Concrete cutting in Antioch, CA - clean, straight cuts right where you need them
Need a pipe run under your slab or a new opening in a driveway or wall? We cut it straight, clean and where you planned it.
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What does concrete cutting involve, and what moves the price?
Concrete cutting in Antioch is how we make straight cuts and openings in a slab or wall with a saw, and round holes with a core drill, so a pipe, drain or conduit can pass through solid concrete or a driveway, patio or wall can get a new opening.
Most people call us because something has to get through the concrete or part of it has to come out, like a sewer line under the patio, a driveway that needs to be wider or one sunken panel. The price turns on how thick the concrete is, how much steel is in it and whether we're cutting a slab on the ground or a wall, because reinforced, deeper and wall cuts cost more per foot than an easy cut in a slab you can walk right up to. The schedule turns on whether the concrete needs a scan first and whether the cut reaches the sidewalk or curb, since that brings in a city permit we apply for as your contractor. If the cut is the first step toward a new driveway, we plan both together, and I'll measure it all and send you a written price so you're not guessing.
How do you know your concrete needs cutting?
New line under the slab
You're adding a drain, fixing a sewer line or running power out to the garage, and the concrete is in the way. A saw cut gives the plumber or electrician a clean trench we can patch flush, while breaking it out by hand usually leaves ragged edges and cracks that keep spreading after the patch.
One panel sank or lifted
One section of the driveway or patio sits lower than the rest, with water pooling on it or a lip you trip on, which usually means the dirt under it washed out or settled. If it sits between control joints, the grooves cut in when it was poured so the slab cracks along them, we can saw along those and replace just that panel. Waiting lets water keep working under it, and the panels next to it tend to follow.
The driveway feels too narrow
You've got another car, a trailer or a side gate the driveway doesn't reach, and you want to add on. A straight saw line gives new concrete a clean edge to meet, and if someone skips the cut and pours against a broken edge, that seam is usually the first place it cracks.
How we do concrete cutting in Antioch
I start by marking the cut and checking how thick the concrete is and how it was built, because the spot and the thickness decide the tool. A flat saw makes straight cuts in a slab, a wall saw riding on a track handles walls and steep faces, a hand saw gets into tight corners, and a wire saw is for thick, heavily reinforced sections. If it's structural or post-tensioned concrete, built with steel cables pulled tight inside it, we want it scanned before any blade touches it so we know where the steel and the lines are. Then we set up for the dust and sandbag the storm drain, so the slurry, the gray cement water a wet saw throws off, stays out of the gutter. We make the cuts, haul out the pieces, clean up the slurry and leave the edges ready for whatever goes in next.
A lot of cutting is the first half of a bigger job. When you're widening or replacing part of a driveway, the cut sets the clean edge our concrete driveway building work ties into, and when a line has to run across the back yard, we can pour it back as part of concrete patio construction if you'd rather redo the patio while it's open.
Slab cuts on the ground
This suits driveways, patios, walks and garage floors that need a trench, a wider edge or one panel taken out. It's the most common cutting job at a house, and usually the easiest to reach, which helps keep the price down.
Wall and tight-spot cuts
This suits a new opening in a concrete wall or a cut tucked against the house where a big saw won't fit. Walls take more setup, so I'll tell you up front if running the pipe a different way would save you money.
Get a written price for your concrete cutting job
We reply within one business day. I come out for a free on-site estimate, measure the cut and send you a written price, and there's no pressure to book.
Call (925) 503-1201- Based in
- Antioch, CA 94509
- Hours
- Mon–Sun: 6 AM–11 PM
What happens when you call about concrete cutting in Antioch?
Here's how a cutting job runs from your first call to the final walk-through, and who you'll be dealing with at each step.
Call or send the details
Call (925) 503-1201 or use the form, and tell us where the cut sits, about how long it runs and whether it reaches the sidewalk or street. We get back to you and set a time for me to come out.
