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Serving New Brunswick, NJ and surrounding areas. (732) 633-0675
A sunken or uneven foundation does not fix itself. We lift sinking slabs and foundations in New Brunswick back to level - fully permitted, completed in a day, with no long disruption to your home.
Foundation raising in New Brunswick lifts sunken or uneven concrete slabs back to their original level by pumping a lifting material beneath them through small drilled holes - most residential jobs are completed in a single day, with the crew patching the injection holes before they leave. The work is far less disruptive than replacing the slab entirely and costs significantly less in most situations.
If you have noticed sticking doors, sloping floors, or visible cracks in your basement or driveway, those are the kinds of signals that bring most New Brunswick homeowners to this service. The older housing stock in this city - much of it built before 1960 - means foundations have had decades of freeze-thaw cycles, wet springs, and clay soil movement working against them. In some cases the right call is a full concrete footings repair or replacement, but for many settled slabs, raising is the faster, less expensive path to a stable home.
New Brunswick requires a permit for structural foundation work, and we handle the permit application and city inspection coordination so that step does not add confusion to your project.
If a door that used to swing freely now drags on the floor, or a window that opened easily now jams, the frame around it may be shifting. This happens when one section of the foundation has settled lower than the rest. In New Brunswick's older row houses and two-family homes, this is often one of the first signs homeowners notice - particularly after a wet spring or a hard winter with heavy freeze-thaw cycles.
Small hairline cracks in concrete are common. Cracks wider than a pencil tip, diagonal cracks running from corners, or cracks that appear to be growing over time are worth having assessed. In homes near the Raritan River floodplain, these cracks can develop faster because water movement beneath the slab is more frequent and the soil holds moisture longer than in drier areas.
If your floor slopes noticeably toward one corner of a room, or if a certain spot feels soft underfoot, the concrete or framing below may have shifted. A simple test: place a marble on the floor and watch where it rolls. A level floor holds the marble in place. A floor that has settled will send it consistently in one direction.
Rainwater that consistently collects against your foundation wall rather than draining away is eroding the soil support underneath it over time. New Brunswick's clay-heavy Middlesex County soils hold water longer than sandy soils do, making this more common here. Damp spots on your basement floor or walls after heavy rain are a sign the water is finding its way through.
We handle foundation raising for driveways, garage floors, basement slabs, walkways, stoops, and perimeter foundation walls throughout New Brunswick. The work starts with an in-person assessment to confirm the degree of settlement and check the surrounding drainage conditions - because raising a slab without understanding why it sank in the first place is a short-term fix. We then drill small injection holes through the concrete, pump lifting material beneath the slab, monitor the rise in real time, and stop when the surface reaches the correct level. The holes are patched before we leave, and the finish is clean enough that most people cannot tell where the work was done.
When settlement is severe enough that raising is no longer the best option, we are straightforward about it. Some situations call for full concrete footings work or a slab replacement - and we would rather tell you that up front than raise something that will sink again in two years. All foundation work in New Brunswick that affects structural support is permitted and inspected through the city, and we coordinate both.
For homeowners dealing with a sunken driveway apron, low garage floor, or uneven slab surface that creates a drainage or trip hazard.
For homeowners with a settled basement floor that is contributing to moisture entry, drainage problems, or visible cracking along the perimeter.
For front stoops, back patio slabs, and walkways that have dropped relative to the surrounding grade and are creating a step hazard or water intrusion point.
For older New Brunswick homes where one section of the perimeter foundation has settled and is creating visible cracks or shifts in the structure above.
New Brunswick has a large share of homes built before 1960, many of them row houses and two-family buildings in neighborhoods like the Sixth Ward and the East Side. Foundations in these older homes were often built on fill soil or with materials that have degraded over decades, and they have been through more freeze-thaw cycles than most homeowners realize. Middlesex County's clay-heavy soils make the situation worse: clay expands when wet and shrinks when dry, and that constant movement year after year is one of the leading causes of foundation settlement in this area. Proximity to the Raritan River adds another variable in lower-lying parts of the city, where water erosion beneath slabs is an ongoing concern after heavy rain events.
We serve all of New Brunswick and the surrounding region, including Piscataway and Perth Amboy. Both communities share the same Middlesex County soil conditions and the same freeze-thaw climate that makes foundation raising a recurring need, and our crews are familiar with what the ground and local permit offices in this region require.
When you call, we ask a few basic questions: what you are seeing, where in the house it is happening, and how long it has been going on. We reply within 1 business day and schedule a site visit - no price is given over the phone because foundation work cannot be quoted accurately without seeing the slab.
We walk the affected area, check drainage conditions, and use a level to measure exactly how much the slab has dropped. This visit takes 30 to 60 minutes. Before we leave, we explain what we found in plain terms and follow up with a written estimate that breaks down the scope and cost.
For structural foundation work in New Brunswick, we handle the permit application through the city's Construction Division. Permit review typically takes one to two weeks. We schedule your work date as soon as the permit is in hand and confirm what you need to clear from the work area beforehand.
The crew drills small injection holes, pumps material beneath the slab, and monitors the rise until the surface is level. Holes are patched the same day. If a city inspection is required, we coordinate it. The patched concrete needs a short cure time before heavy loads return - your crew will give you the exact timeframe before they leave.
Free on-site estimate. No phone guesses. We pull the permit and coordinate the city inspection.
(732) 633-0675Clay-heavy soil that shrinks and swells with moisture is the main driver of foundation settlement in this area. We assess your specific soil and drainage situation at the site visit, not over the phone, so the approach we recommend is based on what is actually underneath your slab.
Unpermitted foundation work is one of the most common issues that derail home sales in New Jersey. Every job we do in New Brunswick is permitted through the city's Construction Division and inspected before sign-off - so you have clean documentation when you sell.
We serve New Brunswick and the surrounding 12 service areas in central New Jersey. Our crews know this city's permit office, housing stock, and soil conditions firsthand. Local knowledge is not a marketing line here - it directly affects the accuracy of the assessment and the quality of the repair.
We know homeowners dread the idea of weeks of construction disruption. Most residential foundation raising jobs in New Brunswick are done in a single day - the lifting, the patching, and the cleanup. You will know exactly what to expect before the crew arrives because we walk through the plan with you in advance.
New Brunswick Concrete Company is registered with the New Jersey Division of Consumer Affairs as a Home Improvement Contractor. Our crews carry the insurance and licensing that protect you on every job, and we are accountable to the city inspectors who sign off on permitted foundation work in New Brunswick.
When a slab section is too damaged to raise and needs a clean removal, concrete cutting makes the precise opening for repair or replacement.
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Learn moreThe longer a sinking foundation goes without attention, the more the structure above it is affected. Call New Brunswick Concrete Company now for a free on-site assessment - most jobs are done in a single day.