Is Your Driveway Sinking, Cracking, or Creating a Trip Hazard?
Your driveway should be safe, smooth, and easy to use. But when concrete starts to sink, settle, crack, or pull away from the garage, it can quickly become a problem.
Uneven driveway concrete can create trip hazards, water pooling, rough transitions, and extra stress on nearby slabs. The good news? You may not need to tear out and replace your driveway.
The Concrete Team provides driveway lifting, driveway leveling, and mudjacking services throughout Upstate New York. We can raise and stabilize sunken driveway slabs and help restore a safer, more usable surface.
Call today for a FREE estimate.
Why Driveway Concrete Sinks
Driveway slabs are heavy. They need strong support underneath to stay level. When the soil below the concrete moves, settles, washes away, or weakens, the concrete can drop.
Common reasons driveway concrete sinks include:
- Poor soil compaction when the driveway was first poured
- Water washing away soil under the slab
- Freeze-thaw cycles during Upstate New York winters
- Heavy vehicles adding stress to weak areas
- Poor drainage near the driveway
- Voids forming under the concrete
- Soil settlement over time
Once the slab loses support, it may sink, tilt, crack, or become uneven with the surrounding concrete.
If your garage floor is also sinking or uneven, visit our garage floor leveling page. If the problem continues into a nearby walkway, our walkway and sidewalk leveling service may help too.
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Serving the Capital Region, Central NY, and nearby areas.
Tell us what is going on with your concrete. You can also upload photos to help our team review the project.
Why Homeowners & Businesses Choose Us
Signs You May Need Driveway Leveling
Sometimes driveway problems are easy to see. Other times, the concrete may only be starting to move. Fixing the problem early can help prevent larger repairs later.
You may need driveway lifting if you notice:
- Uneven slabs in your driveway
- A bump where the driveway meets the garage floor
- Cracks forming near settled areas
- Water pooling on the driveway
- Slabs sloping toward the home or garage
- Gaps under the edge of the concrete
- A trip hazard between driveway sections
- Concrete pulling away from the garage, walkway, or steps
- Hollow sounds under the slab
- A rough transition from the street or apron
Our Driveway Lifting Process
The Concrete Team specializes in mudjacking, also called slabjacking.
That means we can look at your driveway and recommend the method that makes the most sense for your concrete,
soil conditions, access, and project goals.
Our process is simple:
Step 1: Evaluate the Driveway
We inspect the sunken or uneven concrete, look for cracks, check the slope, and review the areas where support has been lost. In many cases, you do not need to be home for the estimate.
Step 2: Raise and Stabilize the Concrete
We use mudjacking, also called slabjacking, to raise and support settled concrete. This process pumps a grout-like material under the slab to fill voids, stabilize the concrete, and lift it back toward the surrounding surface.
Step 3: Patch, Clean Up, and Review the Work
After the driveway is lifted, the holes are patched and the work area is cleaned up. We review the repair and explain any next steps, such as sealing joints, fixing cracks, or improving drainage.
You can also learn more on our concrete leveling process page.
Benefits of Driveway Lifting
Driveway lifting can be a smart repair when the concrete is still in good enough condition to save. Instead of removing and replacing the slab, we raise the existing concrete back toward its proper position.
Benefits include:
- Helps remove trip hazards
- Improves driveway safety
- Helps reduce water pooling
- Costs less than full concrete replacement in many cases
- Restores a smoother transition to the garage
- Helps stabilize the slab by filling voids underneath
- Reduces disruption compared to replacement
- Can often be completed faster than pouring new concrete
- Helps protect nearby walkways, steps, and garage floors
- Depending on the method used, the driveway may be ready to use much sooner than new concrete
Why Choose The Concrete Team?
The Concrete Team has been helping homeowners, businesses, and communities in Upstate New York solve concrete and foundation problems since 2006. We added concrete raising and leveling in 2009 and have made lifting one of our main services.
When you call The Concrete Team, you get practical advice from a local company that knows concrete, soil, weather, and properties in the Capital Region and Central NY.
