Concrete cutting in Hinesville GA - clean openings with the dust kept down
Need a drain run under the slab or a bad section cut out? We saw or core a clean opening with water on the blade.
Do I need a saw cut or a core hole in my concrete?
A straight or rectangular opening gets sawed, and a round hole for a pipe, drain or conduit gets a diamond core. That choice is most of what concrete cutting in Hinesville comes down to. Slabs like floors, driveways and sidewalks are cut with a floor saw. Walls get a diamond saw that runs on a track mounted to the wall, where a floor saw can't work.
Most calls start with something in the way. It might be a drain line that has to run under a garage floor, a sunken piece of driveway that has to come out before we pour a new driveway, or a doorway in a concrete wall. The price moves with how thick the concrete is and whether rebar, the steel bars that help hold a slab together, runs through it, since cutting through steel is slower work. It also moves with whether it's a wall or a slab, and whether you want the pieces hauled off or left in place. The schedule mostly turns on whether the job needs a permit and how easily we can get the saw to the spot. I'll put your own figure in a written estimate once I've looked at it.
- Fully licensed and insured.
- Free on-site estimates.
- Expect a reply within 1 business day.
Concrete cutting, driveway and patio work
How we do concrete cutting, start to finish
Before we cut, we settle two things with you. The first is whether the opening needs a straight saw cut or a round core. The second is whether hauling the pieces off is part of the job, because those two answers decide the saw, the crew and the price. Then we mark the lines on the concrete, sort out where the saw gets its water and power, and talk through cleanup so you know where the water and the broken pieces will end up. We cut wet to hold the dust down and keep the blade on the line you agreed to. If removal is in the estimate, we break out and load the panels.
Cutting is often the first step of a bigger job. When a driveway has one broken or sunken section, we can saw out just that part and pour it back as part of concrete driveway building. When you're adding onto an old slab out back, a clean saw cut gives the new pour a straight edge to meet in concrete patio construction. If that's where you're headed, tell me on the visit so we plan the cut and the pour together.
Why Hinesville property owners call Hinesville Concrete for concrete cutting
I write your estimate myself
I come out, look at the cut and write the estimate myself, and the crew I trained does the work. The person you talk through the job with is the one who answers for it.
Running our own crew since 2021
I learned under an old-school boss who made me tear out forms and set them again until they were right, and I started this business in 2021. We still work that way, because a careless cut in your driveway stays there for good.
Fully licensed and insured crew
The City of Hinesville recommends that your contractor apply for the permit so it can confirm the contractor holds the business and state licenses the city requires. The city points owners to the Georgia Secretary of State Office for those requirements. We're fully licensed and insured, and that matters once a saw is running next to your house.
Cutting goes right or wrong in the planning, long before the blade touches concrete. Call (912) 837-8164, email quotes@hinesvilleconcrete.com or request an estimate. Have a few details ready: where the cut goes, whether it's a slab or a wall, and whether the opening is square or round.
Get a written estimate for your concrete cut
Send the form and we'll get back to you within one business day. I'll come out to look at the cut, and the written estimate is free, with no obligation.
- Fully licensed and insured.
- Free on-site estimates.
- Expect a reply within 1 business day.
What happens after you call about concrete cutting in Hinesville
Tell us about the cut
Call, email or send the form, and tell us where the cut goes and whether it's in a slab or a wall. We'll set a time for me to come see it.
I look and write it up
I look at the concrete and ask what the opening is for and how you'll use the space, and then you get a written estimate. It spells out saw cut or core, and whether breaking up and hauling the pieces is included, so you know what the number covers.
We set the plan
If you go ahead, we take care of the permit when the job needs one and set a plan for the work. We'll also settle where the saw can hook up to water and power at your place.
Cut, clean up, walk through
The crew cuts wet along the marked lines and cleans up the way we agreed. If the job ends with new concrete, I check the prep and forms before any truck is ordered, and then we walk the finished job with you.
Concrete cutting questions from Hinesville
How much does concrete cutting cost per foot?
Professional concrete saw cutting across the US usually costs about $4 to $15 per linear foot for the sawing itself. Thicker or reinforced slabs and wall sawing cost more per foot. On a small job, a minimum or trip charge can count for more than the per-foot rate. Your written estimate from the site visit gives you the figure for your job.
Does the price of concrete cutting include hauling the concrete away?
Not always. Sawing and removal are separate jobs, and some cutters cut the lines and leave the panels where they lie. Breaking up, hauling and disposal can add more than the sawing, so ask any crew whether its quote includes removal. Ours puts it in writing either way.
Will cutting concrete fill my home with dust?
It shouldn't when the saw runs wet, because water on the blade greatly reduces the dust from cutting concrete, brick and block. That water leaves a gray slurry behind. One tool supplier notes that this slurry is alkaline and carries cement fines, so on most sites it can't go down a drain. We'll go over how it's caught and where it goes before we start.
Do I need a permit for concrete cutting in Hinesville?
Possibly, and the city is the one to ask. Its permit list names demolitions, driveways, patios and slab leaks but doesn't name concrete cutting. The city says that list isn't all-inclusive and asks you to call (912) 876-4147 or email insp_contact@cityofhinesville.org when in doubt. When a job needs a permit, we apply for it ourselves, and if we're not sure, we check with the office before we start.
What is the best way to cut concrete inside a house?
Start with the saw's power source. A trade association's sample specification says gas saws used indoors need ventilation that meets OSHA standards, and it names electric, hydraulic or pneumatic saws as other options. One tool supplier's guide also describes cutting dry with a dust collector on the saw and a HEPA vacuum. By that guide's account, dry cutting is slower than wet cutting but leaves no water to clean up and can't damage finishes.
How do I find buried lines before cutting a trench through my driveway in Georgia?
The Georgia Public Service Commission says excavators must call for a facility locate before excavating or blasting. Facility owners and operators then locate their lines on request, so when a trench cut leads to digging, that call comes first. If the slab is post-tensioned, with steel cables stretched tight inside it, one scanning company advises a ground penetrating radar scan with every tendon marked on the surface. It says cutting a tendon can damage the slab, injure workers and require specialty repairs.
Concrete work in nearby cities
Work that often goes with concrete cutting
Concrete driveway building
If cutting out a bad section shows the rest of the driveway is tired too, a full new driveway on a packed base may be the better spend.
Concrete patio construction
Cutting back an old slab or opening a line for drainage often comes right before a new patio, so planning both together saves a second trip.