Cutting A V Groove In Concrete

Locate the area of the concrete floor where you would like to cut the channel.

Cutting a v groove in concrete.

Check to make sure there are no electrical or plumbing lines running beneath the desired channel. When is the best time to cut control joints in concrete very simply put the best time to cut your concrete control joints is as soon as possible. Using more than one of these attachments on a float or fresno lets you cut multiple grooves in one pass. Measure to the left and to the right of the chalk.

Measure with a tape. Please do not do it like me wear safety shoes specially if your electricity supply has no safety. The resulting v groove is the ideal joint size for the application of epoxy. Snap a chalk line over the concrete where you want the center of the drainage groove.

For slabs it s best to cut through the top inch then use a sledgehammer to break off the rest. The blade that i am using is a bosch db741c 7 inch premium segmented diamond blade. The jagged edge left below the cutting line provides a good rough edge for the new concrete to bond to. Turn on the saw blade and.

Place the tip of a walk behind concrete saw blade over the center of one line. How to cut drain grooves in concrete. V series diamond crack chasers from diamond tec inc. A heat sintered bonding process innovated by diamond tec enables v series crack chasers to deliver longer tool life even while the tools are used for dry cutting through hard concrete and epoxy coated applications.

Easy way to cut concrete pavement wet and dry cut warning. Provide fast and efficient cutting of random cracks in concrete for repair purposes. In this video we are cutting concrete with a circular saw aka skil saw.