud jacking holes were not in the right place

Since typical mud jacking weighs one hundred pounds per foot in comparison to foam mud jacking that weighs 2-4 pounds per foot, the mud jacking mixture isn’t traveling into voids that it needs to fill. If the holes are not placed above the voids the concrete, sand and water mixture cannot fill the empty spaces and, therefore, the void will still exist. Polyurethane foam can spread up to 7 feet in all directions filling nooks, crannies and holes along the way, lifting concrete as it does.

Drainage problems are not fixed

Before we got into the Polyurethane foam lifting business, we built homes for a living. Our experience with building homes makes us experts of systems in and around your house that need to work together to ensure strength and stability. An example is the foundation needs to be level before the framing can be done. If the foundation isn’t level, the framing can help correct the imperfections. The roof needs to be vented properly. If the roof isn’t vented, the house can’t breathe, and you have mold and higher electric bills. You get the picture. If your home has drainage issues that are not corrected before the sinking concrete is fixed, the concrete is going to sink again due to water run off that exasperates the problem.

Low estimate and a High Invoice

Now this is not why mud jacking fails, but it doesn’t help the homeowner who is looking to trust a small business to get a job done. If you don’t have enough experience or are in a rush. If you don’t evaluate all the aspects of the job or don’t know your business well enough to give a quote that is going to come pretty close to what the customer expects to pay, everybody loses. Since all we do, is foam lifting jobs, we can accurately give an estimate to a customer and the invoice that will match.  There is no high-pressure sales job when you get an estimate from Concrete Raising Systems. They give you the facts, inform you about your situation, give you an estimate and let you decide.

When we’re at your home to give you an estimate, there is an owner on the site. When we are at your home or office doing the work, there is an owner on site. Our customers tell us they think that makes a difference.

40% of the jobs we do are mudjacking do-overs

If the process of repairing your concrete had a 40% chance of failing, would you choose another method? We’re not saying that the people who own these companies or the people who perform the work using traditional mud jacking are bad. And we’re not saying that it happens all the time. We’re saying we have to come in behind a lot of the mud jacking jobs and fix the concrete again. There is a better, more reliable, less invasive,  more eco-friendly and less messy way of raising/ lifting your concrete and it’s with Polyurethane Foam and Concrete Raising Systems of Kansas City!