Need a doorway through a foundation wall or a section of slab taken out? We cut it straight, wet and on the line you approved.
Concrete cutting in Vacaville means sawing through a slab, driveway, floor or wall with a diamond blade, so you get a clean, straight edge for a new opening or a section that's coming out instead of the broken edge a jackhammer leaves.
Most people call us because something has to come out or go through. It might be a cracked or sunken piece of driveway, a patio edge that's in the way, or a wall that needs a new door or window. The price comes down to how long the cut is, how thick the concrete is, whether there's steel inside it, which saw the surface needs and how easy the spot is to reach. The schedule turns on whether the slab gets scanned first and whether the city wants a permit for your cut. We're based in Vacaville and work in the cities around it, and once I've seen the spot, your written estimate gives you the figure for your job.
I come out to look at the cut and write the estimate, so the person who marks the line with you is on site on cutting day. Our own crew runs the saws and I run each job, so nothing gets lost between the estimate and the work.
I worked summers on concrete crews all through school, learning from people who'd done it for decades, and I started this business in 2013. Cutting comes up on a lot of our jobs, because many new pours start with an old section coming out.
Form & Pour Vacaville Concrete is licensed and insured. A cutting job puts a heavy saw, water and power right next to your house, your foundation and the lines under your yard, and you want the people running that saw to be covered.
If something about your job isn't settled yet, like what's inside the slab or whether the city wants a permit, I'll tell you that instead of guessing. Satisfaction guaranteed on every job. Call (707) 514-3389 or send the form to get started.
We reply within one business day, whether you call or send this form. I'll come out, look at the spot and measure the cut, then give you a free written estimate with the work spelled out line by line. There's no pressure and no obligation.
Cutting a new doorway or window into a wall changes the structure, and the City of Vacaville's Building Division reviews and inspects improvements to existing structures inside city limits. Whether your cut needs a permit depends on the job, so I check your address with the city instead of guessing, and when it does, we handle the application and set up the inspections. If you'd rather pull an owner-builder permit yourself, the city has you register a Public User account first.
Around Vacaville, most of our cutting calls are driveways and patios with a cracked or lifted section that has to come out before a new pour, along with garages and foundation walls getting a new door. The same jobs come up in Fairfield, Davis and the other cities around us, and we do the work the same way there.
Flat sawing with a walk-behind saw is the most common method for floors, driveways and other horizontal surfaces. For tight spots, small cuts or cuts flush against a wall where a walk-behind won't fit, a handheld saw does the job. I'll tell you which one your cut needs when I measure it.
A saw mounted on a track is the standard choice for an opening in a foundation wall, because it makes the straight, controlled cuts that set the rough opening for a door or window. Since that changes the structure, we check the permit question for your address first, as described above.
Most of it is wet, because water flows over the blade and turns the cuttings into slurry, a wet mix that keeps the dust out of the air. It's the standard for most flat and wall sawing, and California's workplace silica rule lists a walk-behind saw with a built-in system that keeps water feeding the blade. Dry cutting with a vacuum is kept for spots where water isn't practical, like small hand cuts or some indoor work near finishes, so otherwise expect a wet area around the cut.
Scanning first is the answer, and a contractor's guide calls ground penetrating radar a reliable way to map buried steel and utility lines before any cut. The same guide warns that cutting a post-tension cable, a tightened steel cable some slabs are built with, releases energy explosively and can leave the slab unstable. That's why we talk about scanning with you before we cut into a slab.
Have the cut location decided and agreed, because a trade association's specification makes the owner responsible for approving where the cut goes, with every line clearly marked before cutting starts. The same specification has the owner provide water and electricity for the cutting crew, so plan on a hose bib and an outlet near the cut.
Professional concrete cutting across the US usually runs about $3 to $10 per linear foot of cut, so treat that as a national ballpark, not a Vacaville quote. Thicker concrete, steel inside it and a hard-to-reach spot push a job toward the top. Your written estimate gives you the figure for your own cut.
