Concrete cutting in Aurora CO - clean, straight cuts right where you need them
Need a trench in your slab, an opening in a wall or a hole for a pipe? We cut it clean, after checking what's buried.
Concrete cutting through slabs and walls
Concrete cutting in Aurora, CO means sawing straight lines, trenches and openings through concrete that's already in place, like a basement floor, a driveway, a sidewalk or a wall. I come out, look at what you need cut and where, and we bring the saw that fits it. A clean saw cut leaves an edge you can build against, which a jackhammer doesn't.
The price moves with how far and how deep we cut, how much steel is in the slab, whether there are round holes to drill, and whether the pieces have to be broken up and hauled away. The schedule usually turns on the utility locate, since that has to happen before the saw starts. Your written estimate spells out what's included and what isn't.
Cutting is often the first step of a bigger job. A new concrete driveway or concrete patio sometimes starts with cutting the old slab into pieces a crew can lift, or trimming an edge back so the new pour meets it cleanly. This page covers the cut itself, and those pages cover the pour.
What concrete cutting can fix around your house
A trench for a new line
When a drain, a water line or conduit has to run under a basement floor, a garage slab or a driveway, we saw two straight lines so only that strip comes out. The rest of the slab stays in one piece instead of getting broken up around the work.
A damaged section taken out
When one part of a driveway, patio or sidewalk has cracked, sunk or started pooling water, we can cut around it so only that part comes out. The concrete next to it keeps a straight edge, which is what the new section gets poured against.
An opening in a concrete wall
A new doorway, a basement window or a pass-through in a concrete wall starts with a saw cut. Square, even edges are much easier to frame, seal and finish than a hole knocked through by hand, and the wall around the opening takes less of a beating.
Cutting, removal or a whole new slab?
If most of the slab is sound and one part is bad, or you need a line run under it, cutting is the job. If the whole driveway or patio is cracked, sinking or draining toward the house, cutting out pieces just moves the problem, and I'll tell you to replace it.
That call usually comes down to the base, what the slab sits on. If the dirt underneath settled once, a new section poured on it will usually follow, so a patch only makes sense when the base under it is still holding.
If it's your house's foundation that has settled, that's foundation raising, not cutting, and I'd rather get that sorted out before anyone puts a saw to the wall.
What to settle before we start cutting
What's inside the concrete
Rebar, the steel inside a slab, can sit next to post-tension cables, conduit and pipes where nobody can see them, and a radar scan can find them. I ask what might be in there before the blade touches it, and any cutter should tell you whether scanning is part of the job.
Cuts inside the house
A gasoline saw running in a basement or garage fills the air with carbon monoxide, and workers have died that way. For an indoor cut, ask what powers the saw before anyone starts it. We're fully licensed and insured, and we pick the saw for the space as well as the cut.
Where the water and dust go
Wet cutting feeds water to the blade to keep dust down, but that water comes off alkaline and full of cement fines. One tool maker says on most sites it can't go down a drain and suggests planning for a vacuum and a place to dump it, so settle that before the cut.
What happens before the saw starts in Aurora
In Aurora, any cut into the public right-of-way, like the sidewalk or curb along the street, needs a permit from the city's director of public works first, and the contractor gets it. For other cuts, we check with the city or county for your address and get the permit before work starts if one is needed.
Here it's usually driveways, garage floors and basements. Tell us about anything private in the ground near the cut, like sprinklers, the water or sewer line to the house, or power to a detached garage, since the Colorado 811 locate we request skips those and they're yours to have marked. We're based in Aurora and work across Centennial, Parker and the other cities around it.
Questions about concrete cutting in Aurora
How much does concrete cutting cost per foot in Aurora?
Across the US, professional slab saw cutting usually costs about $4 to $15 per linear foot, and that's for the sawing, not the breaking or hauling. Steel in the slab or a deeper cut pushes it up, and on a small job a minimum or trip charge can matter more than the footage.
Does a concrete cutting quote include breaking up and hauling the concrete away?
Not always, because cutting and removal are separate jobs and some cutters saw the lines and leave the panels where they sit. Breaking it up, hauling and dump fees can add more than the cutting itself, so our written estimate says plainly whether removal is in it.
What saw is used to cut a concrete wall, a slab or a pipe hole?
The shape of the cut decides the tool. A flat saw cuts slabs like floors and driveways, a wall saw runs on a track for walls and openings, and a core drill makes round holes for pipes and drains, which are priced separately from straight cuts.
When do you need to contact Colorado 811 before cutting concrete in Aurora?
Before any cutting starts, because state law requires a locate request before excavation or demolition, and Colorado 811 counts saw cutting as both. Its page for professional excavators asks for at least two business days, not counting the day of notice, and its homepage asks for at least three. We put the request in for you.
How soon can I use my driveway after concrete cutting?
If we're only cutting, you can usually use it once we've cleaned up, since there's nothing new that has to set. If a section comes out and gets repoured, the wait is for curing, the time new concrete needs to gain strength before it takes foot traffic or a car.
Tell us about the concrete you need cut
Tell us where the cut is, wall or slab, inside or out, and if it needs hauling. We reply within one business day. Estimates are free, on site, no obligation.
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