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Had a job in a new subdivision where every single post hole hit a rock the size of a microwave.
It was over in the Pine Ridge development. We were putting up a basic cedar fence, maybe 150 feet. The ground looked fine, but the first hole, bam, solid granite about two feet down. Thought it was a fluke. Second hole, same thing. By the fifth one, we knew we were in for it. The boss didn't want to move the line, so we spent three days with a demo hammer and a spud bar just to get twelve holes dug. My arms were jelly by Wednesday. What do you guys do when you run into a whole yard of buried boulders like that? Just eat the time or try to talk the client into a different spot?
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sean_johnson165mo ago
Holy crap, a microwave sized rock in every single hole? I'd have just packed up and quit after the second one. That demo hammer work for three days straight would have wrecked me, I'm surprised you still have arms left. Honestly, if the client won't let you budge the line, I'd charge them for the extra time and equipment rental. That's the kind of thing you just can't predict, but you gotta make it worth your while.
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