Concrete Repair & Resurfacing in Fort Worth, TX

Concrete repair and resurfacing typically runs $3 to $10 per square foot depending on the extent of damage and the method used, while crack injection and sealing is priced by the linear foot at $5 to $15. Slab leveling through mudjacking is priced per project rather than by area, usually landing between $500 and $1,700 depending on how much the section has settled. A single hairline crack sealed with polyurethane is often the least expensive fix on this list, while a resurfacing overlay across a full driveway costs more but still comes in well under a full tear-out and repour.

Tight, hairline cracks under about a quarter-inch wide are routed out and filled with a flexible polyurethane or epoxy sealant, which keeps water from working underneath the slab and widening the crack over the next wet-dry cycle. Wider or structural cracks sometimes need epoxy injected under pressure to actually rebond the two sides rather than just capping the surface. We check whether a crack is still actively moving with seasonal clay shifts before committing to a permanent repair, since sealing one that's still shifting usually means redoing the work within a year. Cost runs $5 to $15 per linear foot.

Mudjacking raises a sunken slab section — common where a driveway meets the garage apron or where a walkway has settled unevenly — by pumping a cement-based grout underneath the concrete through small drilled holes until it lifts back to grade. The process typically takes 2 to 6 hours per project and costs $500 to $1,700, a fraction of removing and repouring the same section. It only works on slabs that have simply settled; a slab cracked into separate pieces needs repair or replacement first. Traffic can generally resume within a day, much faster than a fresh pour's cure time.

Spalling and scaling show up as flaking, pitting, or peeling on the surface of a slab, most often caused by freeze-thaw cycling working on concrete that wasn't air-entrained, de-icing chemicals, or a finishing technique that trapped too much surface moisture during the original pour. Once the damage stays surface-deep, a bonded resurfacing overlay — a polymer-modified topping — restores a smooth, durable surface without replacing the whole slab. If the deterioration has gone all the way through the concrete's depth, the section needs full removal and replacement instead.

Repair and resurfacing make sense when damage is limited to isolated cracks, surface spalling, or a section that's settled but otherwise structurally sound — most of these jobs run $3 to $10 per square foot or a flat mudjacking fee well under $2,000. Full replacement becomes the better option once more than roughly a third of a driveway shows widespread cracking, multiple sunken sections, or a base that's failed rather than just the surface, since a new pour starting around $6 to $15 per square foot outlasts chasing repairs on a compromised subgrade. Our [concrete slabs](/concrete-slabs) page covers what a full rebuild involves.

Haltom City, North Richland Hills, and Watauga all sit on high-plasticity black gumbo clay that swells several inches when wet and shrinks hard through the long, dry summer, and that seasonal movement transfers straight up into whatever's poured on top of it. The ASCE estimates that a quarter of all U.S. homes carry some damage from expansive soils, a bigger annual financial hit nationally than earthquakes, floods, hurricanes, and tornadoes combined. Add intense summer UV and the occasional winter freeze-thaw cycle prying an existing crack wider, and concrete here cracks on a shorter timeline than in a less reactive region.

Resurfacing and an overlay are essentially the same idea — a thin, polymer-modified concrete layer bonded over an existing sound slab to restore a smooth, damage-free surface without demolition, typically costing $3 to $10 per square foot. Full replacement means removing the old concrete and, where needed, correcting the subgrade before pouring a new slab, which runs $6 to $15 per square foot but is the only real fix once the base itself has failed. Resurfacing only holds up when the concrete underneath is structurally sound; bonding a new surface over a slab that's still actively cracking just repeats the same failure with a fresh coat on top.

Crack injection and sealing typically holds for a full season to a couple of years depending on how much the surrounding slab continues to move, and most of our repair work carries roughly a one-year warranty on the treated area. Resurfacing overlays generally last 10 or more years when the underlying slab is sound and properly bonded and sealed, though how long depends on traffic and sun exposure. Mudjacked slabs typically hold their new elevation for years unless the same drainage or clay-movement issue goes unaddressed. We flag any underlying cause so the repair isn't undone by the same problem later.

Routine repair work — crack sealing, resurfacing an existing slab, or mudjacking a sunken section — generally doesn't trigger the same permitting process as new construction, since you're restoring an existing surface rather than changing the footprint. That said, each of the three cities runs its own building department rather than routing through Tarrant County, and any repair that touches the public right-of-way, changes drainage, or involves repouring a large section can fall under different rules. We confirm what applies to your address and scope before starting.

A small, cosmetic hairline crack can sometimes be filled with a DIY concrete caulk from a hardware store, but that's a surface-level fix that doesn't address whether the crack is still actively moving with the clay underneath it. Structural cracks, spalling that's gone deep into the slab, and any settled or sunken section need professional diagnosis, since the wrong fix — sealing over a crack that's still shifting, or a cosmetic patch instead of mudjacking — just means paying for the repair twice. Professional crack injection, resurfacing, and mudjacking all use equipment that isn't practical for a homeowner to rent and use correctly on a single job.

A properly bonded resurfacing overlay restores a durable, load-bearing surface, but it's only as strong as the slab underneath it — resurfacing a structurally sound driveway gives you a like-new surface at a fraction of new-pour cost, while resurfacing over a failing base just delays the same problem. Crack-injected repairs can restore most of a crack's original bond strength when caught early, before the crack has widened or spalled at the edges. Mudjacked slabs regain their original bearing capacity once releveled, since the process fills the void that caused the settlement rather than just masking it. We only recommend repair when the base itself checks out.