How long does concrete lifting last?

When the soil is properly stabilized at the time of injection, concrete lifting lasts 10 to 20+ years. The limiting factor is whether the soil continues to wash out or compact beneath the slab. We assess the void condition before lifting and flag any drainage issues that are actively contributing to the problem.

How much does concrete repair cost?

Mudjacking runs $3 to $8 per square foot depending on void depth and access. Polyurethane foam is $5 to $12 per square foot. A typical residential driveway lifting job is $800 to $2,500. A garage floor is $1,000 to $3,500. Written estimate after on-site inspection reflects your actual scope.

Can you repair concrete that has cracked, not just settled?

Yes. We repair cracks with polyurethane caulk, epoxy injection, or joint sealant depending on the crack type and its location. We also address the underlying cause: a cracked slab that has also settled gets lifted first, then the remaining crack is sealed. A crack without settlement is typically a sealant job.

Since 1994 · NE · IA · KS · MO

Concrete Repair Across Nebraska, Iowa, Kansas & Missouri.

Sunken driveways, cracked sidewalks, and settled garage floors are soil problems first. The concrete just shows the symptom. Epp Foundation Repair has been repairing and leveling concrete slabs across Nebraska, Iowa, Kansas, and Missouri since 1994, using mudjacking and polyurethane foam injection to lift settled slabs back to grade without the cost and waste of full replacement.

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What We Repair

8 concrete repair specializations under one roof.

Concrete Repair problems rarely come from one cause. We specialize across the full range of concrete repair methods so the solution matches the cause. Not the easiest sale.

Concrete Lifting & Leveling

Concrete lifting and leveling from Epp Foundation Repair. Mid-soil polyurethane foam injection for clean residential lifts, mudjacking when void mass demands a heavier fill, and slab piers when the load justifies deep support. Serving NE, IA, KS, and MO since 1994. The right scope when the slab is salvageable; the wrong scope when the concrete is cracked beyond repair and a flatwork contractor should pour new.

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Exterior Concrete Crack Repair

Exterior concrete crack repair from Epp Foundation Repair. Flexible polyurethane sealant on stable cosmetic cracks, foam-lift plus seal when the slab below the crack has settled, and honest hand-off to flatwork when the slab is end-of-life. Driveways, sidewalks, patios, garage floors, and pool decks across NE, IA, KS, and MO since 1994. Different exposure than foundation cracks, different repair method, different scope.

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Driveway Repair

Driveway repair from Epp Foundation Repair. Settlement lift with mid-soil polyurethane foam or mudjacking, flexible polyurethane sealing on stable cracks, honest coordination with flatwork when sections are end-of-life. Apron-to-street settlement, edge drop, center heave, and base-failure cracking across NE, IA, KS, and MO since 1994. Combined scope: Epp lifts and seals what's salvageable; refers to flatwork what needs replacement.

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Sidewalk Repair

Sidewalk repair from Epp Foundation Repair. Section lift with mid-soil polyurethane foam to eliminate tripping hazards, concrete grinding on minor offsets, flexible polyurethane sealing on stable cracks, and honest hand-off to flatwork when sections are end-of-life. Tree root settlement, walk-to-driveway joint drop, freeze-heave, and salt deterioration across NE, IA, KS, and MO since 1994. Liability matters. Settled public walks are homeowner exposure in most local jurisdictions.

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Patio Repair

Epp Foundation Repair lifts settled patio slabs, seals working cracks, and stabilizes the soil beneath outdoor living spaces across Nebraska, Iowa, Kansas, and Missouri.

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Garage Floor Repair

Epp Foundation Repair lifts settled garage slabs, fills voids under the concrete, and seals working cracks across Nebraska, Iowa, Kansas, and Missouri.

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Commercial Concrete Repair

Epp Foundation Repair lifts, stabilizes, and crack-seals commercial concrete. Warehouses, retail floors, parking lots, loading docks. Across Nebraska, Iowa, Kansas, and Missouri.

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Pool Deck Repair

Lifting and stabilizing sunken pool deck slabs with mid-soil foam injection, plus crack and joint repair.

