Concrete cutting in Williston ND - clean, straight cuts in the right spot
Need a doorway in a foundation wall or a bad section of driveway taken out? We scan, cut straight and clean up after.
- Licensed and fully insured.
- Free in-person estimates.
- Expect a reply within 1 business day.
How does concrete cutting work, and what sets the price?
Concrete cutting in Williston means sawing through an existing slab or wall with a diamond blade, so you can take out a broken section, run a line under a floor or open a door or window without wrecking the concrete around it.
Usually you've got one of two things going on. Either one piece of driveway, walk or garage floor is broken and you want just that piece out, or you want a door or window where there's solid concrete now. The price moves with how thick the concrete is, how much steel is in it, how long the cut runs and whether a wall opening needs the wall above held up while we work. The schedule mostly turns on the permit question and, for an opening, getting that support worked out before anyone cuts. When I come out for the estimate, I'll write up what your cut needs and what it costs.
When does concrete need cutting instead of breaking out?
One section has dropped
One panel of the driveway or walk has sunk or cracked through while the rest still sits flat. That usually means the ground under that one piece gave out, and cutting it out along a straight line lets us replace only that piece. If you wait, water keeps getting in at the break and the bad spot tends to spread to the panels next to it.
A basement with no window
You're finishing the basement, and the only light down there is a bulb on a string. Cutting an opening in the concrete wall is how you get a window or a door in it. It's a lot easier to do before the drywall and flooring go in, because cutting through a finished room means tearing it back open.
A problem under the floor
A drain under the garage or basement floor needs work, or a new line has to run where there's slab in the way. A narrow sawn trench gets you in without breaking up the whole floor with a hammer, which cracks more than anyone meant to. Leaving a leak under a slab only gives the water more time to soak the ground the slab sits on.
What our concrete cutting work looks like
I start by asking what the cut is for, because a patch, a trench and a doorway each get marked out differently. Then we scan the slab before we cut, so we know where the steel and lines are and can move the line if something's in the way. For a wall opening, we talk about holding up the wall above before anything gets cut, since the concrete coming out was carrying weight. Once the cut is marked and checked, we saw it, break the piece into sizes we can lift, haul it out and leave clean edges for whatever comes next.
A lot of cutting is the first half of a bigger job. When a driveway is past saving, we cut the old slab into pieces we can haul and move on to concrete driveway building, and a cracked back slab gets the same treatment ahead of concrete patio construction. If it's only one bad section, we cut it out and pour the new piece to meet the old edge.
Taking out a damaged section
This suits a driveway, walk or garage floor where one piece has dropped or broken and the rest is still sound. A straight sawn edge gives the new concrete a clean line to meet instead of a ragged break.
Cutting a door or window opening
This suits a basement or foundation wall where you want light, a way out or a new door. It takes the most planning of any cut, because the wall above needs support before the opening exists.
Cutting a trench through a floor
This suits a garage or basement slab where a drain or line has to go underneath. A narrow sawn trench is much easier to patch neatly than a floor somebody went at with a jackhammer.
Get an estimate for your concrete cut
We'll reply within one business day to set a time. I'll come out, look at the cut, ask what it's for and write up a free estimate, with no pressure and no obligation.
(701) 401-8095- Based in
- Williston, ND 58801
- Hours
- Mon–Sun: 6 AM–11 PM
What happens when you call us about a cut?
Here's how a cutting job goes from your first call to the cleanup, and who handles each part of it.
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Call or send the form
Tell us whether it's a slab, a driveway or a wall, where the cut goes and whether it's an opening. That's enough for us to get back to you and set a time to look.
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I come out and look
I look at the concrete, ask what the cut is for and write up the estimate myself. You get what the cut involves, how we'll handle the water and any support, and the price, so cost isn't a guess.
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We sort out permits and timing
Once you say go, we handle the permit side and pick a date with the weather in mind. If the cut is part of a new pour, we plan the two together.
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We scan, cut and clean up
We scan first, then do the cutting ourselves and haul the pieces out. You're left with clean edges, ready for the next part of the job.
Why Williston homeowners call Williston Concrete for cutting
On a cut, the work that counts happens before the blade touches anything. Call or send us a note with the surface and where you want the cut, and I'll come take a look.
