Would you try to hunt a construction site?

[mclldavidson]

There is an old car lot that was just tore down and the concrete is cleared away and they are getting ready to pour a new one. I would love to hit that site after hours, have you done anything like this?

 

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[ky.rebel]

have done it a lot,with some good results. permission is usually easy to get from the job foreman once he understands you will be doing it while they are not working. good luck and H.H.

 

[RELICDUDE07]

I would!But i'm also the builder!lol

 

[Lowbatts]

Hit it before it gets rolled or pressed, they usually will not mind as long as you ask and let them know you are not excavating, just popping the possible shallow goodies out.

 

[Tom_in_CA]

For demolition sites/scrapes to be good to hunt, there needs to have been something there before-hand. Ie.: some sort of history to the area, like if it's in an old-town district, and perhaps there were earlier "board and batton" districts on the area.

And yes, they can be good. After 5pm when the workers cut out for the day is a magical time.

 

[Dwight S]

For demolition sites/scrapes to be good to hunt, there needs to have been something there before-hand. Ie.: some sort of history to the area, like if it's in an old-town district, and perhaps there were earlier "board and batton" districts on the area.

And yes, they can be good. After 5pm when the workers cut out for the day is a magical time.

What Tom said...
Also if you go, hunt any dirt that has been pushed around the site, should look like what is already there. If they have pushed off a building and scraped back the surrounding dirt, you find find a few things, but be warned, you'll find lots of trashy targets as well. Don't bother too much with the "fill" dirt that has been brought in.

 

[sniffer]

yeah, what they said. but find out what was on the site previously. good luck

 

[boogeyman]

From my experiences.

If you get permission from the foreman etc. and you don't have a permission form made up make sure you get his complete name & a contact number (cell phone). If you are confronted by security or police and you have info handy for them to contact the foreman nine times out of ten they'll just leave you alone. If you just tell em Joe the foreman told me I could, you'll be on your way looking for somewhere else to hunt.

Grab a generic release of liability form. Staples sells em. If they hym & ha about giving you permission tell them you'd be glad to fill one out for them in case you hurt yourself. Most times you'll get permission.

 

[Bum Luck]

What do you have to lose? Go for it.

Ya don't have to fill plugs, but you do have to scrape the ground level.

And don't forget the fill dirt - it had to come from somewhere........

HH!

 

[NOLA_Ken]

Well like everyone else said, talk to the foreman and get permission. Especially if it's fenced off. Stay away from their materials and equipment so no one gets the idea you might be "casing" the place to come rob them later. Most times no one will care so long as you don't get in their way, or disrupt the work. Of course if it was my job site I'd probably have already been out there, but I'd still tell you to have at it