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Unsure What You're Dealing With?

Not sure which concrete repair problem you're facing?

Pick the symptom that best fits. We'll tell you what it likely means and where to go next.

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Problem Signs

What concrete repair problems actually look like.

Most concrete repair problems start as small symptoms. Catching them early is the difference between a small, planned fix and a major reconstruction. These are the warning signs we see most often.

Concrete Cracks Diagnosed and Repaired

Epp Foundation Repair diagnoses exterior concrete cracks on driveways, sidewalks, patios, garage floors, and pool decks across a four-state territory covering more than 130,000 square miles. Dave Epp founded the company in 1994, and after 30-plus years reading slabs, the field rule holds: roughly 70 percent of widening exterior cracks trace back to subgrade movement, not the concrete itself. A hairline crack 1/16 inch wide that has not moved in two years is almost always shrinkage from the original cure. A 1/4-inch crack with one side dropped lower than the other is a settlement signal, and the slab is telling you the dirt under it is gone or going.

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Cracking Expansion Joints

Expansion joints are the soft filler strips set between concrete sections so the slabs can move without crushing into each other. Concrete expands in summer heat and contracts in winter cold, and across eastern Nebraska and western Iowa that swing happens through 50 to 70 freeze-thaw cycles every year. Each cycle works the joint a little harder. The filler dries out, shrinks, and eventually cracks or falls out. Once the joint opens, water runs straight down into the soil under the slab. That soil is often expansive clay or loess, which swells when wet and shrinks when dry, so the very water the joint was meant to keep out starts moving the slab from below. A cracked joint by itself is rarely a structural emergency. The reason to act is what follows: open joints feed water under the concrete, and water under concrete in this region is the leading cause of settlement, lifting, and slab separation. Sealing or replacing a joint early is a low-cost step. Waiting until the slab has settled or heaved turns it into a leveling or replacement job.

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Gaps Between Concrete Slabs and Walls

Gaps form between concrete slabs and walls when the soil under the slab settles and the slab drops with it, while the wall or the next slab stays in place. Across Nebraska, Iowa, Kansas, and Missouri the soil doing the settling is usually expansive clay or loess, which compacts and shrinks as it dries and washes out where drainage is poor. A patio pulling away from the house, a garage floor separating from the foundation wall, or concrete steps leaning back from the porch are all the same story: the slab has lost support underneath. The reason to take an early gap seriously is water. An open gap is a funnel. Every rain and snowmelt pours water straight into the soil beneath the slab and, where the gap is against the house, down along the foundation wall. That water accelerates the very settlement that opened the gap, and near the foundation it can find its way toward the basement or crawl space. The 50 to 70 freeze-thaw cycles this region sees each year widen the gap as trapped water freezes and expands. Sealing a thin gap is simple. A wide gap with a settled slab needs the slab lifted and the void filled before sealing makes sense.

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Pitting, Flaking, and Staining on Exterior Concrete

Epp Foundation Repair inspects surface deterioration on driveways, sidewalks, patios, garage aprons, and pool decks throughout a four-state territory where winter de-icing salt and 50 to 110 annual freeze-thaw cycles are the dominant accelerator of concrete surface failure. Dave Epp founded the company in 1994. After three decades of inspections the pattern holds: 80 percent of pitting and flaking calls we look at are cosmetic. The structural slab beneath is sound, but the 20 percent that reach the reinforcement steel below need a different conversation. We tell you which category yours falls into on the first visit, and we tell you when the right answer is a coating contractor, not us.

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Pool Deck Settling and Tilting Around the Pool

Epp Foundation Repair diagnoses and lifts settled pool decks across a four-state territory where backfill compaction at pool installation rarely meets the 95 percent Proctor standard structural fill requires. Dave Epp founded the company in 1994. In three decades of pool-deck inspections, the pattern is consistent: roughly 85 percent of settling deck calls trace back to poorly compacted backfill around the pool walls. Fill that settles 1 to 4 inches in the first 5 years. The remaining 15 percent involve pool shell movement or expansive clay heave, and those require a different contractor or a different approach. We tell you which one yours is before any work is scoped.

