Concrete Flat Sawing in Riverside, CA

Flat sawing is the core of what DSI does. Using walk-behind and ride-on diamond blade saws, we make straight, controlled cuts through concrete slabs, floors, asphalt, and flatwork — indoors or out, on any thickness. The cuts are clean, the edges are square, and the surrounding structure stays intact.

GCs and specialty contractors across Southern California call DSI for flat sawing because we show up with the right equipment, know how to read a slab, and complete the scope without creating rework for the next trade.

Flat sawing is the right tool whenever a horizontal concrete or asphalt surface has to be cut cleanly: trenches for new plumbing or electrical, openings for pits, elevators and stairs, removal of slab sections, control and expansion joints, and segmenting large floors so they can be broken out and hauled away in manageable pieces.

It is also the first step in most demolition and remodel scopes. A saw-cut perimeter keeps the concrete that stays in place intact and gives the next trade a straight, square edge to work from.

1. Confirm the cut layout, depth and slab type with the GC or lead trade, and check drawings for post-tension or embedded utilities.
2. Scan with GPR when rebar, post-tension cable or conduit locations are unknown, and mark everything on the surface.
3. Set up water supply, slurry control and protection for adjacent finishes, especially on interior work.
4. Cut with walk-behind saws for trenches and detail work, or ride-on saws for large floor areas, to the specified depth.
5. Clean up slurry, and break out and haul off the cut sections when that is part of the scope.

Every job is quoted from its actual scope, fixed-price or hourly. The main factors are:

• Total linear feet of cut and the depth required
• Slab thickness, rebar density and whether it is post-tensioned
• Interior versus exterior work, access and water or slurry restrictions
• Whether GPR scanning, breaking and haul-off are included
• Schedule: phased, night or weekend work

All of our flat sawing is done wet, which controls respirable crystalline silica dust as required by Cal/OSHA's silica standard and keeps the blade cool. Slurry is contained and cleaned up rather than left for other trades.

We cut only inside marked and confirmed layouts, stop short of flagged utility zones, and recommend GPR scanning before cutting any slab where post-tension cable or conduit locations aren't confirmed.

DSI provides flat sawing from our Riverside yard across the Inland Empire, including Corona, Ontario, San Bernardino, Fontana, Rancho Cucamonga, Moreno Valley, Temecula, Jurupa Valley, and we mobilize for projects in Southern California, the High Desert, Palm Springs and the Coachella Valley, the Central Valley, Northern California. See all California service areas.

Related guides: Flat Sawing vs. Wall Sawing vs. Wire Sawing and Cutting or Coring a Post-Tension Slab.

Call (951) 737-2077 or send your scope and plans for an estimate; we respond within one business day.