Concrete cutting in Apopka FL - clean openings right where you need them
Need an opening in a slab or a wall for a drain, pipe or door? We make the cut straight and keep the dust down.
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Who cuts concrete slabs and walls in Apopka?
Concrete cutting means sawing or drilling through a slab or a wall to make a straight cut, an opening or a round hole for a pipe, drain or conduit, and Custom Apopka Concrete does that work around homes and businesses in Apopka, FL.
Most people call because something has to go through the concrete, like a new drain line under a garage floor, a doorway in a concrete wall or a broken panel of driveway that needs to come out without taking the rest with it. The price moves with the kind of cut, how thick the concrete is, whether it has rebar in it, the steel bars that hold a slab together, and whether you want the pieces broken up and hauled off, and on a small job just getting the saw and crew out there can be a good share of the cost. The schedule mostly turns on the permit question and on whether we're only cutting or pouring back afterward, and the estimate spells out what's in it so you can see where the money goes.
How do you know if you need a concrete cut?
A panel that's heaved up
When one section of driveway or sidewalk sits higher than the rest, it's usually roots or shifting ground pushing on it, and that raised edge is something to trip over. Cutting out just that panel is often cheaper than replacing the whole slab, but the longer it sits, the more water gets under it and the more it moves.
A pipe has to go through
A new bathroom, a drain for a low spot or conduit for power out to the yard usually means getting under or through a slab or a wall. A clean saw cut or a drilled hole keeps the damage to the spot you need, while hammering through to save time tends to crack concrete you meant to keep.
Old concrete in the way
You're adding on, widening a driveway or building where part of an old patio sits, and there's a slab right where the new work goes. A straight sawed line lets the part you keep end clean, and putting it off usually means the rest of the project waits on it.
How we handle concrete cutting at your house
Before anything else, I ask where the cut goes, whether it's in a floor or a wall and whether you want the pieces hauled off, because those three answers change the saw, the setup and the cleanup a lot. Then we mark the line, cover what needs covering, set up the saw and cut wet with water on the blade the whole time, so the dust stays down around your home instead of drifting through the yard and into the house. If the pieces are going, we break them out and haul them, and either way we clean up before we call it done.
A lot of cuts are the first half of a bigger job. Once a broken section is out, concrete driveway building is how we put new concrete back in, and when a cut through a patio was for a drain line or a new door, concrete patio construction can rebuild it so the water runs away from the house.
Straight cuts in slabs
A flat saw rides across a driveway, patio or floor and makes long, straight cuts, which suits taking out a section or trenching for a pipe. In tight spots or for smaller openings, a hand saw reaches where the bigger saw can't.
Openings in walls
A wall saw runs on a track mounted to the wall, so the cut stays straight on a vertical face for a new doorway or window. Wall sawing usually costs more per foot than slab work, so it helps to know early which one you need.
Round holes for pipes
A core drill bores a clean round hole for a pipe, drain or conduit, so you get the size you need without breaking out more concrete than that. It's the right tool when the job is a pass-through, not a section coming out.
Get a free estimate for your concrete cut
Send the form and we'll reply within one business day to set a time. I'll come out, look at the spot and give you a free estimate that spells out what's in it, with no obligation.
(407) 358-0192- Based in
- Apopka, FL 32712
- Hours
- Mon–Fri: 6 AM–11 PM, Sat–Sun: 8 AM–9 PM
What happens after you call about a concrete cut?
From the first call to the last walk around the job, here's how it goes and what you'll know at each point.
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Call or send a message
Call (407) 358-0192 or send the form, and we'll get back to you to set up a visit. If you can, tell us where the cut goes, whether it's in a floor or a wall and roughly how long it runs.
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I come out and measure
I look at the spot, measure and ask a lot of questions, like what's on the other side of the wall or what runs under the floor. Then you get an estimate that spells out what's in it, including whether breaking out and hauling are part of the price.
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We cut and walk through
Once you say go, we sort out the permit question, set up and make the cut, and haul the pieces if that's in your estimate. Then we walk through the finished job together before we pack up.
Why Apopka homeowners call Custom Apopka Concrete for cutting
On a cut, the first thing to pin down is exactly where the line goes, so tell us about your cut and I'll come take a look.
