Cut Concrete Floor With Circular Saw

Forget about circular saws concrete blades and jackhammers.

Cut concrete floor with circular saw.

The battle can be won by selecting the correct tool and in this case that would be the circular saw. Mark your cutting line onto the concrete using a 2 by 4 as a straightedge to guide the chalk. The whole business of cutting concrete can be pretty daunting but it doesn t really have to be. To cut through the steel and concrete rent a walk behind concrete wet saw fitted with a diamond blade.

Then face the chalk line at a 45 degree angle and use your dominant hand to. However whereas the base plate of a standard circular saw prevents workers from cutting flush against a wall the masonry wall saw s base is designed to allow builders to create cuts at the intersection of walls and floors. There are several types of hand held saws wet or dry that are good for most concrete cutting. Next set the saw s blade depth to 2 inches and attach a 7 inch diamond blade using vice grips so that the teeth point in the opposite direction of movement.

Concrete is a mix of sand gravel cement and water and it is everywhere. To cut concrete with a 15 amp circular saw start by using chalk to mark cut lines on the surface of the slab. Wet concrete is very difficult to cut and fully cured concrete can fracture as it s being cut. Place the saw onto the surface of the concrete with.

Use the best saw for the job. A circular saw with a masonry blade can also be used to either score or completely cut through the block. Attach a diamond blade to your circular saw for use on the concrete surface. So if possible cut the concrete when it s hard but only half cured.

The blade that i am using is a bosch db741c 7 inch premium segmented diamond blade. The cut will come out smoother with less dust. Orange chalk works well as. Cutting hollow concrete block next chip away the waste after scoring remove the concrete to one side of the line using increasingly hard whacks of a hand sledge.

In this video we are cutting concrete with a circular saw aka skil saw. Specially designed to cut through masonry materials for prolonged periods the masonry wall saw typically resembles a standard circular saw.