Cutting A Groove In Concrete For Conduit

How to cut a shallow channel into a concrete floor.

Cutting a groove in concrete for conduit.

This is how to video on cutting a plumbing trench in concrete. Check to make sure there are no electrical or plumbing lines. I first cut the trench outline then made a couple of parallel runs and cracked the cement kerfs left standing with a chisel. Locate the area of the concrete floor where you would like to cut the channel.

Set the diamond blade on the concrete wet saw to a depth of 4 1 2 inches and cut along both chalk lines. Tools used in this video. I have a 5 foot wide concrete side walk running next to my house. A drainage groove is an indentation in concrete that allows water to drain away from a foundation or into a drainage system when concrete is installed drainage grooves are often formed before the concrete dries.

I want to cut a 2 inch groove from the wall to the yard in order to run a pvc irrigation pipe from the faucet on the wall to the trees. This is noisy and can be time consuming depending on the amount of steel. Rosin paper stihl diamond saw exhaust fan if you have any questions. Answered by a verified structural engineer we use cookies to give you the best possible experience on our website.

I got tired of tripping over that 1 plastic pipe that was on top of the concrete so i cut a trench 1 1 2 inch wide by 2 ish inch deep almost 4 long. Don safety glasses hearing protection and steel toed boots for protection.