Same expansive clay soil, lots of newer subdivisions, and a lot of homes settling in year two and three.
Broken Arrow sits on the same heavy clay soil as the rest of the metro, but with a twist. Most BA neighborhoods south of 71st were built in the last 25 years on what used to be farmland. The soil got disturbed during construction and compacted unevenly. That's why so many BA homeowners start noticing cracks around year two or three. The fill has finally settled, and your slab is going with it.
We work the full Broken Arrow market. That includes neighborhoods off Aspen, Elm, Lynn Lane, Olive, and the newer builds out toward Forest Ridge and Battle Creek. We've also done a lot of work in Stone Wood, Forest Park, and Oak Hill.
Broken Arrow soil is mostly Mollisol clay over Cherokee shale. It expands roughly 12 to 15 percent when fully saturated. The expansion isn't even, which is why we see one corner of a BA slab drop while the rest stays put. Drainage from the front yard toward the foundation is usually the multiplier.
Most of our BA jobs in the last six months have been on slab homes between 8 and 18 years old, average 6 to 9 piers per job. We've also done a number of pool deck lifts off Aspen and a couple of garage floor leveling jobs that beat tear out by about $9,000.
Broken Arrow jobs typically run inside the same range as the rest of the Tulsa metro:
We give written quotes after a free inspection. No phone estimates.
Newer subdivisions on fill dirt do tend to settle. Older parts of BA closer to Main and Elm don't move as much because the soil's been undisturbed longer.
Most of the time we can be out the same day or the next morning. Call before noon to maximize that chance.
Yes. Sellers and buyers both call us mid escrow all the time. We give a written quote the buyer's lender can review.
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