Concrete Crack & Slab Repair in Lauderhill, FL

Concrete crack and slab repair is part of almost every floor we coat in Lauderhill. About 70% of the city's homes were built in the 1970s and 1980s, according to Point2Homes' summary of census survey data. Concrete that age has usually cracked, had something cut into it for plumbing, lost chips at its joints and settled in places. A coating shows every flaw underneath, so the repair work decides how the finished floor looks.

Types of damage we fix

• Shrinkage and hairline cracks: common in any slab and usually stable. They are routed open and filled.
• Wider cracks: checked for movement. Stable ones are filled with a rigid repair material. Ones that move are treated differently, or left as a joint.
• Spalls and chips: broken edges at joints and doorways, rebuilt with patching material.
• Pitting: surface pits from wear or old damage, skimmed and ground flush.
• Low spots: areas that hold water, built up with a leveling or patch material.
• Plumbing patches: old trenches and cut-outs that sit higher or lower than the slab.

When a crack is more than a crack

Some cracks point to a structural issue: one side of the crack is higher than the other, the crack keeps widening, or doors and walls above it are moving. Those need a structural evaluation, not a coating. HomeAdvisor notes that when cracks signal structural problems, foundation repair costs run $2,150 to $7,730 or more. We tell you when we see those signs and do not coat over them.

Condos and larger buildings

Florida law now requires milestone inspections for condominium and cooperative buildings three habitable stories or more in height, by December 31 of the year the building turns 30, and every 10 years after. Those inspections cover load-bearing elements and primary structural members. Floor repair we do inside a unit or on a patio is cosmetic and does not replace that process. If your association has structural work in progress, plan floor coatings around it.

Repair as its own job

Not every repair has to end in a coating. Some owners want a garage or patio crack filled and the floor left bare, or want an uneven doorway patched so a mat sits flat. We do stand-alone repairs, though repaired areas on bare concrete will look different from the surrounding slab.

Moisture shows up in cracks first

Cracks are where moisture vapor and water find an easy path up through a slab. In Lauderhill, where the Biscayne Aquifer's water table sits close below the surface, damp edges along a crack or white mineral deposits around it are common. We note those during the visit, since they affect which primer goes down if the floor is coated later.

What repair costs

HomeAdvisor and This Old House both put basic crack and chip patching at $25 to $250 depending on the damage. HomeGuide lists full concrete resurfacing at $3 to $7 per square foot when the whole surface is worn. Most coating quotes include ordinary crack and joint repair; heavy damage is itemized.