Foam Lifting Concrete Slabs Rises In Popularity As Cost Effective Alternative To Other Methods

ADA, OK – PowerLift Foundation Repair’s method of high-density polyurethane foam injection lifting of sinking concrete slab surfaces is growing in popularity as a cost-effective and environmentally-friendly alternative to the traditional method of demolition and replacement, as well as other injection methods. This method has multiple applications in residential, municipal, and commercial markets, including, foam-lifting concrete slabs of sinking driveways, and sidewalks, in residential applications, and in municipal and commercial surfaces, like parking lots, roadways, and airport runways, etc. That makes, it a smarter, faster, stronger method of raising concrete slabs with many attributes:

Faster

Polyurethane concrete raising is 80% quicker than other injection repair methods. The material hardens in minutes, allowing repairs to be completed in hours instead of days and weeks of traditional methods. This rapid curing time of high-density polyurethane foam can allow public use immediately after the completion of the injection process.  Foam injection requires smaller injection holes of 3/8”, compared to 1”, or greater for alternative concrete lifting methods.

Smarter

Foam-lifting concrete slabs provide unsurpassed precision with an accuracy rate of 1/100^th of an inch. Other repair methods must take shrinkage into consideration, but polyurethane foam expands and is more controllable with its quick drying characteristics. PowerLift’s material is specifically formulated to resist wet conditions, as its hydrophobic qualities repel water without compromising integrity.

Stronger

PowerLift’s polyurethane foam has a huge advantage over other materials, as it provides a solid dense void platform that permanently supports the slab, and its tensile strength and elongation allow it to be tough and pliable under heavy workloads. The foam has the unique ability to expand 20 times its liquid volume, which allows it to move laterally beneath pavement filling all voids and supporting the concrete slab with 100% coverage. Foam seeps into the sub-base of the concrete binding soil particles together, which strengthens the material base and creates an additional compounding effect during the lifting process and adds durability.

Smarter Weight

Unlike other injection methods, such as mudjacking grout, which can weigh down the sub-base by up to 100 lbs. per cubic foot, polyurethane foam only adds about 3 to 5 pounds per cubic foot.

Whether the application is raising a sinking driveway or sidewalk in a neighborhood, a highway section on the interstate, or a runway at an airport, high-density polyurethane foam is a faster, smarter, and more cost-effective, environmentally friendly way to get the job done.

Founded in 1986 in Ada, OK, PowerLift pioneered the foundation repair business. Their patented steel pier foundation systems continue to provide the most reliable repairs available today. The company has been a major contributor to the development of modern foundation repair techniques. With an A+ BBB rating, PowerLift has repaired over 25,000 residential, commercial, and industrial foundations in Oklahoma, Arkansas, Tennessee, North Carolina, and several other states. PowerLift has become the “Go-To-Company” for the most complicated commercial repair projects across the U.S. and does not consider any job too big or too small.