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Repair, Don't Replace Your Sunken Concrete
Lift your settled concrete back to a safer, more even position with A‑1's ControlLevel™ system, available throughout Columbus and the surrounding areas.

Based in Columbus, your A‑1 team is the exclusive provider of the ControlLevel™ system, lifting settled slabs around Gahanna, Grove City and Groveport and the surrounding areas back to a safer, more even position without the cost and disruption of tear-out and replacement.
Name: A‑1 Concrete Leveling Columbus
Serving: Columbus, OH and the surrounding areas
Phone: (614) 575-0123
Email: columbus@a1concrete.com
Hours: 8am–5pm weekdays
Mailing address: 2199 Lockbourne Rd., Columbus, OH 43207
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Not sure whether your concrete can be lifted? A‑1 raises common residential and commercial concrete surfaces, including:
ControlLevel is an excellent option for lifting concrete in many situations, but not all. Your local A‑1 Columbus experts will tell you exactly what you need, and how much it could cost, with your free, on-site estimate.
How A-1 Lifts Settled Concrete
ControlLevel™ is A‑1's standard for concrete lifting, refined since 1982. With specialized equipment, a limestone-based stone slurry, and trained technicians ControlLevel gives A‑1 Columbus greater control over the flow of material and the pace of the lift, for maximum precision and minimum disruption.

Raise settled concrete to a safer, more even position with A‑1's exclusive ControlLevel™ System.

Stabilize and support settling foundations. Ask your local A‑1 team about foundation repair options.
Save up to 70% vs. replacement
Across A‑1 locations, most residential ControlLevel™ jobs cost $1,100 to $1,500.
Your price depends on the size of the area, the void beneath it, and how far the slab has dropped. Get your exact number with a free, on-site estimate from A‑1 Columbus.
Eco-friendly, limestone-based stone slurry
(a mineral mix, batched on site)
Decades
Settling that has not stopped will move any repair.
High compressive strength
The slurry fills the void it flows into. Support ends up even across the slab.
$1,100–$1,500
Across A‑1 locations (up to 70% less than replacement)
Low
The material is adjusted in real time for maximum precision
Walk on it right away
Drive within 24 hours
Expanding polyurethane foam
(often a two-part synthetic resin)
Decades
The same rule applies to any leveling method.
Depends on the fill
Foam expands unpredictably and may not fill the whole void, which leaves unsupported spots.
$1,350–$2,250
(20–50% more than ControlLevel)
Medium
Foam can be unpredictable, expanding after it's injected
Ready in about an hour
A‑1 Columbus is a service-area business that comes to you, including German Village, Berwick and Hilltop, and along the routes that connect them: U.S. Route 40, Interstate 70 and Ohio State Route 16.
So much of life in Columbus happens outdoors: birthday parties, cookouts, family dinners on the patio, and days out at places like Denison University, Ohio Stadium and the Newark Earthworks. Your own driveway and patio should be as safe as the places around them, so A‑1 levels uneven concrete before a small trip hazard becomes a bigger problem.

ZIP codes served: 43130
ZIP codes served: 43213, 43227
ZIP codes served: 43026
ZIP codes served: 43209
ZIP codes served: 43123
Franklin and Licking counties
ZIP codes served: 43068
Franklin County
ZIP codes served: 43212, 43220, 43221
Fairfield County
ZIP codes served: 43110, 43147
Licking County
ZIP codes served: 43055
Franklin and Fairfield counties
ZIP codes served: 43110, 43125
Franklin County
ZIP codes served: 43125
Franklin County
ZIP codes served: 43125, 43137, 43207
Licking County
ZIP codes served: 43008, 43025, 43046
Licking County
ZIP codes served: 43055
Muskingum County
ZIP codes served: 43701
Sunken concrete in areas like Upper Arlington or Reynoldsburg usually starts below the surface: the soil beneath a slab shifts, erodes, or can no longer support it evenly. Water can enter through open joints, cracks, and slab edges. As it moves through the ground, soil may soften or wash away, leaving empty spaces beneath the concrete. Without consistent support, part of the slab begins sinking. Seasonal freezing and thawing can add movement as moisture in the soil freezes, expands, and later thaws. Drainage problems, poorly compacted fill, tree roots, and burrowing animals may also contribute.
While the causes of sunken and damaged concrete are pretty similar across the greater Columbus area, what you're seeing may be completely different than someone up the road. Request a free on-site estimate from A‑1 today to best understand what you're dealing with, the potential costs, and your options.
Climate figures: NOAA NCEI 1991–2020 Normals.
Get to know your local concrete repair and maintenance experts!
Owner
Sales - Concrete Leveling
Sales - Concrete Leveling
Adam knows just what it takes to level any concrete slab back to its original beauty and safety. When he quotes a job, you should feel assured that he will evaluate your particular needs and offer the absolute best option for repair. He doesn't believe in one-size-fits-all solutions.
Sales - Foundation Repair
Sales - Foundation Repair
Todd will often be the one at your front door when you've called for foundation work. He knows just what it takes to lift and strengthen your foundation and will offer the best solution for your particular job.
Office Manager
Office Manager
Linda is often the voice you will hear on the other end of the line when you call in for your free estimate. She knows the ins and outs of the entire organization at A-1 Columbus. If you need something done. She's the one to make it happen.
Office
Office
Dustin may be the voice you hear when you call in for your free estimate. Or he might be the one squashing those computer issues that all offices seem to have at one point or another.
A‑1 Concrete Leveling. A‑1 raises settled driveways, sidewalks, patios, steps, garage floors, and pool decks back to level by pumping a limestone-based stone slurry beneath the slab, typically for far less than replacement. One local crew serves Columbus and the surrounding areas, with free on-site estimates.
For qualifying projects, leveling can save up to 70% compared to replacement. Across A‑1 locations, most jobs fall between $1,100 and $1,500. For the accurate number in Columbus, request a free, on-site estimate from A‑1 Columbus today.
They're different tools. Mudjacking-style leveling pumps a natural slurry beneath the slab; foam injects an expanding synthetic. A‑1's ControlLevel™ system gives the technician live control of the lift.
Mudjacking is the traditional name for lifting concrete by pumping material beneath it. ControlLevel™ is A‑1's modern version: a limestone slurry, specialized equipment, and a slow, controlled lift.
Raising settled concrete back to a safer, more even position without tearing it out. Also called concrete lifting, mudjacking, raising, or slabjacking.
Small holes are drilled in the slab, material is pumped beneath to fill the voids, and the slab is guided back to position. With ControlLevel™, the technician monitors and adjusts the entire lift.
Most repairs can last for the life of your concrete. Longevity depends on the conditions beneath the slab, drainage, and upkeep like caulking and sealing.
If the slab is still solid, leveling usually wins: a fraction of the cost, done in a day. If it's crumbling or structural, replacement is the honest answer, and we'll tell you.
No. A‑1 Columbus uses its exclusive ControlLevel system to lift concrete, with precision, into a safe, even position. The ControlLevel system pumps a stone slurry grout material (limestone and water) beneath the surface for maximum void fill and long-lasting strength.
Usually the adjoining property owner, but rules vary by city. Check your city's sidewalk program; if the repair is yours, A‑1 can level it for far less than replacement.
Often, yes. Frozen ground can limit some lifts, but many projects run year-round. Your local crew will tell you what your slab needs.
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