OKC Driveway Repair Co. provides emergency driveway repair in Oklahoma City with same-day response during business hours. Emergency driveway repair means making a dangerous driveway safe today, then fixing the cause properly once it is understood. That covers washouts, collapsed panels, open utility cuts and trip hazards. Call (405) 442-4044 and say it’s urgent. We respond the same day, Monday through Saturday, and we do not run an overnight crew.
What counts as an emergency
- A void under the slab. If you can see or reach a hollow under an edge that cars drive on, the slab can break without warning.
- A sudden drop after rain. A panel that sank overnight usually means water is actively moving soil out from under it.
- An open cut. A utility or plumbing crew cut the drive and left a trench, a plate or loose fill.
- A trip edge where people walk. At a business, apartment or church, a new lip at an entrance is a liability today.
- Vehicle damage. A loaded truck or a car that broke through a panel.
Not sure? Our guide to whether a sinking driveway is dangerous explains how to tell slow settling from active failure.
What to do before we arrive
- Keep vehicles off the damaged area and the slab next to it. Park in the street if you have to.
- Mark it. Cones, a trash can or caution tape so nobody walks or drives into it, especially after dark.
- Photograph it with something for scale, such as a tape measure or a shoe, before anything changes.
- Stop the water if you can. Turn a downspout away, and if you suspect a broken pipe, call the water utility.
- Note who was there. If a utility or contractor crew caused it, write down the company name from trucks or locate flags.
What happens on the first visit
The first job is safety. We cone, tape or barricade the hazard, and where a car has to cross, we bridge the hole with a steel plate or temporary fill. Then we find the cause, because the cause decides the repair: a downspout or slope washing out the base, a broken water or sewer line, an uncompacted utility trench, or soil settlement. If digging is needed we call in an Okie811 emergency locate first. You get photos, measurements and a written quote for the permanent repair before we leave.
The permanent repair
Most emergencies turn into one of our standard repairs, done properly:
- Washouts: void filled with material that won’t erode, edge rebuilt and the water redirected. See driveway washout repair.
- Collapsed or sunken panels: lifted if they are whole, or replaced with dowels if they are broken. See driveway leveling and concrete driveway repair.
- Trip edges: ground to a bevel or lifted. See trip hazard grinding.
- Utility cuts: trench recompacted and the drive saw-cut and re-poured to match.
We schedule the permanent work as soon as materials and weather allow. Concrete can’t be poured on frozen ground, so in deep cold the safe temporary fix may need to stay a little longer.
Paying for it
The same-day assessment is free. Making the hazard safe is priced on site before we start, and the permanent repair is quoted separately in writing. Sudden damage from a covered event, such as a falling tree or a vehicle, is more likely to be covered by insurance than settling or erosion. If a utility or contractor caused it, their company is usually the place to file. Our guide on what to do when a crew damages your driveway covers the steps.
What's included
- Same-day response during business hours
- Hazard coned, taped or barricaded on the first visit
- Steel plate or temporary fill where traffic must cross
- Void size and cause checked: water, utility or soil
- Photos and measurements for insurance or a utility claim
- Written quote for the permanent repair
- Permanent repair scheduled as soon as materials and weather allow
- Okie811 emergency locate when digging is needed
When it's an emergency
- A hole or void you can see under the edge of the slab
- A panel that dropped suddenly after heavy rain
- A utility or plumbing cut left open across the drive
- A raised edge on a walkway customers or tenants use
- A car or truck that cracked through the concrete
Not sure which side of the line yours is on? The free driveway damage assessment takes about two minutes.
DIY patch vs the cheapest bid vs a driveway done properly
Most failed OKC drives didn't fail because of the concrete. They failed because of what's under it and what was skipped. Here's what to look for on any quote.
| What matters | DIY patch | Cheapest bid | Done properly |
|---|---|---|---|
| Base | Patches over whatever is there | Native clay graded flat, little or no stone | Soft clay dug out; 4–6 in. compacted crushed stone |
| Concrete | Bagged mix, hand-mixed, no air | Spec not on the quote | 4,000–4,500 psi air-entrained ready-mix, in writing |
| Thickness | Whatever the bags cover | 4 in., often thinner at edges | 5 in. with thickened edges |
| Reinforcement | None | Mesh lying on the dirt | #3 rebar on chairs; dowels into old concrete |
| Joints | None | Tooled late or skipped | Saw-cut within 24 h to ¼ depth, ~10 ft apart; ½ in. expansion joints |
| Curing | Left to dry | Left to dry | Membrane curing compound; no cars for 7 days |
| Permit at the street | Skipped | Often skipped | Pulled per OKC Code §50-116 |
| Quote | — | One number, verbal | Written, itemized, per square foot |
