What should your step photos show?
Photograph the approach, both sides, top landing, building edge, and ground at the base. Include rails, posts, columns, brick, and nearby walks.
Note gaps, uneven step heights, rocking, cracked joints, and water. These signs do not prove a foundation or footing problem.
Can the steps move as one piece?
The provider must find out whether the unit can move or is tied to other parts. Steel, footings, columns, and attachments may limit or stop a normal lift.
Ask how movement may affect the door, landing, rails, siding, brick, and walkway below.
What if the steps seem unsafe now?
If the steps rock, are badly broken, lack a needed rail, or create an urgent fall risk, block access and seek the right help. This site is not an emergency service.
A possible provider match does not replace the owner’s duty to keep people away from an unsafe area.
Primary sources
- American Concrete Institute — Slabjacking RAP 11American Concrete Institute · Accessed July 31, 2026
Sources support general guidance. They do not determine the condition or appropriate repair for a specific property.