Concrete cutting in Fairhope AL - clean openings cut right where you need them
Need an opening, a drain line or a damaged section cut out of your slab? We cut it clean and spell out what's included.
- Licensed and fully insured.
- Free in-person estimates.
- We respond within 1 business day.
What is concrete cutting, and when do you need it?
Concrete cutting in Fairhope means sawing or drilling through a slab or wall you already have, so a doorway, a drain, a pipe or a repair can go in without tearing out the whole thing.
Most folks call me because one piece of a concrete driveway or patio has gone bad, or because something new has to go through concrete that's already there, and nobody wants to rip out more than they have to. The price moves with how much you're cutting, how thick the concrete is, whether there's rebar in it, the steel bars that hold a slab together, and whether the pieces get broken up and hauled off. The schedule mostly turns on what's under the slab and whether the permit side needs sorting first, and your own figure comes from the estimate, which lists what's included.
How do you know your slab needs cutting?
One section sunk or broken
One panel of the driveway or patio is sitting low, cracked through or tipped up, while the rest looks fine. That usually means the ground under that piece settled or washed out, and the longer it sits, the more water gets under the edges and the more slab you end up replacing.
A pipe needs to go through
You're adding a bathroom, a drain or a line that has to run under or through the slab. Busting a hole with a hammer tends to crack the concrete well past where you wanted it, so a clean saw cut or a drilled hole keeps the damage to the spot you chose.
A wall that needs an opening
You want a door, a window or a passage through a concrete wall. A cut planned before anything gets broken keeps the edges straight and leaves the rest of the wall alone, while a rough job leaves ragged edges that are hard to finish around.
How we do concrete cutting, start to finish
Before anybody picks up a saw, I ask what might be inside your slab and where the lines run underneath, because hitting steel or a pipe you didn't know about is the expensive kind of surprise. Then we talk through which saw fits your job and how we'll keep the dust down, we mark the cut, make it and clean up after ourselves. The estimate says plainly whether breaking up and hauling the pieces is included, so you're not left guessing about the pile in your yard.
A lot of cutting is the first half of a bigger job. Once a bad section is out, the new piece goes in the same way as any concrete driveway building job, and if you're cutting back or opening up an old patio, the new concrete follows our concrete patio construction work. Either way I'd rather spend extra time on the base, the dirt and gravel the slab sits on, than on the finish, because the base is hidden the day you pour and it's the part that decides whether the new piece settles like the old one did.
Flat sawing for slabs
This suits driveways, patios and garage floors where you need a straight line across flat concrete. It's the usual way to take out one bad section and leave clean edges for the new pour.
Wall sawing for upright cuts
This suits a door or window opening in a concrete wall or any steep surface. The saw rides on the wall itself, so the cut stays straight from top to bottom.
Core drilling for pipes
This suits a round hole for a pipe, a drain or electrical conduit. You get a neat hole the size you need instead of a broken patch you'd have to fill.
Hand or wire saws
Hand saws reach tight spaces and smaller openings, and wire saws handle thick or heavily reinforced sections. Which one your job needs comes down to how big the opening is and how thick the concrete runs.
Get a written estimate for your concrete cut
We respond within 1 business day. The estimate is free, in person and obligation-free, and I'll walk the cut with you and write down what's included before you decide anything.
(251) 850-0154- Based in
- Fairhope, AL 36532
- Hours
- Mon–Fri: 6 AM–10 PM, Sat–Sun: 7 AM–11 PM
What happens after you call about concrete cutting in Fairhope?
Here's how a cutting job runs from your first call to the day we pack up, and what you'll have in hand before anything gets cut.
Call or send the form
You call (251) 850-0154 or send the form, and I get back to you to set a time to come look. It helps to tell me where the cut goes, roughly how long it is and whether it's a slab or a wall.
I walk the job with you
I come out, walk the site with you and ask how you'll use the space and where the water goes. Then I write up an estimate that lists what's included, so you know what you're paying for before you decide.
We sort permits, then cut
Once you say go, we sort out the permit side for your address and get to work. If a new piece is going back in, we prep the base, pour it and let it cure, the wait that lets new concrete harden before you use it.
We walk it before leaving
When the cutting and any new concrete are done, I walk the finished job with you before we pack up. That's your chance to look at every edge and ask about anything you're not sure of.
