Concrete Cutting, Drilling & GPR Scanning in Burlington: A Local Guide

Concrete Cutting Burlington Contractors Rely On

Burlington concrete cutting jobs are served from Hamilton: Concrete Drilling & Sawing Ltd (CDS) crews load up at 276 Ferrie St E and cross the Skyway in about 15 minutes. Family-run since 1967, we core drill, slab and wall saw, GPR scan and remove concrete. No Burlington office — same crews, same insurance.

That short hop matters for scheduling. A Burlington coring or sawing call can often slot into a route that’s already running rather than waiting on a crew dispatched from farther away. And because CDS is family-run and the longest-running concrete cutting company in Ontario, the operator who shows up has usually handled your exact situation many times before.

Here’s what Burlington property owners, facility managers, and contractors typically call us for — and how the work actually goes.

Core Drilling (Also Called Concrete Drilling) for the Mechanical Trades

A large share of our Burlington calls are for core drilling (also called concrete drilling) — clean, round holes through slabs, foundation walls, and suspended floors. Plumbers need penetrations for drains and water lines. HVAC contractors need openings for ductwork, line sets, and venting. Electricians need conduit paths through cast concrete walls and floors.

A core rig anchors to the surface and cuts with a diamond bit, so there’s no jackhammer shock travelling through the structure and no ragged edges to patch around. Hole sizes run from small sleeve penetrations up to large openings for mechanical risers. If you want the full picture of how it works, our concrete coring page covers the process and typical applications.

Slab and Wall Sawing on Burlington ICI Sites

Burlington’s industrial buildings off the QEW and along the Harvester Road corridor, its commercial plazas, and its institutional properties all generate the same kinds of cutting work: trenching through warehouse floors for new plumbing or electrical, doorway and window openings in block or cast concrete walls, and slab removal for equipment pads and pits.

• Slab sawing — flat sawing floors and pavement for trenches, plumbing repairs, and section removal.
• Wall sawing — track-mounted saws cutting precise openings in vertical concrete for doors, windows, and duct chases.
• Wire sawing — for thick, heavily reinforced sections a circular blade can’t get through.

Not sure which method your job calls for? Our guide to slab, wall, and wire sawing breaks down where each one fits, and the full lineup lives on our concrete cutting services page.

GPR Scanning Before Anyone Cuts

Before a saw or core bit touches a Burlington slab, it pays to know what’s inside it. Ground penetrating radar (GPR) locates rebar, post-tension cables, electrical conduit, and buried utilities without damaging the concrete. Striking a live conduit or a tensioned cable is expensive at best and dangerous at worst.

Our GPR concrete scanning and private utility locating crews mark what’s embedded in the slab so the cutting crew can lay out around it. If you’re weighing your options, we’ve written a plain-language comparison of GPR, X-ray, and utility locating. On many jobs we can scan and cut on the same visit, which saves a second mobilization.

Concrete Removal, Egress Windows, and Finishing the Job

Cutting is often only half the scope. We also handle:

• Concrete removal — breaking out and hauling away cut sections, from a single slab panel to larger scopes.
• Selective demolition — taking out specific structural elements without disturbing what stays.
• Egress windows — cutting foundation walls for code-compliant basement windows, a frequent request wherever homeowners are turning basements into legal living space. Burlington’s housing stock has plenty of candidates.
• Concrete construction — when the opening needs new concrete work afterward, our concrete construction team can close the loop.

One Shop, Short Drive, Wide Coverage

Burlington is one of the closest cities we serve. Our service areas stretch across Ontario from the same Hamilton base, and you can read about our home turf on the Hamilton page. Same crews, same equipment, same dispatcher — just a short drive over the bay.

See our full range of concrete services.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Do you have an office in Burlington?

No. CDS operates from a single location at 276 Ferrie St E in Hamilton, ON. Our crews travel to Burlington from our Hamilton shop — typically about a 15-minute drive via the Skyway or QEW — so response times are close to local anyway.

Is concrete drilling the same as core drilling?

Yes. Core drilling is the trade term; most people search for “concrete drilling.” Both describe cutting clean, round holes through concrete with a diamond core bit for plumbing, HVAC, electrical, and structural work.

Should I book GPR scanning before cutting?

If there’s any chance of rebar, post-tension cables, conduit, or embedded utilities in the slab — and in commercial buildings there usually is — scanning first is cheap insurance. We can often scan and cut on the same mobilization.

How do I get a price on a Burlington job?

Call (905) 529-6029 or send the details through our quote form. Photos, approximate concrete thickness, and access notes help us price it accurately the first time.

If you’ve got a Burlington project that needs cutting, coring, scanning, or removal, talk to the company that’s been doing this work longer than anyone else in Ontario. Call CDS at (905) 529-6029 (toll-free 1-800-241-5708) or request a quote and we’ll send a crew across the bay.

Related CDS services: Electric Slab Sawing.