I have added windows or doors in the basement in my last couple of houses and i have determined that there is only one way to cut an opening in an 8 poured concrete wall.
How to cut concrete wall.
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.
You may want to cut some blocks for your yard cut a wall or slab or whatever you want but if you are trying to cut it you have to do it in the right way because it s actually a hard job to do and instead of hiring a contractor to do the job and it may cost you a lot of money you can do it all by yourself if you.
Step 3 cut the concrete block wall.
A huge water cooled cutting saw attaches to each rail and is slowly moved up and down the rails.
On the inside use an cut off grinder with concrete blade and cut a slot along the edge of the stem wall.
You are going to be doing some major carnage to break that stem wall out.
Each time the saw makes a full pass up and down the contractor increases the depth of the saw blade so that it eventually cuts.
To cut concrete with a 15 amp circular saw start by using chalk to mark cut lines on the surface of the slab.
They have the saws to get the job done.
I don t recall exactly what it cost i think about 300 per window and well worth it.
Ask a friend to spray water on the slab of concrete as you work or nix this step.
If working on a vertical job like cutting into a concrete retaining wall then water can be trickier to employ.
A circular saw with a masonry blade can also be used to either score or completely cut through the block.
Score the length of the cut three or four times with the chisel.
Turn on the saw and slowly guide the blade into the concrete.
Start at the top of the opening and cut carefully along the lines you made on the wall.
Then grab the sledge hammer.
Slowly guide the blade along the line until you get to a corner.
Hire a concrete cutting company.
If your cut doesn t need to be exact use a cold chisel and hand sledge to cut the concrete.
Cutting hollow concrete block first score the line.
Remove the saw blade and start in the other direction following the same procedure.
Chisel out the high spots use cement to fill in the.
I also don t remember a major dust storm i think they used water.
The end result is going to be rough looking.
Hold the concrete saw up to the wall and line up the blade with the line.
They charge by the linear foot.
The concrete cutting contractor used a hammer drill to drill and bolt two parallel metal rails to the concrete wall.
