Concrete Leveling in Lorena, TX
Concrete leveling in Lorena, TX from Waco Elite Concrete brings a sunken walk, drive panel or patio slab back in line with the concrete beside it, without breaking it out, and the estimate is free.
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Why slabs settle here, and when lifting fits
All of Lorena lies in McLennan County, where the USDA soil survey counts Houston Black clay among the two most extensive soils mapped. For concrete driveways and sidewalks, the survey gives it a "Very limited" rating, as it does Heiden, Slidell, Branyon and Crawford soils, naming high shrink-swell as the reason; by NRCS's definition, that rating means poor performance and high maintenance can be expected. County figures aren't a map of any one lot, so the ground under a sunken slab gets its own look.
Lifting pumps a grout mix or foam beneath the slab through holes drilled in it. InterNACHI, the home inspectors' association, lists the cases where mudjacking isn't appropriate: a spalling or damaged surface, a slab that rose from expansive soil, settling whose cause hasn't been addressed, swampy soil or a sinkhole.
A slab that has cracked as well as dropped may need crack repair in Lorena, and a walk too broken to lift may be better as a new walk. The full Lorena list covers other jobs.
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(254) 309-9254Lifting a slab back into line
Measure and look underneath
Each low panel is measured against its neighbours, and the reason it dropped is looked for.
Drill and fill the void
Holes go through the slab, and grout or foam fills the space below until the panel rises.
Plug and recheck
The holes are sealed and the panel's edges are compared with the slabs beside it.
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(254) 309-9254Leveling prices: mudjacking or foam
A national leveling franchise's 2026 price page compares the two methods job by job, as the ticket shows, and national figures for 2025 put lifting or mudjacking at $3 to $6 a square foot. These are averages, not our prices.
- Driveway, mudjacking
- $810 to $3,780
- Driveway, foam
- $1,215 to $5,670
- Patio, mudjacking
- $810 to $3,150
- Patio, foam
- $1,215 to $4,725
A national leveling company's prices, 2026. Averages, not a quote.
Asked before lifting a slab
Does lifting a sunken slab need a permit in Lorena?
Ask City Hall before the work is booked. Lorena's permit list covers all concrete work, drives, sidewalks, porches and patios included, and it doesn't say whether lifting an existing slab counts.
Is lifting foam lighter on the ground than mudjacking grout?
Much lighter. By Alchatek's figures, typical polyurethane lifting foam comes in at 2 to 4 pounds per cubic foot, against as much as 100 for mudjacking material; Alchatek makes the foam.
Do leveling companies charge a minimum?
Usually. Minimums for concrete leveling usually range from $300 to $2,000, a national company's 2026 price page says, and national figures for 2025 put most minimum job fees at $300 to $700.
Get a slab leveling estimate in Lorena
Use the form to flag a leveling job and say how to reach you; which slab dropped, and how far, comes up when we call or write. Answered 24/7, free of charge.