Three routes, priced side by side — including the one we do not do
Concrete Leveling in Frisco, TX
Concrete leveling has three possible answers when a slab steps up or drops: grind the lip off, lift the slab back up, or take the panel out and repour it. We do the first and the third, we say when the second is the right call, and we tell you which you have before quoting.
- Raised edges ground flat where the slab is sound and still
- Failed panels cut out to the joints and repoured on a rebuilt base
- No foam lifting or mudjacking — we name the specialists instead
Tell us roughly how big the area is and how far it has dropped. Someone attends, looks underneath, and you get the number in writing.
Concrete leveling levels the surface, not the ground under it
A slab that has moved is telling you about the soil under it, not about the concrete. Clay that shrank away in August, a trench backfilled in one lift, fines washed out from under an edge by irrigation — those are causes, and none of them are on the surface.
Grinding the lip removes the trip and leaves all three. That is a completely reasonable thing to buy when the movement has stopped, and a waste of money when it has not.
So the first thing we do is work out whether the slab is still moving. That answer decides which of the three routes you are buying, and it is the answer a per-foot price given over the phone cannot contain.
No fee, no obligation.
How we level concrete in Frisco, and what we send elsewhere
Three routes exist. We do two of them, and the estimate says which one your slab needs.
Grinding a raised edge flat
Grinding is the fix for a step at a joint where the slab is sound, the movement has stopped and the lip is small enough to remove without cutting into the reinforcement. We grind the high side back to a taper rather than a cliff, so the transition is walkable rather than simply shorter. Every grind is quoted as what it is: removal of the trip hazard, not a repair of the cause underneath it.
Cutting out and repouring the panel
Panel replacement is the fix where the concrete itself has broken up, the base under it has gone, or the slab is still moving. We saw-cut the panel out to the nearest existing joints, break it out and haul it away, rebuild and compact the base, and repour at full thickness with rebar dowelled into the panels that stay. Every replacement quote states the excavation depth and the compaction, because that is the half that stops it happening again.
Sealing the cracks that came with it
A settlement usually arrives with a crack alongside it, and that crack is either still moving or it is not. We saw or grind a moving crack out to a clean square channel, set backer rod to depth, and fill it with a flexible polyurethane sealant that stretches instead of splitting. Every sealed crack is priced by the linear foot and described as maintenance, because the movement underneath does not stop when the crack is filled.
When lifting is the right answer — and we say so
Polyurethane foam lifting and mudjacking raise a slab that has sunk as a whole and is otherwise sound, and where that is what you have, it is both the correct fix and the cheaper one. We do not do that work. There are specialists in this market who do only that, and we will tell you at the estimate that yours is one for them rather than quoting you a replacement you do not need.
Cracks and spalling without a level change are concrete repair, and on a drive specifically they are concrete driveway repair. A lifted panel on a path is on the concrete sidewalk page, a sound but worn surface is concrete resurfacing, and taking a slab away entirely is concrete removal. The rest of the trade is on the concrete services hub.
The spec goes on the quote before you decide anything.
Why slabs in Frisco end up at different heights
A slab does not sink. The ground under part of it goes somewhere, and the slab follows. These four are where it goes.
Clay shrinking away underneath
Frisco sits on Blackland Prairie clay, and the dominant Houston Black soil routinely tests at a plasticity index of 40 to 60, where the building code calls a soil expansive at 15.
Through a dry August that clay pulls back from the underside of a slab and leaves it spanning a void. The slab drops at the first heavy load, or cracks and drops on one side of the crack.
A utility trench that keeps settling
Water, sewer, irrigation and cable runs are trenched under drives and walks, and the backfill is often dropped in one lift rather than compacted in layers.
It consolidates for years afterwards, so the panel above it drops with the crack running parallel to the trench line. Grinding that lip is a treatment; rebuilding the base is the fix.
Water washing fines out from an edge
North Texas lawns are irrigated hard through the summer, and water running repeatedly along a slab edge carries the fine material out of the base beneath it.
The void starts at the edge and works inwards, which is why so many drops here begin at the side of a slab rather than in the middle.
