Site development
Foundations & building pads
For builders and property owners: define the excavation limits, nearby structures and utilities, and the access needed for foundation work.
Planned around the site.
Controlled Blasting
Break solid rock to make way for foundations, trenches, and other excavation.
Built around your project
Rock in the way?
The removal plan has to fit the job that follows—whether you’re preparing a foundation, cutting a road, running a quarry, or working through a difficult site.
Civil work
Highways & infrastructure
For civil and utility contractors: coordinate the rock cut with traffic, existing utilities, equipment access, and the construction sequence.
Production
Quarry production
For quarry operators: balance rock volume and output goals with drilling, equipment, sequencing, and site controls.
Complex sites
Energy & specialty projects
For specialty project teams: work through restricted access, infrastructure, staging, and coordination requirements.
Explore specialized applications →Finding the fit
Which method fits?
Rock volume, production needs, access, and the surrounding work determine the approach.
A Capital Rock controlled blast. The removal plan accounts for the excavation and its surroundings.
Planning the work
Plan the rock cut.
Site conditions
Rock quantity and excavation limits, drilling access, and nearby structures or utilities shape the approach.
Project coordination
Plan drilling, protection, notifications, monitoring and records around the construction sequence and other trades.
Useful starting information
Send plans or photos, the location, approximate rock volume and schedule.
Hoe ramming breaks rock incrementally within the available work area.
Planning the work
Plan the working room.
Equipment access
The excavator needs a position it can work from, room to maneuver, and reach to the rock.
Production and timing
Rock conditions and removal rate affect the sequence. Noise, duration and handling the broken material also need planning.
Useful starting information
Send photos of the rock and equipment approach, excavation limits, approximate quantity and schedule.
Next step
Start with your site.
Site review
What shapes the plan?
We review the rock, its surroundings, and the project requirements together.
Ground
Rock strength, fractures, weathering, orientation.
Quantity, shape, depth, and removal limits.
Surroundings
Nearby structure distance, condition, sensitivity, and planned work.
Utilities, roads, foundations, and active systems that need protection.
Project
Working room, staging, traffic, and other trades.
Output goals, phasing, timing restrictions, and the next operation.
How the job runs
From review to records.
Your site information leads to a method recommendation, a coordination plan, and documented field work.
Understand the site
Site review
Review the rock, access, nearby assets, plans, and project constraints.
Location · photos · plans
Choose the approach
Method recommendation
Recommend blasting, hoe ramming, or a combination, with a preliminary control approach.
Method · initial controls
Align the work
Coordination plan
Align timing, notifications, access, equipment, other trades, and responsibilities.
Access · timing · responsibilities
Carry out the plan
Work & records
Perform the work, monitor as required, and document the completed activity.
Monitoring · field documentation
Protection. Monitoring. Records.
Site protection and exclusion areas are planned around critical assets and access points. Vibration, airblast, and noise monitoring are applied as required. Blast plans, monitoring records, and field documentation keep an account of the work.
Project in focus
The Oxford blast.
Large-scale quarry production coordinated through drilling, sequencing, site controls, and project documentation.
Capital Rock’s Oxford quarry blast.
View the Oxford project →66,768
pounds of explosives
240
drill holes
81,000
tons of rock
Common Questions
Questions before blasting.
Practical answers about fit, planning, and coordination.
What is controlled blasting?
Controlled blasting uses explosives to break solid rock so foundations, trenches, and other excavations can move forward. Capital Rock reviews the excavation, equipment access, and nearby structures and utilities before recommending a removal method.
When is hoe ramming a better fit?
An excavator-mounted breaker removes rock incrementally. It may suit smaller quantities, selective removal or phased work.
Can you blast near a house or building?
Often, if the rock, the structure, and access support it. Capital Rock reviews these conditions together, monitors at sensitive points, and may use mechanical removal or a smaller blasting sequence when appropriate. Distance alone does not determine the method.
Can you blast near utilities or a road?
Often, with utility locations, protection, and a sequence that accounts for traffic and nearby infrastructure. Roads and utilities are considered in the blast plan.
How are vibration and airblast monitored?
Where the site requires it, meters are placed at relevant monitoring points. Capital Rock records the blast and keeps the monitoring record with the plan as part of the work.
Can blasting happen on an active site?
Yes, where access, exclusion areas, and other trades can be coordinated. The blast is planned around the site operations that need to continue.
What should I send for a review?
Send the location, plans or photos, approximate rock quantity, nearby houses, wells, utilities or roads, and your schedule. Include any existing discussions with the town or fire department.
Does a review commit us to blasting?
No. The recommendation may be controlled blasting, mechanical removal, a combination, or a request for more information. Requesting a review does not lock in a method.
Ready to get started?
Let’s review your site.
Share the location, approximate rock volume, plans or photos, schedule, and nearby structures or utilities. We’ll review the conditions and recommend the next step.
A site review does not commit you to a removal method.