Scottsdale's Injection-Only Slab Lifting Specialist
Sunken concrete, lifted level in hours
We don't patch, seal, or resurface. Polyurethane foam injection raises settled driveways, pool decks, and patios through dime-size holes — cured in 15 minutes, at a fraction of replacement cost. One method, run daily, built for Scottsdale's expansive clay and caliche.
15-min cure
walk on it immediately, drive or swim same day
5/8" holes
dime-size, color-matched patching
One method only
no crack repair, sealing, or resurfacing menu
Why We're Narrow On Purpose
We turned down a bigger menu so the one thing we do gets better
Most Scottsdale concrete companies quote a settled slab alongside crack sealing, resurfacing, and maintenance coatings. We don't run any of that. One crew, one truck type, one method — polyurethane injection lifting — practiced every day instead of split six ways.
- Every estimate is scoped to lifting only — no bundled upsells
- If your slab needs something we don't do, we say so and point you elsewhere
- Pricing is comparable, because there's no menu to hide the number in
- The crew's hole placement and lift judgment improve from daily repetition, not breadth
Caliche & expansive clay — the ground under every lift
The Scottsdale Ground
Why Scottsdale concrete sinks
Much of Scottsdale sits on desert caliche — a calcium-carbonate hardpan sometimes several feet thick that behaves like natural concrete — layered with pockets of expansive clay. Both stay firm through Scottsdale's roughly eight inches of annual rain, then shift hard the first time the June 15–September 30 monsoon delivers weeks of rain in violent bursts, or a slow leak soaks the soil for good.
It isn't just a soil-texture problem. Arizona's water resources department has documented measurable regional land subsidence affecting the Scottsdale and northeast Phoenix area — a reminder that settlement here is a real, mapped phenomenon, not just bad luck on one driveway.
~8 in
Scottsdale's average annual rainfall, delivered mostly in monsoon bursts
Jun 15–Sep 30
the Arizona monsoon window that drives most washout settlement
Several ft
how thick a caliche hardpan layer can run beneath a Scottsdale lot
Documented
regional land subsidence mapped in the Scottsdale/NE Phoenix area
Overlay-Safe Specialty
Travertine and paver pool decks, lifted without touching the finish
Scottsdale has an unusually high share of travertine, natural stone, and paver-set pool decks. Our injection pattern is planned around grout lines and paver joints from the first hole — because replacing that finish, if it gets damaged, costs far more than the lift itself.
Pool Deck & Travertine LiftingOne Method, Six Applications
Every slab we lift, no exceptions
Same polyurethane injection technique, applied to whatever settled — from a single sidewalk flag to an HOA walkway network.
BeforeAfterPrecision Results
Lifted in controlled increments, measured in fractions of an inch
Every lift is mapped with levels before we drill, injected in small monitored shots, and verified against the surrounding slabs. The goal isn't “better” — it's back to the grade the concrete was poured at, with drainage running the direction the builder intended.
- Elevation mapping before any drilling starts
- Controlled lifts monitored with gauges in real time
- Joints caulked and cracks sealed on every job
- Before/after measurements documented in writing
Commercial & HOA: a 1/4-inch edge is a documented liability
ADA standards flag any vertical change of 1/4 inch or more as a trip hazard, and most Arizona cities put sidewalk-injury liability on the adjacent property owner, not the city. We run survey-and-lift programs with dated correction logs — lifting only, no bundled repair contract.
Where We Work
Old Town, South Scottsdale & beyond
Daily coverage in Old Town and the South Scottsdale/Airpark corridor, plus McCormick Ranch, Gainey Ranch, North Scottsdale and the Paradise Valley border.
The Process
Drilled, lifted, sealed — usually before lunch
Map the settlement
Levels and elevation readings across every affected slab — plus void sounding.
Drill dime-size holes
5/8" injection points placed on the settlement pattern, not a generic grid.
Inject & lift
Expanding foam in small monitored shots until the slab is back to grade.
Patch & seal
Color-matched hole patches, joints caulked, drainage flagged in writing.
Straight Answers
What Scottsdale asks before the drill comes out
Why we only lift, costs, overlay safety, caliche — the full FAQ hub covers it all.
Browse All FAQsBecause splitting focus across six services means none of them get better with repetition. We run one crew, one truck type, and one method — polyurethane injection lifting — so hole placement, injection pressure, and lift judgment are skills our crew practices every single day, not one service among many.
A typical two-car driveway runs roughly $3,000-$7,500 with polyurethane injection, depending on settlement depth and void volume. Sidewalk sections run a few hundred dollars each; pool decks are priced from an on-site inspection because backfill void volume can't be judged from the surface.
Our injection pattern is planned around grout lines and paver joints specifically, with lifts done in small monitored increments to keep the overlay level. Overlay-safe lifting is a core specialty, not an upsell.
Scottsdale sits on a mix of collapsible desert soils, expansive clay pockets, and hard caliche hardpan a few feet down. Those soils stay firm through the dry season, then shift the first time monsoon rain or a slow leak soaks them — and Scottsdale/Northeast Phoenix is a documented area of measurable regional ground subsidence.
Almost immediately. The foam reaches roughly 90% strength in about 15 minutes — walk on it right away, drive or swim on it the same day.
Sunken concrete? Get it lifted this week.
Free estimates across Scottsdale. Most residential lifts finished in under a day — driveable in 15 minutes.