West St. Louis County

Mudjacking & Concrete Leveling in Des Peres, MO

Name: St. Louis Mudjacking
Address: St. Louis, MO, 63101, US
Telephone: (636) 220-5199
Price range: $$

Des Peres takes its name from the River des Peres, and two of that river's feeders, Deer Creek and Two Mile Creek, run through town. In 2024 the city put out a project to level about 337 public sidewalk slabs that had settled, held water or become trip hazards. We fix the same problem on private driveways, walks, steps and patios with mudjacking.

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Reviewed by the St. Louis Mudjacking team · Updated October 29, 2026

How mudjacking lifts a sunken driveway, start to finish.

Concrete Problems We Fix Around Des Peres

Settled sidewalks, creek-side yards and a busy shopping district keep Des Peres concrete moving.

Raised sidewalk edge creating a trip hazard

Sidewalk slabs that hold water

The city's own leveling project describes public slabs that settled over time and started holding water. The walk from your driveway to your front door goes through the same thing, and that part is yours to fix.

Sunken concrete walk at a storefront door

Storefront walks near West County Center

West County Center opened in Des Peres in 1969. Entry walks and sidewalk panels at shops in town settle under steady foot traffic and become trip edges.

Patio slab settled away from a brick wall

Patios near Deer Creek and Two Mile Creek

Yards that slope toward the creeks stay damp longer. Patios on that soil tend to sink on the low side and push rain back toward the house.

Concrete driveway slab sunken below the edge of a garage door

Garage floors and aprons

A sunken section at the garage door catches water every storm, and freeze and thaw keep working on it. Lifting it closes the gap and sends water out to the driveway again.

Before & After: What Mudjacking Fixes

These are the kinds of slabs we lift every week across St. Louis and St. Charles counties. The slab stays in place; we raise it and fill the empty space underneath.

Before and after mudjacking a sunken driveway slab that had dropped below the garage apron

Before and after leveling a sidewalk panel with a raised edge that was a trip hazard

Before and after lifting a sunken concrete walk at a storefront entrance

Empty void under a concrete slab before and after it was filled with mudjacking grout

Before and after leveling a settled joint in a commercial concrete walkway

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Watch Mudjacking in Action

A quick look at how lifting works on real slabs. The grout goes in through small holes, fills the empty space underneath, and raises the concrete back toward level.

Leveling a sunken garage floor.

Leveling a settled walkway.

Why Des Peres Property Owners Call Us

As part of Nick Gress Foundations, we lift concrete for homes and businesses throughout St. Louis and St. Charles counties. We look at each slab and tell you honestly if lifting makes sense.

St. Louis Mudjacking technician pumping grout under a sunken driveway

Free, no-pressure estimates with a straight answer on whether lifting will work
Proven grout-based mudjacking that fills voids and lifts the slab you already have
Usually done in a few hours, without tearing out concrete
Small, patched holes and a cleaned-up work area when we leave
Residential and commercial work, from front steps to parking lots
Part of Nick Gress Foundations, a St. Charles-based family company

How Mudjacking Works

Small drilled holes in a settled concrete walkway before mudjacking

1. Drill small holes

We drill a few small holes through the settled slab to reach the empty or soft spots underneath.

Mudjacking nozzle pumping grout through a hole to lift a sunken concrete slab

2. Pump and lift

A cement-based grout is pumped under the slab. It fills the voids first, then slowly raises the concrete back toward level.

Patched mudjacking hole on a stamped concrete patio, shown next to a quarter for size

3. Patch and clean up

Once the slab is where it should be, we patch the holes and clean up. Most jobs are finished the same day.

Get a Free Mudjacking Estimate in Des Peres

Tell us what is sinking and where. We will follow up to set up a free estimate. Prefer to talk? Call (636) 220-5199.

Why Concrete Sinks in Des Peres

Des Peres is one of the towns on the Missouri Geological Survey's Kirkwood quadrangle map. On the uplands the map shows wind-blown silt and clayey silt, with pockets of clay, sand and gravel, up to about 100 feet thick in two layers. It also marks karst areas, mostly on the uplands, with high concentrations of sinkholes, caves and other karst features.

