Settled Concrete Sinks Curb Appeal

Having a well-maintained, attractive exterior creates a positive first impression of your home, boosts your neighborhood's overall appeal, and showcases the pride you have in your home. Most importantly, a well-manicured exterior increases the property value of your home, which comes in handy if and when you're ready in the market to sell. Keeping an eye on your home's exterior is no easy task, but with a simple checklist, you can keep an eye on pesky sinking concrete, and ensure you have curb appeal to envy!

Sideways Sidewalks

In addition to being a massive eyes sore, sinking sidewalks will create major trip hazards for your household and the public. They are the most common places to see obvious signs and progressions of settlement. It is important to fix raised sidewalks before they become disastrous hazards. 

Dangerous Driveways

Driveway slabs are larger, heavier slabs, and with the added weight of vehicles, it's not uncommon for settlement to occur. If the driveway goes untreated, it will deplete your home's charm. If that is not enough, it can also lead to unsafe conditions around your home. To get over a speed bump created by settlement, a homeowner needs to accelerate to get over the bump and then slam on the brakes to avoid hitting their garage wall. Although you may not know how to fix a sinking driveway, American Waterworks can provide warranted solutions for you.

Sunken Steps

Nothing is worse than when your front step has sunken to your sidewalk. Sinking stairs distracts from your home's attractiveness. Ignoring sunken steps also creates a serious, dangerous hazard right on your front porch. When entering a home, you want to ensure a safe welcome. American Waterworks will restore safety and appearance for dropping stairs and steps. 

Align Accessibility Ramps

For all homes, commercial buildings, and public spaces, it is important to have safe and secure access to mobility ramps. A sunken ramp increases the instability of those who experience mobility challenges. Additionally, it heightens the risk of slips, trips, and falls for all. American Waterworks will raise the ramp and ensure it is stable for all who use it. 

Raising the Curb

If you find one of these issues around your home, American Waterworks offers an elite lineup of products that will restore your peace of mind. At American Waterworks, we offer a polyurethane concrete lifting solution called PolyLevel. Ditch traditional mud jacking and replacement, PolyLevel will quickly restore the appearance and safety of your damaged concrete. Our professionally trained crews inject PolyLevel foam beneath sunken slabs. This foam expands when injected, slowly filling voids left by soil erosion, and lifting the slab back into place.

American Waterworks offers a specially engineered sealant, NexusPro, that provides a lasting solution for those pesky cracks and joints. NexusPro is a silicone-based solution that is specially engineered to last during harsh weather and stand against intense UV rays. 

Push Past the Competition

During these beautiful fall months, revamp your curb appeal. Click HERE to claim your FREE, no-obligation estimate from one of our professionally trained Design Specialists and boost your home's charm.