Diamond Wire Sawing in Jacksonville, FL
When the concrete is too thick or too big for a blade, a diamond wire loop cuts through it.
For concrete too big for a blade
A wire saw pulls a continuous loop of steel cable, beaded with industrial diamonds, through the concrete. Pulleys guide the wire around the section to be removed, and a drive unit keeps it moving and under tension as it cuts. Because the wire can wrap any shape, the cut is not limited by a blade diameter.
That makes wire sawing the method for anything larger than a saw blade can reach: thick walls, columns, beams, footings, bridge and plant structures, and cuts where a blade can't be positioned. The wire produces little vibration, and wet cutting keeps dust and heat down.
- Sections too large for a blade
- Heavily reinforced concrete
- Low vibration, controlled removal
- Sections sized for your rigging
How wire sawing is set up
Wire sawing takes more planning than a blade cut. Access holes are usually core drilled first to thread the wire, the pulleys and drive are set, and the section is cut to sizes the rigging or equipment on site can handle. For that reason we prefer a couple of days' notice on wire-saw work.
Tell us the dimensions of the section, what it is attached to, and how it will be lifted or removed. Rigging, lifting and structural decisions stay with your team; the cutting stays with us.
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.
Where wire sawing fits
- Thick walls and large openings
- Columns, beams and footings
- Water and wastewater plant structures
- Manholes, risers and vaults
- Bridge and infrastructure sections
- Cuts where a blade can't reach
Who calls us for it
- General and heavy civil contractors
- Utilities and treatment plants
- Road and underground contractors
- Industrial facilities
- Demolition contractors
- Engineers planning a selective removal
Recent wire sawing
A wire saw cutting through a large steel pipe. 
Wire sawing a steel pipe out of a concrete box. 
Wire sawing beside a manhole riser in a trench box. 
A completed wire saw job on a precast box. 
Wire sawing a concrete structure over water, from a work platform.
Wire Sawing questions
Wire sawing is for concrete too thick or too large for a slab saw or wall saw. The diamond wire wraps around the section, so the cut is not limited by a blade diameter. It is used on thick walls, columns, beams and plant structures.
A couple of days is preferred. Wire sawing usually needs access holes cored first and a plan for how the cut sections will be lifted or removed. Smaller jobs are often scheduled same-day or next-morning, but wire-saw work goes better with a little lead time.
Very little. The wire cuts steadily through the concrete instead of hammering it, which is why it is used on structures that need to stay undisturbed, such as treatment-plant walls and occupied buildings.
Often paired with wire sawing
Wall Sawing
Track-mounted saws for clean door, window and equipment openings in concrete and block walls up to about two feet thick.
Details on wall sawing
Specialty Demolition
Selective, controlled removal of concrete sections, cut out in pieces instead of hammered out.
Details on specialty demolition
Concrete Core Drilling
Clean, round penetrations through slabs, walls and decks for pipe, conduit and anchors. Every truck carries 1"–12" bits; the shop has 41" and 43".
Details on concrete core drilling
Need wire sawing?
Call (904) 246-1656 and tell us what needs cutting, where, and when.