Need a doorway, a trench or a straight line through an old slab? We cut it wet and clean, after checking what's buried inside.
Concrete cutting in Murrieta, CA is sawing or drilling through a driveway, patio, slab or wall with diamond tools, so you get a clean, straight opening and the concrete around it stays whole.
Most calls start with something already in the way. It might be a cracked or sinking piece of driveway that needs to come out without breaking the rest, a doorway going into a concrete wall, a trench for a drain line across the patio, or a hole for a pipe through the garage slab. The cut has to run straight and stop where it should, so the concrete around it stays sound.
The price moves with how thick the concrete is, how many feet we cut or holes we drill, how much steel is inside and how easy it is to get the saw to the spot. Indoor work, tight corners and hauling the pieces away add to it. After I measure, the written estimate gives you your own figure.
The schedule turns on two things. If anything could be buried in the slab, the spot gets checked before we cut, which can add a visit. If new concrete goes back into the opening, it has to cure, the wait while it hardens enough to take weight, so plan on staying off it for a while after the pour.
A clean cut comes down to what's inside the concrete, when it's cut and what happens around the opening afterward. These are the things I look at before we start.
Most driveways and patios have rebar, steel bars set inside to keep cracks from pulling apart, or wire mesh. A diamond blade cuts through it, but more steel slows the cut and wears the blade. The cut also has to land where it won't leave a weak strip, so I check for steel when I measure.
On a new pour, control joints are shallow grooves sawed in so the slab cracks along a line we chose instead of across the middle. They have to go in soon after the pour, because once the concrete hardens and shrinks, it cracks wherever it wants. Joints cut late only guide cracks that haven't started yet.
Cutting out a section changes how water moves across it. If the replacement piece settles low or tips toward the house, you get pooling water at the door or against the wall. I look at where water runs before we cut, so the new piece is set to shed it the right way.
From the first call to the walk-through, you deal with me and our own crew. Here's who does what, and what you have in hand before any cutting starts.
Call (951) 477-4538 or send the form and tell us what needs cutting, the surface, roughly how big the opening is and whether you have drawings. We get back to you and set a time to come out.
I come out myself, measure the cut, look at where water will go and ask how you plan to use the space afterward. Then you get a written estimate for the job.
Our own crew sets up, has the spot checked if anything could be buried, then cuts wet and clears the pieces away. If new concrete goes into the opening, I check the forms before we pour.
When the work is done, I walk it with you so you can see the edges and any patch for yourself. If there's a fresh pour, we'll tell you how long to keep off it while it cures.
Before we cut, I want to know what could be buried in your slab, because a saw doesn't care what's in its path and concrete is hard to put back once it's cut. If you have drawings of the house, the slab or the lines that run through it, share them, and we'll have the spot checked before the first cut.
We cut wet, with water running on the blade, so the dust stays down around your windows, your car and your neighbors. It means more setup and a wet driveway we rinse off when we're done, and I'll take that every time over fine gray dust settling on your house.
A lot of cutting is the start of a bigger job. When part of a driveway is cracked or sinking, we saw out just that section on a straight line and pour it back the same way we do for concrete driveway building. Adding onto an existing slab works the same, and a clean saw edge gives concrete patio construction a solid place to start.
When we pour back into a cut, the part I won't skimp on is the subgrade, what the slab sits on. It's hidden on day one, so it's the first thing people want to trim from the budget, but we dig out the loose dirt and pack the base, because a patch on soft ground settles and leaves you a lip to trip over.
We cut out the whole section between the existing joints, so the new edges line up with lines already in the slab and the repair looks planned. It uses more concrete, and it's what I usually suggest.
We saw a tighter square around the damage and patch only that, which means less concrete and less saw time. The patch shows as its own shape, and new concrete looks lighter than old for a while.
Send the form and expect a reply within one business day. I'll set a time to come out, measure the cut and ask what could be buried in the slab, then you get a free written estimate at your property, with no obligation.
(951) 477-4538If your cut runs near the street, at the curb or into any part of the public right of way, the city's Public Works engineering office is the one that issues permits for streets, storm drains, easements and work that reaches into the right of way. Its list names that kind of work, not concrete cutting by itself, so whether your cut needs a permit isn't settled until someone asks.
The city's Building and Safety Division is the office that oversees codes and clearances in Murrieta. When a job needs a permit, we handle the application with the right office and meet the inspector on site, and when we aren't sure, we check with that office before we start.
Most of the cutting we're called for here and in nearby cities like Temecula and Menifee is around the house. It's a cracked driveway section coming out, a garage slab opened for a drain or a pipe, or a patio edge squared off before an addition. We do it the same way in each of them.
I first mixed concrete patching barn floors on our family farm, learned the trade on other people's crews and started this business in 2020. I come out for the estimate and measure the job myself, and our own crew does the cutting, so nothing gets lost between the person who looked at your slab and the people who cut it.
We're licensed and insured. The state's contractor license classes include one set aside for concrete sawing, breaking and coring work. Your satisfaction, guaranteed. When you're ready, send us the form with the surface, the size of the opening and any drawings, or call (951) 477-4538, and I'll come out and measure it.
If a cut leaves a gap where a cracked or sunken driveway section came out, a new pour on a packed base fills it and carries your car again.
When you're adding a patio beside an existing slab or widening one, the new pour can start right at the clean edge the saw leaves behind.
We're based in Murrieta and do concrete cutting across the cities around it, including the ones listed here. If your city isn't named on the site, give us a call and ask.
Slab sawing fits flat surfaces like driveways, patios and floors, wall sawing fits standing walls, and core drilling makes a precise round hole for a pipe or a line. A core bit is a hollow diamond tube that keeps the cut-out plug, called a slug, inside it. Tell us the surface and the opening, and we'll match the tool.
Then the cables have to be located before anyone cuts. Post-tension cables are steel cables pulled tight inside some slabs, and cutting one can damage the structure or release that stored force near the crew. Radar scanning can help find cables, rebar and conduit. Drawings help too, but on their own they don't prove a spot is clear.
By putting water on the blade. Federal safety guidance says wetting the blade substantially cuts the dust a concrete cut makes, which is why we cut wet. That leaves a gray slurry instead, and the state's highway construction guidance says slurry should be vacuumed up right after it's made.
Across the US, professional concrete cutting usually runs about $3 to $10 per linear foot of cut. That's a national figure for the market, not our price. Where your job lands depends on the thickness, the steel and the access we covered above, and your own figure comes from the written estimate after I measure.
Clear the area around the cut, move cars, furniture and planters, and keep kids and pets inside while we work. Point out any sprinkler lines, drains or anything else you know runs under the slab, so we can plan around it before the saw starts.
If we're only cutting, you're usually back on the driveway once we've cleaned up. If new concrete fills the opening, it has to cure first, and you can walk on it well before you can drive on it. We'll tell you the wait for your job at the walk-through.
Call (951) 477-4538 or use the form with the surface, the opening size and any drawings handy, so I can plan the right saw or bit before I come out.
