Concrete cutting in Glendale CA - clean, straight cuts right where you want them
Need an opening in a wall, a trench in a slab or a bad section out? We scan first, then cut clean.
- Fully licensed and insured.
- Free quotes on site.
- We respond within 1 business day.
What is concrete cutting, and when do you need it?
Concrete cutting in Glendale means sawing clean lines through a driveway, patio, floor or wall, so you can pull out a damaged section, run a trench for a pipe or open up a doorway without breaking up the concrete around it.
Most calls start with something specific: a sunken panel of driveway, a drain line that has to cross the patio, or a new door through a garage wall. What moves the price is what we're cutting, floor or wall, how thick it is, how much steel is inside, how many feet of cut there are and whether we're hauling the pieces away. The schedule mostly turns on what the scan finds and, for a wall opening, whether an engineer needs to look at it first. The written estimate I give you spells out what's included, so you see your own number before anything gets cut.
How do you know it's time to cut instead of tear out?
One panel sank or broke
One section of your driveway or sidewalk has dropped or cracked while the rest still looks fine, which usually means the ground gave way under that spot. Cutting it out along clean lines lets you replace just that piece, and the longer it sits, the more water gets under the edge and the bigger the bad patch grows.
A pipe under the slab
A drain backs up under the patio, or you need a new line run across the garage floor. A trench cut gets us to it without breaking up the whole slab, and putting it off lets a leak keep washing out the dirt that holds the concrete up.
A wall that needs a door
You want a new doorway or window through a concrete garage or basement wall. Going at it with a jackhammer leaves ragged edges and can crack what's around the opening, so it pays to plan a clean saw cut before the rest of the project lines up behind it.
How we do concrete cutting, from scan to cleanup
Before any blade touches the concrete, I want to know what's inside it, so we scan first to find where the rebar, the steel that holds a slab together, and any conduit run. Then we pick the saw by the surface: a flat saw rolls along a driveway, patio or floor, and a wall saw rides on a track fixed to the wall for openings where a floor saw can't work. We cut wet to keep the dust down, catch the slurry as it comes off the blade and haul it away, and the quote says plainly whether we're taking the cut concrete with us or just making the cuts.
Cutting is often the first half of a bigger job, so when a section of driveway comes out we can pour it back as part of concrete driveway building, and a trench across a backyard slab can be patched or turned into a fresh start with concrete patio construction.
Get a written estimate for your concrete cutting job
Tell us what you need cut and roughly how much. We respond within 1 business day, then I come out, look it over and give you a free written estimate, with no obligation.
- team@glendaleconcretecompany.com
- Based in
- Glendale, CA 91205
- Hours
- Mon–Sun: 6 AM–11 PM
What happens when you call us to cut concrete in Glendale?
From your first call to the last cut, here's who does what, so you know what's coming before anyone starts a saw.
Call or send a request
Call (747) 372-8605 or use the form and tell us what needs cutting, floor or wall, and roughly how much. We get back to you to set a time for me to come see it.
I look it over and ask
I come out, look at the concrete, ask a lot of questions and give you a written estimate. It spells out what's included, the cuts, the cleanup and whether we're hauling the concrete away, so you aren't guessing about the price.
We scan, cut and clean
Once you say go, we take care of any permit the job needs, scan, set up the right saw and cut. Our own crew catches the slurry as we go and cleans up the work area before we pack up.
Walk the finished cuts together
When the cutting's done, I walk the job with you so you can check the lines and the edges before we leave. If a pour comes next, that's when we talk it through.
Why Glendale homeowners call Masterwork Glendale Concrete Company for concrete cutting
The owner comes out to look
I come out myself to look at the job and give the estimate, and our own crew does the cutting with me running it. The person who asked all the questions about your wall or slab is the one standing there when the saw starts.
Six years running our own jobs
I started this company in 2020 after years as the right-hand person on another contractor's crew, working up from forming and finishing to running jobs. We tend to get the jobs with a puzzle in them, which is a lot of what cutting is.
