A sunken driveway or cracked patio isn’t just an eyesore — it’s a sign the ground underneath has shifted, and a trip hazard waiting to happen. Foundation Solutions lifts and levels settled concrete with fast, minimally invasive polyurethane foam injection, restoring your slab close to its original position — often in under an hour, with no heavy equipment tearing up your yard.
Settlement shows up differently depending on where it happens around your property. These are the most common trouble spots we see — though your property may show signs beyond this list. See our full signs and symptoms guide, or if it is your foundation wall or a crawl space rather than the slab, see wall repair or crawl space supports.
Beyond the eyesore, an uneven or cracked driveway can throw off drainage and become a real hazard for cars and foot traffic alike.
Cracks in interior drywall are often one of the first visible signs that your foundation has shifted or settled — especially around doors, windows, and corners.
Diagonal or stair-step cracks in brick or block walls usually point to foundation movement, and they tend to widen over time if the underlying settlement isn’t addressed.
Cracks in concrete slabs, walkways, or basement floors can signal soil movement beneath your home — worth a closer look before they spread.
Concrete doesn’t move on its own — something underneath it changed. Knowing the cause is how we get the fix right the first time, instead of just patching the surface. The most common culprits we find on California properties:
As roots grow, they can push slabs up from below. As they decay or are removed, they leave voids behind that cause the same slab to sink instead. Either way, the concrete above tells the story.
Runoff from downspouts, poor grading, or irrigation slowly erodes the soil under a slab until there’s nothing left to support it. This is one of the most common — and most preventable — causes we see.
The same soil movement behind foundation settlement often shows up in the concrete around your home first, since slabs are typically less reinforced than your foundation itself.
If the ground wasn’t compacted properly before the original pour, settling isn’t a matter of if — it’s a matter of when.
Small holes are drilled into the settled slab, and expanding polyurethane foam is injected beneath it to fill voids and lift the concrete back toward level — often in under an hour, with minimal mess.
If settlement goes deeper than the slab itself, foundation underpinning reinforces your home’s actual foundation with engineered steel piles driven to load-bearing soil. Learn more →
In softer soil or tight-access areas, helical piers are twisted into the ground like a giant screw to reach stable, load-bearing depth without heavy driving equipment. Learn more →
For heavier homes with significant settlement, push piers are hydraulically driven using your home’s own weight to reach soil dense enough to carry the load permanently. Learn more →
Not exactly. Concrete lifting relevels settled slabs like driveways, patios, and walkways, while foundation repair addresses movement in your home's actual foundation. The two can be related if the same soil issue is affecting both — our specialists can tell you which one your property needs.
Most residential concrete lifting jobs are completed in a few hours to a day, since polyurethane foam expands and cures quickly. There is no lengthy curing wait like you would have with a full slab replacement.
It should not, as long as the underlying cause of settlement has been addressed. Our technicians identify why the slab settled in the first place — such as soil washout or poor compaction — so the fix holds instead of just masking the symptom.
A sunken driveway or patio doesn’t have to mean a full replacement. Our local team can inspect the settled area, explain what’s happening beneath it, and recommend a lifting plan built to last, backed by our warranty. If moisture or joist issues in a crawl space are part of the picture, our crawl space repair service can help too.
I don't even know where to start with this review. From the first contact to the end of the job, Ryan and his crew were amazing - professional, knowledgeable, courteous, tidy and clean and very respectful of the impact the job had on me as the homeowner. The job was major, but I felt confident with the information that Ryan and his crew shared with me each step of the project. Since they are specialists, they are very busy so it took a while from start to finish but worth the wait! I could not be more pleased. They get an A+++ from me.
We had a consultation with a very knowledgeable engineer (Collin) who's extremely patient to answer questions and concerns we had. After a thorough walkthrough and measurements, it turned out the area which we thought might be problematic with leveling is only centralized and minuscule, not foundation-related. I'd like to thank Foundation Solutions for this engineer's detailed explanations, professional knowledge and recommendations. At the end, we acquired peace of mind and would highly recommend this company to anyone that may be seeking help with foundation related issues. If we are doing any addition/expansion of our house, we would definitely get in touch again for securing our foundation.
Kyle and the team are awesome! A corner of our foundation has a horizontal crack and when we go out for a quote, many companies explained how serious it is and give us a high estimation. Kyle came onsite and did a detailed inspection, explain why it crack, and how to properly fix it. Then few days later, gave us a reasonable estimate, and we decided to go with the service, they handled the permit, came to fix it in a day and did all the final inspection and passed, we have a smooth experience on the fix. My family are super happy with their service and already recommend to friends in case they need some work in the foundation.