I come out and look myself
I usually come out myself to see the spot, measure and talk it through, and our own crew does the cutting. So what you told me at the estimate is what the crew works from, not a note passed along to somebody else.
Doing this work since 2021
I taught myself concrete on my own house, learned the rest on other crews and started this business in Apopka in 2021. That's why I ask so many questions before a saw ever touches your concrete.
Licensed and fully insured
We're licensed and fully insured, and when you're comparing quotes it's fair to ask every cutter for the same. A saw going through a slab next to your house is real work, and you want it covered if something goes wrong.
Concrete cutting, driveways and patios in Apopka
In Apopka, the city requires a building permit to erect, enlarge, alter, remove, demolish or repair a structure, and the list it gives names things like fences, garages and additions, not concrete cutting, so whether a cut by itself needs a permit isn't settled. Before we start, we check with the city or county building office that covers your address, and when a permit is needed, we file it as the licensed contractor and keep you posted. Florida requires contractors to be licensed in the state and to put license numbers on permits and contracts, and if you pull a permit yourself as an owner-builder, you become the responsible party on it, so having a licensed contractor file may protect you from that financial risk. Work out toward the street goes to other offices, since the city's Engineering Division handles excavation and right-of-way permits, and on a County road, Orange County's Roads and Drainage Division handles residential driveway permits. If the job goes past the slab into the ground, Florida law also has the excavator send notice through the state system at least 2 full business days before excavation or demolition, and whether that reaches your cut is part of the permit question we sort out first.
A lot of the cutting calls we get around here come from driveways and patios that have been down a while, where one section has heaved, sunk or broken and the rest is still worth keeping. We see the same thing on jobs in Ocoee and Pine Hills, and we handle it the same way, with a clean line around the bad part so whatever comes next has a straight edge to meet.
Questions about concrete cutting in Apopka
How much does concrete cutting cost in Apopka?
Professional saw cutting of a concrete slab usually runs about $4 to $15 per linear foot across the US, and that's for the sawing alone. It's a national figure, so where your job lands depends on your slab and on whether you add breaking out and hauling, and your estimate puts your own number on it.
Does the price for cutting concrete include hauling it away?
Not always, because sawing concrete and removing it are separate jobs, and breaking it up, hauling it and disposal fees can add more than the cut itself. Some cutters leave the cut pieces right where they are, so check each quote for removal. I ask up front whether you want the pieces gone, and the estimate says plainly whether hauling is in it.
How do I keep dust down when concrete gets cut near my house?
Ask the crew whether they put water on the blade, because wetting the blade substantially cuts down the dust a concrete saw throws. Wet cutting turns that dust into a gray slurry that runs off and has to be vacuumed up or contained, so before we start, I'll talk with you about where that water is going to go.
Who should I call in Apopka before starting a concrete project?
Start with the City of Apopka Building-Safety Department or the Building Official, since the city advises checking with them before a project begins. If we're doing the work, that call is part of the permit check we do before we start, so you don't have to chase it.
How long does concrete cutting take?
The cutting itself is usually the quick part, and what takes longer is everything around it. Breaking out and hauling the pieces, any permit question and a pour-back all add time, and new concrete then has to cure, the wait while it hardens enough to walk and drive on, so the estimate visit is where we work out your schedule.
What causes a patched section of driveway to crack again?
Usually it's what's under it, because if the subgrade, the ground the slab sits on, was only raked flat instead of dug out and packed, it keeps settling and the new concrete goes with it. When control joints, the grooves that give a slab a planned place to crack, get cut late or skipped, cracks wander wherever they want. When we pour back after a cut, the base gets most of our attention, since nobody sees it but it decides how the patch holds up.
Related services that often come after a cut
If your driveway is cracked or sinking across most of it, a new pour often makes more sense than cutting and patching one panel at a time.
For a patio that's sinking, pooling water or simply too small, we can build a new slab sized and sloped for the way you actually use the yard.
Service areas for concrete cutting near Apopka
Custom Apopka Concrete is based in Apopka, FL, and we work in the cities around it across the Orlando area. The 12 cities below each have their own page, from Orlando to Altamonte Springs, and they aren't the only places we work.
Tell us where your cut goes
Planning the cut before the rest of your project means whatever gets built next starts from a clean, straight edge.
Apopka, FL