A Guide for Concrete Cutting Sydney

Concrete cutting Sydney involves the partial/total breaking, removal, or demolition of hardened concrete material present in slabs, walls, and pillars, etc.

Concrete cutting is done with different techniques and tools depending on the intricacies of the job at hand and other external factors around the worksite.

Benefits of modern Concrete Cutting tools

The traditional cutting process tends to be very noisy and messy, giving off lots of dust particles during the blasting/cutting process; the materials used were crude and required little skill for execution.

• Better cutting accuracy and precision

The use of modern tools in cutting operations helps the operator rip through the concrete in the precise and specified dimension.

• Inhibits all forms of pollution

Cutting methods like the hydraulic can be used to break through concrete materials in any area, without disturbing the normal routines of the place; it makes minimal sounds and doesn't give off dust like other crude methods of cutting.

• Lightweight and easy to handle

Concrete cutting has never been more convenient; with lightweight equipment and cutting tools like the electric handsaw, the diamond driller, etc. Also, carts and tracks offer easy 'back-and-forth' movement of heavy tools during concrete cutting.

• Effective and suitable for bigger operations

The wire sawing, hydraulic bursting, and diamond drilling tools are the 'big-boys' of concrete cutting. They are handy for cutting through hard and difficult concrete surfaces.

Modern tools used in concrete cutting operations can either be:

• Electric driven

• Hydraulic cutters/bursting

• Pneumatic cutters

• Engine-driven

What are the different types of concrete cutting?

There are different purposes and uses that a cutting operation is employed for. This purpose determines the cutting patterns to be used.

• Diamond Sawing

These are solid and precise cutting operations. Diamond sawing is done on tough materials, like heavy-duty concretes or rebar.

• Flat sawing/Wall sawing

All concrete removals were done on surfaces perpendicular to the operator; slabs, pavements, decks can all be classified under flat sawing. In this process, the saws are placed on carts that can be moved around during the sawing.

• Core drilling Sydney

Pipe ways for ventilation, conduit wiring, and vents are created by drilling. This drilling process includes boring circular holes in concrete; the drill bit is placed over a marked section, and the steady rotational motion of the machine drives the bit through the concrete structure.

• Wire sawing

When there is little possibility for the use of other cutting methods (tough tasks), the wire sawing method is used.

This method is made up of a system of pulleys that moves wires fixed with diamond teeth. The pulleys can be arranged in whatever form (horizontal/vertical cutting)

Before you perform concrete cutting operations...

Concrete cutting operations can be very tricky if you have no expertise in this field. Consider these guides before you engage in concrete cutting:

• Map out and isolate the area to be cut or blasted through.

• When cutting to smaller depths (<5in), it is better to use a hand saw. Otherwise, use industrial machines.

• For delicate and high-risk concrete cutting, always employ the services of professionals and licensed operators.

• When using rotating saws or drilling machines, engage slowly and maintain the lowest RPM of the machine.