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Serving Bossier City, LA and surrounding areas. (318) 266-8635
Sunken slab creating a trip hazard or pulling away from your home? We lift and level concrete in Bossier City without tearing out and starting over.
Foundation raising in Bossier City lifts sunken concrete slabs back to their original level by drilling small holes and pumping material underneath to fill voids - most residential jobs are completed in a single day and you can use the surface again within hours to a day. This process, sometimes called slab jacking or mudjacking, is far less disruptive than removing and replacing an entire slab, and in most cases it costs significantly less.
Slabs sink in Bossier City because the clay-heavy soil beneath them shrinks during dry weather and swells when rain returns. Over time, that movement creates voids under the concrete, and the slab drops into them. Foundation raising fills those voids and lifts the slab back to level. If you also need to address a slab that has fully deteriorated, our foundation installation service covers full replacement with a properly prepared base.
The Foundation Repair Association sets industry standards for this type of work. Louisiana also requires contractors doing structural or foundation work to hold a current license from the Louisiana State Licensing Board for Contractors - you can verify any contractor in about two minutes on their website.
When a slab shifts, door frames and window frames shift with it. Even a small movement can make a door drag on the floor or refuse to latch. In Bossier City, this often happens after a dry summer when the clay soil contracts and the slab drops slightly. If you notice this in late summer or fall, the slab is worth a look.
Walk around the outside of your home and look at where the concrete meets the ground. If you can see a gap between the slab edge and the soil, the slab has moved. In this area, those gaps tend to open during dry stretches and partially close when rain returns - which can make the problem seem to come and go. Do not wait for it to get worse.
Put a ball on your floor and watch what it does. If it rolls consistently toward one side of the room, your floor is no longer level - a clear sign the slab beneath has sunk in one area. You might also feel it when you walk: a subtle slope that was not there before.
Diagonal cracks running from the corners of door frames up toward the ceiling are a classic sign of slab movement. The wall is telling you the structure beneath has shifted. In Bossier City older neighborhoods, these cracks often appear after the first major dry spell following a wet spring.
We handle foundation raising for driveways, patios, garage slabs, sidewalks, and interior floor slabs. Every job starts with a free site visit where we check the slab condition, measure how far it has dropped, and determine whether lifting is the right fix or whether the concrete needs to be replaced. We do not recommend lifting a slab that is not structurally sound - that is a short-term patch on a long-term problem.
We use two main lifting methods depending on the slab, the access, and what will hold best in your specific soil conditions. For slabs that need to be removed rather than raised, our concrete cutting service handles the precise removal before any new work begins. Both methods leave small, patched holes when the job is done - not a surface that looks like it had major work.
The traditional method - suited for large areas where a lower-cost lift is the priority and access allows heavier equipment.
A faster-curing method with smaller drill holes - a good fit for tighter spaces, interior slabs, or when you need to use the surface the same day.
Ideal for homeowners dealing with trip hazards or water pooling along slab joints outside the home.
Best for attached slabs that have separated from the home structure, creating a visible lip or step at the joint.
Bossier City sits on clay-heavy soil in the Red River corridor - soil that swells when wet and shrinks when it dries out. That constant movement is the single biggest reason slabs sink and shift here. Bossier City summers regularly push past 95 degrees, and the dry spells that follow wet springs cause the clay to contract and pull away from slab edges, creating the voids that let concrete drop. This is not a one-time problem. Many homeowners in this area deal with slab movement as a recurring maintenance reality rather than a single emergency.
Parts of Bossier City near the Red River also sit in low-lying areas where the water table is relatively high after heavy rain. Saturated soil loses its ability to support a slab, and repeated wet-dry cycles speed up the sinking process. We serve homeowners in Shreveport and Minden where similar soil conditions create the same challenges, and we bring the same assessment approach to every job regardless of which side of the river it falls on.
We respond within 1 business day. Tell us where the problem is, how long you have noticed it, and whether there are obvious cracks or gaps. This helps us know what to bring. Most contractors in the Bossier City area can schedule a visit within a few days.
We walk the area with you, check the slab from every angle, measure how far it has dropped, and look at the soil around it. This visit is free, and it is your chance to ask questions and get a written estimate before committing to anything.
You get a written estimate explaining what work will be done, which method will be used, and what it will cost. A good estimate also tells you whether a permit is needed and who handles pulling it. Compare at least two estimates before signing.
The crew drills small holes, pumps material underneath to fill voids and raise the slab, then patches the holes with concrete. Most residential jobs finish in a few hours. We walk the finished area with you and confirm it is level before we leave.
We respond within 1 business day. No obligation, no hard sell - just an honest assessment and a written quote.
(318) 266-8635The shrink-swell clay under most of Bossier City is the main reason slabs sink here. We know how this soil behaves across wet and dry seasons and we factor that into every lift assessment - not just the surface symptom.
We give you a firm, itemized written estimate after the site visit. No ballpark figures over the phone, no line items that appear on the invoice the day of the job.
We have worked in neighborhoods from the older streets near the Red River to the subdivisions east of Benton Road - and in every other community in our 12-city service area. We know which soil conditions to expect before we arrive.
Louisiana requires contractors doing foundation work to hold a current state license. We carry proper licensing and know Bossier City permit requirements. You can verify our standing at any time through the Louisiana State Licensing Board for Contractors.
Foundation raising requires understanding local soil conditions and being honest about when lifting is the right call versus when it is not. We have worked in Bossier City long enough to know both - and we tell homeowners the truth even when the answer is not what they were hoping for.
Sometimes a sunken slab section needs to be cut out before it can be properly addressed - concrete cutting is how that precise removal gets done.
Learn moreWhen a slab is beyond lifting and needs full replacement, foundation installation starts fresh with a properly prepared base for lasting results.
Learn moreBossier City's dry season is the hardest on slabs - the longer a sunken section sits, the worse the void underneath becomes. Call now or submit a request and we will get back to you within 1 business day.