Concrete cutting in Petaluma CA - clean, straight cuts where you need them
A broken section, a new drain line or a wall that needs an opening? We cut straight and clean so the rest can stay.
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What does concrete cutting involve, and what sets the price?
Concrete cutting in Petaluma means sawing straight lines through slabs and walls, or drilling round holes for pipes, drains and conduit, the tubes that carry wiring. You remove or open up only the part you need and keep the rest.
Most people call us because one piece of a driveway, patio or wall is in the way, and tearing out the whole thing makes no sense. The price moves with how thick the concrete is, how much steel is inside it, whether it's a flat slab or a wall, how many feet of cut there are and whether you want the pieces hauled away. The schedule turns on any scanning, the utility shutoffs and whether the city has to sign off first. I'll give you your own figure in a written estimate that lists what's included.
When does a slab or wall need to be cut?
One section has broken up
One part of the driveway or patio is cracked through, sunk or heaved while the rest sits flat. That usually means the subgrade, the ground the slab sits on, gave way under that piece, and the longer it stays, the more water gets under the edges and the larger the bad area tends to grow.
A pipe has to pass through
You're adding a drain, a water line or wiring that has to go through a slab or a foundation wall. A neat round hole does that without disturbing the area around it, while chipping it out by hand tends to crack more concrete than you meant to lose.
A wall needs an opening
You want a doorway, a window or a pass-through in a concrete wall. A sawn opening has straight, clean edges the next trade can work to, and until it's cut, the rest of the project usually waits on it.
How we handle concrete cutting, start to finish
Every job starts with my estimate, and it says plainly whether it covers hauling the concrete away or only the saw cuts, because those are two different jobs and you should know which one you're paying for. Before we cut, I ask you about scanning for steel and lines inside the concrete, and we agree with you on which utilities get shut off and how the wet waste from the saw gets cleaned up. Then we make the cuts with the saw that fits the surface and its thickness, and we leave the work area clean.
Cutting is often the first step of a bigger job. When a broken stretch of driveway comes out, we can pour it back as part of our concrete driveway building work, and when a patio needs a section removed for a new layout, the new slab falls under concrete patio construction. If we pour back, I'd spend your money on a dug-out and packed base before a fancy finish, because the base is what keeps the new piece from settling the way the old one did.
Get a written estimate for your concrete cutting job
Send the form and we'll reply within one business day to set up a free on-site estimate. I'll look at the job and send you a written estimate, and there's no pressure to book.
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What happens after you call about concrete cutting?
Here's how a cutting job runs from your first call to the walk-through, so you know who you'll talk to and what you'll have in hand before work starts.
Call us or send the form
Call (707) 283-3110 or send the form, and tell us whether it's a slab or a wall and whether you want the concrete removed. We'll set a time for me to come out.
I look and write it up
I come out to see the site, ask how you'll use the space and talk through what might be inside the concrete. You get a written estimate that lists what's included, so you can compare it line by line with any other quote.
We set a date
Once you're ready, we pick a date, and if the city needs to issue a permit first, we plan around its timing. Petaluma issues some permits at submission or within a few days, but most take a few weeks or even several months.
We cut and walk through
Our crew makes the cuts and cleans up the wet waste the way we agreed. I walk the finished job with you before we pack up.
Why Petaluma homeowners call Allied Petaluma Concrete for cutting
On a cutting job, the planning before the saw starts decides how it goes, so tell us about your project and I'll come out to take a look.
The owner writes every estimate
I come out to look at each job and write the estimate myself, and our own crew does the work. You talk to the person pricing the job, so what we agree on at your house is what the crew shows up to do.
Back in the trade since 2013
I learned concrete on a flatwork crew, the people who pour driveways, patios and other flat slabs, and came back to the trade in 2013 to start this business in Petaluma. That's why I pay as much attention to what's under and inside a slab as to where the cut line goes.
Licensed and fully insured crew
We're licensed and fully insured. That counts on a job where a saw goes through concrete that may hide steel, pipes or lines you can't see.
Concrete cutting, removal and permits in Petaluma
Petaluma's Building Division issues permits for the work on the city's lists. Those lists name demolition, inside or outside, and changes to an existing structure, but they don't name concrete cutting by itself. So it isn't settled whether your cut needs a permit, and it's worth asking when the cutting is part of tearing something out or opening up a wall. The same goes for work that would block off a sidewalk, because the city counts using the public right-of-way during a project as something that needs a permit. When a job needs a city permit, we help with the application and plan our start around the city's approval and inspections.
We're based in Petaluma and work in the cities around it across the North Bay, and many of our calls are about older driveways and patios where one section has sunk or broken and the rest is worth keeping. We see the same thing on jobs in Rohnert Park and Novato, and the fix is usually to cut out the bad piece cleanly and pour it back on a well-packed base.
Questions about concrete cutting in Petaluma
How much does concrete cutting cost per foot?
Professional concrete saw cutting of slabs and walls across the US usually costs about $4 to $25 per linear foot. That's a national figure, so treat it as a rough guide for Petaluma. Reinforced or deeper slabs cost more per foot than standard slabs that are easy to reach, and on a small job the charge to bring the crew and saws out can outweigh the per-foot rate. Your written estimate gives you the figure for your job.
Does the concrete cutter also haul the concrete away?
Not always. Sawing concrete and removing it are separate jobs, and some cutters saw the outline and leave the panels in place. When you compare quotes, check whether each one covers removal or only the sawing, because otherwise you aren't comparing the same job.
What do I need to handle before concrete cutting starts?
You'll usually need to have the utility lines found and shut off, and agree on how the wet waste gets cleaned up. One trade group's job specification makes the owner or the contractor who hired the cutter responsible for finding lines in or next to the concrete and having them shut off. For buried lines, it says to call the appropriate agency for locating, as state or local rules may require. It also says cleanup of the slurry, the wet waste from cutting, should be agreed with the owner before work begins, and we go over both with you at the estimate.
Who do I ask about a permit for concrete cutting in Petaluma?
Ask the city's Building Division, which takes questions about whether a permit is needed at building@cityofpetaluma.org. It answers specific questions about a project, so describe the whole job and not just the cut.
How do I know if my slab needs to be scanned before cutting?
Scanning may be needed before cutting structural or post-tensioned concrete, which carries a load or has steel cables pulled tight inside it, so ask if you aren't sure how yours was built. A scan finds rebar, the steel bars that strengthen a slab, along with those cables, called tendons, and any pipes or conduit, so the cutter can plan around them. Bring it up at the estimate and I'll tell you what I think your concrete calls for.
What is the best way to control dust when cutting concrete?
For handheld and walk-behind saws, the answer one cost guide gives is water at the blade, because cutting concrete makes respirable crystalline silica, a dust fine enough to breathe in. The guide reports that OSHA's silica standard calls for it, so ask any crew how they handle dust before they start.
Related services after the cut is made
Concrete driveway building
If a cracked or sunken driveway section has to come out, a new pour on a dug-out, packed base keeps the replacement from settling the same way.
Concrete patio construction
If the cut makes room for a bigger or reshaped patio, we pour the new slab on a packed base with joints planned before the concrete goes in.
Cities where we cut and pour concrete
Allied Petaluma Concrete is based in Petaluma, CA, and works in the cities around it across the North Bay, including Santa Rosa and San Rafael. Twelve cities have their own page here, and they aren't the only places we work.
Petaluma, CA
Get your concrete cutting job priced
Tell us whether it's a slab or a wall and whether you want the concrete hauled away, so I can come out ready to price the whole job.