Is cutting concrete prohibitively expensive?

[Jill Rossi]

Hi All, I have a property that is slab on grade and I want to create an island in the kitchen, but I need to get the electrical over to it (about 4' away.) It seems like the simplest way to do this is to cut a small section out of the concrete to run the wiring. My contractor (who I'm not sure about at this point for other reasons) keeps insisting that cutting the concrete is way too expensive. The house is worth about $185,000 ARV and it needs about 25k in renovations. Would you cut the concrete and how much would you expect to pay? Thanks!

[Mike Milianta]

Hi Don't be afraid to cut the concrete especially if the island will make the house more livable/marketable.It can be accomplished with a standard Skilsaw and 20.00 masonry blade. Very dusty but worth it. Good luck