Is Your Porch Sinking, Sloping, or Pulling Away From Your Home?
A sinking porch can make the front of your home feel unsafe and unfinished. You may notice uneven concrete, gaps near the house, water pooling, cracks, or a porch slab that no longer lines up with your steps or walkway.
The Concrete Team provides porch leveling, concrete lifting, mudjacking, and slabjacking for homeowners throughout Upstate New York. In many cases, we can raise and stabilize your existing porch concrete without tearing it out and replacing it.
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Why Porch Concrete Sinks
Porch slabs can settle when the ground underneath can no longer support the weight of the concrete. Once the soil shifts or washes away, the slab may begin to drop, tilt, or crack.
Common reasons porch concrete sinks include:
- Soil settlement under the porch slab
- Poor soil compaction during construction
- Water washing soil away near the home
- Freeze-thaw cycles during Upstate New York winters
- Poor drainage around the porch
- Voids forming under the concrete
- Heavy concrete resting on weak or loose soil
- Downspouts draining too close to the porch
A sinking porch may also affect nearby concrete areas. If your porch problem connects to uneven stairs, visit our steps leveling page. If the walkway leading to your porch is uneven too, our walkway and sidewalk leveling service may also help.
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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 Porch Leveling
Porch settlement often gets worse over time. Small gaps, cracks, or uneven areas can turn into bigger safety and drainage problems if they are ignored.
You may need porch leveling if you notice:
- Your porch slab is sinking on one side
- The porch is sloping toward or away from the home
- Gaps between the porch and foundation
- Cracks in the porch slab
- Uneven concrete near the front entry
- Water pooling on or near the porch
- Steps no longer line up with the porch
- The walkway and porch meet at different heights
- A hollow sound under the porch slab
- Trip hazards near the entryway
If you are not sure why the concrete is moving, our Why Concrete Sinks page explains the common causes.
Our Porch Leveling Process
The Concrete Team specializes in mudjacking, also called slabjacking. We look at the porch, the surrounding concrete,
the soil conditions, and the amount of settlement before recommending the right repair.
Step 1: Inspect the Porch
We check the slope, cracks, gaps, and nearby areas like steps, walkways, and the foundation. We also look for drainage issues that may be causing soil washout.
Step 2: Lift and Stabilize the Concrete
Depending on the project, we use mudjacking, also called slabjacking, to raise the porch slab and fill empty space underneath. The goal is to bring the concrete back toward a safer and more usable position.
Step 3: Patch and Clean Up
After the porch is lifted, we patch the drilled holes and clean the work area. If cracks, joints, or drainage issues need attention, we can explain the next best step.
You can learn more about how lifting works on our concrete leveling process page.
Benefits of Porch Leveling
Porch leveling can be a smart repair when the concrete is still in good enough condition to save. Instead of removing and replacing the porch slab, lifting helps restore the concrete you already have.
Benefits include:
- Helps reduce trip hazards near your entryway
- Helps make the porch safer for family, guests, and delivery drivers
- Can cost less than full concrete replacement
- Helps improve water drainage around the porch
- Helps close gaps caused by settlement
- Can improve curb appeal at the front of your home
- Helps stabilize the slab by filling voids underneath
- Reduces the mess and disruption of tear-out work
- Depending on the lifting method used, the porch 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.™
Porch Leveling FAQs
Can a sinking porch be lifted?
Yes, many sinking concrete porches can be lifted if the slab is still in good condition. If the porch is badly broken, crumbling, or structurally unsafe, replacement or another repair may be needed. The Concrete Team can inspect the porch and explain your options.
What causes a porch to pull away from the house?
A porch may pull away from the house when the soil under the slab settles or washes out. As the slab drops, gaps can form between the porch and the home. Poor drainage, freeze-thaw cycles, and loose soil can all make the problem worse.
Can porch leveling fix cracks?
What if my porch steps are uneven too?
Do I need to be home for a porch leveling estimate?
How do I request a free estimate?
Need more information? Visit our full FAQ page for additional answers.
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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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