Homeowners choose us because:
- We specialize in mudjacking and slabjacking
- We raise, level, and stabilize settled concrete
- We provide owner-led estimates
- We do not use high-pressure sales tactics
- We only recommend work that makes sense
- We serve the Capital Region, Central NY, and nearby areas
- Customers can text photos for quote help
- You do not always need to be home for an estimate
Our Solutions Are Concrete.™
Driveway Lifting FAQs
Can a sunken driveway be lifted instead of replaced?
Yes, many sunken driveways can be lifted if the concrete is still in usable condition. If the slab is badly broken or crumbling, replacement may be needed. We can inspect the driveway and explain your options. You can also read more about why this happens on our Why Concrete Sinks page.
How do I know if my driveway needs leveling?
Your driveway may need leveling if you see uneven slabs, trip hazards, water pooling, gaps under the concrete, cracks near settled areas, or a bump at the garage entrance. If you are unsure, you can send photos or request a free estimate through our contact page.
Will driveway lifting fix cracks too?
Driveway lifting can help improve the position of settled slabs, but it does not erase cracks. If cracks remain after the slab is lifted, concrete crack repair or joint sealing may be recommended. Learn more about concrete crack repair and joint sealing / caulking.
How long does driveway leveling take?
Many driveway leveling projects can be completed faster than removing and replacing concrete. The exact timing depends on the size of the driveway, the number of slabs, the amount of settlement, and the lifting method used.
Will I need to be home for the estimate?
In many cases, no. If the driveway is accessible, The Concrete Team can often review the project without you being home. Photos can also help us understand the problem before or during the estimate process.
What other concrete areas can you lift?
We lift many residential concrete surfaces, including garage floors, sidewalks, patios, porches, steps, pool decks, concrete slabs, and concrete floors. You can explore more residential services starting with our walkway and sidewalk leveling and patio leveling pages.
Need more information? Visit our full FAQ page for additional answers.
Uneven concrete, cracks, water pooling, or foundation concerns?
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Areas We Serve
Simple. Clean. Built Around the Right Repair.
The Concrete Team proudly serves homeowners, businesses, municipalities, and commercial properties throughout the Capital Region, Central NY, and nearby areas.
We are based near Scotia and Glenville, and we regularly help customers with sunken driveways, uneven sidewalks, settled garage floors, cracked concrete, unsafe steps, and other concrete problems across Upstate New York.
Whether you are close to Albany or in one of the surrounding communities, our team can take a look, explain your options, and provide a FREE estimate.
We proudly serve customers throughout the area, including:
- Albany County
- Schenectady County
- Saratoga County
- Rensselaer County
- Columbia County
- Greene County
- Warren County
- Washington County
- Fulton County
- Montgomery County
- Schoharie County
- Albany, NY
- Schenectady, NY
- Saratoga Springs, NY
- Troy, NY
- Clifton Park, NY
- Colonie, NY
- Guilderland, NY
- Niskayuna, NY
- Latham, NY
- Ballston Spa, NY
No problem. We also travel beyond our primary service area for select commercial, municipal, and larger concrete lifting projects.
Concrete or Foundation Problems? No Problem. We Have the Solutions.
Uneven concrete, trip hazards, cracked slabs, sinking steps, or foundation concerns? The Concrete Team can help. We provide concrete lifting, mudjacking, slabjacking, concrete repair, and foundation repair solutions for homes, businesses, and municipal properties throughout Upstate New York.
The Concrete Team has been helping homeowners, businesses, and communities in Upstate New York solve concrete and foundation problems since 2006. We specialize in concrete lifting, leveling, and raising using mudjacking, also called slabjacking, to raise settled concrete and help stabilize slabs without unnecessary replacement.
Capital Region & Central NY: 518.688.1122
Service Area: Capital Region, Central NY & Nearby Areas
Hours: Monday–Saturday
(Sunday and holiday projects available when needed for commercial clients.)
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