Cutting Concrete Foundation For Door

A circular saw with a masonry blade can also be used to either score or completely cut through the block.

Cutting concrete foundation for door.

You can cut through a home s foundation to add a door using a concrete saw. Score the length of the cut three or four times with the chisel. This is accomplished by using a saw that attaches to a track on the wall to be cut. Affordable concrete cutting boston services the contractor and homeowner in and around boston and eastern massachusetts.

Concrete saws are hand held gas powered tools that feature between 12 and 18 inch blades depending on the model. Then just cut along the snapped line. Once both sides ware cut he used a sledge hammer and some wedges to knock the wall out of position and into the pre dug hole awaiting outside. We specialize in cutting doorways in concrete foundations.

If your cut doesn t need to be exact use a cold chisel and hand sledge to cut the concrete. Use water while making the cut to reduce dust. You ll have to cut the wall from both sides probably so you ll want to hammer drill a small hole all the way through at the beginning and end of each planned cut and then snap a line between those holes. The opening should be two inches wider than the door frame and about an inch taller in height.

The lintel should be centered over the door and should be 6 inches high. Add another set of marks across the top of the frame to represent a steel lintel that will support the load above the door. Both dry and wet cut concrete saws are available. The contractor was able to cut from the house sill framing to the concrete footing at the bottom.

Close up of cutting a door in a concrete foundation with a wet saw.