Diy Cutting Concrete Floor

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.

Diy cutting concrete floor.

Repairs on a concrete floor driveway or patio sometimes become necessary due to damages. 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. A 14 wet cutting blade attached to a concrete cutting. This is noisy and can be time consuming depending on the amount of steel.

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. You may have to undertake some concrete cutting at some point in your home improvement projects.

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