Cutting pavers with a 7 1/2" handheld saw

[maggot]

That's what I did this summer. Scored with a small chisel and one good whack with a large one. You don't end up with a lot of precision, but split pavers are usually going on the sides anyways so it worked well for me. After some practice I was splitting these things in about 30 seconds each.

[Grendel]

Or not cut them, score them with a grinder and snap them off with a wide chisel. It is pretty easy to do and makes a pretty clean "cut".

[Chuck E Ducky]

That’s a lot of cuts to do by hand. I would rent a saw for sure. It’s easy laying them as long as you start with a good base. But that design = lots of cuts. Cuts you don’t want to do by hand. Not that you can’t but your not going to want to.

[the_matrix_guy]

I might just have them installed too cause frankly, we want a medallion layout in the middle and the whole project is now sounding like a huge pain in my ass...lol

[the_matrix_guy]

You are going to make a lot of dust that will get all through your saw. If you can do them wet it would help.

Thanks for the input.

How many you cutting? I would rent a saw.

I'm doing a rear patio area of about 700-800 Sq ft. in a herringbone layout so it would basically be the whole perimeter where I have to fill the ends.

[Chuck E Ducky]

How many you cutting? I would rent a saw.

[Flounder]

You are going to make a lot of dust that will get all through your saw. If you can do them wet it would help.

[the_matrix_guy]

Hi, I know this is not the ideal tool to cut pavers but do you guys think i could get away with cutting them with masonry blades? I have a 7 1/2 handheld wired Makita. This will be my first time doing pavers.

Thanks in advance for any input.

Best regards