SERVICES
OFFERED
Michigan
Concrete Sawing and Drilling is Michigan’s premier concrete
sawing and drilling contractor. Michigan Concrete has provided
services to industry and contractors since 1986. Michigan
Concrete has been successful because they have always focused
on meeting the needs of their customers.
Michigan
Concrete has also made consistent efforts to stay ahead of
their industry by using the latest technology available in
the sawing and drilling industry. Recent technological improvements
include:
- Availability
of Ground Penetrating Radar to locate conduit, water and
sewer lines and reinforcing. This amazing technology is
extremely accurate and is available on short notice to any
customer requesting the service or expressing any concern
about the location of hidden utilities.
- Michigan
Concrete has the ability to saw, remove and even excavate
the sub grade using 100% electric tools. The use of electric
tools eliminates carbon monoxide fumes and reduces noise
associated with gas and diesel engines. It is safer for
our own employees and much less disruptive to ongoing operations
where we are working.
- Michigan
Concrete has constructed their own horizontal curb saws,
allowing them to quickly remove the top portion of concrete
curbs for new drive approaches. In the past, this work was
much more labor intensive. We can now cut new residential
approaches in an hour.
- Whether
your job requires concrete removal, core drilling in a manhole
where we provide the boot or electric excavation, we can
provide the services you need on short notice
Asphalt Sawing : Michigan Concrete
provides sawing services for asphalt contractors throughout
Michigan. We will saw the perimeter of areas you are replacing
to provide a clean edge to improve the appearance of your
repair.
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Flat Sawing ( 
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Flat sawing concrete slabs is used when construction requires
only a portion of a slab to be removed. Sawing provides a
clean edge ideal for trenches for new plumbing or electrical
lines. It is also ideal when removing only damaged portions
of roadways or parking areas. Michigan Concrete currently
has the ability to saw concrete up to 30” thick.
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 Wall
Sawing (
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Wall saws are used on vertical surfaces when a new doorway,
window or openings for new HVAC openings are needed. Wall
sawing allows for precise cuts in both concrete and masonry
structures. Michigan Concrete frequently saws walls up to
30” thick from one side.
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Core Drilling (
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Core drilling is used when customers require circular openings
for new plumbing, fencing and electrical installations. We
have core drill bits in almost every diameter from ½”
up to 60” in diameter.
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Egress
windows:
Michigan Concrete is frequently asked to saw openings in basements
for installation of new windows. National building codes require
the installation of egress windows when converting basement
areas to living areas. Egress windows provide for an alternative
exit from the basement in the event of a fire blocking the
basement stairs.
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Safety
Grooving: Concrete saws are
used to saw grooves in concrete floors for the purpose of
improving traction on slippery concrete. Different applications
require different patterns. One of the most common applications
is dairy barns.
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Floor Grinding (
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Diamond tools are an ideal way to smooth out bumps and trip
hazards in concrete floors. It is not unusual for adjacent
floor slabs to have slightly different elevations. Grinding
concrete with diamonds is the least expensive way to eliminate
these problem areas.
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Concrete
Grouting: Injecting cement based
grouts is the best method of eliminating small voids below
concrete slabs. Injection of grout frequently will minimize
the risk of a concrete slab cracking if the ground beneath
the slab settles and fails to support the concrete.
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Bumper
Post Installation (
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Michigan Concrete purchases bumper posts by the hundreds for
installations throughout Michigan. We frequently will be called
on to install a few posts because we have the ability to core
drill in concrete. Several years ago we installed nearly 1,000
bumper posts in the Meijer’s warehouse in Flat Rock, Michigan.
We can normally install posts on a couple of days notice since
we keep the most common sizes in our inventory.
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Boot Installation in Manholes
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The EPA requires water tight connections for all sewers containing
waste water. Michigan Concrete has core drilled in manholes
since they began in 1986. For most of this time we have also
provided the rubber boots that insure a water tight connection
between the concrete manhole and the new sewer pipe. If we
know what size pipe you are installing, our operator will
bring the correct boot to your job for you to install after
the hole is cored.
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Concrete
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with concrete sawing, Michigan Concrete began removing concrete
years ago. This
was done using entirely electric tools. The use of electric
tools eliminated carbon monoxide fumes and minimized the  noise.
Sawing also eliminated any vibration normally associated with
concrete removal. This was important because the Medical Center
is a huge complex with nearly 5 million square feet of building,
17,000 employees and 1.5 million people a year using the facility.
It was important to complete this work without disturbing
ongoing operations.
