Wickenburg, AZ · Blasting

Rock Blasting in Wickenburg, AZ.

Rock Blasting in Wickenburg, Arizona — done by Soards Trucking, family and veteran owned since 1992 and based right here in the NW Valley. Wickenburg jobs live and die on how you handle rock. We've been running dirt and rock in Arizona since 1992 and blasting is our own crew, not a sub. Controlled rock blasting for foundations, pools, well pads, driveways, and utility trenches. Fully licensed, insured, and permitted. Seismic monitoring on urban sites.

What our blasting crew does here

  • CR-15 licensed blasting under ROC #230099
  • Residential pool, basement, and utility-trench shots
  • Commercial pad and roadway rock removal
  • Well-pad and off-grid site prep on rocky parcels
  • Seismic monitoring and neighbor notification handled by us

Wickenburg at a glance

  • Drive time from our yard: about 25 minutes up US-60 from the yard.
  • Jurisdiction: Town of Wickenburg + unincorporated Maricopa County.
  • Terrain notes: Wickenburg is genuine ranch country — decomposed granite, hard granite outcrops on the hillsides, and Hassayampa river bottom. Rocky ground is normal, not the exception, which is why our CR-15 blasting license gets used out here.
  • Typical blasting work in Wickenburg: ranch and horse-property pad prep, well-pad excavation, rock blasting for pools and basements, off-grid septic, and long driveway grading through washes.

Common questions

Do you serve Wickenburg, AZ?+

Yes. Wickenburg is one of our core service areas — about 25 minutes up US-60 from the yard. We're based in Wittmann and run blasting jobs across the NW Valley on our own equipment and trucks.

What does blasting cost in Wickenburg?+

Every blasting job is different. Rock, access, volume, and haul distance all change the number, and we won't guess it over the phone. Call us at (602) 571-0399 and we'll come walk the site — estimates are free and the number you get is the number you pay.

Is blasting really cheaper than hammering?+

Once the rock is harder than roughly 15,000 psi, a hydraulic breaker slows to a crawl. A properly designed shot fractures the whole volume in one event and the excavator just loads it out. On competent Arizona granite or basalt above about 50 yards, blasting is almost always the cheaper answer.

Do you pull the blasting permit?+

Yes. The contractor pulls the local blasting permit for every shot — homeowners never handle this. We coordinate with the fire marshal and county and set up seismic monitoring when neighbors are close.

Other services we run in Wickenburg

Blasting in other NW Valley cities

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