Uneven Sidewalk or Walkway Creating a Trip Hazard?
A sunken sidewalk or uneven walkway can make your property feel unsafe fast. One raised edge can catch a foot, create a fall risk, or make it harder for guests, customers, tenants, or family members to walk safely.
If your concrete walkway is sinking, cracking, holding water, or pulling away from nearby steps, your concrete may not need to be replaced.
The Concrete Team provides walkway leveling, sidewalk leveling, mudjacking, slabjacking, and concrete repair services throughout Upstate New York. We can raise and stabilize settled concrete to help restore a safer, smoother walking surface.
Call today for a FREE estimate.
Why Sidewalks and Walkways Sink
Concrete sidewalks and walkways sit on the soil below them. When that soil shifts, settles, erodes, or washes away, the slab can sink or tilt.
Common reasons sidewalks and walkways become uneven include:
- Poor soil compaction before the concrete was poured
- Water washing soil away under the slab
- Freeze-thaw cycles during Upstate New York winters
- Tree roots pushing or moving nearby concrete
- Heavy foot traffic over time
- Poor drainage near the walkway
- Voids forming under the concrete
- Soil shrinking, settling, or moving over time
Once the slab loses support, it may drop below the next section and create a trip hazard.
If the concrete has cracks along with settlement, our concrete crack repair service may help after the slab is lifted. If the walkway surface is chipped, crumbling, or spalling, concrete resurfacing may also be worth considering.
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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 Walkway or Sidewalk Leveling
Sidewalk problems can start small. A slight height difference may not seem like a big deal at first, but it can become a safety concern as the concrete continues to move.
You may need sidewalk or walkway leveling if you notice:
- Raised edges between sidewalk slabs
- A visible trip hazard
- Cracks near uneven sections
- Water pooling on or beside the walkway
- Concrete sloping toward the home, garage, or building
- Gaps under the edge of the slab
- Sections that rock or feel unsupported
- A walkway pulling away from steps, porches, or patios
- Uneven entry paths near doors
- Problems with public, commercial, or rental property walkways
If your walkway connects to sinking steps, visit our steps leveling page. If the problem is near a porch or entryway, our porch leveling service may also be helpful.
Our Walkway and Sidewalk Leveling Process
The Concrete Team specializes in mudjacking, also called slabjacking. This allows us to look at your walkway, review the problem,
and recommend the lifting method that makes the most sense for your concrete.
Our process is simple:
Step 1: Inspect the Uneven Concrete
We review the settled sidewalk or walkway, check the height difference, look for cracks, and identify areas where the slab may have lost support.
Step 2: Lift and Stabilize the Slab
We use mudjacking, also called slabjacking, to raise and support settled concrete. This process uses a grout-like material that is pumped beneath the slab to fill voids, stabilize the concrete, and lift it back toward the surrounding surface.
Step 3: Patch the Holes and Clean Up
After the concrete is raised, the injection holes are patched and the work area is cleaned up. We can also explain whether crack repair, joint sealing, or drainage improvements may help protect the repair.
You can learn more about how this works on our concrete leveling process page.
Benefits of Sidewalk and Walkway Leveling
Sidewalk and walkway leveling can be a smart way to fix uneven concrete without the cost, mess, and delay of tearing out and replacing slabs.
Benefits include:
- Helps remove trip hazards
- Improves safety for family, guests, tenants, customers, and pedestrians
- Costs less than full replacement in many cases
- Helps restore smoother walking paths
- Reduces water pooling caused by sunken slabs
- Helps stabilize voids under the concrete
- Can improve curb appeal
- Reduces disruption compared to removal and replacement
- Helps protect nearby steps, porches, patios, and entryways
- Depending on the lifting method used, the area may be ready to use much sooner than newly poured 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.™
Walkway & Sidewalk Leveling FAQs
Can an uneven sidewalk be lifted instead of replaced?
Yes, many uneven sidewalks can be lifted if the concrete is still in good condition. If the slab is badly broken, crumbling, or severely damaged, replacement may be the better option. You can learn more about the cause of settlement on our Why Concrete Sinks page.
Is sidewalk leveling good for trip hazards?
What if my sidewalk is cracked too?
How long does sidewalk leveling take?
Can you level sidewalks for businesses, HOAs, or public properties?
How do I get an estimate for sidewalk leveling?
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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