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Horizontal
Curb Cutting: These saws were
made by our own employees. They allow us to saw curbs off
horizontally to the street for new driveway approaches and
handicap ramps. A new residential drive approach can be cut
in less than one hour including tapered cuts on the ends.
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Mini-Excavator(
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Concrete has four electric excavators. These electric tools
will dig to a depth of 5 feet yet will fit through a 34”
wide doorway. We admit they look like a large Tonka toy. We
also believe they will out dig any crew of six men digging
in the hardest of sub grade materials. They are powered by
480Volt electric motors that conveniently plug into our trucks.
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Ground
Penetrating Radar (
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This is a brand new technology. Developed for geophysics,
it is used by the military to locate land mines. Archeologists
use this to find voids in pyramids when they are looking for
tombs. This technology will prove to be very helpful to professionals
in the construction industry. Ground
Penetrating Radar enables the technician to precisely locate
rebar, piping, conduit and sewers to a depth of ten feet.
Ground Penetrating Radar is a separate company run by Matt
Aston. Matt can be reached at 419-843-9804 or at matt.aston@gp-radar.com.
If you have any further questions or need additional information
please visit our website at www.gp-radar.com
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Demolition
Michigan Concrete’s Operators are experts at Concrete Demolition
Over the years, our customers have been requesting more full service concrete demolition. Although a large percentage of our concrete demolition customers ask us only to cut, we do provide concrete removal as an additional service for anyone.
We have a large number of tools that allow us to effectively remove, handle, and dispose of concrete walls, patios and floors. Our concrete demolition tools include a fleet of small electric forklifts that allow us to safely remove large cut pieces of concrete from enclosed structures where fumes and tight areas are issues.
If full disposal after a concrete demolition job is required, we will coordinate dumpster deliveries and disposal. We also have dump trailers where full size dumpsters may not be necessary. Portions of the removed concrete are recycled based on a number of factors directly related to the quality of concrete, steel embedded, and the size of pieces. We have been asked to handle crane operations, high security locations, and sensitive environmental concerns. If you have a problem, let us help.
Concrete slurry has become a large nuisance to contractors during the demolition phase. Plumbers and electricians do not like it in their cut trenches. Flooring contractors do not like to clean it up in order to lay flooring. We are equipped to work with you to remove slurry at a reasonable price and dispose of the concrete slurry properly. We can provide man power to operate our barrel vacuums, or we can provide barrel vacuums for your people to use while we cut. Our vacuum truck is capable of handling hundreds of gallons. Disposal can be on your site if your site allows or the slurry can be removed from your site properly. The fees for this are relatively small compared to the large problem they create.
Please give us a call to discuss your concrete demolition project (734) 525-5915.
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Wire Saw
Wire Sawing able to cut Steel, Concrete, Brick, Granite or Stone in hard to reach areas.
Diamond wire sawing was created by great advances in diamond application technology. The steel braided wire is impregnated with small cutting diamonds similar to blades and bits used for cutting concrete. The wire is oriented in a looped fashion on the cutting plane. A hydraulic driven wheel then forces the wire to pull through the surface to be cut. The use of multiple pulleys allows the wire to cut any thickness at any angle assuming there is access. Steel, concrete, brick, granite and stone are many of the materials that the wire can be constructed for. The ideal applications include structures that are too thick or too large for conventional cutting means, tight areas, and submerged locations. Some examples are foundation concrete walls thicker than 30” requiring openings, piers submerged in lakes or large barrel chillers cut down for removal.
It has been said that the application of this process is only limited by ones imagination. The wire can be sized for any Steel, Concrete, Brick, Granite or Stone project. Planning, engineering, and creativity allow multiple cuts to happen simultaneously which can reduce cutting time. Water is a necessary part of the process that keeps the cutting location cooled and any potential dust minimized. Rebar or other reinforcing is not an issue for the wire to cut although it increases the cutting time minimally.
Please give us a call at (734) 525-5915 with any questions you have on wire cutting steel, wire cutting concrete, wire cutting brick, wire cutting granite or wire cutting stone.
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Trench drain cover replacement
 The original 4" wide trench drain was plastic with a plastic cover. The drain was not meant to have fork truck traffic driven over it. After time it caved in causing a trip hazard. We were called in to horizontal saw cut inside the drain into the concrete sides of the drain on both sides making it 6" wide and vertical cut to a 1" depth. The new cast iron drain cover fit flush to the floor and rested on the new horizontal concrete cut surface.
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