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ABC Cutting Contractors of Jacksonville, Inc.

Concrete Core Drilling in Jacksonville, FL

Round, clean penetrations through slabs, walls and decks, from a 1-inch conduit hole to a 43-inch opening, by a crew that has done it since 1986.

Core drilling with no practical size limit

Core drilling is how you get a perfectly round hole through concrete without breaking anything around it. A diamond-segmented bit spins on a rig anchored to the slab or wall and cuts a clean cylinder, or core, that comes out in one piece. The finished hole is smooth-walled and exactly the diameter you asked for.

Every ABC truck carries bits from 1 inch through 12 inches, with half sizes up to 4½ inches, so most plumbing, electrical and mechanical penetrations get drilled the same visit. For larger openings the shop stocks large-diameter bits, including 41-inch and 43-inch cores, and we have drilled a 36-inch core through a 3-foot wall at a water treatment plant.

  • No practical size limit
  • Large-diameter bits in the shop, including 41" and 43"
  • Floors, walls and overhead decks
  • Wet cutting keeps dust and heat down

How a core drilling job goes

Mark the hole locations and sizes before we arrive, and tell us what is on the other side of the slab or wall. The rig is anchored or vacuum-mounted, and the core comes out in one piece. If the slab may contain post-tension cable, have it scanned and marked before the drilling date.

Have a long list of holes, or a few very large ones? Send the count, sizes and thickness, and we will plan the visit around them.

  • 1986

    Cutting concrete across Northeast Florida since then.

  • 150+

    Years of combined experience on a five-person crew.

  • Same day

    Same-day and next-morning jobs are common across the Jacksonville metro.

What we core for

  • Plumbing, sprinkler and drain penetrations
  • Electrical and low-voltage conduit runs
  • HVAC, exhaust and refrigerant line openings
  • Anchor bolt and dowel holes
  • Large openings through treatment-plant walls and vaults
  • Concrete cores for testing

Who calls us for it

  • Plumbers and fire-sprinkler contractors
  • Electricians and low-voltage installers
  • Mechanical and HVAC contractors
  • General contractors and facilities teams
  • Utilities and water/wastewater plants
  • Homeowners with a one-off penetration

Recent core drilling

  • A core drilling rig set up against a concrete wall.
  • ABC crew member running a large-diameter core drill rig on an interior concrete floor
    A large-diameter core drill rig on an interior concrete floor.
  • ABC crew member running a large-diameter core drill sideways through the wall of a precast concrete manhole structure on an outdoor site
    Core drilling a large opening through a precast manhole.
  • Concrete core drilled out by ABC, showing heavy steel reinforcing bars cut cleanly through its length
    A core drilled through heavy steel. The cut rebar shows in the face.
  • ABC crew member running a large-diameter core drill inside a concrete vault, seen from above
    Large-diameter core drilling down in a concrete vault.

Concrete Core Drilling questions

There is no practical size limit. Every ABC truck carries core bits from 1 inch through 12 inches, including half sizes up to 4½ inches, and the shop stocks large-diameter bits such as 41-inch and 43-inch. We have drilled a 36-inch core through a 3-foot-thick wall at a water treatment plant.

Core drilling is quoted by the job, based on the hole sizes, how many there are, and the slab or wall thickness. Call (904) 246-1656 with those details and we can usually price it on the first call.

Often paired with core drilling

Need concrete core drilling?

Call (904) 246-1656 and tell us what needs cutting, where, and when.

Call (904) 246-1656Or request a quote online