Concrete cutting in Ridgecrest CA - clean openings right where you need them
Need a trench for a pipe or an opening in your slab? We cut straight lines and drill clean holes, with the dust kept down.
I measure and price it myself
I come out to look at each cut and hole and give you the estimate myself. Our own crew does the work and I run it on site, so the person who priced your job is standing there when the saw starts.
Our own small crew since 2017
I learned this trade hauling forms on a small crew and started this business in 2017. Nine years on, I still answer my own phone, so a question about a cut gets a straight answer from someone who's done the work.
Licensed and fully insured
We're licensed and fully insured. The state contractors board lists concrete sawing, breaking and coring under a concrete-related services contractor class, so ask any cutter you're comparing about theirs. Ready to talk it over? Call (442) 294-1117 or use our contact form.
Concrete cutting in Ridgecrest, CA
Concrete cutting means sawing straight lines through a slab or wall and core drilling round holes for pipes, drains and conduit. It helps homeowners and property owners in Ridgecrest, CA who need a trench, a new opening or a bad section out without breaking up everything around it.
Price comes down to what we're cutting and how much. Deeper slabs and slabs with rebar, the steel rods that hold concrete together, cost more per foot, wall cuts cost more than floor cuts, and every round hole is priced on its own, so it helps to know each cut's length and each hole's size when you call. Whether the cut pieces get hauled off changes the number, and your figure comes from the estimate once I've seen the slab.
The schedule mostly turns on what has to happen before the saw starts. A slab that might hold pipes, wires or steel cables gets checked first, every line and hole has to be marked and agreed on, and work inside the house needs a plan for exhaust and the cutting water. If your job needs a permit, I'll tell you at the estimate and we'll take care of pulling it before work starts.
Concrete cutting, coring and the work around it
Marking lines and finding what's buried
Before we cut, I want every line and hole marked and anything buried in the slab found, because a saw can't tell a water line from gravel. On structural concrete that can mean scanning first for rebar, conduit, pipes and post-tension cables, which are steel cables pulled tight inside some slabs. One cutting company's guide warns that cutting one of those cables lets go with explosive force and can leave the structure unstable, so I'd rather bring it up at the estimate than find out halfway through a cut.
Cutting wet to keep dust down
We cut wet, with water running at the blade, because dry cutting throws a cloud of fine dust that drifts into garages, yards and the house next door. California has a silica rule for construction work, including repair, renovation and removal, and state workplace safety guidance lists wet cutting as one way to control that dust. That's how we cut on jobs in Ridgecrest and the cities around it. Indoors, one trade group's spec says gas-powered saws need ventilation that meets OSHA standards, and electric or hydraulic saws are the other way to go.
Cutting out damage before a pour
A lot of our cutting happens before a pour. When part of a driveway or patio has cracked or sunk, we saw a clean line around the bad section so the new concrete butts up to a straight edge instead of a broken one, and that carries right into our driveway building and patio construction work. On new slabs we cut control joints, shallow grooves that give the slab a chosen place to crack, and we cut them early, because a joint cut late lets the slab crack where nobody picked.
Get a price on your cuts and holes
Tell us the surface, each cut's length and any hole sizes, and we'll get back to you within one business day to set a time for me to come out. The estimate is free, on site and carries no obligation.
(442) 294-1117How a concrete cutting job goes
I come out and look
Once you reach us by phone or the form, we set a time for me to come out. I look at the slab or wall, ask what the cuts and holes are for and go over the estimate with you, questions and all.
We plan the cut together
Before the saw comes out, we agree on every line and hole, sort out whether the slab needs scanning and settle where the cutting water and slurry will go, so nothing gets decided in a hurry on cutting day.
We cut and walk it with you
I'm there with our crew from setup to the last cut, and we clean up the way we agreed. Before we pack up, we walk the job with you so you can check each cut and hole against the marks.
Concrete cutting questions we hear
Which saw does my concrete cutting job need?
A floor slab like a driveway, patio or garage floor gets a flat saw, and an opening in a wall gets a wall saw that runs on a track. Hand saws reach tight spaces, wire saws handle very thick or heavily reinforced concrete, and round holes for pipes or conduit are core drilled instead of sawed.
How much does concrete cutting cost per foot in Ridgecrest?
Professional saw cutting of concrete slabs usually runs about $4 to $15 per linear foot of cut across the US, going by one national pricing guide. That's the market, not our price, and small jobs are often priced by a minimum charge instead of by the foot, so your Ridgecrest number comes from the estimate.
Does a concrete cutting company also remove the cut concrete?
Not always, because sawing concrete and removing it are separate jobs, and a cutter may cut the lines and leave the panels sitting in place. If you want a finished opening, ask whether removal is in the quote, and I'll tell you at the estimate whether hauling off the cut pieces is part of our job.
What should I mark or provide before the concrete cutting crew arrives?
One trade group's spec puts these on the owner or hiring contractor, though your contract may split them differently: approve the cut area and clearly mark the lines, mark the location and type of anything embedded near them, supply water and power for the crew, and agree on how the slurry gets collected and disposed of before work begins.