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Factor in Saw Cutting Costs for Intricate Designs

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How to Bid CONCRETE Edging

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A crucial, often overlooked, cost factor for concrete edging is the need for saw cutting. When installing concrete edging around curves or corners, individual units must often be cut to fit precisely and avoid unsightly gaps. This requires specialized tools, specifically a diamond saw and a diamond blade. Since the exact amount of cutting needed cannot be predetermined, it's advised to bill this work separately on a time and material basis, covering the labor rate ($65/hour) and the wear and tear or cost of the saw and blade.

Goal: Prepare to estimate additional costs for custom cutting of concrete edging units.

Tools and materials

  • Diamond Blade — The consumable cutting component for the diamond saw
  • Diamond Saw — Cutting concrete edging units to fit specific angles or curves

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$77.50 per linear foot but be careful one thing with those concrete edges you have to remember is you have also have the potential that as you snake around a corner you may have to bring in a diamond saw and cut those edges so you may need to do saw cutting on those edges on a time and material basis you can never just give a simple form formula for saw cutting because you don't know how many times you're going to have to cut so then you're going to want to break it down to make it safe for you and do saw cutting at $65 an hour plus the cost of the saw and the diamond blade you're going to need that let's do a comparison between the three

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