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Concrete repair cost
Patching a crack costs a fraction of tearing a slab out. Here is what repairs typically run around town, what pushes a price up, and how to read the quotes you get.
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The short answer
Patching small cracks and holes is the cheap end of concrete work, and a repair usually costs much less than replacing the slab, especially when the damage is local or cosmetic.
Replacing concrete is the expensive end, because the old slab has to come out and the ground has to be prepared before anything new goes down. New concrete is priced by the square foot and climbs with how complex the job is, and finishing work such as smoothing and texturing is priced on top of that.
So the first thing we answer when we look at your slab is whether it can be repaired. That is where the biggest difference in price sits.
What moves the number
Seven things set the price of a concrete repair: the size of the job, the damage, removal, the finish, site prep, access and labor rates.
Here is how each one moves your price:
More square feet means more material and more hours, so a bigger slab costs more to fix.
A few cracks cost far less to fix than a slab that has sunk, heaved or broken apart.
Whether the old slab has to be broken out and hauled off before the new work starts.
Smoothing and texturing are priced on top of the concrete, so the finish you choose moves the total.
Excavation, leveling the ground and other prep under the slab all add to the final price.
A slab we can reach from the street is quicker to work than one behind a block wall or down a side yard.
Concrete repair is hand work, and the going rate for skilled labor is part of every price.
Which of these apply to your slab?
We come out, look at it, tell you plainly and quote the whole job before we start.
(951) 439-3217Repair, level or replace
Leveling and resurfacing cost far less than tearing concrete out and replacing it, and a plain repair costs less still.
Lowest cost
Patch and repairFilling cracks and holes and fixing damage in one spot. Repair usually costs much less than full replacement, most of all when the damage is local or cosmetic.
FitsCracks, holes, chipped edges, a worn patch.
Middle cost
Level or resurfaceLifting a sunken slab back to level, or bonding an "overlay", a thin new layer, over concrete that is sound but worn. Either way, the slab you have stays where it is.
FitsA sunken walk or patio, a tired surface on solid concrete.
Highest cost
Tear out and replaceBreaking out the old slab, hauling it off, preparing the ground and pouring new. Removal and prep are what put it at the top of the range.
FitsA slab too far gone for a repair to last.
Not sure which one your slab needs? That is the first thing we tell you at the estimate, free.
(951) 439-3217Before you sign anything
You should put every quote on the same written scope before you compare the totals, and read the lowest bid as a warning rather than a bargain.
The lowest bid usually reflects skipped steps, not a more efficient contractor: less prep under the slab, old concrete left in place, or a finish that is not the one you asked for. A written scope makes those gaps show.
Line the quotes up on these points:
Before you hire anyone, you can look up a contractor's license with the Contractors State License Board.
How we quote
We give you one price for the whole job before we start, so you can hold it up against anyone else's.
Licensed and insured. We answer the phone or call back the same working day.
Service by service
Each service is priced on its own factors, and each service page sets them out in full.
Two of the price questions we hear most on the phone are answered here in short.
Mudjacking, which the trade calls "slabjacking", is the cheaper way to lift a sunken slab, and foam leveling costs more.
Foam costs more because the material costs more than cement slurry and it takes trained crews and special equipment. Either way, leveling costs far less than tearing the slab out.
Replacing a whole driveway costs more than repairing one, which typically runs $1,200 to $1,800 in Lake Elsinore, and how severe the damage is decides which one yours needs.
Damage in one spot can often be repaired; a driveway broken across the slab is a replacement, and removal and prep add to that price.
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Call us, we come out and look at the concrete, and you get a free quote for the whole job before any work starts.
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