Decorative Concrete Scoring and Sawcutting for
Special Effects

Both scoring and sawcutting can be used for both decorative effects and for the necessary work of being the control joints in the concrete surface. Decorative effects only need to be 1/4" deep, control joints need to be 25% of the depth of the slab.

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Scoring is done with a "groover" tool when the concrete is fresh. Score lines can be straight, but are often diagonal to the edges of the flatwork or bands. See design samples.

Sawcut lines are done after the concrete is hardened and can be straight or diagonal to the edges of the concrete or bands. Diamonds, stars, rectangles, or other shapes can be sawcut into the concrete and then those shapes can be stained to contrast with the abutting concrete.

Saw cuts can be chased with Soff-Cut's V-Groove blade for a tooled look.

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