Concrete lifting in Eagle Lake
Lifting and joint sealing for one of the fastest-growing towns in Blue Earth County.
Eagle Lake is a Blue Earth County city in the Mankato metro area, on U.S. Route 14 and Minnesota Highway 60. It grew from 2,422 residents in 2010 to 3,278 in 2020, an increase of about 35 percent in a decade. The town takes its name from the nearby lake.
Why newer homes see sinking concrete
A lot of Eagle Lake's housing is recent, and newer homes have their own concrete pattern. When a basement is dug, the soil pushed back around it is looser than the ground that was never disturbed. Over the first several years, that backfill compacts, and whatever was poured on top of it follows. Garage aprons, front stoops and back patios are the usual suspects.
Check the builder warranty
If your home is only a few years old, read your builder's warranty before paying for a repair. Settling of flatwork may or may not be covered, but it's worth asking.
Common Eagle Lake jobs
- Garage aprons dropping below the garage floor
- Stoops sinking below the front door threshold
- Patios tilting back toward the house
- Sealing joints on driveways a few years old
Common questions
Do you cover Eagle Lake?
Yes. Call with your address and we'll connect you with a contractor that serves Eagle Lake and the surrounding townships.
My house is new and the stoop already sank. Is that normal?
It's common. Backfill around a new foundation keeps compacting for a few years. Check the builder warranty, then have a contractor look at lifting it.
Services in Eagle Lake
- Polyurethane foam liftingRaise sunken slabs with expanding foam through small holes, usually ready to use the same day.
- Mudjacking (slabjacking)Pump a cement-based slurry under sunken slabs to fill the void and raise them back to grade.
- Driveway and garage floor liftingFix the drop at the garage door, low spots that freeze, and garage floor slabs that have settled.
- Sidewalks, steps and patiosLevel trip hazards, sinking stoops and front steps, and patios that drain toward the house.
- Joint sealing and crack repairClose joints and cracks so meltwater can't get under the slab and start the sinking over again.
Nearby areas
Slab dropped, tipped or pulling away from the house?
Call and a Mankato-area lifting contractor will come look and give you a quote.