On slopes and toe slopes the map shows residual soil that typically has a high clay content with pieces of the rock it weathered from. Along Deer Creek and Two Mile Creek, which are both labeled on the map, the soils are creek deposits that hold water after storms.

Silt loses its grip when it gets wet, and high-clay soil swells and shrinks with the seasons. Either way, a gap can open under a slab. Mudjacking fills that gap with grout and lifts the slab, and steering water away from the edges keeps the gap from coming back.

Sources: Missouri Geological Survey, Surficial Material Geologic Map of the Kirkwood 7.5' Quadrangle; City of Des Peres, Sidewalk Leveling Project PW-2024-051; City of Des Peres, Resolution 26-3991 (sidewalk replacement); City of Des Peres, Capital Improvement Program

Tape measure showing a washed-out void under a concrete slab — A washed-out void under a slab. This is the space mudjacking fills.

Mudjacking crew mixing grout in the pump hopper beside a garage — Mixing the grout that goes under the slab.

Mudjacking Services for Des Peres Homes and Businesses

Every service uses the same lifting process, sized to the slab. Not sure which one you need? Describe the problem on the estimate form and we will help you sort it out.

Driveway leveling for sunken slabs and lips at the garage
Sidewalk and walkway lifting to remove trip hazards
Steps and entry lifting for leaning or separated front steps
Porch lifting for settled concrete porches
Patio lifting for slabs that hold water or tilt toward the house
Garage floor lifting for low or cracked sections
Pool deck lifting for uneven decks around pools
Concrete slab lifting for AC pads, shed slabs and more
Void filling to restore support under concrete
Commercial concrete lifting for walks, entries, lots and warehouse floors

What St. Louis-Area Customers Say

Google reviews from customers across the St. Louis metro.

    
 
 
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   Jack Naudi 
 
 
 
 Trustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. Nick and his family turned my highly uneven, and very large, concrete driveway and pad into an almost perfectly level sheet. It was amazing to see. Nick and his family were awesome to work with, the price was fair, and the results were amazing. I highly recommend them.
  
 
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   Meddie Garreau 
 
 
 
 Trustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. Nick and his team were extremely punctual, hard working and completed the task on time. We had almost fifty feet of foundation cracks repaired as well as the driveway mudjacked. Would highly recommend for future work.
  
 
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   Steve Plant 
 
 
 
 Trustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. I wrote a bad review earlier about bad communication. His family was very ill that is why he was slow to get back to me. I ended up hiring them for a large driveway leveling job and it turned out great. Great quality and great pricing. I have referred St. Louis Mud Jacking multiple times since my project and I will continue to use them on my properties. I wish there was a way to remove my old review but I wasn't able to. Great company!!!!

Des Peres Mudjacking FAQ

Who fixes the sidewalk in front of my Des Peres home?

Des Peres plans and pays for public sidewalk work through its Capital Improvement Program. Recent projects include sidewalk leveling in 2024 and slab replacement in Dougherty Lake and Four Winds Farm in 2026, with city staff marking the slabs to be fixed. For a public sidewalk, call City Hall at 314-835-6100. Your driveway, walks, steps and patio are yours, and that's where we can help.

Can mudjacking fix a slab that holds water?

Usually. We raise the low side so the surface drains the way it was poured to. If the slab has broken into many small pieces, lifting won't hold it together, and we'll tell you that.

Do you lift commercial concrete in Des Peres?

Yes. We lift entry walks, sidewalks and parking slabs at stores, offices and churches. We can schedule around your hours so customers can still get in.

Why do patios near the creeks keep sinking?

Soil near Deer Creek and Two Mile Creek stays wet longer after rain. Wet silt is weak, and water moving through it carries fine soil away, so the slab slowly loses what's holding it up.

Do you serve the areas around Des Peres?

Yes. We work in Kirkwood, Frontenac, Manchester, Ballwin and across St. Louis and St. Charles counties.

How do I get an estimate in Des Peres?

Fill out the estimate form on this page or call (636) 220-5199. Estimates are free and there's no pressure.

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Ready to Fix Sunken Concrete in Des Peres?

Uneven concrete does not fix itself. Call or send the form, and we will tell you plainly whether lifting is the right fix.

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