Which failure you have, what the fix does — and what it doesn't
Concrete Repair in Frisco, TX
Concrete repair usually means one of three things: a crack that is widening, a surface that is flaking apart, or a panel that has dropped. Each has a different fix, and only one of them is cheap.
- You are told which of the three you have, at the estimate
- Failed panels cut out and repoured, not skimmed over
- Repair and replacement priced side by side, both numbers yours
Tell us what it looks like and roughly how much of it there is. Someone attends, measures, and you get the number in writing.
Concrete repair is cut out and replace, not skim and hope
A crack in a driveway is a symptom. Sealing it stops water reaching the sub-base, which is worth doing on its own — but it does not stop the crack, and anything troweled across the top of one reopens along the same line inside a season or two.
Where the panel has genuinely failed, we saw-cut the bad section out to the nearest joints, rebuild the base underneath it, and pour a new panel at full thickness with the steel tied into what stays.
No fee, no obligation.
The four concrete repairs we actually do
Four fixes cover almost everything a Frisco homeowner calls about. The estimate says which one you need, and what it will not solve.
Routing and sealing a moving crack
Routing and sealing is the repair for a crack that is still moving with the seasons and is not going to stop. We saw or grind the crack out to a clean square channel, set backer rod to depth, and fill it with a flexible polyurethane sealant that stretches with the slab instead of cracking with it. Every sealed crack is priced by the linear foot and quoted as maintenance, because that is honestly what it is.
Epoxy injection on a structural crack
Epoxy injection is the repair for a crack through a slab that has stopped moving and needs its strength back. We fit surface ports along the crack, seal the face, and inject a structural epoxy under pressure until it refuses more, which bonds the two faces into one again. Every injection quote states plainly whether we believe the movement has stopped — because injecting a live crack is money into a joint that will simply reopen beside it.
Replacing a failed panel
Panel replacement is the repair for concrete that has cracked into pieces, dropped at a joint, or lost its base. We saw-cut the failed section out to the nearest existing joints, break it out and haul it away, rebuild and compact the base underneath, then repour at full thickness with #3 or #4 rebar dowelled into the panels that remain. Every panel replacement includes the haul-off in the price and states the colour difference you should expect — new concrete never matches twenty-year-old concrete.
Resurfacing a spalled slab
Resurfacing is the repair for a slab that is structurally sound but has lost its top surface to flaking, scaling or stains. We mechanically profile the existing concrete, prime it, and bond a polymer-modified overlay across it, broom-finished or stamped, then seal it. Every resurfacing quote starts with an honest answer on whether your slab is a candidate — over cracked and moving concrete, an overlay is a year of looking better followed by the same crack.
Where the failure is a driveway, the panel-by-panel version of this page is concrete driveway repair. Where only the surface has gone, price concrete resurfacing first. If the slab is too far gone to repair, the same crew pours the replacement — concrete patios here. A slab that has dropped or stepped up rather than broken apart is concrete leveling, taking one away entirely is concrete removal, and everything else is on the concrete services hub.
The spec goes on the quote before you decide anything.
What we don't do, and who to call instead
We do not do polyurethane foam lifting or mudjacking. If a slab has sunk as a whole and is otherwise sound, lifting it is both the right fix and the cheaper one, and there are specialists in this market who do nothing else.
We also do not do structural foundation repair on the house itself. Driveways, patios, walks, steps and slabs on grade are the work. Telling you that at the estimate costs us a job occasionally and saves you a replacement you never needed.
What breaks concrete in Frisco and North Texas
Nearly every repair we price traces back to one of four causes, and three of them are local. Knowing which one you have is the difference between a fix and a repeat visit.
Cracks that follow the clay
Frisco sits on Blackland Prairie clay, and the dominant soil — Houston Black — routinely tests at a plasticity index of 40 to 60, where the building code calls a soil expansive at 15. It swells in a wet spring and shrinks through a dry August.
