How to Cut a Concrete Floor

MK Diamond CX-3 H

Cutting a concrete floor is not hard to accomplish if you have the right tools on hand. Most tool rental outlets rent concrete cutting machines and the diamond blades that are needed. Check with your local tool rental center to see what tools they offer and their rates.

Things You'll Need

• Concrete cutting machine Diamond blade Water supply Garden hose Fuel Chalk line or sidewalk chalk Dust masks

Instructions

1. Mark the floor with a chalk line or a piece of sidewalk chalk to indicate where the cuts are needed.

2. Open windows to ensure adequate ventilation and hook the garden hose up to the concrete cutter. Close the water flow valve on the cutter and turn the water on.

3. Start the engine on the concrete cutter. Turn the water on so there is a steady flow that will keep the dust away and keep the blade cool.

4. Ease the cutter blade into the surface of the concrete. Do not plunge the blade into the concrete too quickly as this could harm the blade, the machine and you. Follow the marks on the concrete and complete the cut.

5. Shut the cutter engine off after shutting the water valve off. Allow the engine to cool, then hose the machine off and clean it well before returning the machine to the rental center.

6. Remove the cement that was cut.