Street Creep Repair

If you suspect that your home may have been damaged by street creep, or that it has any other foundation problem, we're the contractors for you. At Pier King Foundation Repair we specialize in repairing structural issues of all types, and we have a warranted solution that will permanently solve your problem.

We provide *free, no-obligation Foundation Repair Estimates throughout the entire Oklahoma City, Ok area.

Expansion joints divide a large expanse of concrete into individual slabs that can expand and contract independently. Temperature fluctuations throughout the seasons will cause these joints to widen in the colder months and narrow during hot weather. Problems with street creep begin to arise during the cold winter months, when the widened joints become filled with materials like sand or gravel. As temperatures rise again during warmer weather, the concrete expands.

But if joints have filled with sand and gravel, they can no longer absorb this movement. Instead, one slab will push against another. Once they’re filled with debris, expansion joints can no longer do their job. The entire expanse of concrete expands as a single unit, causing the street to “creep.” Street creep exerts tremendous pressure at the edge of the concrete, where a driveway meets a garage slab or a house foundation wall.

Damage from street creep is a slow process - the elongation of a typical block-length concrete street is generally only a fraction of an inch each year. However, over time, the movement will add up to several inches, which will mean potentially serious damage to your foundation.