Since 1994 · NE · IA · KS · MO

Concrete Leveling Across Nebraska, Iowa, Kansas & Missouri.

Uneven concrete isn't just an eyesore. It's a trip hazard, a drainage problem, and a sign of the soil movement happening beneath the slab. Epp Foundation Repair has been leveling residential and commercial concrete across the Midwest since 1994 using polyurethane foam injection that lifts slabs to grade and cures in minutes.

Nebraska · Iowa · Kansas · Missouri Since 1994

Let's take the first step toward a healthy home.

A local specialist will inspect your foundation, walk you through the findings, and send a clear estimate. no cost, no pressure.

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What We Repair

8 concrete leveling specializations under one roof.

Concrete Leveling problems rarely come from one cause. We specialize across the full range of concrete leveling methods so the solution matches the cause. Not the easiest sale.

Driveway Leveling

Polyurethane foam lifts settled driveway sections back to original grade in a single afternoon. Epp Foundation Repair has been correcting settled drives across Nebraska, Iowa, Kansas, and Missouri since 1994.

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Sidewalk Leveling

Polyurethane foam lifts settled sidewalk sections back to grade and eliminates trip hazards that put homeowners on the wrong side of liability law. Epp Foundation Repair has corrected residential and public sidewalks across Nebraska, Iowa, Kansas, and Missouri since 1994.

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Patio and Porch Leveling

Polyurethane foam lifts settled patio and porch slabs back to original grade and restores positive drainage away from the house. Epp Foundation Repair has corrected residential outdoor living spaces across Nebraska, Iowa, Kansas, and Missouri since 1994.

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Garage Floor Leveling

Polyurethane foam lifts settled garage slabs back to original grade, restoring level surface for vehicles, equipment, and future floor coating. Epp Foundation Repair has corrected garage floors across Nebraska, Iowa, Kansas, and Missouri since 1994.

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Pool Deck Leveling

Epp Foundation Repair lifts settled pool deck sections with polyurethane foam, but only after confirming the pool shell and coping aren't the actual problem. A settling deck and a moving pool are two different jobs.

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Interior Slab Leveling

Epp Foundation Repair lifts settled interior slabs. Basement floors, slab-on-grade living areas, garage floors. With polyurethane foam injected through floor finishes, only after the sub-slab cause is identified.

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Stair Steps Leveling

Epp Foundation Repair lifts settled concrete stair steps. Front porch steps, basement entry stairs, garage steps. With polyurethane foam, when the steps themselves are intact and only the fill below has settled.

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Commercial Concrete Leveling

Epp Foundation Repair lifts settled commercial slabs. Warehouse floors, retail flatwork, restaurant kitchens, parking lots, loading docks. With polyurethane foam, engineered around the operating schedule of the business.

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Unsure What You're Dealing With?

Not sure which concrete leveling problem you're facing?

Pick the symptom that best fits. We'll tell you what it likely means and where to go next.

Home Problem Finder

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Problem Signs

What concrete leveling problems actually look like.

Most concrete leveling problems start as small symptoms. Catching them early is the difference between a small, planned fix and a major reconstruction. These are the warning signs we see most often.

Cracked Concrete
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Cracked Concrete

Concrete cracks because it is strong in compression and weak in tension. A typical slab handles roughly 3,000 to 4,000 psi of compression but only 300 to 400 psi of pulling force, so anything that stretches or bends it tends to crack first. Across Nebraska, Iowa, Kansas, and Missouri, the most common driver is the soil below. Expansive clay and loess swell when wet and shrink when dry, and 50 to 70 freeze-thaw cycles a year push that movement up under the slab. When the ground settles or heaves unevenly, the slab loses its support and fractures. The reason cracks matter is what they tell you about the soil, not just the look. A tight hairline that has not moved in years is usually cosmetic. A crack that is widening, has one side sitting higher than the other, or runs with a hollow sound underneath points to settlement that will keep going. Catching that early often means lifting and stabilizing the slab with foam instead of tearing it out and repouring, which costs far more.

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Cracked Garage Floor
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Cracked Garage Floor

A garage floor is a concrete slab poured on soil, and it cracks for the same reasons any slab does. Concrete resists about 3,000 to 4,000 psi of compression but only 300 to 400 psi of tension, so when the ground below moves or the slab carries more load than its support can handle, it fractures. Garage slabs face extra stress that interior floors do not. They sit closer to the frost line, take the full weight of vehicles, and often cover backfill near the foundation that was never compacted as well as undisturbed ground. In Nebraska, Iowa, Kansas, and Missouri, expansive clay and loess shift with moisture, and 50 to 70 freeze-thaw cycles a year heave and drop the slab. The reason to look closely is that a settling garage floor rarely stops on its own. A crack with one side dropping, a slab pulling away from the foundation wall, or a section sinking near the door points to lost support below. Catching it early usually means foam injection can lift and stabilize the slab. Waiting often lets the gap widen until the only option is full replacement.

