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If you’re exploring the world of concrete cutting, and you plan to get stuck into a project soon, you don’t just have to think about tools, blades and techniques. In fact, one of the factors that will determine the very basics of how you’re going to do that cutting, and what you’re going to use to get the job done, comes down to a single choice: Continue reading The 9 Benefits Of Wet Cutting Concrete

How often have you benefitted from concrete drilling in the past? While that may seem like an odd question, think about all those shelves, paintings and lights. Now imagine how much drilling and cutting would have been done during construction of the home or building you’re sitting in. When you walk through doors, look out windows, use your home’s plumbing, turn on a light switch, and so many other daily tasks, remember that safe, precise and professional concrete drilling in Melbourne played an important role in how it came to be. So today, we’re taking a dive into the various types of concrete drill that are out there. Continue reading Choosing the Right Type Of Drill For Concrete

Whether you’re boosting your home’s value or simply stepping up your family’s lifestyle, there are a lot of reasons to renovate – and an awful lot to think about too. An aesthetic upgrade, or perhaps adding an extension? Can you afford it? Should you put the new kitchen in first, or the new bathroom? Continue reading Considerations For Concrete Cutting & Home Renovations

Have you ever watched a professional concrete cutter in action? If not, you’ll almost certainly marvel at their incredible precision, skill, and patience – as they take that one and only opportunity to create the perfect cut and nail it every single time. But the other thing you’ll definitely notice is that concrete cutting safety is, well, an awfully big deal. Continue reading The 5 Pillars Of Concrete Cutting Safety

Concrete cutting may seem extremely dangerous and ridiculously difficult – and you’d be right! If you start playing with concrete cutting blades and saws without knowing what you’ve just got yourself into, you may run into some potentially deadly problems: kickback, locking-in, hazardous dust, and worse… and choosing the wrong blade can be the most serious mistake of all. Continue reading 5 Concrete Cutting Blades You Should Know About

Question: what word makes a concrete expert cringe? Answer: cracks. That’s because while the perfect driveway or path is a fine art, there’s no avoiding that it’s a material that expands and contracts along with the unavoidable fluctuations of temperature and moisture.

The solution? Concrete control joints, otherwise known as concrete expansion joints. When those slabs are poured, the strategic placing of these joints – usually clearly visible in any professionally-laid concrete – will relieve the expansion or movement stresses over the concrete’s life and hopefully avoid uncontrolled cracking. Or, in simpler terms, control joints in concrete are basically controlled cracks – on the smart concreter or concrete cutter’s terms. Continue reading Concrete Expansion Joints – The When, Where And How?