5 Pros of PolyRenewal™ Pool Deck Repair
Summer is approaching, and pool season is almost here, so it’s essential to ensure the pool deck and surrounding area are in tip-top shape. A common misconception is that replacing the concrete slabs will solve issues like pool deck cracks and sinking. However, this is not the case since the underlying soil is likely the cause.
This page outlines five reasons why PolyRenewal™ is the ideal solution. This soil-stabilizing concrete lifting foam doesn’t just fix the problem—it saves the day (or, in this case, summer)!
What is PolyRenewal™ Concrete Lifting Foam?
The PolyRenewal™ concrete lifting system uses high-density waterproof polyurethane foam to fill concrete voids and lift slabs to a level position. This repair method is environmentally friendly and lightweight, ensuring proper soil stabilization and long-term results. PolyRenewal™ is a modern concrete lifting method that surpasses mudjacking and slab replacement for many reasons.
The 5 Pros of PolyRenewal™ Concrete Lifting Foam
There are many pros to utilizing PolyRenewal™ concrete lifting foam for pool deck repair, with five including:
1. Affordable
PolyRenewal™ concrete lifting foam is more affordable than alternative repair methods like mudjacking and slab replacement. The savings can be used toward a family road trip, creating special summer memories.
2. Lightweight and Longer-Term Repair
The PolyRenewal™ concrete lifting foam material is lightweight, preventing further soil disruption and settling—unlike mudjacking, which can actually cause these issues. PolyRenewal™ offers a longer-lasting pool deck repair solution than alternatives, ensuring your family enjoys pool time this summer and for many more.
3. Minimally-Invasive Precision
PolyRenewal™ lifting foam is minimally invasive, causing little disruption to landscaping and surrounding concrete areas. The precise installation process is less messy than alternatives, ensuring the area remains clean and pool-time ready.
4. Quick Curing
PolyRenewal™ requires only a quick 15-minute cure time, allowing same-day use of the treated areas. This enables summer fun to commence much sooner than with alternative repair methods like mudjacking or slab replacement.
5. Enhanced Safety
PolyRenewal™ concrete lifting enhances safety by eliminating trip hazards. Leveling uneven surfaces and filling concrete gaps creates a smooth, stable pool deck. This approach ensures a safe and relaxing summer around the pool, just as it should be.
Interested in Learning More?
Want to learn more about the PolyRenewal™ concrete lifting process? Our experts can help!
If your pool deck has cracks, uneven surfaces, or other damage, contact DryPro Foundation and Crawl Space Specialists for a free inspection.
We proudly serve Southwestern North Carolina, including Charlotte and surrounding areas.
Concrete Lifting FAQs
Our proprietary two-part polyurethane foam is long-lasting and typically outlives traditional methods like mudjacking or repouring. We also offer maintenance plans to preserve your investment. Contact Dry Pro today for more information and to schedule a free inspection and repair estimate.
The kind of repair method you choose for your concrete is just as important as choosing to repair the slab in the first place. Not all contractors are able to offer the best concrete lifting solutions, either due to a lack of machinery, a lack of training, or wanting to stay in their comfort zone with the method they’ve worked with the most. Such is the case with polyurethane foam injections and mudjacking, two seemingly similar forms of concrete lifting that yield quite different results.
- What PolyRenewal™ Does
With PolyRenewal™, contractors can inject polyurethane foam underneath a sinking slab to lift it up and even it out. Concrete settles because the soil underneath isn’t stable anymore, so it needs to be replaced with a more reliable material. Polyurethane is a synthetic plastic that is completely impermeable, so it doesn’t erode over time like soil does. In fact, it can serve as a waterproof barrier that doesn’t allow moisture to reach the soil.
Polyurethane is also light weight. This means that, once cured, it does not place a heavy load on the loose soil below and cause even more erosion. This is not the case with mudjacking, which uses a cement slurry that is rough, heavy, and capable of accelerating the soil erosion process. Despite its lightness, it can support over 100 tons of pressure.
- How PolyRenewal™ Is Installed
Part of the reason our clients love PolyRenewal™ is because of how quick and easy it is to install. Contractors will drill multiple holes into the settled slab and then use a machine to inject the polyurethane foam. The holes drilled are small–about the size of a penny–which allows us to work with weak concrete without the risk of further breakage. The machinery used also is small, so contractors can lift concrete in places that would normally be too difficult to work in.
The foam is injected, and it expands, filling in every gap that’s under the slab. The expanding foam eventually pushes up against the slab until it’s able to lift it. The contractors inject enough to completely even out the slab and make it look like it never settled in the first place. The holes drilled then are patched up, and the foam is left to cure for 15 to 30 minutes. The entire process can be done in less than a day, depending on the scope of the job.
PolyRenewal is cost-effective because it offers a solution that is long-lasting, unlike mudjacking and slab replacement. And your concrete will never cost less to repair than it does right now.
Shaye Glisson
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