# Rock breaking in Rhodes

We break rock with hydraulic breakers on our excavators, so the dig keeps going where a bucket alone cannot.

## Where rock breaking is needed
In many parts of Rhodes, rock sits just below the surface. We often meet it in foundations, pools, basements, utility trenches and roads cut into hillsides.

- Rock breaking for foundations and basements
- Digging a pool on a rocky plot
- Trenches for pipes and cables through rock
- Opening and widening roads on slopes
- Breaking boulders and old concrete

## How we work
The hydraulic breaker replaces the bucket on the excavator and breaks the rock into pieces that are easy to load. We work in stages to keep to the excavation limits your engineer sets.

Breaking with a hydraulic hammer is a mechanical method with no explosives, and with due care it can be done close to existing buildings.

## What happens to the broken rock
The pieces are loaded into our tipper trucks and taken away. If you want stone for dry-stone walls, retaining walls or backfill on the plot, we set some aside.

## How we work
1. **Get in touch:** Call us or send the form with a few words about the job.
2. **Free site visit:** We come to the site and look at the ground and the access.
3. **Written quote:** You get a clear price and a start date before we begin.
4. **Work & handover:** We work with our own machines and leave the site clean.

## Frequently asked questions
**Can you break rock close to a house?**
Yes, carefully and in stages. At the site visit we look at the distance to neighbouring buildings and utilities and propose the safest approach.

**How long does rock breaking take?**
It depends on how hard the rock is and how much there is. After the site visit we give you a time estimate with the written quote.

**Do you also do the rest of the excavation?**
Yes. The same crew digs the soil, breaks the rock and removes the material, so you have one contractor responsible for the whole job.

## Areas we cover
Rhodes Town, Ialysos, Kremasti, Paradisi, Soroni, Kalythies, Faliraki, Koskinou, Afantou, Archangelos, Lindos, Gennadi.

## Related services
- [Excavation](https://www.latos.gr/en/services/excavation/)
- [Road Works](https://www.latos.gr/en/services/road-works/)
- [Demolition](https://www.latos.gr/en/services/demolition/)

## Contact Details
- +30 694 726 7953 (tel:+306947267953)
- info@latos.gr
- Rhodes, Dodecanese, Greece
- Mon – Sat: 07:30 – 21:00 · Sun: 10:00 – 21:00

Source: https://www.latos.gr/en/services/rock-breaking/