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So I have some guys trying to dig out a 20x20 section of ground for an addition I'm putting on my garage/house. The have a monster size backhoe, but the ground is frozen. Normally, the ground freeze here is just a few inches and you can bust through it in one place, then peel it back. But this year we've had the most severe ground-freeze in 30 years in CO. It's frozen to nearly 3 feet!

So, the guys can dig out 2-3 feet of frozen/rocky soil. They are recommending using some company that will thaw out the ground which is going to cost about $1500. I can't remember the company name - it's like "ground busters" or something.

Anyone has this problem before with frozen ground? What did you do?
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Gasoline? Scrotched Earth technique.


I've seen a techinque where they drill holes and use heated pipes.
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I've seen a techinque where they drill holes and use heated pipes.

Hmmmm. I wonder how long that takes. The ground buster guys are coming on Monday.
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Try these guys CO.

http://www.groundthawing.com/?gclid=...FRJ_Ywodh1jGuA


$1500 sounds steep. The concept is basic so I couldn't see why you can'r McGyver something together.
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Try these guys CO.

http://www.groundthawing.com/?gclid=...FRJ_Ywodh1jGuA


$1500 sounds steep. The concept is basic so I couldn't see why you can'r McGyver something together.

Wow, that's about 1/2 the price for 6000 sqft. I only have 400 sqft. But, I have a time contraint here.
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Just bust out the Oxy/acetylene setup and go to town on the ground.
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I'd get an auger and drill evenly spaced holes 2 feet deep( For a 20' x 20', maybe 16 holes from a 6" auger bit.)

Fill with rock salt or de-icing pellets, and flood em with hot water from a hose directly from your hot water tank. That will definitely do the trick and the salt will keep the water from freezing up.

There are other ways, but they're not that enviromentally friendly.
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That, or one of your steaming pirate loafs would do.
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That, or one of your steaming pirate loafs would do.
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Default Re: Who knows how to unfreeze the ground?

Is it really close to your house? You could build a fire on the ground, if you have enough wood. Keep it burning for 2 days and spread the coals around occasionaly. Invite the whole neighborhood over for a barbecue.
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