Concrete cutting in Atascocita TX - clean, straight cuts right where you need them
Need an opening in a slab, a trench for a new pipe or a bad section cut out? We cut it clean and straight.
- Licensed and fully insured.
- Free on-site estimates.
- Replies within 1 business day.
What does concrete cutting involve, and what moves the price?
Concrete cutting in Atascocita means using diamond saws to cut slabs and walls for openings, trench cuts and sections you want removed, while round holes for pipes, drains and conduit are usually core drilled instead.
Most people call us because something has to come out or go through, like a broken section of driveway, a patio that has to make room for a pipe, or a wall that needs a doorway. The price moves with the surface we're cutting, how many feet of cut there are, how thick the slab is and whether there's steel in it, whether you want the pieces hauled off, and whether the work is inside your house or out. The schedule mostly turns on what has to happen before cutting day, such as getting drawings and a scan if the slab might hold tensioned cables, or a permit when the job calls for one. I measure all of that on site, and your written estimate spells out what's included and what isn't.
How do you know your slab needs to be cut?
One section sunk or broken
When one panel of your driveway or patio has dropped or broken up while the rest still sits flat, cutting out just that piece usually makes more sense than tearing out the whole slab. The longer it sits, the more the broken edges chip and the more water gets under the good concrete around it.
A pipe under the slab
A leaking drain or plumbing line under a slab usually means a trench cut so someone can reach it. Waiting lets the leak keep washing dirt out from under the concrete, which turns a pipe repair into a sinking slab.
Room for something new
A new drain where water pools, conduit for outdoor lights or a doorway through a concrete wall all start with a cut. Planning the cut before the rest of the project keeps you from patching finished work later.
How we handle concrete cutting
Before any saw touches your slab, I look at what's in it. Rebar, the steel bars that hold a slab together, is ordinary to cut through, but tensioned cables are a different thing because they're under high stored tension, so if there's any chance your slab has them we stop and get the drawings and a radar scan, which shows what sits inside the concrete, and work with an engineer when the cut calls for it, all before we set a cutting day. Then we set up the saw that fits the surface, mark the lines and cut. When a section comes out so we can pour back, we dig out the soft dirt and pack the subgrade, the ground the slab sits on, because a patch poured over loose fill sinks the same way the old piece did. I'd rather spend your money there than on a fancier finish, since you can't fix the base once it's poured.
A lot of cutting jobs are the first half of a pour. If the old slab is too far gone to patch, we cut it out and replace it with a new concrete driveway, and a cracked or sunken patio gets the same treatment through our concrete patio construction work.
Flat sawing
A walk-behind saw runs along the top of the slab and cuts straight lines in floors, driveways, sidewalks and trench cuts. It suits most outdoor jobs and any cut made from the top of a slab.
Wall sawing
A saw mounted on a track cuts walls, columns and openings where a floor saw can't work. It suits a new doorway or window opening in a concrete wall.
Core drilling
A round bit cuts a clean hole for a pipe, drain or conduit. It suits a single pass-through where a square saw cut would take out more concrete than you need.
Get a written estimate for your concrete cutting job
We reply to every call and form within one business day. I come out to measure and look at the slab, and you get a free written estimate with no pressure to book.
(713) 325-6337- Based in
- Humble, TX 77346
- Hours
- Mon–Fri: 7 AM–10 PM, Sat–Sun: 8 AM–9 PM
What happens after you call us about concrete cutting?
Here's how a cutting job runs from your first call to the walk-through, and who you'll be dealing with at each step.
Call us or send the form
Call (713) 325-6337 or use the form and tell us what you need cut and where. We get back to you to set a time for me to come out.
I measure and check the slab
I come out myself to measure the cut, look at the slab and where the water goes, and check which office covers your address. You get a written estimate that spells out what's included and what isn't, so you know what you're paying for before you decide.
Our crew makes the cuts
Our crew does the cutting with me on site, checking the lines before the saw starts. When it's done, we walk the finished job with you.
Why Atascocita homeowners call T&J for concrete cutting
I measure every job myself
I come out to look at the slab and take the measurements, and I'm on site running the crew on cutting day. The person who planned your cut is the one checking the lines before the saw starts.
