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Slab Sawing — Parking Roof Slab Removal (100 Jamieson Ave, Toronto)

Project overview

Our team completed slab sawing and removal of a parking roof slab near a rental building at 100 Jamieson Ave in Toronto. The work area measured approximately 30 m × 12 m (about 98.4 ft × 39.4 ft), and the slab was cut into manageable panels for safe loading and haul-out.

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Project snapshot

  • Location: 100 Jamieson Ave, Toronto, ON
  • Service: slab sawing (floor sawing) + concrete removal + haul-out
  • Work area: 30 m × 12 m (≈ 98.4 ft × 39.4 ft), about 3,875 sq ft
  • Equipment: 2 walk-behind saws
  • Cutting method: wet cutting with water feed, diamond blades
  • Panel sizing: mostly 3 ft × 3 ft, with some 3 ft × 4 ft
  • Schedule: 3 days cutting + 2 days loading/haul-out
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The challenges

Access and logistics were a real part of the scope. This is a tight urban site next to an occupied rental building, so production depends on clean staging, safe movement routes, and controlled loading.

The second challenge is keeping the job predictable. Slab demolition can go sideways fast if you don’t commit to panel sizing and sequencing from the start.

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Our work

We built the scope around repeatable panel cutting and a clean load-out flow:

  • Laid out the slab and cut a grid to produce consistent 3×3 ft panels, with 3×4 ft sections where it improved efficiency.
  • Ran two walk-behind saws to maintain production pace and keep the cutting predictable.
  • Performed all cutting with water feed (no dry cutting) to control dust and keep the work area manageable.
  • Sequenced the work so panels could be staged and removed without piling up bottlenecks.
  • Completed loading and haul-out as a dedicated phase after cutting, keeping the site organized and reducing re-handling.
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The result

  • The slab was cut, staged, and removed on schedule: 3 days of slab sawing plus 2 days of loading and haul-out.
  • Panel sizing kept handling controlled and predictable.
  • Wet cutting helped keep dust under control for a live urban site next to an occupied building.

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Slab Sawing

Practical answers for PMs, supers, and property teams.

Slab sawing (floor sawing) is a controlled way to cut concrete slabs into planned sections for removal, trenching, openings, or demolition sequencing. It’s used when you need straight lines, predictable panel sizes, and clean edges.

Panel cutting keeps the job controlled. It reduces handling risk, simplifies loading, and prevents the “chaos zone” effect where pieces break unpredictably and slow down haul-out.

Wet cutting keeps dust down and helps protect adjacent areas—especially near occupied buildings. It also improves blade life and gives better control over the cut. On this project, all cuts were done with water feed.

It depends on access and loading method. Here we used mostly 3 ft × 3 ft panels, with some 3 ft × 4 ft sections where it made sense for production and handling.

Duration depends on slab thickness, reinforcement, access, and loading logistics. In this case: 3 days of cutting plus 2 days for loading and haul-out.

Address, approximate area, slab thickness (or best estimate), what’s below the slab, access/parking/bin placement rules, and any timing windows. Downtown logistics often affect the schedule as much as the cutting.