Got a cracked section to replace, a trench to run or a doorway to open? We cut clean, straight lines so the rest stays put.
Concrete cutting in Post Falls means using diamond saws to make clean, straight cuts in driveways, patios, sidewalks, floors and walls, so a section can come out, a trench can go in or a new opening can be made without cracking the concrete you're keeping.
It usually starts with one piece of concrete you want gone or opened up. Maybe it's a cracked or sunken driveway panel, a strip of patio in the way of a new drain, a trench for a water or power line, or a doorway in a wall. If the cut is the first step toward a new driveway or a new patio, we plan the cut and the pour together so the new edge lines up.
The price comes down to what we're cutting, how much of it, and whether you want just the cut lines or the pieces broken out and hauled off too. The schedule turns on what's buried in the concrete and whether the building office wants a permit. Idaho applies its contractor requirements to construction jobs over $2,000 in materials and labor, and we're licensed and insured. Your estimate gives you the figure for your own job.
Call (208) 981-9070 or use the form, and we'll get back to you to set a time for me to come out. It helps to know the surface and roughly how long the cut runs, because that gives me a head start.
I look at the surface and ask how you'll use the space and what's underneath it. Then we settle whether you want just the cut lines or the breakout and haul off too. Before anything that carries weight gets cut, we talk about what might be buried in it and how we'll find out first.
It spells out the cuts, the saw we'll use and whether removal is included, so you can compare it line for line with anyone else's. Idaho requires a general contractor to give you a disclosure statement before you sign a contract over $2,000 to alter or repair your house, so ask any contractor for one.
Before we schedule, we check with the building office for your address about permits and handle the applications for our part when one's needed. We plan the day around the weather and the ground, and I'm on site with our crew through the last cut and the cleanup.
Most of what we cut is flat, like a driveway, sidewalk, patio or garage floor. That's flat sawing, where a diamond blade on a walk-behind saw keeps the line straight and at the depth we set. A wall, or an opening where a floor saw can't reach, takes wall sawing, where the saw rides a track fastened to the wall. Matching the saw to the cut keeps the edges clean and the corners from breaking off.
Here in Post Falls the water under your yard matters more than people think. The city sits over the Rathdrum Prairie Aquifer, which Idaho treats as a sensitive aquifer. The state expects any work that could affect that water to keep groundwater as clean as it is or cleaner. I keep that in mind on cuts here and in the cities around us on both sides of the state line.
What we cut:
If one panel is cracked or sunken and the rest sits flat and solid, cutting out that piece and pouring just the gap is usually the better use of your money. When the whole slab is settling, the trouble is usually the subgrade, the dirt and gravel it sits on, and a patch would sit on that same bad ground. I'd rather tell you that up front than sell you a patch that sinks along with the rest.
Thickness and steel are the big ones, because a deeper slab or one with rebar inside usually costs more per foot to cut than a thin, easy-to-reach one. Cutting a wall often runs higher per foot than cutting a slab, and round holes for pipes or drains are priced separately from straight cuts. Scanning before we cut, tight access and the total length of the cut all add to it too.
I taught myself concrete on my own projects and learned the rest working beside crews who'd been at it for years, then started Post Falls Concrete here in 2020. What we're known for is taking the time to explain a job before the work starts. I come out to look at every job myself, and I'm there with our crew when we cut.
What I care about most is the part nobody sees later, which is the ground underneath and where the water goes. I'd like you to understand your job well enough to ask good questions, of us or of anybody else you're talking to. We're licensed and insured, and the work is backed by our satisfaction guarantee.
Call (208) 981-9070 with the surface, a rough length of cut and whether you want it hauled off, so I come out ready.
Put in the surface, a rough length of cut and whether you need removal. We reply within one business day to set a time for me to come out, with no obligation.
Across the US, professional saw cutting of accessible 4- to 6-inch slabs usually costs about $4 to $10 per linear foot, and that's for the sawing, not for breaking out or hauling the pieces. On a small job, a minimum or trip charge can set the price more than the per-foot rate, so it's worth asking about early. We give you the figure for your job at the on-site estimate.
Not always, because cutting and removal are separate jobs, and a cutter can saw the lines and leave the panels in place. Breaking, hauling and disposal can add more than the sawing itself, so ask whether removal is in any quote you get. We sort that out with you at the estimate and write it down either way.
The city's Building Division issues building permits in Post Falls and handles plan review and inspections for homes and businesses. As our steps above describe, we check with it before we schedule your cut.
Idaho law says whoever does the digging has to notify the one-number notification service at least two and no more than ten business days before excavation starts, unless the parties agree otherwise in writing. That matters when a slab cut opens up a trench for a drain or a line, so we build that notice into the schedule before any digging starts.
If the slab or wall is structural or post-tensioned, plan on scanning before the saw starts, because scanning can find rebar, post-tension tendons, pipes and other things hidden inside. Rebar is the steel bar that strengthens a slab, and a tendon is a steel cable pulled tight inside the concrete. If you're not sure what your concrete is, that's one of the first things I'll ask about on site.
Keeping water on the blade is the standard way, and OSHA says wetting the blade when cutting concrete, brick or block substantially reduces the dust it makes. That matters most when the cut is right beside your house, your garage or a neighbor's open window.
We're based in Post Falls and cut concrete in Spokane Valley, Coeur d'Alene and other cities nearby. Pick your area below, or call if yours isn't listed.
