Concrete cutting in Shafter, CA - clean, straight cuts right where you need them
A cracked panel to pull or a pipe to run under the slab? We saw it straight, wet and right on your line.
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What does a concrete cutter actually do to your slab?
Concrete cutting in Shafter, CA means sawing straight lines or openings through a slab, so a damaged section can come out, a pipe can go under or a new slab cracks where it's meant to. At Shafter Concrete, we do the cutting and, if you want it, the breaking and hauling too.
Most people who call about cutting have a piece of concrete in the wrong place, a broken panel, a slab in the way of a pipe, or a new pour that needs its joints. The price mostly turns on how many feet we cut, how thick the slab is, whether there's steel in it and whether you want the pieces hauled off, and indoor work adds the question of which saw we can run in there. The schedule turns on the slab too, because a fresh pour has to be cut within hours, while old concrete just waits for a free day and any permit. I put all of that in a written estimate that says what's included, and if your job needs a permit, we handle the application before anyone starts the saw.
How do you know a slab needs cutting?
One broken panel
One section of your driveway or patio has cracked through or sunk, and the rest still sits fine. A straight saw cut lets us take out just that piece, where breaking it out with a hammer can crack the panels you meant to keep.
A pipe under the slab
A plumber needs to reach a line, or you're running a new pipe across a garage or patio. A neat trench cut beats tearing up the whole floor, and the patch afterward looks like a patch instead of a crater.
A new slab without joints
Fresh concrete shrinks as it dries, and if nobody cut control joints, the shallow saw lines that give it a planned place to crack, it picks its own spots. Once a random crack shows up, a cut won't take it back, so the saw has to beat the crack.
How we handle concrete cutting
I start by asking whether you want the line or the hole, because sawing a slab and getting the pieces out are two separate jobs, and they price very differently. Then we mark the cut and check how thick the slab is and whether there's rebar in it, the steel bars that hold a slab together, since steel slows the blade down. Before the blade starts, we settle where the slurry goes, the gray paste of water and concrete dust that comes off a wet cut, so it doesn't end up somewhere you didn't plan on. We cut wet, and a California workplace safety rule calls for walk-behind saws that feed water to the blade the whole time they run. If you've asked for removal, we break the panels up and haul them off, and if not, they stay right where they sit.
A lot of cutting is the first half of a bigger job. If an old slab is coming out to make room for a new concrete driveway, or you're cutting back a slab to widen or reshape a concrete patio, we can do the cut and the new pour as one job, so the edges we saw are the edges we pour against.
Cut the line only
This suits you if you or another trade will pull the pieces, or if a slab just needs joints. You pay for the sawing and nothing else, and the panels stay put.
Cut and haul it away
This suits most homeowners replacing a section of driveway, walk or patio. We saw, break, load and haul, so you're left with a clean opening ready for whatever goes in next.
Get a written price for your concrete cut
We reply within one business day, and I come out to measure the cut. The estimate is free with no obligation, and it helps to know where the cut goes and whether the concrete comes out.
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- Shafter, CA 93263
- Hours
- Mon–Fri: 6 AM–11 PM, Sat–Sun: 8 AM–9 PM
What happens when you call us to cut concrete in Shafter?
Here's who does what from your first call to the walk-through at the end, so you know what you're paying for before the saw starts.
Call or send the form
Tell us where the cut goes and whether you want just the line or the whole piece gone. We set a time for me to come out.
I measure and write it up
I check how thick the slab is, look for steel and ask how you'll use the space afterward. You get a written estimate that says what's included, so you can see whether breaking and hauling are in it.
Our crew cuts, I'm there
Once any permit is sorted, our own crew does the cutting. I'm on site with them, so the person who measured is the one checking the line.
We walk it together
When we're done, I walk the job with you and check the cuts against the marks we made. If the pieces came out, you'll see the space cleared and ready for what goes in next.
Why Shafter homeowners call Shafter Concrete to cut a slab
The owner writes every estimate
I come out to every job, measure it and write the estimate myself, and I'm on site when our crew does the work. Nothing gets lost between the person who quoted the cut and the person watching it get made.
In business since 2013
I started as a helper, mixing, hauling and cleaning tools, and opened this business in Shafter in 2013. Thirteen years of pouring slabs teaches you where they want to crack, which is exactly where a cut should go.
Licensed and insured, as the city advises
We're licensed and insured. Shafter's Building Department recommends a qualified professional for most projects and suggests calling your own insurance agent to look over your coverage first, which is five minutes well spent.
On a cut, what matters most is knowing before the blade starts what you're paying for and where the slurry goes. Ask for an estimate and tell us where the line goes.
Concrete cutting, repairs and new pours around Shafter
Shafter's Building Department issues permits to alter or demolish structures and for plumbing work, and its list names patios and retaining walls but not concrete cutting. That doesn't settle whether your cut needs a permit, especially when it's for a plumbing repair or part of tearing something out, so we check with the building office for your address before we start. If a permit is needed, we handle the application and line up the inspections.
Most cutting calls we get are older driveways with one bad panel, or a trench across a garage floor so a plumber can reach a line, and we see the same calls on jobs in Bakersfield and Wasco. Summer afternoons here run hot, so on a new pour we plan the saw around the pour, not the other way around.
Questions about concrete cutting in Shafter
Call (661) 776-8737How much does concrete cutting cost per foot in Shafter?
Professional slab and wall saw cutting across the US usually costs about $4 to $25 per linear foot, and that's for the sawing, not taking the concrete out. Reinforced or deeper slabs cost more per foot than thin, easy-to-reach ones, and on a small job a minimum or trip charge can set the price more than the per-foot rate does. I'll give you a written figure for your job after I measure.
Does the price for cutting concrete include removing it?
Often it doesn't, because sawing and removal are separate jobs, and a cutter may cut the lines and leave the panels where they sit. Breaking, hauling and disposal can add more than the sawing itself, so ask any quote, ours included, whether removal is in it.
Who issues building permits in Shafter, and how do I reach them?
Permits come from the city's Building Department, and you reach the Building Official at 336 Pacific Ave, 661-746-5002, Monday to Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Since their permit list leaves cutting open, that's the place to ask about your job, and we make that call for you before we start if you'd rather not.
What license covers concrete cutting in California?
California's Contractors State License Board puts concrete sawing, breaking and coring in its D-6 Concrete-Related Services class. It's a fair question to ask any cutter what license they hold before you hire them.
How long do I have to cut control joints after pouring concrete?
On a new slab, the cuts that control cracking typically go in about 4 to 12 hours after the pour, sooner when it's hot and later when it's cool. The cut has to beat the first drying cracks, so the cutter gets booked along with the pour, not the week after.
How do I get a concrete slab cut inside my garage or house?
Indoors, the main question is the saw. An industry specification says the owner or contracting agency must provide ventilation that meets OSHA standards when indoor slabs are cut with gas or other combustion-powered saws, and electric, hydraulic or air-powered saws are the other options. We talk through which one fits your room when I come out.
Concrete work that often follows a cut
Concrete driveway building
When a cut panel or a whole old driveway is coming out, the new pour needs a dug-out, packed base so it doesn't settle like the old one.
Concrete patio construction
If you're widening a patio or replacing a cracked one, we pour it with a slope that sends water away from the house instead of toward it.
Cities where we cut concrete around Shafter
Shafter Concrete is based in Shafter, CA, and we cut concrete in Shafter, Bakersfield and the cities around them. The 12 cities listed here each have their own page, and they aren't the only places we work.
Shafter, CA
Mark the spot and give us a call
If a plumber or a new pour is waiting on the cut, call (661) 776-8737 now so the saw shows up in the right order.