Cutting Basement Floor

How to cut a shallow channel into a concrete floor.
Cutting basement floor. How to cut a concrete floor for new plumbing. Water not only helps cool and lubricate the blade but also keeps the dust down. If you cut concrete indoors seal off the area with plastic and duct tape. Most local building codes require both a door and a window egress in order for the basement to be considered safe enough for a living area.
While these advantages make it great for a garage basement or. Before and after converting a typical basement window to full sized door access. A concrete floor is designed to be sturdy and strong and take a lot of abuse. Be advised however that an electric concrete cutting saw cuts dry and thus throws up an extraordinary amount of dust.
The downside to dry cutting masonry is the tornado of fine dust it creates. Lowering a basement floor is a practical way of way enabling the addition of much needed space in a home but it must be done by a qualified foundation repair contractor that uses proper engineering data and state of the art construction methods. In many cases building codes require an emergency egress be placed in every bedroom in a basement as well. Then finish the cut the sawblade rarely cuts all the way through with a hand sledge and a chisel.
Seal all duct openings as well. A new basement floor can then be poured.