Sept Tools

Professional concrete floor grooving

Brushless floor chasers for straight cable grooves, recessed cabling and technical paths in concrete slabs.

Concrete floor grooving is a less frequent operation than wall chasing, but it appears systematically in indoor underground network projects, data centre technical paths and electrical renovation of older buildings. Groove accuracy conditions cable installation, patch quality and final sealing. Sept Tools offers two brushless floor chasers sized for intensive professional use.

Measured performance
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Sound level

Acoustic comfort on occupied sites and indoor environments.

0.38m/s²
Vibration

Compliant with health and safety requirements, full day.

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Taupe width

Maximum section for multilayer and standard plumbing tubes.

80-120m
Linear/blade

On standard concrete. 40-60 m on reinforced or very hard concrete.

Méthode traditionnelle vs Sept Tools

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Manual angle grinder or chisel

  • Irregular chases, slow patching
  • Excessive noise and dust everywhere
  • No operator anti-jamming protection
  • Throughput drops on reinforced concrete
  • Silica OEL compliance impossible

Sept Tools brushless chasers

  • Calibrated straight chases with Desman or Taupe
  • 60 dB(A) and IU33 Longopac: silence and cleanliness
  • Fast brushless cutoff on jamming
  • Constant torque: stable pace even in reinforced concrete
  • Source capture: exposure divided by 50
Why Sept Tools

French brushless engineering

Brushless 1600 W

Constant torque to cross hard and reinforced concrete without stalling.

Desman and Taupe complementary

Narrow for cabling, wide for plumbing: every chasing need covered.

Centralised extraction

IU33 Longopac: source capture, crystalline silica compliance.

Electronic anti-jamming

Fast cutoff on blade jam: operator and machine protected.

Our floor chasing method

  1. 1

    Floor marking

    Chalk line marking of paths, rebar locating if necessary.

  2. 2

    Machine selection

    Desman for narrow cables, Taupe for wide plumbing.

  3. 3

    Brushless chasing

    Steady feed, constant torque, source extraction connected.

  4. 4

    IU33 extraction

    Source capture, sealed bagging, silica OEL compliance.

  5. 5

    Install and patch

    Cable or pipe recessing, immediate final levelling.

Challenges and solutions

Technical challenges and answers

Raised floor cost prohibitive

Le problème

Raised technical floor: 80 to 150 EUR/m², incompatible with economical renovation.

Sept Tools

Desman brushless 1600 W: direct slab recessing, cost divided by 5.

Section too wide for grinder

Le problème

Multilayer and drainage 32 to 60 mm: angle grinder requires two passes and crosscutting.

Sept Tools

Taupe 60 mm in one pass: width set, brushless throughput preserved.

Irregular joint width

Le problème

Joint profile demands constant width: variation means infiltration and costly rework.

Sept Tools

Guided Desman: constant width across 50 linear metres, IP65 precision.

Data centre electrical compliance

Le problème

Earthing out of tolerance: audit failure, data centre not certifiable.

Sept Tools

Calibrated brushless 1600 W chase: precise trace for compliant anti-static network.

Uncaptured floor silica

Le problème

Floor chasing without extraction: concentration 300x OEL 0.1 mg/m³, critical exposure.

Sept Tools

IU33 Longopac HEPA H13: source capture, exposure divided by 50.

Blade stall in rebar

Le problème

Carbon blade on rebar: overheating, stall, blade break, operator risk.

Sept Tools

Brushless 1600 W constant torque plus anti-jam plus dedicated diamond blades.

Use cases

For which job sites?

Office renovation cable recessing

Recessing power, low-voltage and fibre in existing slabs for offices and hotels. Economical alternative to raised floors: 60 to 100 linear metres per shift.

Industrial screed plumbing

Drainage and supply networks in existing screeds for food processing and pharma sectors. Taupe handles sections up to 60 mm, 40 to 70 linear metres per shift.

Warehouse expansion joints

Creating or refurbishing expansion joints on industrial and logistics slabs. Constant width across the full run: 30 to 50 metres per shift depending on section.

Data centre anti-static earthing

Recessing earthing cables for electrical compliance in server rooms. Millimetre-precision trace: 50 to 80 linear metres per shift.

Frequently asked questions

Your questions, answered

What is the difference between Desman and Taupe?

The Desman handles narrow chases from 5 to 30 mm for cabling. The Taupe covers wider sections up to 60 mm for plumbing tubes. The two machines complement each other to address every floor chasing need.

Can I groove a damp screed?

Yes, provided the screed is firm. The IP65 rating protects the machine from residual humidity, but a fully fresh screed risks sticking to the blades.

How can edge chipping be avoided?

A steady feed rate and an appropriate blade prevent chipping. Sept Tools supplies specific diamond blades for hard and reinforced concrete depending on the substrate.

How many metres per blade?

On standard concrete, expect 80 to 120 linear metres per blade. On reinforced or very hard concrete, lifespan drops to 40 to 60 metres. Blades always in stock in Roanne.

Is there a jamming risk?

The brushless motor includes protection electronics that cut rotation on blockage. The machine restarts on trigger release, with no risk to operator or mechanism.

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