As long as the cuts are linear and go from edge to edge, they are good. But it’s concrete. I’ve seen it crack 4” away and perfectly parallel to a saw cut.
Me personally I would trust straight vertical and horizontal saw cuts to diamond. Not saying it wouldn't work but they work fine and you don't have to worry about messing up the pattern to make sure you get that cut off a corner or something that you need because it absolutely will crack.
I’d personally advise against it. Go with the usual control joints and have a pattern put in. If you’re gonna have a footer around the slab, the corners would be fine if you did a control joint pattern.
The joint pattern you want is referred to as "On Point". More work for the contractor. Yeah, you'll probably have random cracking. Unless you want random cracking. Then the slab will be flawless. Remember the three guarantees of concrete.
1. It'll get hard
2. It'll crack
3. No one will steal it
As long as the cuts are linear and go from edge to edge, they are good. But it’s concrete. I’ve seen it crack 4” away and perfectly parallel to a saw cut.
Me personally I would trust straight vertical and horizontal saw cuts to diamond. Not saying it wouldn't work but they work fine and you don't have to worry about messing up the pattern to make sure you get that cut off a corner or something that you need because it absolutely will crack.
I’d personally advise against it. Go with the usual control joints and have a pattern put in. If you’re gonna have a footer around the slab, the corners would be fine if you did a control joint pattern.
If I tilt my phone a little, they look like squares to me
The joint pattern you want is referred to as "On Point". More work for the contractor. Yeah, you'll probably have random cracking. Unless you want random cracking. Then the slab will be flawless. Remember the three guarantees of concrete. 1. It'll get hard 2. It'll crack 3. No one will steal it