Concrete cutting in Durango CO - clean, straight cuts with the dust kept down
Need a cracked section taken out or a doorway opened up? We saw it straight and clean and leave the rest of your concrete alone.
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What does concrete cutting involve, and when do you need it?
Concrete cutting in Durango means using a saw with a large diamond blade to make straight, controlled cuts in a slab, driveway, sidewalk or foundation wall, so a section can come out or an opening can go in without breaking up the concrete around it.
Most calls start with concrete that needs to lose a piece, like a cracked stretch of driveway, a sidewalk in the way of new work or a basement wall that needs a door, and sometimes it's the first step before we pour new concrete in that spot. The price mostly comes down to how many feet we cut, how thick the concrete is, how much rebar, the steel bars that hold a slab together, is inside it and whether we're cutting a flat slab or a wall. The schedule mostly turns on whether the city needs a permit for your job, and when I walk it I'll tell you plainly what we'd do and what it costs.
How we handle concrete cutting
I start by walking the job and marking exactly where each cut goes, then we set up the saw that fits the surface. Before the saw starts, we agree with you on who cleans up the slurry, the wet gray mud the cutting leaves behind, and we cut wet to keep the dust down. If we're opening a doorway in a foundation wall, the support over the opening goes in before we cut anything below it, because cutting the doorway first leaves the wall above sitting on its corners with nothing holding it.
Cutting is often the start of a bigger job. When we saw out a sunken or broken section, we can pour the replacement as part of concrete driveway building, and a new back door or a slab that needs to grow usually leads straight into concrete patio construction.
What concrete cutting in Durango needs from the city
Inside city limits, the City of Durango requires a building permit before any work or ground disturbance starts, so we check what your job needs before anyone cuts. If the cut reaches into a street, an alley or a sidewalk, that's the city's right-of-way, and blocking or digging in it takes written permission from the city first, because doing it without that is unlawful and can bring fines. When a permit is needed, we handle the application, and we sort out the street side before we set up the saw.
The cutting we see on jobs around Durango and the cities nearby is usually at the edges of lived-in houses, like a driveway apron meeting the sidewalk or a basement that needs a door. That puts cars, kids and gardens a few feet from the saw, so we mark off the work zone and keep the water where we agreed it goes.
- Call (970) 844-8095
- Mon–Sun: 8 AM–9 PM
- Durango, CO 81301
What happens when you call Durango Concrete Company in Durango?
Call or send the form
Call (970) 844-8095 or use the form and tell us what needs cutting and where it is. We set a time for me to come out and look.
I walk the job myself
I look at the concrete, listen to what you want opened up or taken out and tell you plainly which saw we'd use, where the cuts go and who handles the slurry. You get the price for your job and decide from there.
We sort out the permit
Before anyone cuts, we check what the city needs, and when a permit is needed we handle the application. The city asks for at least 30 business days to review building permit submittals, so we build that wait into your start date.
I run the crew through cleanup
Our crew does the cutting with me on site, and we clean up the slurry the way we agreed. You're left with a clean edge or opening, ready for whatever comes next.
Why Durango homeowners call Durango Concrete Company for concrete cutting
I see every job myself
I come out to look at every job, and I'm on site running our crew through the work. The person who priced your cut is the one standing next to the saw, so nothing gets lost between the estimate and the job.
Careful around a lived-in home
I learned on bare lots for new construction and moved to lived-in homes because that's where the work matters to the person paying for it. We cut with your cars, kids and garden still there, and we work like it.
Licensed, insured and easy to check
We're licensed and insured. The city requires every contractor working inside city limits to hold a City of Durango business license, so it's fair to ask any crew you're comparing to show theirs.
Straight answers since 2023
We've been in business since 2023, three years now. I'd rather tell you plainly what a cut will and won't do than sell you work that only looks good for a season.
Satisfaction guaranteed on every job. Tell us about yours and I'll come out and walk it with you.
Request an estimateGet a free on-site estimate for your concrete cutting
Send the form and we'll get back to you within one business day to set a time. I come out, look at what needs cutting and tell you plainly what we'd do, free and with no obligation.
- Licensed and insured.
- Phone
- (970) 844-8095
- Location
- Durango, CO 81301
- Hours
- Mon–Sun: 8 AM–9 PM
Questions about concrete cutting in Durango
How much does concrete cutting cost in Durango?
Across the US, hiring a professional concrete cutting contractor usually costs about $3 to $10 per linear foot of cut. It's priced by the foot, so a short cut through a thin sidewalk lands in a different spot in that range than a long cut through a thick, steel-filled wall. I'll give you the figure for your job when I walk it.
What is the best way to cut concrete, flat sawing or wall sawing?
The best method is the one that matches the surface, so a floor, driveway or sidewalk gets flat sawing and a wall gets wall sawing. Flat sawing uses a walk-behind saw and is the most common kind, while wall sawing runs the saw along a track mounted to the wall. On a very thick or heavily reinforced wall, a crew may bring in a wire saw too, to finish sections the wall saw's blade can't reach.
How do you keep dust down when cutting concrete?
Putting water on the blade greatly cuts the dust from sawing concrete, brick and block, which is why most sawing runs wet. The water turns the cuttings into slurry that has to be vacuumed up or contained, so that cleanup needs a plan. A trade association's model spec says slurry collection and disposal should be agreed with the owner before work starts, so settle it in your agreement before the crew shows up.
How do I know if it's safe to cut into my concrete slab?
The main thing to rule out is post-tensioning, steel cables pulled tight inside some slabs that you can't see from the top. One scanning firm's guide says to review the structural drawings and post-tensioning records and have the slab professionally scanned before any cutting or coring, and to look over visible anchor areas and past repairs and mark out the full work zone first. If you think your slab might have cables, tell me at the estimate so we plan around them.
Will cutting my concrete driveway make it crack?
A clean saw cut usually doesn't crack a driveway, and a cut in the right place is how cracks get controlled in the first place. Control joints are shallow cuts across a slab that give it a weak line to crack along as it shrinks, so the crack stays straight instead of wandering. If your old driveway cracked in random spots, I'll tell you plainly whether cutting helps or whether that section needs to come out.
Can you cut out a damaged section of a driveway or patio and replace it?
Yes, we can saw out a damaged section with straight edges and pour new concrete in its place. The cut gives the new pour a clean edge to meet, and we dig out and pack the base underneath first, because a patch poured over soft dirt settles the same way the old one did.
Work that often follows a cut
Concrete driveway building
When the cut takes out a cracked or sunken stretch, the new section needs a dug-out, packed base so it doesn't settle the way the old one did.
Concrete patio construction
A new back door or a bigger patio often starts with a saw cut, and the pour that follows is where careful base work pays off.
Tell us what you need cut
Call (970) 844-8095 or send the form with the surface you need cut and whether the work reaches a street, alley or sidewalk, so I can check the city's side before I come out.
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