Diy Cutting Concrete Floor

Underground utilities may also develop faults which demands that you break through the concrete.

Diy cutting concrete floor. Cutting hollow concrete block first score the line. Score the length of the cut three or four times with the chisel. A 7 circular saw for instance can only cut to 2 inches deep meaning you ll need to sledgehammer the rest of the concrete away. A 14 wet cutting blade attached to a concrete cutting.

If your cut doesn t need to be exact use a cold chisel and hand sledge to cut the concrete. A circular saw with a masonry blade can also be used to either score or completely cut through the block. Set the diamond blade on the concrete wet saw to a depth of 4 1 2 inches and cut along both chalk lines. Next set the saw s blade depth to 2 inches and attach a 7 inch diamond blade using vice grips so that the teeth point in the opposite direction of movement.

To cut concrete with a 15 amp circular saw start by using chalk to mark cut lines on the surface of the slab.