Concrete Repair & Resurfacing in Arlington Heights, IL
Arlington Heights repair work is dominated by slab lifting rather than resurfacing, because of the age of the concrete. On the postwar Scarsdale and Pioneer Park houses the driveways are seventy years old, past the point where an overlay makes sense: the surface has usually gone deep enough that there is not enough sound concrete left to bond to. Where a driveway genuinely has to go, replacement is the honest recommendation and we say so.
- Licensed & insured
- In business since 1985
- Free on-site estimates
- Village permits handled
What's included
- Honest assessment of repair versus replacement
- Pressure washing and mechanical surface profiling
- Routing and filling cracks with polyurethane
- Chipping out and patching spalled areas
- Mudjacking or foam lifting for settled slabs
- Polymer-modified overlay, finish and sealer
Arlington Heights specifics
Neither slab lifting nor crack repair requires a village permit, since neither adds impervious surface. The judgement call on these seventy-year-old slabs is whether enough sound concrete remains to bond an overlay to. Where the surface has crumbled deeper than half an inch, it has not, and an overlay applied anyway delaminates.
Questions
Can a seventy-year-old driveway be resurfaced?
Often not. If the surface has crumbled deeper than about half an inch across a wide area there is not enough sound concrete to bond to. We measure the depth rather than judging by appearance.
What is slab lifting and when does it apply?
Pumping a cement slurry or polyurethane foam under a settled slab to raise it back to grade. It applies when the concrete itself is sound and only its elevation has changed. Priced per section.
Will you tell me if replacement is the better answer?
Yes, even though it means quoting a different job than the one we were called about. An overlay on a slab that has failed underneath is money spent twice.
See the full Concrete Repair & Resurfacing page or all services in Arlington Heights. Updated 2026-09-06.
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Based
Hanover Park, IL · since 1985
Licensed
Fully insured · certificate on request
Serves
Arlington Heights, Cook County · 25 min away
Hours
Mon–Sat 8am–5pm · free estimates
Payment
Cash or check · deposit at scheduling
Free repair & resurfacing estimate in Arlington Heights
Same-day callback on weekdays. On-site measurement, written price, permit filed.