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Tripping Hazards
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Tripping Hazards

Epp Foundation Repair treats trip hazards as a liability category, not just a concrete category. A trip hazard exists wherever a vertical differential between adjacent walking surfaces exceeds the threshold defined by local code. 1/2 inch in 38 of 42 NE/IA/KS/MO municipalities Epp services. Dave Epp's technicians measure differentials in 1/8 inch increments using a straightedge and feeler gauge, photograph each hazard with a reference scale, and document the exposure in a Customized Repair Estimate the homeowner can present to their insurance carrier or city inspector. Roughly 1,400 trip-hazard-driven calls per year, with slip-and-fall liability payouts in NE/IA ranging from $8,000 for a sprained wrist to over $250,000 for a fractured hip in an elderly plaintiff.

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Uneven Concrete Slabs
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Uneven Concrete Slabs

Epp Foundation Repair has lifted more than 12,000 uneven slabs across Nebraska, Iowa, Kansas, and Missouri since 1994, and the cause almost always comes back to one of six soil mechanisms specific to this region. Loess hydroconsolidation in western Iowa and eastern Nebraska collapses the soil column 1 to 4 inches after the first heavy saturation. Expansive clays in northeast Kansas and northwest Missouri lift slabs 1 to 2 inches during wet springs and drop them again in late summer. Tree-root heave, freeze-thaw cycling at 50 to 70 cycles per year, salt-driven scaling, and failed expansion joints account for the rest. Dave Epp's standard protocol is to identify the mechanism before quoting, because lifting a slab that sits on a still-active subgrade is a temporary fix, and Epp says so in writing.

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Recent Projects

Recent concrete leveling jobs from the field.

A selection of recent concrete leveling projects completed across Nebraska, Iowa, Kansas, and Missouri. Every project shown was completed by Epp crews.

See the work behind a healthy home.

Explore detailed case studies of recent foundation, waterproofing, and concrete projects across Nebraska, Iowa, Kansas, and Missouri.

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Why Choose Epp

Care and expertise from a team that's been doing this since 1994.

Epp Foundation Repair is locally owned and operated, with crews dedicated exclusively to foundation, basement, and concrete work across the Midwest.

Specialized expertise.

Foundation repair, waterproofing, and concrete leveling are our entire focus. not a sideline.

Locally owned since 1994.

Three decades of experience with Midwest soils, basements, and weather conditions.

BBB Integrity Award winner.

Recognized in 2011 and 2016 for ethical business practices and customer transparency.

Warrantied solutions.

Most product solutions carry 10 to 25-year warranties backed by the original installer.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Answers to common questions about concrete leveling.

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Three causes account for most of what we see in our region: soil washout from water running beneath the slab (usually from poor surface drainage or a downspout discharging near the edge); poorly compacted backfill from the original pour settling over time; and erosion of the loess soils common in eastern Nebraska and western Iowa when saturated. All three leave voids beneath the slab, and voids collapse.

Pricing ranges above are general estimates only and are not project quotes. A precise figure is provided on each written estimate after on-site inspection.
Service Areas

Serving Nebraska, Iowa, Kansas & Missouri.

Local crews based in six regional offices, dispatched daily across four states. If your town isn't listed, call us. we likely serve your area.

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Our Process

Take the first step toward a healthy home.

A straightforward path from initial inspection to completed repairs.

Step 01

Schedule your inspection.

A local specialist visits your home, evaluates the foundation, and answers your questions on site. No cost, no obligation.

Step 02

Receive an estimate based on your needs.

We provide a clear, written estimate with a scope of work tailored to your home's specific issues. Typically within one business day.

Step 03

Get your repairs.

Our certified crews complete the work on schedule and back it with product warranties of up to 25 years.

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What to expect
  • A local foundation specialist on site
  • A complete walk-through of the findings
  • A written estimate within one business day
  • No cost, no obligation, no high-pressure sales
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Nebraska · Iowa · Kansas · MissouriSince 1994
Epp Foundation Repair

Let's take the first step toward a healthy home.

A local specialist will inspect your foundation, walk you through the findings, and send a clear estimate. no cost, no pressure.

Book instantly with Driive
BBB Accredited
Fully Insured
"By Your Side" Guarantee
Our Locations

Six regional offices across the Midwest.

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Lincoln, NE
Epp Foundation Repair
1133 Libra Dr
Lincoln, NE 68512
402-566-5265
Omaha, NE
Epp Foundation Repair
12305 Gold St, Ste 2
Omaha, NE 68144
402-521-5081
Grand Island, NE
Epp Foundation Repair
802 Bronze Rd
Grand Island, NE 68803
308-303-3944
Norfolk, NE
Epp Foundation Repair
1105 S 13th St, Ste 205
Norfolk, NE 68701
402-792-4092
Clive, IA
Epp Foundation Repair
2175 NW 86th St #14c
Clive, IA 50325
515-349-5562
St. Joseph, MO
Epp Foundation Repair
2400 Frederick Ave, Suite 315
St. Joseph, MO 64506
816-549-2672