Conference 7.286::home_work

    Too many variables...good luck!
    
    Marc H.

I recently paid $4800 to have the site for my house completely blasted.

Ken

    One might also watch the movie (or read the book) "Mr. Blandings
    Builds His Dream House"...  Lots of ledge in there...
    
    				Steve

    I don't know where you are, but there's a blaster in Bolton, Mass.,
    who could probably give you an estimate.  The company is Hudson
    Explosives.  (I have no idea if they are good, bad, or indifferent -
    just that they exist.)

The fact that they still exist is a strong recommendation.  :-)  ;-)
They must be doing something right!

	There are old blasters
		and
	There are bold blasters
		but
	There are no old, bold blasters!

Stan

    
    Thanks for all the replies.  I was just curious on a ball park 
    figure.  I had no idea if we were talking $100. or $10,000!!
    
    Thanks,
    Sue

    I am looking for some updated information on ledge.  We just started
    digging for the foundation and you got it, we hit ledge.   I am looking
    for current blasting prices, and any other information I can get. 
    I want to make sure that no one is trying to take advantage of me. 
    
    I don't have any specifics yet, we just hit it this morning. 
    
    Any information would be great.  I did a search and could not find 
    any updated information.  
    
    Thanks, 
    
    Wendy
     
    

    
    
    ...well, at least you wont have to worry about your
    foundation moving....:)
    
    How far down are you???
    
    JD

    I recently hit ledge when putting in an addition it was about
    20'x15'x5' and cost me $1500.00 plus another $200 for pre-blast survey.
    I had Hudson Blasting do it 508-568-1157. They did a good job with no
    problem except for one piece they missed that they are going to take
    care of. If you call ask for Tim Kelley and tell him Tom Casey referred
    you.

    Tom

    We need to blast approx. 4 1/2 feet down.  The bids have been coming
    in around 6k.  This is for blasting and removal.  The land is in 
    Merrimack N.H.  
    
    Tom,  does Hudson do work in N.H. ?
    
    We thought of moving the location of the house, but unfortunately, time
    is against us and by the time we reissud a new plot plan, building
    permit, etc.  It would bring us into late jan. early feb. and then we
    would be dealing with frost.  And then there is still not certainty
    that we will still not hit ledge again. 
    
    It looks like blasting is it.  
    
    Wendy
    

    Yes I believe they will work in NH
    Tom

    
    A question on blasting.  Is it possible for a live shot to remain
    in ledge?
    
    I was clearing scrub from the ledge at the rear of my house when
    I came across a white & blue wire leading into a drill hole.
    The hole is still plugged with gravel & sand.
    
    I just called the City and they didn't seem to have any interest
    in inspecting it, suggesting I track down the original contractor.
    
    Thanks,
    
    Colin

When I was a kid, there were public service announcements on TV wherein a
famous athlete (Willy Mays?) told kids what to do if they found blasting caps.
Too bad I don't remember the answer.  Have you tried calling the police or
fire department?

    
    A neighbour suggested the Police or Fire Dept also.  I'll give the
    cops a call.  It may be that I'm concerned over nothing, but.....  

    | Is it possible for a live shot to remain in ledge?
    
    Certainly not impossible. In a previous life I did some blasting with a
    small general contractor. Through carelessness we miswired a shot and
    only half went. Finding those that did not go was not easy. When we
    cleared the rubble from the cellar hole we found a stick of dynamite
    with a live cap in it.
    
    The blue and white wires which you found - are they hooked together
    with a small shorting clip or do they look more like they were ripped
    off another wire?
    
    Still shorted together means they were likely never wired and there is
    a chance there is a live cap at the other end.
    
    Looking ripped from a twisted splice likey means it was wired and it
    is just chance that the wire remained in the hole as they appear to
    have done.
    
    Was the blasting done recently? I would think the person who did the
    work would like to know for sure there is not a live cap in the rubble.
    I have to believe they would have the equipment to determine if those
    wire are open, shorted, or still have a cap at the far end.
    
    Please take into account I am no expert by any stretch of the
    imagination - just offering my thoughts.
    
    Peter Duke

Hook the wires up to a magneto and see what happens.  Make sure you dial 
911 first.  It might be wise to have some of your neighbor's kids around, 
too.  The worse the disaster, the more money you can make off it.

When the cops learn that there is an emergency at hand you may get a 
whopping legal settlement like the Lexington 911 call that that was ignored 
and the woman was killed.

    
    Have at least 3 video cameras going from different angles of
    the suspected blast area, plus one on you with the mag.
    
    Any TV station will pay for them. You get zilch when thier
    there.
    
    Fred

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