Loading...
Serving Somerton, AZ and surrounding areas. (928) 655-8943
Somerton's clay soil and irrigation canals pull foundations out of level every year. We lift sunken slabs, level uneven floors, and address the drainage issues causing the drop - before the cracks widen and the costs climb.
Foundation raising in Somerton, AZ is the process of lifting a sunken or uneven concrete slab back to its original level by injecting material beneath it - most residential jobs take one to two days, and smaller areas like a garage corner or porch can often be finished in a few hours.
If you have been living with a door that drags, a floor that tilts underfoot, or cracks that keep reappearing near window corners, your home is giving you signals that something has moved below the surface. In Somerton, where clay-heavy desert soil swells with every monsoon and contracts in the summer heat, foundations can drop quietly over years before the signs become obvious. Foundation raising works best when the slab itself is structurally sound but has simply dropped due to soil movement. If you are not sure which situation you are in, our assessment will tell you honestly - and if the slab needs replacement rather than a lift, we can discuss slab foundation building as the right path forward.
A second opinion is always reasonable for foundation work. The goal is the right fix for your specific situation, not the biggest invoice.
If interior doors have started sticking in their frames or windows feel harder to open and close than they used to, your home may be shifting. When a foundation settles unevenly, door and window frames go slightly out of square - and that small change is enough to make them bind. This is one of the earliest and most reliable signs that something is happening beneath your slab.
Diagonal cracks running from the corners of door frames or windows toward the ceiling are a common sign of foundation movement. In Somerton, where clay soil expands and contracts with every monsoon season, these cracks can appear or worsen noticeably after a wet summer. Hairline cracks are not always serious, but cracks wider than a pencil lead or that grow over time deserve a professional look.
Walk slowly across your floors and pay attention to any spots that feel like they slope or dip. You can also set a round object on the floor - if it rolls consistently in one direction, your floor is not level. In Somerton's older neighborhoods, where original drainage was often poor, this kind of gradual settling is common and tends to get worse if left unaddressed.
If water collects against your home's exterior walls after a monsoon storm or after running yard irrigation, that water is soaking into the soil directly beneath your slab. Somerton homeowners near irrigation canals or on flat lots should watch for this pattern closely - it is often the first warning sign before visible settling begins.
We handle the complete process from the first inspection through the final patch. Our team assesses soil conditions and drainage patterns before recommending a method - because lifting the slab without addressing what caused the drop is what leads homeowners to call again in two or three years. Every job starts with a written estimate that explains what was found, what will be done, and what it costs, before a single hole is drilled. Our work follows the technical standards set by the International Concrete Repair Institute, the professional body that defines best practices for concrete lifting and repair.
If your project involves removing a damaged slab section alongside the repair, our concrete cutting service handles that as part of the same job. For homeowners who need a full foundation poured from scratch rather than lifted, our slab foundation building service covers new construction from the ground up. The Arizona Geological Survey documents how expansive soils behave across this region, and that research informs how we approach every site assessment.
For homeowners who need a cost-effective solution for moderate settling - a cement-and-soil slurry is pumped beneath the slab to fill voids and restore level. Well-suited to stable areas with modest settling.
For slabs in areas with significant soil movement, foam lifting is lighter, faster to cure, and more durable in Somerton's active-soil conditions. Walk on the surface within an hour of completion.
For homes where poor grading or irrigation runoff is the underlying cause of settling. Addressing the water source before or during the lift prevents the same voids from forming again.
Every job ends with the drill holes patched with concrete, a walk-through of what was done, and clear care instructions - including wait times before driving over a repaired driveway.
Somerton sits in the Yuma County lowlands where the soil contains a high proportion of clay. Clay expands when it absorbs water and contracts sharply when it dries - and in a desert that sees both monsoon downpours and summer temperatures regularly above 110 degrees Fahrenheit, this cycle happens hard and fast. Many homes in Somerton were also built in the 1970s through 1990s, when drainage design around residential slabs was less rigorous than current standards. Older homes on flat lots often lack proper grading, so rainwater and irrigation runoff pool near the foundation rather than draining away. Near the agricultural canals that run close to many Somerton neighborhoods, subsurface water can saturate the soil under residential slabs without any visible flooding at the surface. These are the conditions our team understands from working in this area - and they are the conditions a contractor from outside the Yuma Valley might miss entirely.
We serve homeowners in Somerton and the broader Yuma area including Yuma, and we bring the same thorough site assessment to every property regardless of location. Arizona also requires all contractors performing structural work to hold an active license from the Arizona Registrar of Contractors - you can verify any contractor's license status in minutes at roc.az.gov before signing anything.
You tell us what you are seeing - sticking doors, uneven floors, cracks near corners. We ask a few basic questions so the crew comes prepared. Most Somerton-area homeowners hear back within one business day to set up a visit.
We walk the interior and exterior, check drainage patterns, assess soil conditions, and measure how much the slab has dropped and in which direction. This step matters most - a thorough assessment is what separates fixing the cause from only treating the symptom.
You receive a written estimate explaining the method recommended, how many injection points are planned, and the total cost - before any commitment. We also tell you what to clear or move before the work day, typically furniture near exterior walls and vehicles out of the garage.
The crew drills small holes through the slab, injects the lifting material, and monitors the lift until the slab reaches the correct level. Drill holes are patched with concrete before the crew leaves. We walk you through care instructions, including how long to wait before driving over a repaired area.
We come out, walk the property, and hand you a written estimate explaining what we found and what the fix will cost - before any commitment. Most Somerton homeowners hear back within one business day.
(928) 655-8943Every job gets a written quote that spells out the method, the number of injection points, and the full cost before work begins. One of the biggest fears homeowners have about foundation work is a price that grows once the crew is already on-site. That does not happen here.
We hold an active license through the Arizona Registrar of Contractors. You can confirm our license status in minutes at roc.az.gov before signing anything. A licensed contractor has passed state vetting, carries required insurance, and is accountable through the state oversight system.
The clay soil, irrigation canal proximity, and monsoon drainage patterns in the Yuma Valley require a different assessment approach than most parts of the country. We have worked on enough Somerton-area properties to know what questions to ask before recommending a method - and that knowledge shows up in how long the repair holds.
A lift that does not address drainage or soil conditions tends to need repeating. Our process includes looking at what allowed the voids to form in the first place, so the work holds through the heat cycles and monsoon seasons that follow - not just through next spring.
These are the things that separate a repair that holds for ten years from one that shows the same symptoms by next monsoon season. When you call Custom Somerton Concrete, you are working with a contractor who has seen what Somerton's soil does to foundations and knows how to address it properly.
When drainage corrections or damaged slab sections are part of your repair scope, precise concrete cutting opens exactly what needs opening without disturbing the surrounding concrete.
Learn MoreFor properties where the existing slab is too damaged to lift and needs full replacement, we pour a new slab foundation engineered for Somerton's soil and heat conditions.
Learn MoreSomerton's summer heat and monsoon rains are hardest on foundations that are already settling. Call now or submit a request and we will reach out within one business day to schedule your free on-site inspection.