What concrete crack repair means in Augusta
A static shrinkage crack, thin and with both sides at the same height, is cosmetic and can be filled rigidly. It happened in the first weeks of the slab's life and it is finished.
A crack with a height difference across it, or one that opens and closes with the seasons, is structural or is movement, and filling it rigidly means it reappears next to the repair rather than in it.
On Augusta clay the useful question about a crack is seasonal: clay swells in a wet spring and shrinks in a dry August, so a crack that opens and closes across the year is movement rather than shrinkage.
- Thickness
- cracks under 1/4 inch with no vertical offset are usually cosmetic
- Mix
- polyurea or epoxy depending on whether the crack still moves
- Ready to use
- traffic same day
- Typical cost
- $6–$18 per linear foot
- Service life
- 5–10 years on a stable crack
How concrete crack repair is done
Static cracks get routed out to a V or a square channel, cleaned, and filled with a polyurea or epoxy that bonds to both faces and cures hard enough to grind flush.
Moving cracks get treated as joints. The channel is cut, a backer rod goes in, and a flexible sealant fills it so the crack can keep moving without tearing the repair.
A crack with one side lower than the other is a settlement problem, and the fix is lifting the slab rather than filling the line. Filling it leaves a trip edge that is now permanent.
Hairline crazing across a surface is not a crack at all. It is a surface phenomenon from fast drying, and it needs a sealer or a coating rather than a repair.
What concrete crack repair costs in Augusta, GA
Priced by the linear foot with a minimum, and the classification visit is worth more than the filling. Deciding wrongly means paying twice.
Priced by the linear foot with a minimum visit, and the classification is worth more than the filling.
Where concrete crack repair goes wrong in GA
A repaired crack will always be visible. Anyone promising an invisible repair on exposed concrete is describing a coating or an overlay over the top, which is a different job with a different price.
Filling a seasonal clay-movement crack rigidly in Augusta means it reappears alongside the repair by the next wet spring.
Where we do concrete crack repair
We cover Augusta, Columbia County and the South Carolina side of the CSRA, including and 34 more areas.
Questions we get asked about concrete crack repair
Can a crack be repaired invisibly?
Not on bare concrete. It can be made sound and much less obvious, and it disappears only under a coating or overlay.
What if one side of the crack is higher?
That is settlement. Filling it leaves a trip edge. The slab needs lifting first.
Will the crack come back?
If it is still moving and was filled rigidly, yes, usually alongside the repair. Movement cracks need a flexible fill.
Get a free quote
Tell us what you need. We answer the same day, and the on-site visit is free.
Get a price for your concrete crack repair
Call (762) 320-6343 and we will come out, measure, and leave you a written quote. There is no charge for the visit and no obligation afterwards.