Concrete Lifting in Lindon Utah

When a void opens up under concrete, the slabs start settling into it. Underground voids are common when native soil is disturbed to dig the foundations or basements of a new construction project, the holes are then backfilled with looser dirt and then tamped down, but it can’t match the compression of the soil around it. Mixing dirt of different densities, then placing it under the constant pressure of a slab of concrete, can cause the ground to settle. If there’s been erosion on top of that, from rain and or snowmelt, can seep into the ground and wash away the looser dirt. The most common reason for erosion, however, isn’t the weather, it’s usually caused by broken underground water pipes. The pressurized flow of water has nowhere to go, so it saturates the ground and when it finally finds an escape route it washes away the loose dirt right out from under your concrete, creating an empty space, or a void.