About Concrete Saws

Walk behind concrete saws ride on wheels with the blade fixed at a depth you set, so the cut stays straight and consistent for as long as the run continues. That is the difference from a handheld cut-off saw, which is fine for short work but drifts and varies in depth once you are cutting any distance.

Concrete Floor Saws

For cured concrete and asphalt. Our floor saw accepts 14 to 20 inch blades and cuts up to 7.2 inches deep on a Honda GX390, which covers full-depth cuts through most residential and light commercial slabs. This is the machine for demolition layout, trenching for utilities, removing damaged sections, and cutting expansion joints after the fact.

Green Concrete Saws

Green concrete saws are built for early-entry cutting, going in within hours of the pour while the slab is still curing. Cutting control joints early lets shrinkage cracking follow your joint instead of wandering across the slab wherever it likes. Our green saw runs a 10 inch blade to 3.25 inches of depth on a Honda GX200. Control joints do not need full depth, typically only about a quarter of slab thickness, so a shallower dedicated machine is the right tool rather than a compromise.

Wet Cutting and Dust

Cutting concrete dry releases respirable crystalline silica, which is a regulated health hazard on job sites. Wet cutting suppresses that dust and also extends blade life by cooling the segments. Plan for a water supply, and check the requirements that apply to your work before you start.

Choosing a Concrete Saw

Work backwards from your deepest required cut, since blade diameter caps cutting depth and a saw that cannot reach through the slab means a second pass from the other side or a different machine. Then decide whether your work is cured cutting, early-entry jointing, or both. Each listing states blade range, maximum cutting depth, and engine.

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Early-entry jointing follows straight on from finishing, so a green saw usually shares the slab with a machine from our power trowels. Working back through the same pour, batch it with our concrete mixers and compact the sub-base beforehand using a plate compactor, which is also what you will reach for when backfilling a trench you have just cut open. Hydraulic breakers and demolition tools on the same job run from a hydraulic power pack, and the whole range is part of the BRAVE equipment line.