Independence has one of the oldest housing inventories in the metro, and its concrete shows it: driveways and walkways from the 40s through the 70s, poured on eastern Jackson County’s loess-derived soils that erode when water moves through them. Along the Noland Road corridor and in the neighborhoods around the Square, the most common call we get is a driveway or walkway that has settled toward the house — almost always a water-management story written in concrete.
Unlike Johnson County’s shrink-swell clay, Independence soils lose slab support primarily through erosion — a disconnected downspout or a grade that sends roof water along the slab edge will wash out support in a few wet seasons. That is why our estimate includes identifying the water source, not just measuring the void. Lift the slab without fixing the water and the repair will not hold; we tell you both halves of the answer.
Sidewalk sections $300-$600, driveway aprons $400-$750, patios $500-$1,200, steps and stoops $400-$850, full driveways $1,200-$1,800. Free estimate, firm written price before work begins — typically 50 to 70 percent below replacement.
Some Independence concrete is past its service life, and lifting it would waste your money — we say so at the assessment. Most of it is sound concrete over a void, and one visit puts it back to level. I am Jimmy Lillis; I have lifted Kansas City concrete since 2001 and every job carries a written warranty.