Gardening - Large Rock Removal in 3 Easy Steps

Tools required:

PPE -  Safety glasses, gloves, shin guards

Shovel

Sledge Hammer 5kg or heavier

Wheel Barrow

Step 1 : Dig around rock. It may be possible to remove and roll out. If not proceed to step 2.

Step 2: Find Fault line or weakness and smash to bits. On sedimentary rocks, this will be rather evident, however igneous and metamorphic rocks, it will take more effort to determine where to hit. The golden rule about minerals : strong in compression, not so much in tension. Like glass, a small cut on one side with an impact can create a clean break.

If available, use a chisel, SDS hammer drill, etc to drill holes at a certain distance and use plug and feather.

Step 3 : Remove broken rock as you go. The less loose rock is a better absorption of impact by the large rock.