I'm now 7' deep in dirt.
I've hired a pool builder to construct a 18' x 36', 8' deep, no spa, no heater, simple pool.
I started by removing all my existing yard. I ran into some rock; blue granite. In getting quotes for the pool, all of my quotes excluded all work relating to rock/boulders, so I knew that I was on my own on removing them. I did some research on removing boulders and settled on the expanding grout, Dexpan.
I am currently on my 3rd roto hammer, 4th SDS-MAX 1 1/2 bit, and have used over 250 lbs of Dexpan. I think this boulder is 100 feet long 30 feet wide and have no idea how deep, right were I want my pool.
I also wanted to move some very large boulders from another part of my yard to be used around my pool. I found very little information on how to do this on the internet. The boulders i wanted to move were about 7' x 6' x 4'. Thats about 160cuft! at ~180lbs/cuft thats around 25,000 to 30,000 lbs per boulder. I talked to all the Pool Builders as I was getting quotes about moving them, none of them had any ideas. I talked to crane companies and they couldn't do it. I finally found a company/guy on Craigslist that had tractors, very large tractors. He brought out a new John Deere 350D. This tractor were barely able to lift boulders, and place them. It was great to watch.
My thought on the boulders would be decoration and a jumping rock. Use the existing materials on site to create a natural, usable feature. I always thought the fake, manufactured and painted concrete boulders always ended up looking fake and run down over time. Real boulders would last forever! The cost of building fake boulders probably cost about the same as me having my boulders moved.
At this point, I am now an expert on fracturing boulders.
I've hired a pool builder to construct a 18' x 36', 8' deep, no spa, no heater, simple pool.
I started by removing all my existing yard. I ran into some rock; blue granite. In getting quotes for the pool, all of my quotes excluded all work relating to rock/boulders, so I knew that I was on my own on removing them. I did some research on removing boulders and settled on the expanding grout, Dexpan.
I am currently on my 3rd roto hammer, 4th SDS-MAX 1 1/2 bit, and have used over 250 lbs of Dexpan. I think this boulder is 100 feet long 30 feet wide and have no idea how deep, right were I want my pool.
I also wanted to move some very large boulders from another part of my yard to be used around my pool. I found very little information on how to do this on the internet. The boulders i wanted to move were about 7' x 6' x 4'. Thats about 160cuft! at ~180lbs/cuft thats around 25,000 to 30,000 lbs per boulder. I talked to all the Pool Builders as I was getting quotes about moving them, none of them had any ideas. I talked to crane companies and they couldn't do it. I finally found a company/guy on Craigslist that had tractors, very large tractors. He brought out a new John Deere 350D. This tractor were barely able to lift boulders, and place them. It was great to watch.
My thought on the boulders would be decoration and a jumping rock. Use the existing materials on site to create a natural, usable feature. I always thought the fake, manufactured and painted concrete boulders always ended up looking fake and run down over time. Real boulders would last forever! The cost of building fake boulders probably cost about the same as me having my boulders moved.
At this point, I am now an expert on fracturing boulders.