The owner sees every job
I come out myself to look at the slab or wall, and I write the estimate. Then a small crew and I do the cutting, so the person who planned it is the one at the saw.
In business since 2023
I learned on a concrete crew when I was young, did other work for a lot of years and came back to it in 2023. Three years in, I'd still rather tell you something you don't want to hear at the estimate than after the saw is running.
Licensed and fully insured for cutting
We're licensed and fully insured. On a cutting job that matters, because the work often happens inside your house or right up against it.
Based in Williston, ND
We're based in Williston and work in the cities around it, mostly on driveways, slabs, foundations and the odd cut through a wall. Being close means getting out to look at your job doesn't turn into a day trip.
Permits, digging and concrete cutting in Williston
Who issues a permit depends on where you are and what you're cutting. Inside Williston, the city's Building Safety office takes demolition permit applications for existing structures, and Public Works Engineering handles permits for sidewalks, aprons and approaches, the stretch where a driveway meets the street. Williams County requires a building permit before anyone builds, alters, repairs or demolishes a building or structure, and its exempt list includes replacing existing exterior doors and windows when the structure doesn't change. Neither office's list settles whether your particular cut needs a permit, and it isn't settled whether the county's rules reach property inside city limits. So before work starts, we figure out with you whether the city or the county covers your address, and we take care of the permit paperwork when the job calls for one.
If the job includes digging outside, like a trench or a window well, state law says whoever digs has to notify 8-1-1 at least 48 hours ahead, and the utility companies mark their lines at no cost. Those marks are good for 21 days, so we plan the digging inside that window. Around Williston, most of the cuts we get called for are driveway and walk sections, garage floors and basement walls, and the same steps apply to each.
Questions about concrete cutting in Williston
What's the best way to cut a concrete driveway or wall?
For floors, driveways and sidewalks, the usual method is flat sawing, a walk-behind saw with a large diamond blade, and most slab jobs in Williston start that way. For a door or window opening, the standard is wall sawing, where the saw rides a rail bolted to the wall so the cut stays straight. The same track setup handles foundation walls, whether the cut runs sideways or overhead.
How do I find out what's inside my concrete slab before cutting?
A scan with ground-penetrating radar, GPR for short, shows what's in the slab before anyone cuts, such as rebar, the steel rods that reinforce it, plus cables, conduits and hollow spots. Plan on it as the step right before the saw goes in, because hitting a cable or a rod mid-cut is the expensive way to find out.
Does concrete cutting make a lot of dust?
Usually not much, because most flat and wall sawing runs wet, with water cooling the blade and turning the cuttings into a slurry instead of a cloud. That runoff has to be vacuumed up or contained, so we work out where the water will go before the saw starts, which matters most when the cut is inside the house.
Does a concrete contractor need a license in North Dakota?
Yes, when a job's cost, value or price is over $4,000, the person doing it has to be licensed as a contractor through the North Dakota Secretary of State. You can look a contractor up on the state's FirstStop search to see whether the license is in good standing.
How much does concrete cutting cost in Williston?
The price comes from how thick the concrete is, how much steel is in it, how long the cut runs and whether it's a floor or a wall. A wall opening usually costs more than a straight cut in a driveway because of the support above it, and tight spaces, indoor work and hauling the pieces away add to it. At the estimate I'll walk through those with you and give you your number.
How do I cut a window opening in a basement wall without hurting the house?
The wall above the opening has to be carried before it's cut, and one cutting guide says that's done with a steel lintel, a beam that bears on each side of the opening and holds up the wall over it. The same guide says the lintel's size depends on the load above and how thick the wall is, and it advises talking to a structural engineer or the lintel supplier before cutting.
Other concrete work that often follows a cut
When too much of the driveway is cracked or sunk to patch, we cut out the old slab and pour new on a packed base.
A new patio often starts by sawing out the old one cleanly, then we pour a level slab sized for the way you use your yard.
Service areas for concrete cutting around Williston
Williston Concrete is based in Williston, ND, and cuts slabs, driveways and walls there and in the cities around it. One city has its own page on this site so far, Williston, and we work well beyond it.
Get your cut on the calendar
If the cut is ahead of a new pour, booking it early lets us plan both around the weather instead of squeezing one in behind the other.
Williston, ND