Wollongong · Planning guide
What Changes the Cost of Concrete Cutting?
A responsible quote starts with comparable scope, not a generic per-cut figure.
Why one headline price is unreliable
Why one headline price is unreliable
A short shallow cut in an open external slab is not comparable with a deep reinforced wall opening inside an occupied building. Mobilisation, method, blade or barrel wear, access, isolation, water capture, scanning and removal can outweigh simple length.
A single local average would be misleading without matching scope, units, inclusions and GST treatment. This guide therefore explains cost drivers and leaves the site-specific quote to the preferred provider.
Explore cost drivers
Explore the cost drivers
Choose the closest job characteristics for an instant planning result. The result is qualitative — such as fewer setup constraints or specialist planning likely — and must not display invented dollar amounts or collect contact details.
Choose at least three characteristics above to see a planning result. The result stays qualitative and never converts to currency, a percentage, a time or a quote.
The main quote inputs
The main quote inputs
The provider normally needs enough information to select equipment, estimate cutting time and plan controls.
- Cut or hole dimensions, depth, number and orientation
- Concrete hardness, aggregate, reinforcement and unknown build-ups
- Access, working height, machine route and lifting constraints
- Scanning, service-location, engineering and permit requirements
- Wet or dry control method, slurry capture and occupied-site protection
- Section support, removal, cartage, disposal and reinstatement boundary
- Work window, inductions, traffic control and return visits
How to compare provider quotes
How to compare provider quotes
Check that each quote refers to the same cut dimensions, method assumptions, access, scanning, disposal, clean-up, travel and work window. Confirm whether GST is included and what happens if the concrete or embedded conditions differ from the information supplied.
Do not treat a midpoint between unrelated offers as an average. Ask which assumptions can change the amount.
Cost-planning questions
Cost-planning questions
Can concrete cutting be priced per metre?
Sometimes a lineal rate forms part of a quote, but depth, reinforcement, setup and controls can make a bare per-metre figure misleading.
Does core drilling use the same pricing unit as sawing?
Not usually. Hole diameter, depth, orientation, count, mounting and water capture are central inputs, so compare like-for-like hole schedules.
Is scanning included in a cutting quote?
Only when stated. Scanning can be a separate attendance or scope item.
Does the provider confirm GST?
Yes. The actual quote should state GST treatment and inclusions; the website's planning tables do not.
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