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Concrete Cutting for Commercial Construction in Houston
Cutting, coring and selective demolition for office, retail and mixed-use builds — coordinated with structural, MEP and finish schedules on occupied and ground-up sites.
Commercial construction packs a lot of concrete work into a compressed schedule: elevated decks, tilt-wall panels, structural slabs and tenant build-outs that all need openings, cores and occasional demolition. Whether the job is ground-up or a renovation inside a live building, the cutting has to respect the structure, the occupants and the trades stacked behind it.
Ground-up versus occupied renovation
On ground-up work, cutting tends to be planned: sleeve cores, elevator-pit trimming and equipment-pad openings scheduled off the structural drawings. On tenant improvements inside occupied buildings, the constraint shifts to noise, dust and access — cuts often run after hours or behind temporary partitions, with slurry contained so the next morning's business is unaffected.
- Elevated-deck and structural-slab core openings for MEP risers
- Elevator pit and stairwell openings during structural phases
- Tenant-improvement wall openings and infill cuts
- Equipment pads and rooftop-unit penetrations
Elevated slabs demand a scan-first discipline
Post-tension and heavily reinforced elevated decks are unforgiving. Crews scan the deck, map tendons, rebar and embedded conduit, and only then core or saw. That protects load capacity and keeps the structural engineer out of an emergency RFI.
- GPR mapping of tendons and conduit on elevated decks
- Core and opening layout verified against structural sheets
- Wet or vacuum cutting to keep occupied floors clean
Common commercial scopes
Concrete Core Drilling
Riser sleeves and MEP penetrations through decks.
Learn moreElevator Pit Cutting
Trim and form pits during the structural phase.
Learn moreWall Sawing
Openings in tilt-wall and CMU partitions.
Learn moreHVAC Penetrations
Duct and pipe openings through slabs and walls.
Learn moreConcrete Scanning
Locate PT tendons and rebar before cutting.
Learn moreInterior Selective Demolition
Controlled removal inside occupied space.
Learn moreOSHA silica applies indoors and out
Occupied commercial interiors leave no room for uncontrolled dust. Crews follow OSHA 1926.1153 with wet methods or HEPA vacuum tooling and contain slurry to protect finishes, tenants and building systems.
Frequently asked questions
- Can cutting run after business hours in an occupied building?
- Yes. On occupied commercial sites, noisy or dusty cuts are commonly scheduled after hours or on weekends, behind temporary partitions, with slurry contained so tenants return to a clean space.
- How are elevated decks handled?
- Elevated and post-tension decks are scanned with GPR first to map tendons, rebar and conduit. Openings are laid out against the structural drawings and cut only within cleared zones to preserve load capacity.
- What cutting is typical during the structural phase?
- Riser and sleeve cores, elevator-pit trimming, stairwell openings and equipment-pad penetrations are the usual structural-phase scopes, planned off the structural and MEP sheets.
- Can you help scope tenant-improvement demolition?
- Yes. Interior selective demolition can be scoped from your drawings and staged to avoid disturbing adjacent occupied areas and building systems.
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