Concrete cutting in Cathedral City CA - clean openings cut where you need them
Need a doorway, a trench or a hole through a slab? We scan first, cut clean and keep the dust down.
Core drilling
Round holes through slabs and walls for pipes and wiring.
Slab sawing
Straight cuts and trenches in floors, driveways and patios.
Wall openings
Door and window openings sawn through concrete walls.
Scan before cutting
We locate steel, cables and live lines before any saw starts.
How do you cut an opening in a concrete slab or wall?
Concrete cutting in Cathedral City is how we make doorways, window openings, floor trenches and round holes for plumbing or electrical lines in hardened concrete, using diamond saws and core bits so the edges come out clean.
Most cutting jobs come down to two tools, a core bit for round holes and a diamond saw for straight cuts, trenches and wall openings. Tell us the size and location of the opening and we'll choose between coring and sawing. Before we cut anything, we have the concrete scanned for steel, cables and live lines, and we cut wet or with a vacuum running to keep the dust down.
Your price moves with the thickness of the concrete, how much steel is inside it, how many feet we cut and how easily the saw and its water reach the spot. The schedule turns mostly on the scan and on any permit the job needs. The written estimate I send after my visit puts your own figure on paper.
- Clean edges sized to your opening
- Steel and live lines located first
- Dust kept down while we cut
- Work area cleaned up afterward
How do you know your project needs concrete cut?
Look into cutting when you need a pipe, a doorway or a repair through concrete and would rather not tear out the whole slab.
New plumbing under the floor
A moved sink, a new bathroom or a broken drain under a slab needs a trench sawn so the plumber can reach the lines.
A line through a wall
Running a pipe, a vent or an electrical line through concrete calls for a cored hole, round and sized close to the line.
A new door or window
Adding a doorway or a window in a concrete wall means sawing the opening straight so the new frame sits right.
One bad driveway section
When one part of a driveway is cracked or sunken, sawing it out can save the rest, and our concrete driveway building crew pours it back.
Changing a patio's shape
A clean saw cut gives new concrete a straight edge to meet when you trim a slab or add on with concrete patio construction.
Nobody knows what's inside
If no one knows where the steel, cables or electrical lines run in the slab, call before anyone picks up a drill.
Ask for your cutting estimate
Tell us the opening, its location and the concrete's thickness. I reply within one business day to set a visit, and the estimate is free, no obligation.
What I look at before concrete cutting
Before I recommend coring or sawing, I look at the opening you want, the concrete it goes through and what's hidden inside it.
Where the opening goes
I measure the opening and mark exactly where it sits, because a drain or a doorway an inch off is hard to fix later.
Thickness and rebar
How thick the slab is and how much rebar, the steel bars that strengthen it, sits inside decide the blade and how the cut is planned.
What's hidden in the slab
Steel, cables and live lines don't show on the surface, so the scan maps them and I plan the cut around what it finds.
Access and water
I look at where the saw comes in and how we'll keep slurry, the wet grit cutting makes, off your floors and plants.
How a concrete cutting job runs
We plan the cut around your week and the city's construction hours, which allow Saturday work from 8 AM to 5 PM and list none on Sundays or holidays.
Call or message
You call or send a message about the opening you need, and I get back to you to set a time to see the job.
I come out
I measure, look over the concrete and listen to what you have in mind, including exactly where the opening needs to go.
Written estimate
You get the estimate written out in full, with the method, the scan and how we'll handle dust and water.
Scan and cut
Our crew, led by our foreman, scans and cuts on weekdays, 7 AM to 5:30 PM October through April and 6 AM to 7 PM May through September.
Clean-up and walk-through
We clean up the work area, and I walk the finished opening with you so you can see the edges for yourself.
Why Cathedral City homeowners call us to cut concrete
I'd rather explain a choice twice than have you surprised by it later, so you'll know the method, the scan and the dust plan before we start.
I come out myself
I look at the job and write the estimate, and I stop by while our foreman leads our own crew through the cut.
In business since 2017
I worked concrete crews every summer through school, then started this company in Cathedral City in 2017, 9 years ago.
Licensed and insured for cutting
We're fully licensed and insured. The state contractors license board covers sawing and coring as concrete-related work, so it's worth checking any cutter's license.
Satisfaction guaranteed on every job
We clean up and walk the finished cut with you. Call (442) 219-3033 or send the form to set up your visit.
Concrete cutting in Cathedral City and nearby
The city's Building Division issues building permits, reviews plans and inspects construction, additions and alterations in Cathedral City, so ask there whether your cut needs a permit before you plan around it. When a job needs one, we handle the application, set up the inspections and keep you posted.
On jobs around here, the cuts we're asked for usually run through garage floors, driveways and patio slabs, and the desert heat dries slurry fast, so we keep the water and cleanup moving as we go. We do the same work in Palm Springs, Rancho Mirage, La Quinta and many other cities nearby.
Have an opening to cut in Cathedral City?
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Which concrete cutting method fits my project, coring or sawing?
The opening decides it. Core drilling makes round holes for plumbing, mechanical and electrical lines, slab sawing makes trenches and floor openings, and wall sawing makes door and window openings, so describe yours when you call.
How much does concrete cutting cost in Cathedral City?
Professional concrete cutting across the US usually runs about $3 to $10 per linear foot, a national range rather than our price. The thickness, the steel inside, the method and how easy the spot is to reach move your figure, and the estimate I write at your property gives your own.
Who issues building permits in Cathedral City?
The city's Building Division issues them and inspects the work. Inspections run Monday through Thursday, 8:00 am to 4:30 pm, with none on Fridays, and the city asks you to call (760) 770-0340 between 7:00 and 7:30 am on inspection day to set a time window. We set up the inspections on the jobs we permit.
How is dust controlled when cutting concrete at a house?
We cut wet or keep a vacuum dust extractor running on the saw, which is how one field guide says to control silica at the source. Fine silica dust from cutting can cause silicosis, an incurable lung disease, and lung cancer, so it shouldn't drift through your house or yard.
How do I find out what's inside my slab before it's cut?
Have it scanned, because a scan locates rebar, post-tension cables and live conduit before any saw starts. One field guide warns that cutting a post-tension cable, a steel strand pulled tight inside the slab, can release thousands of pounds of force at once and bring the slab down, so the scan comes before any cut we make.
How do I get ready for a concrete cutting job at my home?
Clear the area and have the kind of opening, its location and the concrete's thickness ready, because those decide the method and the plan. We'll talk through where the saw comes in, where the water goes and what hours the crew will work.
Ask Cathedral City Concrete for an estimate
Call (442) 219-3033 any day from 8 AM to 9 PM, or send the form with the opening's size, location and slab thickness.