Gladstone and the Northland have a concrete profile all their own: post-war housing stock from the 1950s and 60s, mature trees whose roots chase moisture under slabs, and clay soils that have been through seventy shrink-swell cycles. The result is some of the most predictable concrete settlement in the metro — driveways poured decades ago on fill that has long since compacted, and sidewalk panels heaved and dropped by root systems along streets like North Oak Trafficway and the neighborhoods around Happy Rock Park.
A share of Northland concrete has simply reached the end of its service life — cracked through its full depth, spalled from decades of freeze-thaw and de-icing salt. Lifting that concrete wastes your money, and we will say so at the estimate. But most of what we see in Gladstone is structurally sound concrete sitting over a void, and lifting it costs 50 to 70 percent less than tear-out and replacement. The free assessment tells you which situation you have before you spend anything.
Sidewalk sections $300-$600, driveway aprons $400-$750, patios $500-$1,200, steps and stoops $400-$850, full driveways $1,200-$1,800. Firm written price at the free estimate, before any work begins.
From our Kansas City base we cover Gladstone, and the surrounding Clay County communities including Liberty, Pleasant Valley, and the North Kansas City corridor. My name is Jimmy Lillis — I have been lifting concrete in this metro since 2001, I still run most jobs myself, and every job carries a written warranty.