Raised, uneven sidewalk slabs are a trip hazard waiting to happen. We lift settled walkway sections back toward their original position with high-density polyurethane foam — and the path is walkable again within about 15 minutes. It’s what many people search for as “sidewalk leveling,” but instead of grinding the concrete down, we raise the sunken slab back into line.
Walkways take abuse from below as much as from above. Along the Wasatch Front, a handful of culprits keep pushing slabs out of line.
Roots from parkway and yard trees creep under the slab and pry it upward, creating a raised lip right where people walk.
Utah's freeze-thaw cycles swell and shrink the soil under the walk all winter, jacking individual sections up and dropping them unevenly.
Expansive clay, soft former Lake Bonneville lakebed sediments, and poorly compacted builder fill under newer subdivisions wash out and compress, leaving voids the slab drops into.
Sprinklers and downspouts soaking the same strip of soil, plus a plumbing leak nearby, erode the sub-base until the slab loses its support.
That little step between two slabs is where catch-a-toe falls happen. For a home it's a risk to family and visitors; for a business or HOA it's a documented trip hazard with real exposure.
The walkway to your front door is the path everyone uses — delivery drivers, kids, older relatives. A raised seam in low light is exactly the kind of hazard that puts someone on the ground.
Commercial walkways and shared HOA paths carry a duty to keep the surface safe. ADA accessible-route guidance flags vertical changes over about ¼ inch as a trip hazard that needs to be addressed.
Many Utah cities hold the adjacent property owner responsible for the public sidewalk out front. Lifting the slab back into line is far simpler than waiting on a citation or a claim.
Instead of tearing out and re-pouring, we lift the existing slab. The foam does the heavy work from underneath, with almost nothing to see on top afterward.
We drill a few ports about ⅝ inch across — roughly the width of a dime — through the low slab and inject high-density polyurethane foam.
The foam expands under the slab, fills the empty space below it, and raises the section back toward its original position, snug against the slab next to it.
The foam cures in about 15 minutes, so the path is back in use the same visit. We patch the small holes to blend in. Most jobs wrap in 1–3 hours.
The cured foam weighs only about 2 pounds per cubic foot, so it won't overload the soil that already gave way. It's water-resistant, made from recycled, biobased material, inert once cured, and rated for 25+ years — a real fix for a walk that has to last through many more Utah winters. Beehive installs foam only.
Most residential sidewalk and walkway jobs run $1,000–$2,500, depending on slab size, how many injection points it takes, and how far the section has dropped — roughly half the cost of tearing out and replacing the concrete.
You get a free inspection with an upfront written price before any work starts, and there's no deposit — you pay when the work's done. Financing and flexible payment options are available, and every lift is backed by our 2-year re-lift guarantee. We're fully insured and serve Utah County and Salt Lake County along the Wasatch Front from our base in Lehi.
Get a Free QuoteIt's smaller than most people think. ADA accessible-route guidance treats a vertical change of more than about ¼ inch between slabs as a trip hazard, and even a ½-inch lip catches a toe easily. If you can feel the edge with your foot, it's worth lifting.
Grinding shaves off the raised lip but leaves the slab sitting on the same empty void, so it can keep sinking — and it can also create a shallow dip that holds water and ice. Lifting fills the void underneath and raises the low side back toward its original position, addressing the cause rather than the symptom.
The injection ports are only about ⅝ inch across — roughly the width of a dime — and we patch them to blend in. The existing seam between slabs stays, but the two sections line up again so it's no longer a step.
Yes. We treat each settled section on its own and bring them back into line with the slabs around them. Most residential walkway jobs finish in 1–3 hours the same day, and the path is walkable within about 15 minutes of the lift.
We do. Shared HOA paths, business entryways, and city-frontage sidewalks are common requests, and the free inspection comes with an upfront written price so boards and managers can review the cost before scheduling. There's no deposit — you pay when the work's done.
Every lift carries our 2-year re-lift guarantee. If a section we treated drops within that window, we come back and re-lift it. The polyurethane foam itself is water-resistant and rated for 25+ years, and we're fully insured.
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