Cutting A V Groove In Concrete

Measure with a tape.

Cutting a v groove in concrete.

Easy way to cut concrete pavement wet and dry cut warning. In this video we are cutting concrete with a circular saw aka skil saw. Please do not do it like me wear safety shoes specially if your electricity supply has no safety. 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.

For slabs it s best to cut through the top inch then use a sledgehammer to break off the rest. Use a standard circular saw equipped with a corundum or diamond blade for small tasks. Measure to the left and to the right of the chalk. 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.

The resulting v groove is the ideal joint size for the application of epoxy. Check to make sure there are no electrical or plumbing lines running beneath the desired channel. The jagged edge left below the cutting line provides a good rough edge for the new concrete to bond to. The blade that i am using is a bosch db741c 7 inch premium segmented diamond blade.

V series diamond crack chasers from diamond tec inc. 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. Turn on the saw blade and. How to cut drain grooves in concrete.

Place the tip of a walk behind concrete saw blade over the center of one line. 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. Snap a chalk line over the concrete where you want the center of the drainage groove.