Roots lifting one panel
The opposite failure, and just as common on a lot with mature trees: nothing sank, one panel rose.
Grinding it flat leaves the root doing what it was doing. The panel has to come out for the root to be dealt with, which is why we look under the slab before pricing anything.
The site visit tells you which of these you actually have.
You will know when the repaired section can be used before you book
A grind is walkable the same day. A repoured panel follows exactly the same schedule as a new slab, and all three dates go on your quote in writing.
Cold weather extends every one of them. If that applies to your pour, you hear it before the truck is ordered rather than afterwards.
Curing guidance: NRMCA CIP 11, Curing In-Place Concrete.
Our quote against the typical quote
Same step, same joint. The difference is whether anyone worked out if the slab has stopped moving.
| On the page | DFW Concrete Co. | The typical quote |
|---|---|---|
| Price | One number for the job as scoped | A per-foot range that moves on the day |
| Slab thickness | Stated in inches | Not mentioned |
| Reinforcement | Rebar or mesh, size and spacing | "Reinforced" — the entire line |
| Joint spacing | Planned and written | Cut wherever, if at all |
| Haul-off and clean-up | In the price | Added at the end |
Take our quote to any other contractor and compare it line by line. That is what it is for.
Free. No obligation. Most quotes back the same day.
How much does concrete leveling cost in Frisco, TX?
The route decides the price far more than the area does. These are 2026 market ranges with the specification each assumes; the fixed number for your slab goes on the written quote after someone has looked underneath it.
| Work | What the number assumes | Typical range |
|---|---|---|
| Removing the trip | ||
| Grinding a raised edge | high side ground back to a taper — national specialist pricing, not a local read | $250–$350 / 100 sq ft |
| Rout and seal the crack alongside | crack cut to a clean channel, backer rod, polyurethane sealant | $8–$18 / linear ft |
| Fixing the cause | ||
| Cut out and repour the panel | saw-cut to the nearest joints, base rebuilt, dowelled and repoured | $8–$15 / sq ft |
| Resurfacing once it is stable | profiled and primed, polymer-modified overlay, broom finish | $4–$8 / sq ft |
| Demolition and haul-off | existing 4in slab broken out, hauled and disposed of | $3–$6 / sq ft |
What moves a number inside its range: whether the slab is still moving, how much base has to be rebuilt under it, how many separate panels are involved, and whether the work reaches the right-of-way. Foam lifting does not appear on this table because we do not do it — the specialists who do will price it, and we will tell you when to call them.
Free. No obligation. Most quotes back the same day.
How a levelling job actually runs
Four steps, and the first one is the whole decision.
The site visit
We measure the area, check the grade and the drainage, assess the soil, and confirm whether a truck can reach the pour.
The written quote
One fixed price, with the thickness, the reinforcement and the joint spacing stated — the same three items the City of Frisco asks for on the survey with a concrete and driveway permit application. Yours to keep and to compare.
Prep and pour
Either the high edge ground back to a taper, or the panel saw-cut out to the joints, the base rebuilt and compacted, steel dowelled into the concrete that stays, and the section repoured at full thickness.
The cure
Forms pulled and the site cleared, then the slab is left undisturbed to gain strength on the schedule above.
Walk 24–48h · car 7 days · heavy 28 days
Step one costs nothing and commits you to nothing.
Concrete leveling questions people ask before they book
Who are the best concrete leveling contractors near me in Frisco, TX?
Do you do polyurethane foam lifting or mudjacking?
How much does concrete leveling cost in Frisco?
Should I grind the lip or replace the panel?
Why did my slab sink in the first place?
Do I need a permit to level or replace a slab section in Frisco?
Tell us what the job is. We'll price it in writing.
Tell us the rough size and what you want done. Someone comes out, measures, and you get one fixed number in writing — not a range that moves on the day. Nothing is owed if you don't go ahead.
On-site estimate is free · no obligation · most quotes back the same day.
- Free on-site estimate across the North DFW ring
- Fixed price in writing before we start
- Reinforcement and thickness stated on the quote
- Clean-up and haul-off included