Concrete cutting in Monrovia CA - clean edges and a clear plan for the pieces
A section of slab that has to come out, or a trench to run through it? We cut it straight and keep the dust down.
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How do you cut out part of a concrete driveway or patio?
Concrete cutting in Monrovia is how we take out part of a driveway, patio, sidewalk or floor without wrecking the rest of it. At Monrovia Concrete we run a walk-behind saw with a large diamond blade along a straight line, so a section can come out, a trench can go in or a new slab can meet the old one clean.
Most calls start with one bad piece. A cracked panel in the driveway, a lifted square of sidewalk, a strip of patio that has to go so a drain line can run through. A straight cut lets us take out just that and leave the rest alone. The price moves with how many feet we cut, how thick the slab is, how much rebar, the steel bars inside, it carries, whether it's a slab or a wall, and whether you want the pieces broken up and hauled or left in place. The schedule mostly turns on whether the slab needs a scan first and what the city says about the work, and your own figure comes from the estimate once I've measured it.
How we handle concrete cutting
We mark every cut first and tell you which ones we're making and whether we're also breaking out and hauling the pieces, because cutting and hauling are two separate jobs and you should know which one you're paying for. Then we set the saw on the line and run it wet, so the water keeps the dust down and the blade cutting clean. If removal is part of the job, we break the panels into pieces we can carry, load them and haul them off. Last, we clean up the slurry, the gray mud a wet saw leaves behind, so it doesn't wash into the drain.
Cutting is often the first half of a bigger job. Once a damaged section is out, our concrete driveway building work starts with digging out and packing the base, the ground the new slab sits on, because a base that's only raked level settles with the dirt. The same goes for concrete patio construction, where we check which way the water will run so the new patio doesn't drain toward your house.
What changes for concrete cutting in Monrovia
If the cut reaches the sidewalk or the part of the driveway near the street, that's usually public right-of-way, and Monrovia Public Works issues the permits for any work there. The city's no-permit list names sidewalks and driveways no more than 30 inches above the ground, but it doesn't mention cutting, so it doesn't settle whether a saw job needs a permit. We check with the city before we set a date, and if your job needs one, we sort out who pulls it and get it in hand before work starts.
For walk-behind saws, the state's workplace rules on silica dust call for a built-in water system that feeds water to the blade the whole time, which is one more reason we run wet. Most driveways we cut here slope down toward the street, so we watch where that water and slurry head before they reach the gutter, and we see the same slopes on jobs in Arcadia and Pasadena.
What concrete cutting looks like
Get your concrete cutting job measured and written up
We reply within one business day to set a time. I come to your property, measure the cuts and write down what's included, like removal and hauling, so you know what the price covers. The estimate is free, and there's no pressure to book.
(626) 879-0614Concrete cutting questions from Monrovia
How much does concrete cutting cost per foot?
Professional slab saw cutting usually runs about $4 to $15 per linear foot across the US, and that's for the sawing. Reinforced or deeper slabs cost more per foot than thin, easy-to-reach ones, and on a small wall-cutting job the bill can come mostly from the minimum or trip charge rather than the per-foot rate. Your own number comes from the estimate.
Is breaking and hauling included in the concrete cutting price?
Not always, because sawing and removal are separate jobs and some cutters make the cuts and leave the panels where they lie. Breaking, hauling and dumping can cost more than the sawing itself, so it's smart to price removal as its own step. Our estimate says in writing which one we're doing.
How do I know if my slab needs to be scanned before cutting?
Structural or post-tensioned concrete may need a scan first to find rebar, post-tension tendons, conduit, pipes and anything else buried in it. Post-tensioned means steel cables pulled tight inside the slab, and you don't want a saw finding one. The scan adds a step before the saw, so bring it up early, ideally when I come out.
What hours can crews cut concrete in Monrovia?
The city lists construction hours of 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. on weekdays and 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. on weekends and holidays. We schedule saw days inside those windows, so on a weekday expect us after 7.
What is the best way to cut concrete thicker than the saw blade?
Cut it in more than one pass or switch methods, because a section thicker than a large saw reaches in one pass can't come apart in a single cut. On a thick wall, that's usually where the wire saw comes in.
Will cutting out part of my driveway crack the rest of it?
Usually not, because a straight saw cut gives the slab a clean line to separate on instead of letting it break wherever it wants. Cracks tend to show up when a section gets hammered out with no cut, and they run into the part you're keeping. If what's left is already cracked or sinking, I'll tell you at the estimate whether cutting around it is worth it.
Call about your Monrovia cutting job
Call (626) 879-0614 or use the form with where the cut goes, whether it's a slab or a wall and a rough length in feet, so I can plan the visit before I come out.