Slabjacking in Meridian, Idaho

Meridian Quality Foundation Repair does slabjacking in Meridian, Idaho for sunken interior slabs, garage pads, and porches that dropped while the house stem stayed put. Grout or foam fills the void and lifts the panel. It does not replace a footing.

Call (208) 826-0651 if the car bottoms out on a garage pad or a porch step grew taller on one side. We check the stem before we drill.

Slabjacking Options for Meridian Properties

Not every low concrete panel is a candidate. The three below are.

Garage slab that tilted toward the house

Water runs under the slab at the overhead door. The panel tilts and the door drags. We drill, pump, and watch the door gap. If the garage stem rotated with the slab, this becomes a pier conversation. We split that on the visit.

Porch pad that dropped

A porch on a floating pad settles while the house stays. Steps trip. We lift the pad back toward the threshold. Rail posts and brick veneer can crack during a lift. We say that before the pump starts.

Interior kitchen slab low spot

Some houses have a slab section in a kitchen or a sunroom that sank. Furniture legs walk. We foam or slurry that panel only if the void is real and the soil is not still pumping mud. A slab on active irrigation leak waits until the leak is dead.

How We Handle Slabjacking in Meridian

1. We confirm the house stem did not move with the slab. A laser on the house floor and on the pad tells that story in a minute. If both moved, we stop this method.

2. We map holes. Slurry wants larger ports. Foam wants smaller ports. We mark saw joints so we lift a panel, not a whole floor as one sheet.

3. We pump in short shots and watch the lift. A quarter inch at a time beats a blowout. We stop if the slab cracks in a new place and reassess.

4. We patch holes with a mix that will take a broom or a grind. Color will not match an old pad. We say that in the quote.

5. We look at the water path that made the void. A downspout at the garage corner is the usual culprit. Lift without that change is a short win.

Materials and Methods

Mudjacking slurry is a cementitious mix pumped under the slab. Polyurethane foam expands, cures fast, and weighs less. Hole size, cure time, and how the mix behaves in a wet void are the trade-offs. We use a pump, ports, and shims at a threshold if the lift has to meet a door. A 5/8 inch foam hole and a 2 inch slurry hole are both patched. Neither is invisible.

This method is for slabs. Push piers, helical shafts, and crack epoxy are other tools. They do not belong in a foam hose. If the soil under the slab is still eroding, we fix water first. Foam in a live washout is a balloon.

A broom-finished garage pad will show every patch. An interior kitchen slab under vinyl may hide the circle. We ask what you will see when we leave. Control joints are friends. Pumping across a joint lifts two panels and can hinge the joint. We stay inside the panel we marked. If the void is only at the overhead-door edge, we do not chase foam to the back wall for sport. A porch that dropped while the house threshold stayed is the cleanest lift. A porch poured with the house is often a stem job in disguise. We check the joint. Garage weatherstripping that drags on one side is a height clue. We measure that gap in inches, not in feelings. After the pump, we check the door spring travel so the door still clears.

What Slabjacking Costs in Meridian

Angi lists mud- or slab-jacking around 500 to 1300 dollars. Fixr puts mudjacking and slab jacking around 500 to 1900. HomeAdvisor's foundation cost guide uses 500 to 1300 for slabjacking or mudjacking. Those are national bands for the lift itself, not for a new pad.

Panel size, mix choice, and access for the pump are the three movers. A small porch is not a two-car garage. Call (208) 826-0651 with photos of the gap at the door.

Slabjacking Questions

Is slabjacking the same as mudjacking?

Mudjacking is the older slurry method. Slabjacking is the umbrella. Polyurethane foam is the lighter, smaller-hole cousin. We pick slurry or foam from the slab, the void, and the load. Names in search are not different jobs so much as different mixes.

Will slabjacking lift a house footing?

No. This page is for slabs. A stem that dropped needs piers. Pumping grout under a rotated footing is the wrong method. We say no when the laser says the house moved, not just the pad.

How big are the holes?

Slurry work often uses holes around 1 to 2 inches. Foam work can use holes around 5/8 inch. We patch them. The slab still shows a circle. If you need an invisible floor, say that before we drill.

What do guides say slabjacking costs?

Angi lists mud- or slab-jacking around 500 to 1300. Fixr puts mudjacking and slab jacking around 500 to 1900. HomeAdvisor's foundation guide uses 500 to 1300 for slabjacking or mudjacking. Size and mix move the local quote.