Cutting A V Groove In Concrete

Using more than one of these attachments on a float or fresno lets you cut multiple grooves in one pass.

Cutting a v groove in concrete.

Snap a chalk line over the concrete where you want the center of the drainage groove. If you cut to early though you can cause your concrete to ravel on the edge of the cuts but if you cut to late you will end up with uncontrolled cracking. How to cut drain grooves in concrete. Measure with a tape.

V series diamond crack chasers from diamond tec inc. Average groover costs for a 6x4 1 2 inch groover you ll pay about 25 or more for bronze and as much as 35 for heavy gauge stainless steel. 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. Please do not do it like me wear safety shoes specially if your electricity supply has no safety.

Measure to the left and to the right of the chalk. The blade that i am using is a bosch db741c 7 inch premium segmented diamond blade. 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.

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. For slabs it s best to cut through the top inch then use a sledgehammer to break off the rest. The resulting v groove is the ideal joint size for the application of epoxy.

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