I measure and send a price
I come out myself, look at the concrete, what's around it and how we'll get the saw to it, then send you a written estimate. You'll know the price before anyone starts a saw.
We permit, cut and walk it
Once you say go, we sort out anything the city or county needs, then cut, clean up and pour back if the job calls for it. I walk the finished job with you before we leave.
Why Antioch homeowners call Excel Antioch Concrete Company for cutting
I measure every job myself
I come out to look at the job and give the estimate, and my crew and I do the work. The person who measured your driveway is the one standing there when it gets cut.
Licensed, insured, ready for city work
We're licensed and fully insured. That matters here because Antioch issues street work permits only to the property owner or a state-licensed contractor, and everyone working under one needs a state license and a city business license.
Taught on my dad's jobs
I pushed a wheelbarrow on my dad's jobs long before I started this business in 2023, so I know where a cut should go and where it'll cause trouble later. I'll also tell you straight that concrete cracks, and a good cut or joint just tells it where.
Tell us where the cut sits, about how long it runs and whether it reaches the street, then send it through our contact page or call (925) 503-1201.
Concrete cutting, driveway and curb work in Antioch
If your cut reaches the sidewalk, curb, street or an easement, it's in the public right-of-way, the strip along the street the city controls, and Antioch's Engineering Division issues a separate encroachment permit for any work there, curb cuts and driveway changes included. A cut that stays on your lot is a different question, and the city's Building Services Division, which reviews plans and issues building permits, is the office to ask. We check with the city before we start, and if a permit is needed we apply for it as your contractor or help you through it if you'd rather file it yourself.
A lot of the driveway cuts we get here run right to the curb, which is why the permit question comes up so often, and many newer houses sit on slabs that may be post-tensioned, so I ask about the house before I price a cut inside a garage. We see the same kinds of driveways and slabs on jobs in Pittsburg and Oakley, and we handle them the same way.
Questions about concrete cutting in Antioch
Call (925) 503-1201Professional concrete saw cutting across the US usually runs about $4 to $15 per linear foot, and that's a national figure for saw cuts, not our price. On a small job, a minimum or trip charge for bringing the crew and saw out often sets the price more than the per-foot rate does. For an Antioch number, I'll measure the job and send you a written estimate.
Yes, if the cut reaches the sidewalk, curb, street or an easement, because that's public right-of-way and the city requires its encroachment permit for work there. For a cut that stays on your property, we check with the city's building office before we start, as covered above.
If the concrete is structural or post-tensioned, plan on a scan before any cutting starts. A scan shows where the rebar, the steel bars that hold a slab together, and any tensioned cables, conduit, pipes and other hidden hazards sit, so the cut can miss them. If you're not sure what your slab is, I'll look at it when I come out.
Core drilling is usually the best way, because the hollow bit cuts a clean round hole sized to the pipe instead of a square notch you'd have to patch around. Core holes are normally priced apart from saw cuts, so tell us how many you need and how big when you call.
California's Contractors State License Board lists concrete sawing, breaking and coring under its concrete related services classification. Ask any cutting crew for its state license before work starts, the same as you would for a pour.
It can be, because cutting concrete puts respirable crystalline silica in the air, and Cal/OSHA treats it as a known carcinogen that can cause silicosis and lung cancer, with standards to control how much workers breathe. You can ask any cutting crew how it meets those standards on your job, and I'll walk you through how we're setting up for the dust before we start.
Related concrete work that often follows a cut
Concrete driveway building
Widening an old driveway or replacing a cracked stretch means a new section with a dug-out, packed base, poured flush against the clean edge we cut.
Concrete patio construction
Once a line is run under the back yard, it's a good time to pour a new patio instead of patching a trench across the old one.
Service areas for concrete cutting near Antioch
Excel Antioch Concrete Company is based in Antioch, California, and the 12 cities listed here, from Concord to Brentwood, each have their own page. We work in plenty of places in between too, so call even if your city isn't on the list.
Antioch, CA
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