Core Drilling

DRY & WET Core Drilling services

Our team of core drilling technicians have over 40+ years experience. When you book with CanWest, we ensure a quick response to your call and that we are fully equipped for the job when we arrive. Our team will scan and locate utilities, core a precise hole every time, and leave the site clear of slurry, dust, and excessive water. Our team will work with you, so your core drilling project stays on schedule and on budget.

Coring Holes in a variety of sizes

Our team has field tested and engineered core bits designed for higher performance on residential, commercial and industrial core drilling projects. We have core bits of all sizes up to 40″. 

AdvancED Scanners and Power Locates

CanWest is always updating our scanners and power locate equipment to make sure we help to set an industry standard. In Fall 2024-Winter 2025, we will be revamping our scaning equipment and power locates to make sure our customers get access to:

  • instant 3D imaging
  • same day scan reports
  • the best 3D scanned images for locating utilities on the market

CanWest aims to decrease the limitations by the current scanners on the market and to allow our operators to provide you with flawless scanning and cutting services. The new technology can spot all unseen anomalies under the concrete surface, including all utility lines, and takes away any risk of cutting through utility lines.  

Stay tune for more information!

 

 

Typical Concrete Coring Applications Include:

  • Sewer drains
  • Sewer tie-ins
  • HVAC openings
  • Phone, electrical, cable, and fiber optic openings
  • Handrail and anchor holes
  • Aggregate analysis
  • Floor drains
  • Concrete anchoring installs.

INCLUDED IN OUR PRICING:

  • 1 Experienced concrete coring operator
  • 1 Scanning unit and power locate
  • Core drill with desired core bit size(s)
  • Removal of cores off-site and vacuum cleanup

 

 

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Dry Core Drilling

 Whether the project requires water or no water while coring, CanWest’s knowledgeable team will help you to select the best solution for your coring projects. 

Benifits of Dry Coring

  • water will not freeze
  • no water damage
  • safe for enclosed spaces
  • Just as clean now as wet coring with vacuum advancments

There are areas that are near impossible or highly demanding to core drill using water, areas like electrical rooms. Using professionals that know the difference between wet & dry coring, can make a difference on the cost of your project and limit any damages to the project area.

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TRUSTED PROFESSIONALS

Our team has all of the safety certifications and training required to complete both dry core drilling and wet core drilling in a multitude of different jobs. 

Dry Coring Advanced Equipment

Our inventory has top-of-the-line equipment including a dry core drilling system that can contain the dust with the use of a built-in vacuum. This allows our team to achieve the same level of clean air as with a wet coring system. Dry coring is highly recommended in areas such as in electrical rooms or areas where water coolant is not an option.

In addition, our equipment inventory also includes high powered vacuums and inhouse engineered core bits that are capable of easily removing cored holes from concrete without the use of water. We can safely remove dust from the air at the same time as we are removing a cored hole while keeping the rest of the wall intact. 

 

 

3-D image of a scan

Scan before you drill

There are a lot of items that can be hidden with in concrete. Prior to core drilling, it is recommended that the area is scanned to locate any buried obstructions such as rebar, tension cables, conduits, voids, or pipes, in concrete before we cut or core drill.

Our team can be on site within hours of your call to quickly scan large sections of concrete and provide you a 3 dimensional image that helps simplify job planning. 

For more information, please visit our Concrete Ground Penetrating Radar page in the link below:

Ground Penitrating Radar & Scanning

 

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ENGINEERED Core Bits

CanWest is passionate about exploring innovative technologies to keep your project costs lower. Our company has invested in engineering and field tested our own line of Core Bits. Our Core bits rank higher than other brands of core bits for:

  • cleaner more reliable cuts
  • faster cuts
  • and longevity of each core bit.

This allows our team to keep our coring prices more reasonable than our competitors and allows for us to take on a larger variety of coring projects.

CanWest’s advancement in technology has helped to make CanWest the top choice for concrete cutting & coring in Western Canada. 

Visit our CanWest Diamond Product website for more information.

Core Drill and Scanner Rentals

Our rental division specializes in helping small contractors or DIY experts to scale the size of their projects.

CanWest Rentals has a huge allotment of equipment available for a large scope of different jobs. Great for those looking to test new equipment, avoid maintenance costs of personal equipment, and cut down on projects costs. 

Core Drill, Scanners, and Core Bits are now available to rent. 

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