Spanish Fork Foundation Pros
Driveway Lifting in Spanish Fork, UT
Polyurethane foam lifts sunken Spanish Fork driveway slabs level again, often the same day, with free written estimates.
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Serving Spanish Fork and nearby communities.
Is the gap at your garage threshold getting wider every year? That's a classic sign.
Soil under the driveway compacts differently than soil under the house. In Spanish Fork, where a lot of driveways sit on fill that never quite settled the same as the foundation pad next to it, that mismatch shows up fast. One slab holds steady. The other sinks an inch or two over a few seasons. Spanish Fork Foundation Pros lifts the sunken slab back to match using polyurethane foam injection, not mudjacking.
Driveway Lifting
Why Spanish Fork Driveways Sink at the Garage
Most driveways here get poured on compacted fill, not native soil. During construction, that fill settles a little more over the first few years as it finishes compacting under its own weight and seasonal moisture. The house foundation usually sits on deeper, more thoroughly compacted material, so it doesn't move the same way. The result: a driveway that drops relative to the garage slab, not the other way around.
Freeze-thaw makes it worse. Water gets under the edge of the slab, freezes, expands, and nudges the concrete a little each winter. By year three or four, what started as a hairline gap has turned into a lip you can catch a shovel on, or worse, a toe.
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Signs Your Driveway Needs Lifting, Not Replacing
A sunken slab doesn't always need to be torn out and repoured. If the concrete itself is still solid, no major cracking, no crumbling edges, lifting is almost always the cheaper and faster fix. Watch for a growing gap at the garage threshold, water pooling in the middle of the driveway instead of running toward the street, or a visible dip when you back the car out.
Any of those point to settlement underneath, not a problem with the concrete itself.
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What's Included with Driveway Lifting
Typically included: slab assessment, access hole drilling, polyurethane foam injection, elevation monitoring during the lift, hole patching, final surface review.
Optional: joint sealant to reseal expansion joints disturbed during the process, surface sealer applied after patching.
Customer prep: move vehicles off the driveway for the day and clear the surface of any stored items.
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How Our Driveway Lifting Process Works
Step 1Driveway Inspection
Crews identify sunken or sloped sections and measure the lift needed.
Step 2Access Drilling
Small, dime-sized holes get drilled at strategic points along the slab.
Step 3Foam Injection
Expanding polyurethane foam pumps beneath the slab to raise it evenly.
Step 4Slope Correction
The surface gets adjusted so water drains away from the garage again.
Step 5Hole Sealing
Drilled holes get patched to blend with the surrounding concrete.
Step 6Surface Review
The driveway is checked for a stable, even final elevation.
Materials
Materials and Methods for Driveway Lifting
Polyurethane Foam
Lightweight and fast-curing, it lifts slabs without adding the heavy wet load mudjacking mix does.
Concrete Patch Mix
Seals access holes so the repair blends into the existing driveway surface.
Joint Sealant
Reseals expansion joints that shift during the lifting process.
Surface Sealer
Protects the driveway from freeze-thaw moisture that caused the original settling.
Leveling Equipment
Confirms accurate lift height throughout the injection process.
Bonding Primer
Improves patch adhesion so repaired spots don't stand out or fail early.
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How long does a Driveway Lifting take?
Most driveway lifts finish the same day the crew arrives.
- 01
Inspection and estimate
same day - 02
Foam injection and lift
2–4 hours - 03
Cure time before vehicle use
a few hours
- 04
Final patching
same day
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Permits and Codes for Driveway Lifting
Confirm with the city if your driveway apron crosses into public sidewalk or street right-of-way.
| Typically needs a permit | Often no permit |
|---|---|
| Driveway lifting tied to a structural foundation repair | Standard polyurethane foam lifting of a private driveway slab |
| Work extending into a public right-of-way apron | Hole patching and joint resealing after the lift |
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DIY vs Hiring a Pro for Driveway Lifting
| DIY | Hire a pro |
|---|---|
| Filling small surface cracks with a concrete caulk product | Raising a sunken slab back to level with injection equipment |
| Sealing the driveway surface to slow future moisture damage | Correcting slope so water drains away from the garage |
| — | Diagnosing whether the gap will keep widening without a lift |
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Driveway Lifting FAQs
Why is my driveway sinking near the garage?
Soil under the driveway often compacts differently than soil under the house foundation, so the slab settles at a different rate and a gap forms at the threshold.
What's the difference between polyjacking and mudjacking?
Polyjacking uses lightweight expanding foam that cures in minutes and adds almost no weight to the soil it's lifting. Mudjacking pumps a heavier cement slurry underneath the slab, which can re-compress soft soil over time and often needs bigger access holes. Foam tends to hold its lift longer on the kind of fill soil common around Spanish Fork.
Will lifting fix the problem permanently?
It fixes the current settlement. Soil can shift again over many years, especially near drainage issues, but most polyurethane lifts hold for a decade or more without needing a repeat visit.
Can you lift just part of a driveway?
Yes. Foam injection targets specific low spots, so a single sunken section can be raised without touching the rest of the slab.
Next step
Get a Driveway Lifting Estimate in Spanish Fork
Call (385) 437-6742 or request a free estimate. Spanish Fork Foundation Pros will measure the gap, explain why it's happening, and give you a written number before any drilling starts.
Before & after
Before and After Driveway Lifting
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