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Cutting Concrete

Henry

05-27-2008

Pipedown

franz fripplfra...

Phisherman

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Posted by Henry on May 27, 2008, 3:58 pm

I am going to cut a 3 foot by 6 inch section of my curb. (Don't worry
I have the required permit). It is also about 4 inches high. Is there
a certain concrete saw that can be recommended? Also, how long should
I expect to take to cut this chunk off?

Any info would be appreciated.
Henry

Posted by Pipedown on May 27, 2008, 4:41 pm

>I am going to cut a 3 foot by 6 inch section of my curb. (Don't worry

> I have the required permit). It is also about 4 inches high. Is there

> a certain concrete saw that can be recommended? Also, how long should

> I expect to take to cut this chunk off?

> Any info would be appreciated.

> Henry

Any diamond bladed saw will cut concrete. be sure to run the cut wet or the
dust will be terrible. All you need is a saw with a large enough blade and
it should take only a few minutes per cut. Sounds like you'll need to rent
one with a 12" blade, its called a concrete saw. That 4 inch curb should go
another 4" below ground. A less than full depth cut can usually be followed
up with a sledge hammer depending on what you are doing.

Posted by franz fripplfrappl on May 27, 2008, 5:29 pm

On Tue, 27 May 2008 12:58:16 -0700, Henry wrote:

> I am going to cut a 3 foot by 6 inch section of my curb. (Don't worry I

> have the required permit). It is also about 4 inches high. Is there a

> certain concrete saw that can be recommended? Also, how long should I

> expect to take to cut this chunk off?

> Any info would be appreciated.

> Henry

I would price the rental for the saw and what it would cost a contractor
to come over and cut the curb. If all you need is a few saw cuts, it may
be easier, cheaper and safer for someone else to do the work. Removing
the concrete is grunt work after all the cutting is done.

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Franz Fripplfrappl

Posted by Phisherman on May 27, 2008, 6:57 pm

wrote:

>I am going to cut a 3 foot by 6 inch section of my curb. (Don't worry

>I have the required permit). It is also about 4 inches high. Is there

>a certain concrete saw that can be recommended? Also, how long should

>I expect to take to cut this chunk off?

>Any info would be appreciated.

>Henry

There are concrete cutting discs you can purchase for your circular
saw. This may take 5 minutes to cut through a curb, going too fast
may burn up your saw. This produces a lot of fine concrete dust;
wetting the area down before you cut may help with the dust. Wear old
clothing, goggles, respirator, hearing protection.

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