Whether you live in Brooklyn or elsewhere in NYC, sidewalks can quickly grab your attention for being unsafe or damaged. Potholes and cracked slabs are common issues leading to severe injuries and unexpected expenses. People often ask who should maintain them. Typically, the onus falls on the property owners or authorities. In rare cases, you can find relief from this obligation.
Nevertheless, sidewalks near your residential property need proper repairs and maintenance to avoid fines and penalties. Otherwise, you may have to deal with legal notice for causing harm to the passersby. Our team of professionals can handle sidewalk repair projects efficiently. Our sidewalk repair Brooklyn services are vast and tailor-made. We inspect the root cause of the faulty sidewalk, which can be associated with tree roots or other problems. If tree growth happens at an unwanted location, the pavement will lift, crack, or become uneven. How do we take care of this kind of restoration and repair needs? Let’s find out.
Sidewalk repair solutions for tree root damage
Depending on the condition, root-damaged sidewalks can be repaired through various practices or solutions. Nevertheless, mild or moderate problems can be managed with grinding, patching, and mud jacking. Grinding allows the removal of the raised pavement sections to prevent tripping events. However, the root can still grow back. We patch cracks after clearing the damaged area to pour fresh concrete. If the damage is enormous, we will replace the section. To slow down root growth, we can adopt mud-jacking techniques to make holes in the damaged sidewalk part and inject concrete slurry inside. Are these long-lasting solutions? Most of them work in the short term. When you meet a Zicklin contractor, you can ask them about the long-lasting techniques. Our team can recommend the following options:
- Root barriers
Redirect the root growth through root barriers, including PVC panels, vinyl or metal edging, fabric barriers, etc. Flexible barriers can be installed close to the foundations and sidewalks. Before this, tree roots must be pruned.
- Root pruning
We will remove the invading roots to stop their growth and protect the sidewalk from root damage. During this process, a few things are essential to remember: pruning large roots can cause rapid growth of the new roots. Large roots help trees stand upright, increasing the risk of trees falling on the pavement. Our professionals account for all these potential developments from the beginning. We will replace the sections of the damaged sidewalks if required.
