Sunken Front Steps Cause Tripping Hazard in Brampton, Ontario

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A homeowner in Brampton was having trouble with their front steps. They began sinking a few years ago and kept progressively getting worse each year. The backyard patio also had a few slabs that were sinking towards the foundation. The issue with the concrete in the backyard stemmed from poor compaction when the patio was originally poured. Since the soils around the house were fairly loose when the patio was poured, the weight of the concrete compressed these soils leading to settlement in various areas. The front steps also suffered some settlement, however, there was also a large gap between the steps and the stoop which allowed for water to penetrate and wash away the substrate leaving gaps that the concrete then sunk into. 

The customer’s mother lived with him and he was quite concerned that the large step at the front would make it difficult for her to enter and exit the house. The customer’s children also played basketball in the backyard on the concrete patio and he was concerned that the pooling water and trip hazards could be a safety issue. 

The customer called Canadian Concrete Leveling to repair the issue. Foreman Kyle McKeown injected Polylevel foam beneath the concrete to lift and level the concrete. Our expanding foam compresses the substrate and then lifts the concrete, thus ensuring that the area is protected from further settlement. 

The customer is satisfied that all the trip hazards have been removed from the concrete around his home and his patios are no longer sloping towards the foundation.

Sinking Front Steps creatingTripping Hazard, Brampton ON

Before	After

The front steps of a home in Brampton, ON, had been sinking the past few years and were progressively getting worse. There was a large gap between the steps and the stoop which allowed water to run under the steps creating more problems. Even the patio in the backyard had a few slabs that were slanted towards the house. Overall, the front steps and back patio were creating tripping hazards for the homeowner’s children and mother who also lived with him.

The homeowner called Canadian Concrete Leveling and discovered that our PolyLevel Injection System could fix the steps and the patio. Our installation team injected PolyLevel under the concrete to lift and level both areas. 

The homeowner was so relieved that our team eliminated the trip hazards and the family could use the front steps and backyard patio safely again.

Sinking Unattractive Back Patio in Brampton, Ontario

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Make your home a beautiful space inside and out. This home in Brampton looked dapper from the inside, but when the snow started melting, temperatures started rising, and people started to make their way to the patio, hazards struck. The back porch's step started to sink! Not only did the sinking action cause tripping hazards, but it was an eyesore too. The homeowners wanted to keep the clean look throughout the home, so they decided to call Canadian Concrete Leveling.

Canadian Concrete Leveling can keep your good-looking concrete intact while lifting it back to its original position. Since the homeowners already had great concrete work, there was no need to add more layers of concrete and jeopardize the look. From the owners doing the initial search to giving our call centre a call, we were able to send one of our Project Managers, Julio Soley, to check out the home firsthand. Once the estimate was given, Julio explained to the clients how the installation team would inject our polyurethane into the slab to lift it back. Later that week, our installation team, Bill and Aidan McKeown, arrived at the home to start the work. They followed Julio's schematics and knew exactly what to do. Bill began to drill small dime-sized holes into the lower points of the concrete to prepare them for the polyurethane injections. Once the holes were made, the holes were capped. The caps are meant for the PolyLevel® gun that will hook on securely so that once the poly is being injected, the gun stays in its place. Bill began injecting the holes and watched the concrete step lift almost right away. The lifting process baffled our clients, and Aidan was on standby to put the sealant between the joints. Our sealant referred to as NexusPro®, is waterproof, anti-cracking, and chemical resistant so that it will be long-lasting for many years. The process only took under an hour, and the clean-up was immaculate. The step looked a lot newer than before, leaving the homeowners comfortable knowing that no one will trip and the clean look it has now given off.