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Concrete repair in the Twin Cities usually starts the same way: a slab that cracked, a walk that heaved into a trip hazard, or a step that dropped out of level after the frost came out of the ground this spring. Nova Concrete works out of Bloomington at 900 American Blvd E and has been fixing and pouring concrete across the metro for 12 years. We diagnose why the concrete failed before we quote, because the honest answer is sometimes a crack fill and sometimes a full replacement, and telling those two apart is most of the job. Owner Olidia Nova runs a fully insured crew that carries a 1-year warranty on the work, and you get a flat-rate estimate before anyone opens a bag of mix. If a slab is heaving or a step has turned into a fall risk, call (612) 462-2610.
Here is the part most repair pages skip, and it is the whole reason concrete fails in Minnesota: the crack is almost never the problem. The base under the concrete is. Water gets into a hairline crack, freezes, expands, and pries the slab apart a little more every cycle. Our frost line drives 42 to 60 inches deep in a hard winter, so a slab poured on loose or clay-heavy fill gets lifted and dropped dozens of times a season. That is why we look at what moved, not just what cracked. A repair that ignores the base is a repair you pay for twice.
Concrete repair covers a wide range of jobs, and the right fix depends entirely on why the concrete failed. A structural crack from a settled base is a different problem than surface spalling from de-icing salt, and pricing tracks that. Most targeted crack repairs and small patch jobs run a few hundred dollars. Slab leveling on a driveway apron or garage floor typically lands in the $600 to $2,500+ range depending on how much area has dropped and which method the slab needs. Once the base has failed and the slab is heaving with the seasons, replacement is usually the cheaper long-term call, and we will say so rather than sell you a patch that fails by next spring. Published ranges reflect typical repair scope and exclude site-specific factors like the depth of base failure, the leveling method the slab needs, and access, so your exact price comes only after an on-site look.
We also handle the jobs where repair is no longer the right move. If a slab needs to come out, our concrete removal crew tears it out and hauls it off, and we can re-pour in the same visit sequence when the schedule allows. Ready when you are. Call (612) 462-2610 and we will come look at the base before we quote a dollar.
Concrete crack repair in the Twin Cities is the most common call we get, and not every crack means trouble. Hairline surface cracks from normal curing shrinkage are cosmetic and stable. The cracks worth acting on are the ones that keep opening season over season, the ones with a vertical offset where one side sits higher than the other, and any crack wide enough to work a coin into. Those are structural, and they trace back to base movement or missing control joints, not weak concrete.
We route crack repair by what the crack is actually doing:
- Hairline shrinkage cracks: clean and seal to keep water out before it can freeze and widen them - Working cracks that open and close: rout, backer rod, and a flexible polyurethane sealant that moves with the slab - Structural cracks with offset or heave: address the base first, because sealing the surface over a failed base just hides the problem until spring - Foundation and wall cracks: a different repair than flatwork, and we scope those on-site
"A crack is a symptom. We figure out what the slab is telling us before we fill it, because filling a structural crack without fixing the base is money you spend twice."
Not sure which kind you have? Tell us what's going on and we will come back with a flat-rate number.
Concrete slab leveling raises a sunken slab back to grade without tearing it out, and it is the right move when the slab itself is sound but the ground under it settled. Sinking driveway aprons, dropped garage floor sections, and settled sidewalk panels are the usual candidates. There are two methods, and they are not interchangeable.
1. **Mudjacking.** We drill penetrations through the slab and pump a cement-and-soil slurry underneath to fill the void and lift the concrete. It is proven, it is economical, and the material is heavy, which matters on some soils and not others. 2. **Polyurethane foam leveling.** We inject an expanding structural foam through smaller holes. It weighs a fraction of a mudjacking slurry, cures in minutes, and does not add load to soil that is already struggling to hold weight. It costs more per slab but shines on the metro's expansive clay lots.
Leveling is not a fix for a cracked-apart slab or one that heaves and drops every winter. That is a base failure, and the honest answer there is concrete removal and a fresh pour on a rebuilt base. We will tell you which camp your slab is in. Talk to a crew that works these soils: (612) 462-2610.
