Trenches across a floor
A straight saw cut through a garage floor or slab opens a trench for a new drain or line, so your plumber or electrician can work without breaking up the whole floor.
Concrete cutting in City of Atwater CA - clean cuts right where you marked them
Need a trench, a doorway or a pipe hole through concrete? We scan first, mark the lines with you and cut clean.
- Licensed and insured.
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What concrete cutting involves at your house
Concrete cutting in the City of Atwater uses a saw or a core drill to make a straight cut in a floor, an opening in a wall or a round hole through a slab, so you can run a trench, add a door or bring in new pipe and wiring without breaking up the whole thing.
The price mostly comes down to how much cutting there is and how hard it is to reach. The length of the cut, how thick the slab or wall is, whether there's rebar inside, which is the steel that holds the concrete together, and how many holes you need all count, and so does whether we can roll the saw right up to the spot. The schedule usually turns on booking the scan and having any permission in place, and I'll write it all into your estimate so you can see what's included before you decide.
If the cut reaches into the city right of way, which usually means the sidewalk or street side of your lot, the work starts with an application to the City of Atwater for permission. If your job needs a permit, I'll tell you which office handles it and we'll settle up front whose name it goes in, and when it's in ours, we take care of the filing and book the inspections.
I come out to measure
I come out myself to look at the concrete, measure each cut and talk it through with you, because the person planning the cut should be the one who has seen it.
Licensed, insured, here since 2013
We're licensed and insured and have been in business since 2013, so you're hiring a crew that plans its cuts carefully and stands behind them. Your satisfaction, guaranteed.
Based in Atwater, working nearby
We're based in Atwater and work in many of the cities around it, including Winton, Livingston, Merced and Turlock. If you don't see your city listed, please call and ask.
How we plan and make each cut
Before the saw comes out, we have the area scanned for hidden cables. Some slabs have post-tension cables, steel cables pulled tight inside the concrete, and cutting one can release that stored force and damage the structure, so the scan comes first on every job. Then I walk the area with you and we mark each cut line right on the concrete, so nobody is guessing on the day about where the doorway goes or how wide the trench runs.
The water we cut with turns into a wet gray slurry, and we collect it as we go so it stays out of the storm drains and doesn't wash down your gutter. California's stormwater guidance asks for the same thing, and it's a fair question to put to any crew. Our crew handles the cutting, and I'm back for the final walkthrough to check the edges with you.
A lot of our cutting goes hand in hand with other work, like sawing out a cracked or sunken section before concrete driveway building, or opening an old slab for a drain line ahead of concrete patio construction. When the cut is part of a bigger job, we plan the two together so the new concrete ties in cleanly.
Common reasons people have concrete cut
Doors and windows in walls
Wall sawing cuts door and window openings in concrete walls, and it can take out a larger section with a controlled edge when you're changing the layout of a space.
Round holes for pipes and wiring
Core drilling makes a clean, round hole through a slab or wall for plumbing, mechanical or electrical lines, with very little disturbance to the concrete around it.
Removing a damaged section
When part of a driveway or patio has cracked or sunk, cutting it out along a straight line leaves a clean edge, so the new concrete meets the old instead of a jagged break.
Get a written estimate for your cut
Send us the job address and where the cut goes, and we'll reply within one business day to set a time. I'll come out, measure and write up a free estimate, with no obligation.
Tell us floor or wall
Please let us know whether the cut is in a floor, a wall or both, and roughly how long it runs or how many holes you need, because that tells me which saw to plan for.
Have your records handy
If you have plans or structural records for the house or slab, please keep them close, since they help us know what's likely inside the concrete before the scan.
Call if that's easier
If you'd rather talk it through, please call (209) 280-3262 any day from 7 AM to 11 PM, or email estimates@cityofatwaterconcrete.com with a few photos of the spot.
Concrete cutting and flatwork examples
These photos show the kinds of saw cuts, wall openings, cored holes and clean edges we can talk through when I come out.
Questions about cutting concrete
Here are the questions people in Atwater usually ask before they have a floor, wall or slab cut, with plain answers.
Which concrete cutting method fits my project?
A floor job usually calls for slab sawing, a wall opening calls for wall sawing, and a new pipe or wire path calls for core drilling. A slab saw makes straight lines for trenches and floor openings, a wall saw cuts doors, windows and larger sections out of vertical concrete, and a core drill makes a clean round hole with little disturbance around it.
How much does concrete cutting cost in Atwater?
Concrete cutting across the US usually costs about $3 to $10 per linear foot of cut. Where your job lands in that range depends on how thick the concrete is, whether there's steel inside, how easy the spot is to reach and how many holes you need. I'll give you your own figure in a free written estimate.
What happens before concrete cutting starts?
Before anything is cut, the area gets the scan I mentioned above and the cut lines are marked and agreed on. One industry specification also has the owner point out anything set into the concrete near the lines, like pipes or conduit, and provide water and power for the crew, so please plan on a hose bib and an outlet we can use that day.
Which license covers concrete cutting in California?
California's D-6 Concrete-Related Services classification is the state license that covers concrete sawing, breaking and coring. For work in Atwater's right of way, the city's checklist looks for the contractor's state license and classification plus a current City of Atwater business license, so it's fair to ask any contractor for both. We're licensed and insured, and I'm glad to answer that question.
Does cutting concrete make a lot of dust?
Cutting wet keeps most of the dust down, which is why a federal workplace safety rule calls for saws with a built-in water system that keeps feeding water to the blade. It's a good question to ask any crew. Our saws run wet, and the slurry that water makes is the part we collect so it stays out of the drains.
Concrete work that often goes with cutting
Send us the spot you need cut
The sooner I see it, the sooner we can book the scan and line up any city paperwork before your other trades arrive.