One tread settles. An edge spalls from winter salt. A riser cracks. You do not need a full flight replacement. Las Vegas Concrete walks your steps, identifies which treads can be lifted, which edges can be patched, and which need to be cut out and re-poured. Targeted repair costs far less than starting over.
Replacing an entire flight of concrete steps is expensive and disruptive. Repairing only the treads that actually need work is faster, cheaper, and often the right call. A single settled tread can be lifted back to grade. A spalled nose can be patched with bonded repair mortar. One cracked-through riser can be cut out and re-poured to match the rest of the flight.
The key is honest assessment. We look at each tread, each riser, each edge and determine what can be salvaged. If the whole flight has heaved off its footing, if the rise and run were wrong from the start, or if concrete is failing across most treads, we say so. In those cases, new entry steps or a complete staircase is the right answer, not endless repairs.
This same triage approach applies to our sidewalk and walkway repair work, where fixing only what is broken saves homeowners real money compared to full replacement.
Recent work
The repair sequence
How Step Repair Gets Done in Las Vegas
Walk and mark each tread
We inspect every step of the flight with you, noting settlement, spalling, cracks, edge chips and surface wear. Each issue gets classified as repairable in place or requiring replacement.
Lift treads that have settled
Treads that are sound but have dropped below grade get lifted using slab-jacking, restoring the original elevation and making the rise consistent across the entire flight.
Patch spalled and chipped edges
Edges damaged by road salt, freeze-thaw cycles or impact get patched with a bonded repair mortar that matches color and profile, protecting the step from further deterioration.
Replace treads beyond repair
Treads that are cracked through, missing footing or structurally compromised get saw-cut out and re-poured to match the surrounding flight in rise, run, finish and color.
Knowing when to stop repairing
When Full Replacement Is the Honest Call
Step repair works when failures are isolated, the substructure is intact, and the original rise and run meet code. It fails when the whole flight has shifted, when the rise and run are non-code, or when the footing was never set below the frost line.
On every assessment we tell you which situation you are in. If repair is just throwing money at a doomed flight, the quote will recommend new front entry steps or a fresh staircase instead. That honesty saves you time and money.
Lifting settled treads, patching edges, replacing individual risers and when full replacement makes sense.
Yes, often. We saw-cut around the failing tread, remove it cleanly, and pour a new tread to match the surrounding rise/run, finish and color. The repair is visible but the flight is safe and working at a fraction of full-replacement cost.
A bonded repair mortar that matches color is applied to the spalled edge, finished to the original profile, and protected through cure. Done right, the patch lasts as long as the surrounding step; done wrong it pops off in a season. We do it the right way.
Often, where the step body itself is sound. Slab-jacking lifts a settled but otherwise intact tread back to its original elevation, restoring even rise across the flight. Where the tread is also cracked, sectional replacement is the better call.
When the rise/run is non-code, when the footing is wrong (steps heaving every winter), or when most treads have failed. In those cases, repairs chase the same problem forever. A fresh flight is the honest answer; the quote will say so.
Most step repairs are a half-day to a day per visit; tread replacements that include cure time stretch across two days. The schedule is in the written quote so you can plan around the temporary loss of access.
One tread had cracked through, the rest were fine. They replaced just that one, matched the rest, and the flight is safe and even again. Far less than a full replacement.
X. S.
Las Vegas
★★★★★
Edge spalling from road salt on three risers. Patched with matching mortar, bonded properly, holding through the next winter. Looks intentional now.
Z. P.
Henderson
★★★★★
Settled tread lifted back to grade. Took half a day, cost a fraction of replacement, and the rise across the flight is consistent again. Smart fix.
Y. F.
Boulder City
★★★★★
Honest assessment that the whole flight was past repair and a new pour was the right call. Could have charged me for patches that would have failed. Trust earned.
Y. T.
North Las Vegas
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Tell us which treads are settling, which edges are spalling, which risers are cracked. We will assess the flight and send a written quote with repair options and timeline.