A slab poured with too few joints has to crack somewhere, and it picks the weakest line. Those cracks are usually still moving, which is why they get routed and sealed rather than filled and forgotten.
Panels dropped over summer voids
When the clay shrinks away from the underside of a slab, the concrete spans an unsupported gap. The first heavy vehicle finds it, and the panel cracks through or steps down at a joint — most often near the street, where a drive is widest and takes the delivery truck.
If the slab is sound and has sunk as a unit, foam lifting is the correct fix and we will say so. If the panel has broken up, it comes out to the joints and the base is rebuilt before anything is repoured.
Spalling from the day it was poured
Surface flaking is a failure of the top few millimetres, not of the slab. It comes from water added on site to keep the mix workable, or from finishing started while bleed water was still standing — both of which weaken exactly the layer that gets walked on.
Frisco pours plenty of concrete in July and August, when the surface dries faster than the slab can feed it. That is why so much of this housing stock is losing its top surface at roughly the same age.
The repair that was sold twice
The most common thing we are called out to is not a failed slab. It is a patch — a skim of mortar or a bag mix troweled across a crack that was still moving, sold as a repair and reopened by the following spring.
Concrete that moves needs a joint, not a lid. When a fix will not hold, we say what it will and will not do before you buy it, and price the version that does hold beside it.
The site visit tells you which of these you actually have.
You will know when you can drive on the repair before you book
A repoured section follows exactly the same schedule as a new slab, and the dates go on your quote in writing. A sealed crack is trafficable the same day, and we say when.
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 repair quote against the typical repair quote
Same driveway, same cracks. The difference is whether anyone wrote down what the fix does not solve.
| 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 repair cost in Frisco, TX?
These are the ranges the Frisco and North DFW market runs at in 2026, with the specification each number assumes. They are ranges, not your price — the fixed number goes on the written quote after the site visit, and repair is the work where a photograph is least able to tell you what is wrong.
| Work | What the number assumes | Typical range |
|---|---|---|
| Crack and surface repair | ||
| Rout and seal a crack | crack cut to a clean channel, backer rod, polyurethane sealant | $8–$18 / linear ft |
| Epoxy injection | surface ports, face sealed, structural epoxy under pressure | $12–$25 / linear ft |
| Resurfacing a spalled slab | profiled and primed, polymer-modified overlay, broom finish | $4–$8 / sq ft |
| Decorative or stamped overlay | as above, stamped or scored, coloured and sealed | $8–$14 / sq ft |
| Structural repair and replacement | ||
| Replace a failed panel | saw-cut to the nearest joints, base rebuilt, dowelled and repoured | $8–$15 / sq ft |
| Demolition and haul-off | existing 4–5in reinforced slab broken out, hauled and disposed of | $3–$6 / sq ft |
| Full driveway replacement | 4in slab, 4,000 PSI, #3 rebar at 18in centres, broom finish | $7–$12 / sq ft |
| Replacement for trucks or an RV | 5in slab, #4 rebar at 18in centres, thickened edge | $10–$16 / sq ft |
The rule of thumb we price to: under about a third of the area affected, repair wins clearly. Between a third and a half is the honest grey zone, and you get both numbers rather than the bigger one. Over half, replacement usually wins on cost per remaining year.
Free. No obligation. Most quotes back the same day.
How a repair actually runs
Four steps, and the second one is where you find out whether it is worth doing at all.
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
Failed sections saw-cut and broken out, base rebuilt and compacted, steel dowelled into the concrete that stays. Then the pour, the finish and the joints re-established.
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 repair questions people ask before they book
Who are the best concrete repair contractors near me in Frisco, TX?
Is it cheaper to repair concrete or replace it?
How much does it cost to fix a cracked driveway in Frisco?
What causes concrete to flake and peel on the surface?
Do you do foam lifting or mudjacking?
How long before I can drive on a repaired section?
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