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Sinking Driveways Diagnosed and Lifted Back to Grade

Epp Foundation Repair diagnoses and lifts sinking driveways across a four-state territory dominated by two soil behaviors that account for the majority of driveway settlement: hydroconsolidated loess fill in eastern Nebraska and western Iowa, and expansive clay in central Kansas and northern Missouri. Dave Epp founded the company in 1994. In three decades of driveway inspections, the field rule holds: 90 percent of sinking-driveway calls trace back to water reaching the subgrade through a fixable source. A downspout, a broken sprinkler, a low spot in the grade. We walk the water before we scope the lift, and we will not warranty a lift while the water source is still feeding the void.

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Sinking Garage Floors

Epp Foundation Repair inspects roughly 380 sinking garage slabs each year across the Lincoln, Omaha, Des Moines, and St. Joseph markets. A garage floor settles when the engineered fill placed beneath it during construction loses volume, and on 1960s through 1980s Nebraska and Iowa builds that fill was often sand, native loess, or pit-run gravel placed in lifts thicker than 12 inches without proper compaction testing. Dave Epp documents drops of 1 to 4 inches at the apron joint, with corner settlement concentrated where the slab meets the stem wall. The slab itself is usually intact, which is why foam lifting is viable on roughly 9 out of 10 garage floors Epp diagnoses.

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Sinking Sidewalks

Epp Foundation Repair logs roughly 1,100 sunken sidewalk calls each year across our four-state territory, the highest single-volume call category in the concrete leveling silo. A sidewalk section sinks when one panel drops 1/2 inch or more relative to adjacent panels, creating a trip hazard that exceeds the 1/2 inch threshold defined by most Nebraska and Iowa municipal codes. Dave Epp's technicians measure drops of 1 to 3 inches as typical, with the deepest documented residential case at 7 inches in a 1962 Lincoln neighborhood. The homeowner carries legal liability for trip injuries on the public sidewalk in front of their property in 38 of 42 NE/IA jurisdictions Epp services.

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Tree Roots Causing Concrete Damage

Tree roots damage concrete because they follow water. Under a driveway, patio, or sidewalk the soil stays cooler and holds moisture longer than open ground, so roots from nearby trees spread straight toward it. As a root thickens year after year, it acts like a slow wedge, pushing the slab up from below until the concrete cracks or one section heaves above the next. Across Nebraska, Iowa, Kansas, and Missouri this is common where mature trees sit close to driveways and walkways. The damage often shows up first as a single raised section or a crack that runs toward the trunk. The slab does not settle back down on its own. Once a root has lifted concrete, the gap stays open, water collects in it, and the freeze-thaw cycles that hit this region 50 to 70 times a year widen the crack each winter. Catching root-related lifting early matters because the fix is usually leveling or replacing the affected slab section, and the longer it goes, the more sections are involved and the larger the job becomes. The root itself is a landscaping question, and the goal is to stabilize the concrete and keep future growth from reaching back under it.

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Uneven Concrete Slabs

Epp Foundation Repair treats uneven concrete slabs as the catch-all diagnostic category for any exterior flatwork that has moved differentially from its original elevation. Roughly 2,400 uneven slab inspections per year split across driveways at 38%, sidewalks at 31%, patios at 14%, garage floors at 11%, and pool decks at 6%. Dave Epp's technicians measure differentials in 1/8 inch increments using laser levels, and the median residential project lifts 3 to 5 slab sections back into elevation through 90 minutes of polyurethane foam injection. The slab itself is salvageable on roughly 91% of inspections. The underlying support failed, not the concrete.

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Recent Projects

Recent concrete repair jobs from the field.

A selection of recent concrete repair projects completed across Nebraska, Iowa, Kansas, and Missouri. Every project shown was completed by Epp crews.