Fully licensed and insured in California
California's state licensing board counts concrete sawing and coring as licensed contractor work, so it's worth asking any cutter about their license before you hire them. We're fully licensed and insured, and we're glad to talk through it at the estimate.
When you're ready, send us the details or call (747) 372-8605, and I'll come out and take a look.
Cutting, cleanup and permits on Glendale jobs
The City of Glendale's Public Works engineering office issues right-of-way permits, mostly for excavation and encroachment work. That doesn't settle whether a cut on your own lot needs a permit, so when we're not sure, we check with the city before we start, and when a job does need one, we pull it and line up the inspections ourselves. A lot of what we cut here is older driveways and patios where one panel has sunk or roots have lifted a slab, plus trenches through garage floors for new lines, and it's the same kind of work we do all over Glendale and the cities around it, from Burbank to Arcadia and beyond.
Wet cutting makes slurry, a gray paste of water and concrete dust, and in Glendale it can't go down the gutter. The city says dumping waste or wastewater into the storm drain system breaks state rules and city code, and California stormwater guidance says saw-cut slurry shouldn't reach storm drains or creeks, which is why we catch ours and haul it off. If you ever see slurry running into a drain, Glendale Public Works takes spill reports during normal business hours at (818) 548-3950.
Questions about concrete cutting in Glendale
How much does concrete cutting cost per foot in Glendale?
Across the US, professional concrete saw cutting usually runs about $4 to $15 per linear foot, and that figure covers the sawing alone. Reinforced or thicker slabs tend to cost more per foot than thin, easy-to-reach ones, and hauling the concrete away is usually priced on top. For a Glendale number on your own job, the on-site estimate is the way to get it.
Does the concrete cutter also remove the concrete?
Not always, because sawing and removal are two separate pieces of work, and some cutters make the lines and leave the panels where they are. When you compare quotes, check whether each one covers taking the concrete away or only the cuts. Ours says which, either way.
What is the best way to avoid hitting rebar or wires when cutting concrete?
Scan the concrete before the first cut. One field guide says to scan for rebar, post-tension cables, which are tightened steel cables run through some slabs, and live conduit, and sums it up as no scan, no cut. Whoever you hire, ask whether a scan is part of the plan before they start.
How do I cut a new opening in a concrete wall safely?
Plan for a structural engineer's review before anyone cuts. One field guide says any structural opening, or any cut through structural steel, needs the building's structural engineer of record, and that a building that might be post-tensioned should be treated as if it is. If you're not sure how your building was put together, tell us at the estimate so we can plan around it.
What happens to the dust and slurry when you cut concrete?
It gets caught, not washed away. California safety rules require a dust reduction system when power tools cut or core concrete, with limited exceptions, which means water or a vacuum or dust collector at the blade, and one field guide says the slurry from wet cutting should be contained rather than drained. In Glendale that also keeps it out of the storm drains, as covered above.
Can you cut out just the sunken part of my driveway instead of replacing it all?
Yes, usually, as long as the rest of the slab is sound, because a clean saw cut lets that one section come out without disturbing the concrete around it. The place people want to save money is what goes under the patch, but I'd spend it there, since if the dirt under that panel settled once, it'll settle again unless we dig it out and pack it before the pour.
Related concrete work that often follows a cut
Concrete driveway building
When a cracked or sunken panel comes out, the gap needs a new pour on a packed base so the patch sits level with the rest.
See the service Concrete driveway buildingConcrete patio construction
If the trench or the damage runs across most of your backyard slab, a new patio can make more sense than patching piece after piece.
See the service Concrete patio construction
Service areas for concrete cutting around Glendale
Masterwork Glendale Concrete Company is based in Glendale, CA, and cuts concrete across the city and the cities around it. Below are the 12 cities with their own page, including Pasadena and La Crescenta-Montrose, though they aren't the only places we work.
Glendale, CA
Tell us what you need cut
Mention the surface, the rough length of the cuts or size of the opening, and whether the building might be post-tensioned, so I come out with the right questions already in mind.