St. Bernard Parish
Chalmette Concrete Leveling for St. Bernard Parish Homes
Much of Chalmette was rebuilt after Katrina, on some of the fastest-settling ground in the region. Those slabs are now about twenty years into settling.
New Orleans Concrete Leveling connects Chalmette and St. Bernard Parish homeowners with independent local contractors for concrete leveling — lifting settled driveways, patios, walks, steps and slab floors back to grade without tearing them out. With mudjacking, typical prices follow the metro ranges: $400–$900 for a 100-square-foot walk, $600–$1,400 for a patio and $1,800–$4,100 for a full driveway, per HomeGuide's mudjacking cost data. Polyurethane foam runs $8–$25 per square foot, roughly double.
Two facts shape concrete in Chalmette: a housing stock largely rebuilt after 2005, and ground along the old MRGO corridor that the City of New Orleans flags for some of the highest subsidence rates it measured.
Common in Chalmette
What sunken concrete looks like in Chalmette
Rebuild-era driveways dropping
Driveways and carports poured in the post-Katrina rebuild are now about 20 years into settling on soft ground.
Walks pulling away from raised homes
Homes rebuilt higher on piers hold their height while walks and steps settle with the ground.
Patios tipping toward the house
Settled patios reverse their slope and send rain back toward the foundation.
Water pooling on flat lots
Flat, low lots hold water against slab edges and wash out the base.
Services
Leveling services for Chalmette properties
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Driveway Leveling
Lift a sunken driveway panel back to grade and close the lip at the garage, the sidewalk or the street — without tearing it out.
From $1,800 (mudjacking) Details
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Sidewalk Leveling
Raise sunken sidewalk sections back to grade and close trip lips — and know the City permit rules before anyone drills.
From $400 (mudjacking) Details
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Step Leveling
Raise front and back concrete steps that have tipped or pulled away from the porch or door threshold.
From $300 (mudjacking) Details
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Patio & Porch Leveling
Fix a patio that tips back toward the house or a porch slab pulling away from the door — and stop water running at the foundation.
From $600 (mudjacking) Details
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Soil Stabilization
Inject polyurethane into soft or washed-out soil under a slab to firm up the base before — or instead of — a lift.
Priced on site Details
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Void Filling
Fill the washed-out space under a slab before it cracks — common near downspouts, leaking lines and slab edges.
Priced on site Details
The local picture
Why concrete sinks in Chalmette — the ground under it
Chalmette sits on the natural levee of the Mississippi and the drained backswamp behind it, like much of the east bank. The difference is how fast the ground is moving. The City of New Orleans measured parts of the region sinking more than 0.8 inches a year, including locations along the levee system bounding the Mississippi River Gulf Outlet (MRGO) — the navigation channel that ran along St. Bernard Parish's edge until it was closed in 2009. Ground near that corridor has been among the fastest-moving in the area's satellite measurements.
Hurricane Katrina flooded nearly all of St. Bernard Parish in 2005, and much of Chalmette's housing stock — slabs, driveways, patios and walks — was rebuilt in the years that followed. Many homes were rebuilt higher, on piers. That flatwork is now around two decades old, on soft, compacting ground, next to houses that hold their elevation. The result is the familiar pattern: walks and steps separating from raised porches, driveways dropping at carports, patios tipping toward the house.
Because the ground here keeps moving faster than average, the details of a lift matter more: sealing joints and gaps so water can't wash out the new support, pointing downspouts away from slab edges, and — on the softest ground — considering lighter foam or soil stabilization so the lift has something firmer to sit on.
For the full explanation with every source, read why concrete sinks in New Orleans.
Process
How a Chalmette leveling job runs
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Call or send the form
Call (504) 517-8336 now for a free, no-hassle quote, or send the form with the address and what dropped.
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Estimate within 24 hours
A local contractor measures the drop, checks for voids — common near Chalmette downspouts and slab edges — and gives a written price.
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Lift and fill
Material is injected under the slab through small holes until it is back to grade. Most residential jobs take a few hours.
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Seal and drain
Holes patched and joints sealed so Chalmette's heavy rain can't wash out the new support.
How this works
What you get before anyone drills
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Prices on the page
Typical Chalmette ranges are published below, with sources, before anyone visits.
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Local ground, explained
The subsidence data and soil history that decide whether a lift lasts are laid out on this page.
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Method-neutral
Mudjacking and foam are both explained, so the method fits the slab rather than the rig.
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Checked contractors
We ask every contractor we work with to carry a license and insurance — and we recommend confirming both before work begins.
Areas covered in Chalmette
Chalmette neighborhoods served
- Chalmette
- Arabi
- Meraux
- Violet
- Poydras
- St. Bernard
- Village Square
- Chalmette Vista
- Buccaneer Villa
- Lexington Place
Landmarks nearby
- Chalmette Battlefield — Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve
- Chalmette National Cemetery — beside the battlefield
- Los Isleños Heritage and Cultural Society — St. Bernard
- Chalmette Refining — riverfront industrial corridor
- St. Bernard Parish Government Complex — Judge Perez Dr
- Val Riess Park — Chalmette
How we reach you
Chalmette is reached from New Orleans along St. Claude and St. Bernard Highway through Arabi, or by I-510 and Paris Road from New Orleans East, with Judge Perez Drive running the length of the parish.
- St. Bernard Hwy (LA-46)
- Judge Perez Dr (LA-39)
- Paris Rd (LA-47)
- I-510
- Florida Ave
- Palmetto St
FAQ
Concrete leveling in Chalmette: questions
How much does concrete leveling cost in Chalmette?
Chalmette mudjacking jobs follow the metro ranges from HomeGuide's cost data: about $400–$900 for a 100-square-foot walk, $600–$1,400 for a 150-square-foot patio and $1,800–$4,100 for a full driveway, with a contractor minimum of $300–$700. Polyurethane foam runs $8–$25 per square foot, roughly double.
Why does concrete settle so fast in St. Bernard Parish?
Parts of the region along the old MRGO levee corridor were measured by the City of New Orleans sinking more than 0.8 inches a year. Soft, drained soils and flat, wet lots make flatwork settle faster than average.
Can post-Katrina rebuild slabs be leveled?
Usually. Most rebuild-era driveways, patios and walks are structurally sound and have simply lost support underneath. If the concrete is intact, it can be lifted back to grade and the joints sealed.
My house was rebuilt on piers — why is the walk pulling away?
The raised house holds its elevation on piers while the walk and steps sit on soil that keeps settling. Lifting the walk and steps closes the gap; the house itself is a separate trade.
Is foam or slurry better on Chalmette ground?
On the softest ground, lighter polyurethane foam ($8–$25 per sq ft) adds less weight than slurry. Mudjacking ($4–$9 per sq ft) can still be the value choice on firmer fill with a large void.
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Nearby service areas
- Orleans Parish New Orleans Lakeview, Gentilly and New Orleans East sit on drained marsh that keeps settling — sidewalks, driveways and patios drop away from houses on pilings.
- Jefferson Parish Gretna Westbank riverside town with older housing stock and sidewalks along historic blocks.
- St. Tammany Parish Slidell North Shore ground is firmer. Failures here come from clay shrink-swell and drainage, not marsh compaction.