Concrete cutting in Solon OH - clean, straight cuts right where you planned them
Need a doorway, a trench for a pipe or a cracked section taken out? We scan first, then cut clean, straight lines.
How do you cut a clean opening in concrete?
Concrete cutting in Solon is how we take out hardened concrete in a controlled way. Diamond blades saw straight lines for a doorway, a removal or a clean edge, and core bits drill round holes for a pipe, conduit or anchor. You end up with a neat opening, and the rest of the slab stays where it is.
Most people call us because they need an opening where there never was one, like a new drain line through a basement floor, a doorway in a foundation wall, or a bad section of driveway or patio cut out before a new pour. The price moves with how long and how deep the cut is, how much steel is inside, and whether we're working indoors where dust and slurry need more care. The schedule turns on whether an engineer has to sign off first and whether the city wants a permit. I come out, measure and give you a written estimate that lists what's included, so you know what you're paying for before we start.
How our concrete cutting job goes
Before we cut, we scan the slab or wall for steel and anything live inside it, because a blade that finds rebar, the steel rods that hold concrete together, or a buried electrical line is trouble for everyone. One cutting field guide says any structural opening, or any cut through structural reinforcement, needs the structural engineer of record, the engineer responsible for the building's design, and we won't cut one until your engineer has weighed in. Next we pick wet or dry cutting with you, based on whether the work is indoors and how you want the cleanup handled. Then we mark the lines, make the cut or drill the core, lift out the pieces and haul them away, and clean up the dust or slurry before we leave.
Cutting is often the first step of a bigger job. When a cracked or sunken stretch of driveway has to go, a straight saw cut lets us take out just that part and tie the new pour into a clean edge, which is how a lot of our concrete driveway building work starts. The same goes for concrete patio construction when you're widening a patio or replacing a broken corner, so new concrete meets old along a line we chose.
Slab and wall sawing
Sawing suits straight cuts, like a doorway in a foundation wall, a trench line across a basement floor, or a section of driveway coming out. It leaves a clean, square edge, which matters when a door frame or new concrete has to meet it.
Core drilling
Coring suits a round hole for a pipe, conduit, vent or anchor bolt. The bit cuts a clean circle without breaking up the concrete around it, so there's little patching afterward.
What changes concrete cutting in Solon
Solon requires building permits for a large variety of projects, and the building department decides whether your cut is one of them, so we check with it before we start instead of guessing. When the city wants a permit, we file it and schedule the inspections. If the job also digs into the ground under the slab, Ohio law has the excavator notify the state's protection service of the site and planned start date, with some exceptions. That notice goes in at least two working days ahead, not counting the day it's sent, and no more than sixteen calendar days ahead.
We're based in Solon and work in Solon and the cities around it. The calls are much the same from place to place, mostly basement floors opened for new plumbing, garage slabs cut for a drain, and driveway or patio sections cut out ahead of a new pour, and we see the same work on jobs in Twinsburg and Beachwood.
Cuts, cores and clean edges
Why call us for concrete cutting
I do the estimate myself
I come out, measure the cut and write down what's included, from the scan to hauling the pieces away. You get the job I priced, not a low number with the cleanup added back later.
In business in Solon since 2013
We've run this business for 13 years, and our own crew does the work with me or our foreman running the job. What we talked about at your house reaches the people making the cut.
Licensed and insured for Solon work
We're licensed and insured. Solon also has every contractor get a certificate of registration from its Chief Building Official before working in the city, renewed each year, along with a $25,000 bond the city says only assures it the work follows its codes, so that bond isn't a guarantee on your job.
Get the scan and the engineer question settled before anyone picks up a saw. Send us your job details or call (440) 560-8533, and I'll set a time to come out.
(440) 560-8533Get a written estimate for your concrete cutting job
We get back to you within one business day to set a time. I come out, measure the cut and give you a written estimate that lists what's included, free and with no obligation.
Concrete cutting questions from Solon homeowners
What does concrete cutting cost per foot in Solon?
Professional concrete cutting across the US usually costs about $3 to $10 per linear foot of cut. Where your job lands depends on how deep we cut, how much steel is in the way, and whether we're indoors with extra dust or slurry control. I measure on site and put it all in a written estimate.
Do I need a permit to cut concrete in Solon?
Solon's building department decides that job by job, so we ask before we cut and file the permit when the city wants one. When a job needs a permit, the city says review generally takes 7 to 10 business days depending on the project, so plan for that before the cut date. You can see what the city covers on its permit page.
Why should concrete be scanned before cutting?
A scan finds rebar, post-tension cables and live conduit before a blade hits them. Post-tension cables are steel strands pulled tight inside some slabs, and cutting one is dangerous and costly. One field guide's rule is "No scan, no cut," so ask any crew for the scan as the first step.
How do I keep dust down when cutting concrete indoors?
Wet cutting keeps the dust down but makes slurry, a gray mud of water and concrete, that has to be contained, not washed down a drain. Dry cutting skips the slurry but needs a vacuum on the saw and a respirator to capture the dust. One cutting company also says electric saws are best indoors because they give off no exhaust.
How deep can a concrete saw cut through a slab or wall?
A typical walk-behind saw cuts from several inches up to roughly a foot deep. Thicker walls or footings call for a bigger machine and a bigger blade, so tell us the thickness if you know it. That changes the equipment we bring and the price.
What is the best way to cut out part of a slab without cracking the rest?
Saw a straight line all the way through first, then break and lift out only the piece inside it. Hammering through without a saw line sends cracks wherever the concrete is weakest, often into the part you wanted to keep. A clean saw edge also gives new concrete something solid to meet.
Plan your concrete cut and the patch after it
Call (440) 560-8533 with what you're cutting, where, and the rough length and depth, and we can talk through the job on the first call.
