Concrete cutting in New Bedford MA - clean, straight edges right where you want them
Need a trench in the floor, an opening in a wall or a bad section out? We cut it clean, right where you marked it.
Slab and floor sawing
Straight cuts across driveways, sidewalks, patios and basement floors.
Openings in walls
A track-mounted saw cuts walls where a floor saw can't.
Trench cuts
Narrow cuts in a floor for drains, pipes and new lines.
Sections cut out
One bad piece comes out cleanly so the rest stays put.
What's involved in cutting concrete at a New Bedford home?
Concrete cutting in New Bedford, MA, means sawing a clean line through a slab or wall with a diamond blade, so you can run a trench, open a doorway or take out one bad section without breaking up the rest.
There are two main ways to do it. Flat sawing runs a saw across a slab, like a floor, a driveway, a sidewalk or a trench line, and wall sawing sets a diamond saw on a track fixed to the wall, so we can cut walls, columns and openings where a floor saw can't go. Which one your job needs is the first thing I sort out.
The price moves with how thick the concrete is, whether steel rebar runs through it, whether it's a wall or a slab and whether you want the pieces hauled away. The schedule turns mostly on access and any city sign-off, and your own number comes from the estimate, which spells out what's included.
- The right saw for slab or wall
- Dust kept down with water
- A straight answer on removal
- Each step explained before we start
When does concrete need to be cut instead of broken up?
Call a cutter when you need a clean edge, a new opening or one section out while the rest of the concrete stays put.
A new drain under the floor
A drain or sewer line under the basement floor needs a trench, and sawed edges make the patch straighter and tighter.
A door or window in a wall
Adding a door or an egress window in a poured basement wall takes a wall saw, so the opening comes out square.
One bad driveway section
When one section has sunk or cracked badly, cutting it out lets you replace that piece, and I'll tell you if a whole new driveway makes more sense.
A new patio meeting old concrete
A clean saw cut on the old slab gives a new concrete patio a straight, solid edge to meet instead of a ragged break.
A new slab without joints
Control joints are shallow cuts that give a new slab a planned place to crack, and if they're skipped, cracks pick their own spots.
An old pad in the way
A slab sitting where an addition or a garden is going comes out easier cut into panels, and you decide who hauls them.
Get your cutting estimate
Tell us where the cut goes, indoors or out, its rough length and whether you need removal. We reply within one business day to book a free, no-obligation estimate.
What I look at before cutting concrete
Before I recommend a saw or put a price on paper, I look at the concrete itself, the space around it and what has to happen to the pieces afterward.
How thick, and what's inside
I check how thick the slab or wall is and whether there's steel in it, because both change the saw, the blade and the time.
Room and power for the saw
A floor saw needs open floor and a wall saw needs a solid surface for its track, and indoors decides what powers it.
What needs protecting
Finished walls, stored boxes, a furnace or a flower bed near the cut all shape how we set up and contain the water.
How the pieces get out
If the pieces are leaving, I look at the way out, whether that's a bulkhead, a basement door or a driveway a truck can reach.
How a concrete cutting job runs
Every cutting job gets planned around your house and your schedule, from where the water goes to when the plumber or the next pour needs the opening ready.
Call or send the form
Call (508) 501-9902 or send the form with where the cut goes, and we'll get back to you to set up a visit.
I look at the job
I come out, look over the slab or wall and ask what the trench or opening needs to do once it's cut.
Your written estimate
You get it in writing, with the cuts, the saw we'll use, how we'll handle the water and whether removal is part of the price.
Paperwork and cutting day
We sort out the paperwork with any offices involved, plan around the weather, and make the cuts with the water contained.
Walk-through
Before we pack up, we walk the finished cuts with you so you can check the edges and ask about the next step.
Why New Bedford homeowners call Form & Finish for concrete cutting
You'll know what's being cut, with what saw and what the price covers before we start, because I'd rather explain too much than leave you guessing. Satisfaction guaranteed.
I price it in person
I come out and write the estimate myself, so whoever priced your job is the one answering your questions about it.
Our own crew, with me there
Our own crew does the cutting, and I'm on site running it, so the plan we talked through is the plan we follow.
Licensed and insured
We're licensed and insured, and before we start I'll go over what the state asks of a contractor on your kind of property.
In business since 2020
I learned concrete alongside crews around New Bedford and started this business in 2020. Call (508) 501-9902 or send us the form.
Concrete cutting in New Bedford and the cities around it
Driveway or sidewalk work in New Bedford's right of way, the strip along the street, needs a permit from the city's Department of Public Infrastructure, and only a contractor DPI has vetted and bonded can do it. DPI keeps that list. I work out in the estimate which offices your job goes through, file what we can and tell you early about anything needing your signature.
If a cut leads to digging, the city's rules make the contractor notify Dig Safe and call DPI for water, sewer and drain mark-outs. Driveway and sidewalk construction also stops from December 15 to April 1 without the DPI Commissioner's written approval. We're based in New Bedford and work across the cities around it, from Fairhaven and Fall River to Wareham, Tiverton and Providence.
Got a cut near the street or down in the basement?
(508) 501-9902Concrete cutting questions we hear
How much does concrete cutting cost per foot in New Bedford?
Professional saw cutting of concrete slabs usually costs about $4 to $15 per linear foot across the US, and that's for the sawing alone. Thicker or reinforced concrete and wall sawing run higher per foot, and a small job may be priced mostly on the minimum charge to bring the saw out. Your own number comes from the estimate once I've seen the concrete.
Does the price to cut concrete include hauling it away?
Not always, because sawing and removal are separate jobs, and a cutter may make the cuts and leave the panels where they sit. Breaking, hauling and disposal can add more than the sawing itself, so our estimate says plainly whether removal is part of it.
What is the best way to cut concrete in a basement?
Cut it wet, with equipment suited to working indoors, because a gasoline saw creates a carbon monoxide hazard in an enclosed space. OSHA guidance, as one cost guide reports it, recommends hydraulic or pneumatic equipment there instead. Water on the blade keeps the dust down but turns the cuttings into slurry that has to be vacuumed or contained, and we keep it contained.
Who issues permits for concrete work in New Bedford?
The city's Inspectional Services issues permits for all buildings and structures, so that's the office to ask about a cut inside or on your house. Driveway and sidewalk work in the city right of way goes through DPI, as I covered above.
Does a concrete contractor need to be registered in Massachusetts?
Yes, for work on an existing, owner-occupied home with one to four units, Massachusetts requires the contractor to register as a Home Improvement Contractor. Most of those homes also need a licensed construction supervisor or a registered design professional overseeing the work. New construction, buildings over four units and investment, vacation or secondary properties fall outside the home improvement law.
How do I know what's inside my slab before it gets cut?
You can have it scanned, but a scan won't tell you everything. It can leave real unknowns where steel is crowded, the signal weakens or spots are out of reach, and finding nothing doesn't mean nothing's there. I go over what's likely in your slab with you before we settle on the cut lines.
Get a cutting estimate from Form & Finish
Call (508) 501-9902 any day of the week, into the evening, and I'll set up a time to see your concrete and write a free estimate.