Bring Your Concrete Back to Life—Without the Cost of Replacement by Emma Osborn | Apr 15, 2025 | UncategorizedHome Bring Your Concrete Back to Life—Without the Cost of Replacement Cracked, sunken, or stained concrete can make your home or business look neglected—and lower your property value. But here’s the good news: you don’t have to tear everything out and start from...
Signs and Effects of Water Damage on Concrete by Emma Osborn | Mar 25, 2025 | UncategorizedHome Signs and Effects of Water Damage on Concrete Concrete may be tough—but it’s not invincible. In Central Ohio, rain, snowmelt, and poor drainage can all lead to concrete damage. Water is one of the most common causes of cracking, sinking, and erosion in...
Concrete Safety: How to Prevent Tripping Hazards Around Your Home by Emma Osborn | Mar 18, 2025 | UncategorizedHome How to Prevent Tripping Hazards Caused by Uneven Concrete Every year, slips, trips, and falls send millions of people to the emergency room—and uneven concrete is one of the most common culprits. Cracked sidewalks, sunken steps, and shifting patios can create...
Why Is My Concrete Driveway Sinking? by Emma Osborn | Mar 11, 2025 | UncategorizedHome Why Is My Concrete Driveway Sinking? A sinking concrete driveway isn’t just an eyesore—it’s a safety hazard and a potential sign of deeper issues below the surface. Whether caused by shifting soil, poor drainage, or erosion, sunken concrete can lead to cracks,...
Your Concrete Is Sinking, Now What? by Emma Osborn | Aug 6, 2024 | UncategorizedHome Sunken Concrete? Here's What You Should Know If you’ve noticed your sidewalk, driveway, patio, or garage floor is starting to sink, you’re not alone. Concrete settlement is a common issue in Central Ohio and Cleveland, often caused by shifting soil, erosion, or...
What Sets Us Apart by Emma Osborn | Mar 6, 2024 | UncategorizedWhen most people think of construction they think that bad communication comes with it. However, here at SmartLevel Concrete that is not the case. Our goal is to make sure that our customers know what each step of the process is from start to finish. It starts...
Snow Is Coming…Is Your Concrete Prepared? by Emma Osborn | Dec 11, 2023 | UncategorizedThe first nips of cold are touching our noses. Maybe you’ve turned on the heat or added an extra blanket to your bed, but what have you done to get your concrete ready? Concrete is much like a sponge. It has millions of little pores that soak up water and...
The Importance of Protecting Your Driveway’s Cracks and Joints by Emma Osborn | Nov 8, 2023 | UncategorizedOK, we admit this isn’t the most exciting headline, so if you’ve read this far, we can probably guess that you are at least a bit curious about how and why to seal the various cracks and joints in your driveway, either random or controlled or both. What’s...
This Scary Thing is lurking under your concrete! by Emma Osborn | Oct 11, 2023 | UncategorizedWhat is the scary thing lurking under your concrete? It isn’t ghosts or goblins or even spiders. It is voids! Now you may say, “I don’t think voids are that scary”, but boy are you wrong! Voids can cause all sorts of problems to your concrete. How are voids...
How to Protect Your Driveway From Cracking, Pitting and Crumbling by Emma Osborn | Sep 6, 2023 | UncategorizedIt’s been said that your home’s concrete is its calling card. This is certainly true for its driveway, which is usually the first thing you see as you approach a home from the street. So, when a driveway is left to crack and crumble over time, it can really be an...
