Concrete Slab Sawing
Our Professional Team Provides Sawing & Drilling Services
Ashton Sawing and Drilling provides concrete slab sawing services to Texas and Louisiana residents. Our professional team can perform all slab sawing applications and meet specifications for multiple industries. We can cut depths of up to 33″ in various locations inside and outside a building, facility, or structure. When you partner with Ashton Sawing and Drilling, you’ll never need to worry about cleanup when you work with us. Slurry vacuuming is included in every project to keep your job site clean and ready for the next phase. We provide various sawing and drilling services to our valued customers, including concrete wall sawing, cutting concrete slabs, and so much more.
What is Concrete Slab Sawing?
Concrete slab sawing is common when a large, horizontal concrete area needs to be cut. A slab saw is large and powerful, making it the perfect tool to cover large areas in a short amount of time. The slab sawing technique is used to create a hole in existing concrete to install a staircase, remove damaged concrete, or expand a joint.
The Benefits of Concrete Slab Sawing
When it comes to concrete slab sawing, customers can enjoy various benefits and advantages after professionally rendering the services. Concrete slab sawing boasts the following benefits:
- It is a quick, efficient, and economical concrete-cutting solution
- Preserves the integrity of surrounding structures
- Creates precise, efficient, and accurate cuts
- It is the fastest concrete-cutting solution for removal projects
Concrete Slab Sawing for Various Applications
Ashton Sawing and Drilling provides concrete slab sawing for various applications. These applications include, but are not limited to, the following:
- High-rise office buildings
- Rooftops
- Soft cut
- Green saw
- Plumbing and electrical trenches
- Roadways
Our Concrete Slab Saw Options
Ashton Sawing and Drilling’s tool shop contains various slab saw types, including electric and diesel saws. Our team can also adjust equipment to job site specifications. Our team is prepared to safely complete indoor projects where there is limited ventilation. We have expertise in highly-technical projects such as interior plumbing and electrical trench cutting. To conduct these jobs safely, we use electric saws with decreased exhaust to maintain clean air circulation and meet OSHA regulations. We also use two types of diesel saws – Husqvarna for depths up to 18″ and Ryder for depths up to 33″. Each saw is gas-powered for greater maneuverability on outdoor job sites.
Contact Us Today for Concrete Sawing
Our highly-trained and experienced team is dedicated to serving you and your unique needs. In addition to our sawing and drilling services, we offer concrete placement and more. Ashton Sawing and Drilling has been an industry leader in concrete sawing and drilling services for over two decades. As one of the largest and most trusted commercial concrete service companies in the Gulf States, customers who partner with us can expect industry expertise, impeccable customer service, and reliability. Contact us today to schedule a consultation with our professional team.
Frequently Asked Questions
Concrete slab sawing is the process of cutting horizontal concrete or asphalt surfaces like floors, foundations, pavements, driveways, and bridge decks. It uses a heavy-duty, walk-behind machine equipped with a diamond blade to create precise cuts.
It’s one of the most common and precise ways to modify or remove sections of concrete without damaging the surrounding structure. This technique is typically used when contractors need to create clean openings or remove sections of a slab for things like plumbing or electrical work, trenching, road repairs, expansion joints, or full slab removal during demolition projects.
Mostly commercial and industrial work, like warehouses, plants, bridges, hospitals, and infrastructure projects. If it’s big, concrete, and time-sensitive, slab sawing is usually involved.
It depends on the equipment. Standard saws handle typical slab depths, while larger diesel or electric saws can cut much deeper for heavy-duty industrial work.
Yes, it’s concrete cutting. But modern equipment helps control noise and vibration. Most work is scheduled to minimize disruption on active sites.
Slab sawing is actually designed for reinforced concrete. Rebar, mesh, embedded steel. None of that stops a diamond blade.
Yes. Constantly. Water keeps the blade cool, controls dust, and helps everything cut more smoothly. It also keeps the site from turning into a cloud of concrete dust.
Very. Like “measure it twice, cut it once” is accurate. This is one of the cleanest ways to cut concrete.
Faster than most people expect. Once setup is done, slab sawing moves quickly, especially on large, open pours. What takes the most time is the prep and layout, not the cutting.
Yes. It’s commonly used inside warehouses, plants, and commercial buildings.
Not when it’s done right. The whole point of slab sawing is controlled cutting, so only the intended section is affected, with clean separation lines.
Slab sawing is precise and controlled. Breaking is rough and demolition-focused. Most projects actually use both. Saw first, break after, depending on what needs to come out.
From heavy industrial shutdowns to fast-turn commercial cuts, Ashton crews have been doing concrete slab sawing long enough to know what keeps projects on schedule. That experience shows up in the details: cleaner cuts, safer sites, and fewer surprises. If you need concrete slab sawing in Texas or Louisiana, you can contact us to learn more.