PRECISION BLASTING, LLCRock Blasting and Drilling in Coeur d'Alene and Kootenai County
Explosive rock removal — not sandblasting. Based in Hayden, working across the whole county.
Search "blasting contractor" around Coeur d'Alene and most of what comes back is sandblasting and powder coating shops. Good businesses — they strip rust off metal and refinish parts.
That is not what we do.
We are the other kind of blasting. Explosive rock removal. Drill patterns, charge design, controlled detonation, and shot rock sized to haul. If your excavator has stopped dead on solid granite and the bucket is skidding across the top of it, a sandblaster cannot help you. We can.
We work out of Hayden, so most of Kootenai County is a short run for us.
Kootenai County is granite country
Anyone who has built here knows it. The granite that gave Post Falls its quarries runs right under the subdivisions, and the outcrop shows up exactly where you do not want it — under the house pad, along the driveway line, right where the septic tank has to sit.
Foundations and footings
Breaking ledge for new construction across Coeur d'Alene, Hayden, Post Falls and Rathdrum.
Driveways and access roads
Steep lots, rock benches and long private drives cut through outcrop.
Septic and drain fields
Tanks and leach lines through rock, including tight sites a machine alone will not finish.
Utility trench blasting
Water, power, gas and fiber. We drill and shoot the line so your crew cleans to grade and keeps moving.
Swimming pool excavation
Pools in rock are a job most excavators will not quote.
Commercial site development
Larger site cuts and mass grading, staged across multiple shots.
Serving Kootenai County and the Inland Northwest
Coeur d'Alene · Hayden · Post Falls · Rathdrum · Athol · Spirit Lake · Hauser · Dalton Gardens · Hayden Lake
We also work east into western Montana and west toward Liberty Lake and Spokane Valley.
For excavators and general contractors
Most of our Kootenai County work comes from other contractors.
The pattern is always the same. You are two days into a dig, you hit competent rock, and the schedule is suddenly on fire. What you do not want is a partner who takes a week to come look at it.
We quote fast, we work around your sequence, and we leave the rock broken to a size your loader can handle so your crew can clean it out and stay on program. We are a sub, not a competitor — we are not going to try to take the rest of your job.
Being based in Hayden means we can usually get eyes on a site in the north county the same week.
Hoe ram or drill and shoot?
Worth being straight about, because every contractor asks.
A hydraulic hammer is the right tool on fractured, weathered or seamy rock. It is quiet, it is simple, and there is no regulatory overhead.
On competent granite it is a different story. The hammer dulls its chisel, the machine takes a beating, and the clock runs at an hourly rate while the pile barely grows. Drill and shoot breaks the same volume in an afternoon and leaves it sized for the loader.
The rule of thumb: the harder and more solid the rock, the sooner blasting wins on cost. If you are not sure which side of that line your site falls on, we will come look and tell you honestly — including telling you to stay with the hammer if that is the right answer.
- Federally Explosives Licensed (ATF)
- Fully insured
- Blasting experience since 2013
- Licensed across ID, MT, WA, OR, NV, UT and NM
- Free on-site assessment and quote
- Owner-operated — you talk to Dan, not a call center
Questions Kootenai County customers ask
Are you a sandblasting company?
No. We do explosive rock blasting — breaking and removing rock from construction sites. Sandblasting and powder coating are a completely different trade. If you need rust stripped off metal, we are not who you want. If rock is in the way of your project, we are.
How close to a house can you blast?
It depends on scaled distance rather than a fixed setback — charge weight per delay relative to the distance to the nearest structure. By reducing charges and splitting the shot across delays we work safely on standard residential lots throughout Coeur d'Alene, Hayden and Post Falls.
What does rock blasting cost?
It varies with rock volume, hardness, drill access and proximity to structures. On solid granite it is usually less expensive than mechanical hammering, because a shot does in an afternoon what a hoe ram does in days. We quote free and on site.
Can you work as a subcontractor on my project?
Yes — most of our Kootenai County work is exactly that. We come in, drill and shoot, and hand the site back broken and ready for your crew to clean out.
Do I need a permit?
Generally not as the property owner. We hold the federal explosives license and handle the regulatory side. Call 811 before any excavation to get buried utilities located.
How fast can you get to my site?
We are based in Hayden, so most of Kootenai County is a short run. Call and we will tell you honestly where you sit in the schedule.
Too big to dig and too hard to break?
Text a few photos of the rock, boulder, trench or tree in your way. We will tell you what it takes to move it — free, and on site.