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Concrete Repair in Bellevue, Nebraska

Bellevue, Nebraska

The foundation at this Bellevue home had settled noticeably over time, causing concrete steps and the foundation wall to crack and separate by as much as 2 to 3 inches. The expansive clay soils common to this region shift with seasonal moisture changes, and without deep structural support, foundations like this one experience ongoing stress and movement. Settlement had left the concrete entry work stained, cracked, and displaced, with visible signs of water damage and age. Epp Foundation Repair installed concrete flatwork to address the failed entry and stepped areas, completing the project across two site visits with a crew of three members. The finished concrete sidewalk and stepped entry were properly graded and finished with clean edges, and landscaping was restored around the foundation area. All work was fully documented with 17 on-site photos, reflecting the thoroughness Epp brings to every foundation repair job in the region.

Completed May 2026

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Concrete Repair in Grand Island, Nebraska

Grand Island, Nebraska

The concrete flatwork at this Grand Island property showed visible settlement cracks and separation between slabs, with dark stains indicating moisture-related soil movement beneath the surface. Expansive clay soils common to this region shift with seasonal moisture changes, and without proper support and drainage, concrete driveways and patios often develop the joint deterioration and displacement visible in the before photos. Epp Foundation Repair sealed the concrete joints and restored the flatwork to establish proper drainage and prevent further soil-driven settlement. The finished concrete displays clean control joints with fresh sealant that will direct water away from the foundation and reduce stress from future seasonal soil movement. The entire project was documented with 16 on-site photos to record the condition and completion of the work.

Completed April 2026

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Concrete Repair in Lincoln, Nebraska

Lincoln, Nebraska

Expansive clay soils in this region shift with seasonal moisture changes, stressing foundations without deep support. Epp Foundation Repair completed concrete repair services for this Lincoln homeowner. Work included: complete, flatwork.

Completed May 2026

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Why Choose Epp

Care and expertise from a team that's been doing this since 1994.

Epp Foundation Repair is locally owned and operated, with crews dedicated exclusively to foundation, basement, and concrete work across the Midwest.

Specialized expertise.

Foundation repair, waterproofing, and concrete leveling are our entire focus. not a sideline.

Locally owned since 1994.

Three decades of experience with Midwest soils, basements, and weather conditions.

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Recognized in 2011 and 2016 for ethical business practices and customer transparency.

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Most product solutions carry 10 to 25-year warranties backed by the original installer.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Answers to common questions about concrete repair.

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Replace when the slab is severely cracked throughout (not just settled), when the concrete has reached end of life (spalling, scaling, structural cracking), or when it's cheaper to pour new than to manage the existing condition long-term. In most other cases. Including driveways, sidewalks, patios, and garage floors that have settled due to soil issues but are otherwise sound. Lifting and stabilizing costs 30 to 50% of replacement and addresses the actual cause.

Mudjacking pumps a cement-soil slurry under the slab through 1.5 to 2" holes to fill the void and lift the concrete. Polyurethane foam injection uses a two-part expanding foam through 5/8" holes. Foam is lighter (important near foundations), faster-curing (same-day use vs. 24-hour cure for mudjacking), and leaves smaller injection holes. Mudjacking is generally less expensive per square foot for large jobs. We recommend based on your slab's condition, location, and the void profile we find.

Pricing ranges above are general estimates only and are not project quotes. A precise figure is provided on each written estimate after on-site inspection.

Service Areas

Serving Nebraska, Iowa, Kansas & Missouri.

Local crews based in six regional offices, dispatched daily across four states. If your town isn't listed, call us. we likely serve your area.

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A straightforward path from initial inspection to completed repairs.

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Schedule your inspection.

A local specialist visits your home, evaluates the foundation, and answers your questions on site. No cost, no obligation.

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We provide a clear, written estimate with a scope of work tailored to your home's specific issues. Typically within one business day.

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Our certified crews complete the work on schedule and back it with product warranties of up to 25 years.

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Nebraska · Iowa · Kansas · MissouriSince 1994

Let's take the first step toward a healthy home.

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Why foundation problems are common in Des Moines homes.

Iowa's expansive clay soils and freeze-thaw cycles are particularly hard on residential foundations. A practical guide to what's happening below grade and why local…

Dave Epp·Feb 18, 2026