Sidewalk repair
Sidewalk Repair for Bridgeport Walks and Public Sidewalks
We grind down raised lips, lift sunken panels and replace broken ones, on the walk to your door and the public sidewalk out front.
Monday to Friday, 8 am to 4:30 pm. We answer or call back the same working day.
- 1/2 inchLip that trips a walker
- FreeOn-site estimate
- Whole jobQuoted before we start
Raised, sunken or broken
Sidewalk Repair in Bridgeport
Sidewalk repair clears the raised, sunken and broken panels that make a walk unsafe, and we do it on the front walks and public sidewalks of residential and commercial properties all over the city.
Crumbling or shifting sidewalks are a safety hazard, for the mail carrier and the neighbors as much as for you. We look at every panel, tell you which ones need work and repair only those.
- RaisedOne panel tipped up above the next, leaving a lip.
- SunkenA panel dropped below its neighbors.
- BrokenCracked through, crumbling or in pieces.
Measure the lip
When an Offset Is a Trip Hazard
A level change of more than about half an inch between two panels is a real trip hazard, and the accessibility rules draw their lines at a quarter inch and a half inch.
Under the 2010 ADA Standards for Accessible Design, a change in level up to 1/4 inch is allowed, one from 1/4 to 1/2 inch needs a bevel, and one above 1/2 inch needs a ramp. Lay a ruler across the joint at its high point and you have the number to tell us on the call.
- Up to 1/4 inchAllowed as it is
- 1/4 to 1/2 inchNeeds a bevel
- Over 1/2 inchNeeds a ramp: a real trip hazard
Three ways to fix it
Grind, Lift or Replace
Small offsets on sound panels are ground to a bevel, a panel that dropped can often be lifted back, and a failing panel is saw-cut at the joints, broken out and repoured to match its neighbors.
Sound panel, small lip
Grinding
The raised edge is ground down to a bevel, so the panel stays where it is and the lip that catches a toe is gone.
Panel dropped, still whole
Lifting
A panel that sank, rather than one that rose, may be raised back into place with no demolition. The trade calls it "slabjacking"; you may know it as mudjacking or concrete lifting.
Cracked through or crumbling
Panel replacement
The panel is saw-cut at the existing joints and broken out so the new concrete meets a clean edge. It has to finish at the height of the panels beside it, or it becomes the next trip hazard.
Not sure which your walk needs? That is what the free estimate settles, panel by panel, before anything is repaired.
From the call to a clear walk
How a Sidewalk Job Goes
Every sidewalk job runs the same way, from a single trip hazard repair at the front step to a sidewalk replacement along the whole street front.
- You call
We answer the phone, or call you back the same working day.
- We look at the walk
A free, no-obligation estimate: we check each panel, measure the lips and tell you which ones grind, lift or need replacing.
- You get the whole price
We quote the whole job before we start, with no surprise charges after.
- The work and the clean-up
We show up when we say we will, fix the panels and clean up when the work is done.
Before you ask for a number
How Sidewalk Repair Is Priced
The price of a sidewalk repair is set by the size of the job, the access, the materials and the preparation it needs, so two walks of the same length can price very differently.
- SizeHow many panels, and how much area they cover.
- AccessHow close the saw, the truck and the concrete can get.
- MaterialsA ground lip needs no new concrete; a replaced panel does.
- PreparationWhat has to be cut and broken out first, and what sits underneath.
Typical total per repair
$6,000
is what a public sidewalk repair around the city typically runs in total
Group the panels
Panels cost much less each when several are replaced together, because the setup and the truck's minimum load are about the same for one panel as for several. A small pour can also carry a "short-load charge" when it needs less concrete than the truck's minimum.
Your exact price comes from the estimate, quoted in full before we start.
What you get when you call us
A free, no-obligation estimate on your walk.
We answer the phone or call back the same working day.
We show up when we say we will.
We quote the whole job before we start, with no surprise charges after.
We clean up when the work is done.
(203) 633-8199From a neighbor
Why Neighbors Call Us
Angel is very easy to work with and cares about his work along with fair prices.
Out by the curb
Public Sidewalks and Permits
Work on a public sidewalk follows the city's spec, permit and inspection, while a private walk usually needs no sidewalk permit at all.
The public sidewalk
The strip along the street sits in the public right-of-way, so repairs there are built to the municipality's spec, permitted and inspected. Permits are applied for through the City of Bridgeport.
Your own walk
A walk on your own lot usually needs no sidewalk permit, though grading or drainage work can bring in other requirements.
If the roots of a tree in the "terrace", the grass strip between the walk and the curb, lifted the panel, cutting them may need approval first, because those trees are often owned by the city.
Room to pass
Width and Finish
A walk four feet wide lets two people pass and fits a snowblower, and its "broom finish" runs across the direction of travel so shoes grip.
- Four feetTwo people pass, and a snowblower fits.
- Three feetReads as a service walk.
Broom lines across, not alongThe texture runs side to side over the walk, for traction underfoot.
Past the sidewalk
Related Concrete Work
Some jobs that start at the sidewalk turn into other work, and each of these has its own page.
Lip, sink or crack
Get Your Sidewalk Looked At
Tell us where the walk trips people up, and we come out, measure every panel and put the whole job in writing.
- We quote the whole job before we start.
- Monday to Friday, 8 am to 4:30 pm.