Most concrete around Knoxville doesn’t fail because of bad concrete — it fails because of what’s underneath: an uncompacted base, no drainage, or a slab poured too thin on our shifting clay. So when we repair concrete, we don’t just smear patch over the crack and hand it back. In most cases the right fix is to remove the failed section and re-pour it on a properly compacted, well-drained base — so it doesn’t crack, sink or heave again a couple of winters later.
We’ll give you a straight answer on whether your concrete is worth repairing or whether replacement is the smarter money. Sometimes a single settled section is an easy fix; sometimes a driveway is cracked in a dozen places and patching is just throwing good money after bad. Either way, you’ll hear it honestly.
Concrete problems we fix
- Cracked driveways, patios, sidewalks and steps
- Sunken or settled slabs and trip hazards
- Heaved or lifted sections from freeze-thaw and roots
- Spalling, flaking and pitted surfaces
- Sections damaged by drainage or a failed base
Repair vs. replace — the honest answer
Patching and resurfacing can hide a problem for a season, but they don’t fix why the concrete failed — so the crack or settling usually comes right back. That’s why, for most failures, we replace the affected section: we saw-cut it clean, remove it, fix the base and drainage that caused the problem, then re-pour and match the finish to the surrounding slab.
When a crack is minor and stable, we’ll tell you it’s fine to leave alone or seal — we’re not going to sell you a teardown you don’t need. Our goal is the fix that actually holds, at the price that makes sense for your situation.
How we replace a failed section
- Saw-cut clean, straight lines so the repair reads as intentional
- Remove the broken concrete and get to the real cause
- Re-compact the base and correct grading/drainage
- Reinforce and re-pour at the proper thickness
- Match the finish (broom, troweled or stamped) to the existing surface
What it costs
Concrete repair is priced by the project, not a flat per-square-foot rate — it depends on how much has to come out, why it failed, site access, and how much base and drainage work is needed. We’ll assess it and give you an itemized number, plus an honest repair-vs-replace recommendation.