[sandim]

Just got a job to landscape an entire yard for a client who has a handicapped sister who lives with her. She had someone put in a concrete handicapped ramp. Anyway, it wasn't done correctly and has now sunk and puddles in rain and becomes quite icy in the winter.
Anyway, we didn't address the ramp with her but if it's possible to fix without completely tearing out, we'd like to approach her with that. I think she'd be appreciative.

Any suggestions??

Sandi

[Stonehenge]

You could sub out a mudjacker.

[Fine Edge]

I have to know----
What is a mudjacker? Never heard that term before.

[Stonehenge]

They jack up sunken concrete slabs, usually with sand+water, but sometimes with mud. Literally, dirt and water.

They do it by boring 2" diameter holes in the slab in several places, the inserting a hose that pumps the mud/mixture under the concrete, lifting it up. When it's set, they seal the holes with mortar or concrete.

Usually these fixes are not fantastically successful, as it's not uncommon to see a mudjacked slab re-sink or settle within a few years.

[jwholden]

Could you, or a more experienced concrete guy, put some forms around it and pour another couple few inches on top of the slab. If it didn't sink down to much skim coat the slab to fill the low spots and prohibit puddling.

[Ax Man]

Maybe a layer of brick tile? if the mortar bed is right....
how much settling are we talking here?

[sandim]

It's a concrete ramp and it puddles at the bottom. I don't think we could make the bricks/pavers meet.
I don't think she wants to spend a huge amount of money I just wondered if there was some type of reasonable fix. I feel bad she got burned.
Good suggestions though.

[AZTLANLC]

Look in your area if Harris concrete products has a store, they sell a type of mortar that you can apply to resurface existing concrete and can be applied real thin 1/8" I think is the recommended and no more than 1/2" at one time, I just can't remember the name of the product.

[sandim]

thanks! I'll look into that. We always try to go the extra mile.

[Keith N]

What about using a self-leveling cement to make the transition more workable. The mud jacking companies around here use flowable fill type concrete to raise the slabs instaed of dirt & water. Give them a call to see what material they use.