What we do
Structural cracks with a vertical offset or seasonal movement almost always start in the base. We check for voids and settlement first, then decide whether the slab gets a flexible sealant, a lift, or a full re-pour.
De-icing salt and freeze-thaw water flake the top surface off concrete over time. Spalling on a slab poured without air entrainment is common across older metro driveways and garage floors. Resurfacing works only if the slab underneath is still solid.
A tread that dropped or a stoop that pulled away from the house is a base and footing problem. We rebuild step bases below frost-affected fill so the repair holds, and match it to our concrete steps work when a full rebuild is the call.
A heaved sidewalk panel is a trip hazard and, on a public walk, a liability. We level or replace lifted panels and coordinate with our concrete sidewalk crew when more than a panel or two needs to come out.
Working cracks need a sealant that flexes with the slab, not a rigid patch that pops out by spring. We rout, install backer rod, and use flexible polyurethane so the repair moves instead of failing at the first freeze.
Every repair carries the same 1-year warranty as our new pours, and the crew is fully insured on every job. If a fix does not hold the way we said it would, we come back.
The homes and slabs we repair across the metro fall into a few clear patterns, and each one fails a specific way. Pre-1970 driveways and walks in older grid neighborhoods, from South Minneapolis through Richfield and East Bloomington, were often poured thin, on native soil, with no air entrainment in the mix. Those are the slabs that spall on the surface and crack straight through. Split-level and rambler builds from the 1970s and 80s across the south metro commonly show settled aprons and garage-floor drops where backfill was never compacted right. Newer builds on the Bush Lake and West Bloomington side, and out through Eden Prairie and Savage, tend to have structurally fine slabs that heaved because they sit on expansive river-bluff clay.
Knowing the era and the soil means we are not guessing at the fix. Talk to a crew that actually works this metro: (612) 462-2610.
Our work
Nova Concrete is headquartered in Bloomington and repairs concrete across the full south and west metro from here. Beyond Bloomington we handle crack repair, slab leveling, step and sidewalk fixes in Minneapolis, Edina, Richfield, Eden Prairie, Burnsville, Eagan, Savage, Apple Valley, and Minnetonka. Because we are local, the crew shows up from a Bloomington base, not a truck two counties away. Read up on [concrete contractors in Bloomington](/blog/concrete-contractors-bloomington-minnesota), or see related work in [Eagan](/blog/concrete-contractors-eagan-minnesota) and [Burnsville](/blog/concrete-contractors-burnsville-minnesota).
Here is the honest part, and it is the section a lot of repair companies leave out. Don't call us for a repair if your concrete is under about 10 years old, sits dead level with no seasonal movement, and only shows hairline surface cracks. That is normal curing shrinkage, and a coat of sealer every couple of years is all it needs. You do not have a problem yet. The same goes for a single cosmetic crack in an otherwise sound driveway. Save your money and keep water out of it with a sealant you can buy yourself.
"If the slab has not moved and the crack is cosmetic, we will tell you to seal it and wait. We would rather earn the replacement job in ten years than sell you a repair you did not need today."
Where repair stops being the answer is when the base has failed. A slab that heaves and drops with the seasons, spalls across most of its surface, or has full-depth cracks running in multiple directions is past the point a patch or a lift will hold. At that stage we scope a concrete removal and a fresh pour on a rebuilt, frost-protected base. That is the fix that actually lasts in this climate. If you are not sure which side of that line your slab is on, we will tell you for free.
What Customers Say
"Had the team from Nova come and completely redo my front steps and patch up cracks in my foundation. They did an amazing job and the work was done quickly and went very smooth. Plus they are just good people. Highly recommend."
Colin Owens
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"The crew was easy to work with, showed up on time, and clearly knew what they were doing. They paid attention to the little details, and it really shows in the final result."
Ashley Trevino
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"They are fast, clean and do excellent work. I am very pleased with the product and will be using them again for the next project. Highly recommend."
Amos J Olivarez
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Whether it is a working crack, a sunken driveway apron, a spalled garage floor, or a step that has turned into a trip hazard, Nova Concrete repairs concrete across the Twin Cities the right way: base first, surface second. We are headquartered in Bloomington, fully insured, and every repair carries a 1-year warranty. Call (612) 462-2610 or reach out online to schedule your free estimate.
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