A repair bid should mark which panels are lifted, which are replaced and which are left, name the method (foam or grout injection, saw-cut replacement, crack routing and sealing, overlay), say how new concrete is doweled into old, and address the cause: a downspout, a wet bed or a leaking line.
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Updated November 10, 2026
A repair that ignores the cause is a repair you will buy twice.
A panel that dropped but did not break can usually be lifted. A panel cracked through should be cut out on the joint lines and replaced. Surface scaling can be overlaid. Ask for a sketch or photo set marking each panel with the method, so two bids can be compared panel for panel.
North Texas slabs move because the clay under them changes volume with moisture. The Blackland Prairie's heavy clay soils under the eastern metro swell wet and shrink dry; the western counties' sandier Cross Timbers ground moves less but still moves. The bid should say what will change about the water: the downspout, the sprinkler head, the bed held wet against the slab. If it does not, the lift will not last.
Source: Texas Parks & Wildlife, Blackland Prairie ecoregion
Injection point layout, the material (polyurethane foam or cementitious grout), the target grade, how holes are patched, and what happens if a panel will not lift cleanly. A bid that quotes leveling by the square foot with no mention of the target grade is incomplete.
New panels should match or exceed the existing thickness and be doweled into the neighbors so they do not step later. Fort Worth's standard for approaches calls for dowels drilled at least 6 inches into existing concrete, which is a reasonable check for any replacement panel bid.
Source: City of Fort Worth, Parkway Standards (driveway approaches and sidewalks)
New concrete will not match old exactly; a bid that promises a perfect match is overpromising. A saw-cut line or border makes the difference look intentional. Ask for the warranty terms in writing: what is covered, for how long, and what voids it.
The Texas Attorney General's guidance is to get more than one bid in writing, to be wary of a low-ball price, and not to pay in full before the work is done and inspected. Repairs are small jobs where that advice is skipped most often.
Source: Texas Attorney General, how to avoid home improvement scams
It holds when the water problem that dropped the slab is fixed. Ask the bid to address the cause, not just the lift.
If a third or less of the panels are cracked and the rest are sound, usually yes. Past that, replacement is often the better money; ask the bidder for both numbers.
Close, not identical. Weathering evens it out over a year or two.
Panel replacement at the street approach often does; leveling and crack repair on your lot usually does not. Verify with your city.
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