Floor Cracks in Oklahoma and NW Arkansas

Floor cracks can be common, but it is important to know when a floor crack indicates a bigger problem. Floor cracks can be a sign of foundation failure. If your concrete floor is showing signs of sinking, sagging, settling, or cracking, it may mean that your foundation is settling. Look for these signs:

• Cracks in concrete floor
• Floors dropping and separating from walls
• Interior walls separating from the ceiling
• Interior wall cracks
• Bowing, leaning or rotating basement walls
• Leaning chimney

The expansive soils in Oklahoma and Arkansas can cause the foundation to shift and move. When the ground is dry do to lack of water, the soil will shrink and when the soil is oversaturated, it will expand. This constant shrinking and expansion causes the ground beneath your foundation to move, thus, causing your foundation to move. That is when floor cracks are a big concern.

Don't ignore your floor cracks. Let the professionals at Foundation Repair Services (FRS) examine them and see if you are in need of foundation repair. If your floor cracks are due to a foundation problem, we have the products and experience to get your foundation and floor cracks fixed. You may think a floor crack is nothing to worry about, but if it is caused by foundation settlement, the longer it is ignored, the more your home's foundation is in danger.

Floor Crack Solutions for Oklahoma and NW Arkansas Including Muskogee, OK

FRS has the solutions for your floor cracks and foundation problems. We use a piering system to get your foundation back to its original level. These solution and pier system includes:

• Helical piers are used when there is a need to resist a tension or compressive force or both. When these ECP helical piers are combined with a helical bracket, these screw anchors are ideal for foundation repair. They are ideal when there is a light structural load, unstable rock basement or very deep load bearing layers.


• Steel push piers are used to support and stabilize the structure of load bearing walls by transferring the weight of the structure from weaker soils onto the steel piers that have been driven deep to load bearing soils.


• Helical tieback anchors are designed to stabilize and strengthen bowing basement walls. These helical tieback anchors are installed from inside the basement wall through a small hole. With exterior excavation, the basement wall can be immediately pulled back to its original level.

Floor cracks should not be ignored. They can mean that your foundation is in need of repair. If the cracks are from the home settling due to erosion or soil sinking and the foundation has settled into these voids beneath it, the crack will be caved in a bit. So be aware of any floor cracks that you see.

Pierman Foundation Repair Services (FRS) has the experience and products to get your foundation back to its original, structurally sound state. The products we use for underpinning and foundation repair are manufactured by Earth Contact Products (ECP), the leader in foundation repair products and basement waterproofing products. Contact us today for an inspection of your floor cracks in Oklahoma.