Why Fairhope homeowners call Quickset Fairhope Concrete to cut concrete
The owner writes your estimate
I come out myself to look at the job and write the estimate, and the work is done by our own crew with me on site working right beside them. The person who asked where your lines run is standing there when the saw starts.
Raised on concrete jobs
I grew up raking and finishing beside my dad on his jobs, and I started this business in Fairhope in 2023 after years of working for him. That's where I learned to care most about the part nobody sees.
Licensed and fully insured, every job
We're licensed and fully insured, which is worth asking any contractor about before they bring a saw to your house. On bigger jobs, Alabama's Home Builders Licensure Board covers anyone who repairs or improves a home when labor and materials together cost more than $10,000, unless the work falls outside its jurisdiction.
Every job is backed by our satisfaction guarantee, and it starts with a look at your concrete, so contact us or call (251) 850-0154.
Concrete cutting and the slab work around it in Fairhope
Fairhope's Building Inspection and Permitting office reviews and approves building and land use permits, and its list of residential permits names demolition and renovation but not concrete cutting, so that list alone doesn't settle whether your job needs one. Before we set a date, we check whether the city or the county covers your address. If the job needs a permit, we pull it, line up the inspections and leave the work open until it's been looked at.
We're based in Fairhope and work in cities across Baldwin and Mobile counties, and the calls look much the same on jobs in Daphne and Spanish Fort, with a driveway panel that's given out, a garage slab that needs a drain run through it or an old patio being opened up for something new. Most of those houses have water lines, sprinkler lines or cable running somewhere near the slab, which is why buried lines come up early in our talk.
Questions about concrete cutting in Fairhope
How much does concrete cutting cost per foot in Fairhope?
Professional saw cutting of concrete slabs across the US usually costs about $4 to $15 per linear foot, and that covers the sawing only, since removal is priced separately. Reinforced or deeper slabs cost more per foot, wall sawing often runs higher than slab cutting, and core drilled holes are normally priced apart from regular cuts. On a short cut, a minimum or mobilization charge, the cost of getting the crew and saw to you, can make it cost more than its length suggests.
Does the price of concrete cutting include hauling the pieces away?
Not always, because sawing concrete and removing it are separate jobs, and some cutters cut the lines and leave the pieces where they lie. Breaking, hauling and disposal can add more than the sawing itself, so compare quotes on the whole job instead of the per-foot number.
Who handles building permits in Fairhope?
In Fairhope, the city's permit office handles building permits, and it takes permit and inspection questions at 251-990-0153, Monday through Friday, 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. That's the number to call if you want to ask about your own job before we come out.
Do I need to call 811 before concrete cutting in Alabama?
If the job includes digging, yes, because Alabama law requires everyone, homeowners included, to contact Alabama 811 at least 2 full working days before an excavation starts. Utilities mark only the lines they own, which generally run as far as the meter, so lines past it, like sprinkler lines, are yours to find at your own expense.
How do I know if there are cables in my slab before cutting it?
A professional scan is the surest way, and one scanning firm advises having one done whenever a slab may hold post-tension cables, steel strands pulled tight inside the concrete. It says drawings and what you can see on the surface help but fall short of showing an area is clear, so if your slab might have them, settle that before anybody cuts.
What is the best way to cut concrete inside a garage or house?
Start by asking which saw the crew plans to bring, because gas saws are normally used outside on account of the exhaust, while hand saws also run on hydraulics, air pressure or electricity. Water on the blade substantially reduces the dust from cutting concrete, so ask how they'll keep the dust down too.
Related concrete work after the cut
Concrete driveway building
When a cut removes a sunken stretch of driveway, the new section needs a packed base and joints so it starts out better than the old one.
Concrete patio construction
Cutting back an old patio or opening it for a drain means new concrete goes in, and it should sit on ground that's been dug out and packed.
Service areas for concrete cutting near Fairhope
Quickset Fairhope Concrete is based in Fairhope, Alabama, and we cut concrete in cities across Baldwin and Mobile counties, including Mobile and Foley. These 8 cities have their own pages, and if yours isn't listed, give us a call and ask.
Fairhope, AL
Tell us where your cut needs to go
If the rest of your project is waiting on that cut, a quick call gets the questions about lines, steel and permits answered before anything else gets held up.