Drilling
Drilling for rock anchors, soil nails, micropiles, and drainage. We plan equipment and access around your ground conditions, installation requirements, and work windows.
Full-Range Drilling Capabilities
Precision drilling determines the performance of the entire stabilization system. The right drilling method ensures anchors and reinforcement reach competent bearing material, maintains hole stability in weak or fractured rock, maximizes bond strength for grouted systems, enables long horizontal drains to relieve groundwater, supports accurate logging, sampling, and QA/QC, and allows installation in environments where access is limited or dangerous. Without quality drilling, no rock bolt, soil nail, micropile, or anchor can perform to its engineered capacity.
Common applications include slope stabilization (rock bolts, dowels, nails), foundation repair and underpinning, retaining wall support (tiebacks, soldier pile anchors), drainage control for landslide remediation, tunnel support systems, highwall and mining stabilization, and geotechnical investigations and characterization.
We select drilling equipment and tooling for the geology, hole dimensions, and available access. The work can include steep-slope drilling, rope-access support, remote material handling, borehole monitoring, and coordination with grouting and shotcrete crews.
Share the site location, geotechnical information, specified hole depths and diameters, access restrictions, and schedule so we can review the drilling scope.
Planning slope drainage work? Explore horizontal drain installation and our Lava Hot Springs project. For a drainage drilling inquiry, share the site location, available ground and groundwater information, drainage plans, access constraints, discharge arrangements, and target schedule.
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Tools & Technology
We deploy specialized equipment matched to project requirements and site conditions.
How We Do It
Proven methods and specialized techniques that deliver reliable, long-lasting results.
Horizontal Drains
Explore drilled drainage for slopes and landslide repair, then discuss installation access, ground conditions, and the drainage scope for your project.
Micropiles
Micropiles are small drilled foundation elements that transfer structural loads into suitable ground. They are useful where access is restricted or an existing foundation needs additional support.
Rock Bolting
Rock bolting stabilizes fractured, jointed, or unstable rock masses by anchoring steel bars deep into competent rock. By tying loose blocks back to stable substrate, rock bolts improve the overall strength and cohesion of slopes, cuts, tunnels, and vertical faces.
Rock Dowels
Rock dowels are steel bars grouted into rock to help hold fractured sections together. They resist movement as the surrounding rock begins to shift.
Soil Nailing
Learn how soil nails, grout, facing, and drainage form an earth retention system. Explore construction methods and design considerations, or discuss soil nail installation for your project.
Tieback Anchors
Geotechnical tieback anchors transfer loads from retaining walls and excavation support into stable ground. Explore how drilled-and-grouted anchors work, or discuss installation requirements for your project.
Why Choose Rock Supremacy
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What Our Clients Say
We take pride in building lasting relationships with our clients through exceptional service and results.
"It amazes me how quick these guys adapt to challenging and seemingly overwhelming construction situations in the best, and most creative approach. Very smart, dedicated, hardworking group of brave workers in hazardous work sites. Not the type of work just anyone can do! Keep up the good work!"
"When it comes to heavy foundation anchoring and stabilization projects, these guys are superb. Although the majority of the company's jobs involve heavy civil work, my project required their skills and specialized equipment for a challenging residential cliffside application. After careful review and critique of our plans, as well as assuring that expectations were fully understood, the work began on time and was completed ahead of schedule with minimal trauma along the way. In all, the job required the installation of ten horizontal deep rock anchors, several vertical piles, and shotcrete encapsulation. I highly recommend Rock Supremacy's services and would definitely use them again."
"We engaged Rock Supremacy for a very challenging cliffside project that involved the stabilization and reinforcement of a retaining wall which ultimately required a total of ten drilled horizontal rock anchors, multiple vertical stabilization pilings and encapsulation with concrete structural reinforcement. Even though my residential project, as large as it was to me, was of a much smaller scale than the company often deals with, it approached the task with all of the consideration and professionalism I could hope for. Notably, they were not hesitant to take on a challenging terrain even with its limited access. From the outset, Corey Muir was very engaged in the project and with finding workable solutions. He was eager to explore alternative options for accomplishing the goals and worked diligently with my engineering consultants to tweak the design for a practical, affordable solution. Throughout the planning process, he maintained excellent communications with myself and our structural engineers. Corey was careful to make sure, prior to our final agreement, that all details were fully understood. The company began the project exactly when anticipated. The on-site crew, David, Nate and Jules proved to be the "A" team. They are very skilled and professional. I found them considerate, easy to interact with, and flexible with regard to change possibilities. The team showed careful concern for my property and all possible avoidance of collateral damage while completing a job that involved some very heavy equipment. When the concrete supplier was unduly delayed, they took it in stride and made the best of the situation. The job was actually finished a little ahead of schedule. Definitely a five star rating for this group, I would be happy to further discuss my experience with anyone contemplating the use of Rock Supremacy's services."
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Landslide Remediation
Slope Stabilization
Rockfall Mitigation