Licensed and fully insured, every job
We're licensed and fully insured, and that holds on every job we take, small cuts included. You're not carrying that risk yourself when a saw is working a few feet from your house.
Started in Atascocita in 2023
I started T&J here in 2023 after years as the right hand to another concrete contractor around here, running the crew and catching mistakes before the truck showed up. That habit of checking first is still how we work on every cut.
On a cutting job, the work that counts happens before the saw starts. Send us what you need cut or call (713) 325-6337, and I'll come out and look at it.
Concrete cutting, permits and slab work around Atascocita
Some lots around here fall under Harris County and some under a city, so I check which office covers your address before we plan the cut. On county lots, the Harris County Office of the County Engineer issues permits for small improvements to developed sites and new driveways through one application, and since a cut is often the first step toward that kind of work, we ask that office whether your job needs a permit and help you with the paperwork when it does. If your lot sits in the floodplain, or the work counts as new development on vacant property, it won't qualify for the county's minor review, so that's a conversation we'd rather have before the saw comes out.
Around Atascocita and on jobs in Humble and Spring, most of the cutting we do is on driveways and patios where one section has sunk or broken while the rest sits flat, and on slabs where a plumbing line or drain has to go in underneath. When a piece comes out, we look at what failed under it before any new concrete goes back in.
Questions about concrete cutting in Atascocita
How much does concrete cutting cost per foot in Atascocita?
Across the US, professional slab saw cutting usually runs about $4 to $15 per linear foot, and that's a national figure, not our price. Reinforced or thicker slabs cost more per foot than easy 4- to 6-inch ones, wall sawing often costs more again, and on a small job a minimum charge or a charge for bringing the crew and saw out can set most of the bill. Your written estimate gives you the figure for your slab.
Does the price for concrete cutting include hauling the cut concrete away?
Not always, because sawing and removal are separate jobs and some cutters cut the lines and leave the panels where they lie. Our quote says plainly whether hauling the pieces away is included, so ask the same of anyone you compare us with.
What is the best way to cut concrete indoors without water and mess?
Dry cutting with dust control is usually the cleanest way inside a house. One tool maker's guide says a shroud with a dust collector and a HEPA vacuum can stand in for water, cutting more slowly but leaving nothing to mop up and no risk to your finishes. Gas-powered saws don't belong indoors because of carbon monoxide, so an indoor cut gets planned around that ahead of time.
Who calls 811 before a trench is dug in Texas?
Whoever does the digging makes the call. In Texas, with some exceptions, anyone digging 16 inches or deeper with mechanical equipment has to call 811 no sooner than 14 days and no less than two working days before starting, so a trench cut that leads to digging needs that window in the schedule. The call reaches every utility with underground lines in the area except water and sewer.
What happens to the slurry from wet concrete cutting?
It usually has to be caught and taken away, because the water from a wet cut turns into alkaline slurry full of fine cement, and on most sites it can't just run to a drain. A trade association's sample specification puts disposal on the owner, with collection agreed before work starts, so ask any cutter how they'll collect it and where it goes.
How do I keep a driveway from cracking after a section is cut out and repoured?
You keep cracks where you want them by cutting control joints, shallow grooves sawed into the new concrete so it cracks along a straight line instead of wherever it likes. Concrete cracks a little no matter who pours it, so we plan where it will, and a clean saw edge where new meets old gives you a straight seam instead of a ragged one.
Concrete work that often follows a cut
Concrete driveway building
When a cut shows the old driveway is failing all over, a full replacement with a packed base and planned joints usually makes more sense than chasing repairs.
Concrete patio construction
If you're cutting out a sunken or cracked patio, a new pour lets us fix the ground underneath and slope it away from your house.
Concrete cutting across Atascocita and nearby cities
T&J Atascocita Concrete Construction is based in Atascocita, TX, and we cut and pour concrete across the cities around it, including Humble and Baytown. Twelve of those cities have their own page here, and if you don't see yours, call and ask.
Humble, TX
Tell us what you need cut
Have the surface, the rough length of the cut in feet, whether you want the pieces hauled off and any slab drawings ready, and the first call goes quicker.