Need a trench for a drain, a hole for a pipe or a cracked panel gone? We cut clean lines and list hauling separately.
Concrete cutting in Redmond, WA means sawing or drilling through a slab, wall or step with the right saw, so you get a straight line, a trench or a round hole right where you need it without cracking everything around it.
Usually you need a cut because something else is coming, like a drain line, a new pipe, a sunken panel you want gone or a slab that's in the way of a remodel. What moves the price is the concrete itself, how thick it is and how much steel is in it, whether it's a floor or a wall, how tight the space is, how many feet we're cutting and whether you want the pieces broken up and hauled off. The schedule mostly turns on what has to happen before the saw starts, like checking inside a structural slab or sorting out a permit. Old concrete rarely tells you what's inside it until the blade finds out, so I'd rather look at yours and give you the figure for your job at the estimate.
I do the estimate myself, at your house, so the person pricing the cut is the one who'll be standing next to the saw. Our own crew does the work with me running the job, which means nothing gets lost between the quote and the cut.
I learned this trade by asking older finishers a lot of questions and breaking up failed slabs to see why they failed. Thirteen years in, that's still the habit, so before we cut we want to know what's under the concrete and where the water runs.
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We reply within one business day, and I'll set a time to come out and give you a free estimate on site, with no obligation. It helps to tell us the surface, about how long the cut is and whether you want the pieces hauled away. You can also call (425) 285-8618 or email hi@redmondconcretecompany.com if that's easier.
If the cut is part of remodeling your house, the city's Development Services Center issues building permits for alterations and remodels of an existing home, and its permit list names those jobs, not concrete cutting by itself. That leaves open whether your particular cut needs a permit, and the office to ask is that one, at 425-556-7000 or permits@redmond.gov. Before we set a date, we find out which office covers your address and what your project calls for, then tell you plainly who'll handle the permit and the inspections.
At the curb or the public sidewalk it's a different permit, because the city's Right-of-Way Use Permit covers work that blocks traffic, cuts off access or changes anything in the street, along with private use of streets, sidewalks and on-street parking. Where the wash water runs matters too, since the city's stormwater rules list waste from concrete sawing and grinding as something to keep out of runoff, so we plan where the slurry, the wet gray concrete dust a saw leaves, goes before we start. We're based in Redmond, where most of our cutting calls are older driveways and patios with a panel that's sunk or a line that needs a trench, and we do the same work in Kirkland, Bellevue and the cities around them. If your city isn't on our pages, just ask.
Across the US, professional slab saw cutting usually runs about $4 to $15 per linear foot, and that's the market's range for the sawing alone, not our price. Thicker or reinforced slabs cost more per foot than easy, open ones, and wall sawing often runs higher too. On a small job, a minimum charge or the cost of getting the crew and saw there can outweigh the per-foot rate, so a short cut may cost more than its length suggests.
Ask, because sawing and removal are separate jobs and some cutters only make the cuts and leave the pieces where they lie. Breaking it up, hauling it and paying to dump it can add more than the sawing itself. Ours already splits the two, as above, so you'll see both.
The sawing is usually the short part, and the start date depends on what has to happen before it. On a structural cut, checking for rebar, pipes and conduit comes first, and a permit or a wait on utility marks can come ahead of the saw too. I'll lay out that order at the estimate so you know what you're waiting on.
Yes, Washington law requires underground utilities to be located before anyone digs, and the 811 service is free. After the call, the service asks you to wait two full business days for the utilities to mark their lines. Build that wait into the schedule if your cut opens the ground for a trench or new footing.
Under one industry specification for cutting work, the owner provides the water and power for the cutting crew. It's worth settling in the contract before the crew arrives, so nobody's hunting for a spigot or an outlet on the day.
