Compaction is the cheapest insurance on any job — a pad that tests at 95% density never settles, never cracks and never calls you back. Before our rollers leave the yard, the crew runs a prep routine that takes twenty minutes and saves entire change orders.
Step One: Moisture Before Passes
Soil compacts at its optimum moisture, not dry and not soupy. We scarify the top six inches, water evenly, and check with a speedy meter before the drum ever touches dirt. Renting a roller from us includes that briefing on delivery — your operator will know the target before the first pass.
Step Two: Pattern and Overlap
Straight passes with a third-drum overlap, edges rolled first, and vibratory amplitude matched to lift thickness. Our single-drum soil compactors carry a Schwing-style padfoot option for clay and a smooth shell for granular base — the right shell ships with the machine, not as an afterthought.
Step Three: Prove It
We include a nuclear-gauge test strip on monthly hires: the tech rolls a calibration lane with your crew watching, so everyone agrees on pass counts before production starts. Fewer arguments, faster sign-offs, denser dirt.
