Concrete Contractors in Moore, OK

Homeowners searching for concrete contractors in Moore are often working on a house with a complicated history. Moore sits between Oklahoma City and Norman in Cleveland County, and with 62,793 residents in 2020 it is the seventh-largest city in Oklahoma. It is also the city that Wikipedia says has taken three of the state's costliest tornadoes. Many neighborhoods have been rebuilt once or twice, so one block can have a 1970s driveway next to a slab poured after 2013. We replace and repair driveways, patios, sidewalks, steps and slabs, and pour new stamped and broom-finish work across the city.

From a boxcar sign to a city of 60,000

Moore began in 1889 as a railroad camp, named for Al Moore, a Santa Fe Railway employee who painted his name on a board nailed to the boxcar he lived in. It stayed tiny for decades: 1,221 people in 1960. Then the city annexed 21.6 square miles in 1961, became a full city in 1962, and reached 19,761 by 1970 and 35,063 by 1980.

That burst of 1960s and 1970s building means a lot of Moore's original flatwork is now 45 to 60 years old. The usual problems on those lots are front walks heaved by tree roots, driveway panels that have dropped below the garage slab and back patios that were never thick enough for the load they now carry.

Building back after 1999 and 2013

The May 3, 1999 tornado was rated F5 and was the costliest tornado on record at the time. On May 20, 2013, an EF5 with winds estimated at 200 to 210 mph cut a 17-mile path and destroyed entire subdivisions. Afterward, the city adopted building code changes that require new homes to withstand winds up to 135 mph, well above the national standard reported at the time.

For concrete, rebuilding left its own patterns. Some lots got new driveways when the house was rebuilt, while others kept original slabs that were cracked by debris and heavy equipment during cleanup. Many families added storm shelters or safe rooms, and those need a solid slab or a properly prepared garage floor. When we look at a Moore property we check whether the slab under a garage shelter is sound, whether a cleanup truck crushed the drive approach, and whether newer and older panels meet cleanly.

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Permits for drive approaches

The City of Moore's Inspections Division handles driveway and curb cut permits from 301 N Broadway. The application asks for the approach material, width and thickness, the curb cut width and whether a tinhorn (a culvert pipe under the drive) is required, and it is reviewed by both Building Safety and Planning, with a site plan attached. If your project touches the curb, the street-side approach or a drainage ditch, we work through that form with you before the pour.

The ground under Moore

Wikipedia places Moore in the Sandstone Hills region, the country of blackjack and post oak. Trees like these, plus the ornamental trees planted in older subdivisions, are a big reason walks and drives lift and crack. We look at roots, grading and where water collects after a storm, because a slab that sits in standing water will settle sooner or later regardless of how well it was finished.

Common Moore projects

• Replacing original driveways in 1960s to 1980s neighborhoods
• Slabs and garage floor prep for storm shelters and safe rooms
• New patios and patio extensions on rebuilt lots
• Stamped concrete for back yards and front entries
• Sidewalk, stoop and step replacement
• Section repairs where new and old concrete meet

Call (405) 442-4315 to book a visit anywhere in Moore, east or west of I-35.