diff --git a/api/buildcraft/api/blueprints/Schematic.java b/api/buildcraft/api/blueprints/Schematic.java
index 4db2d289..b08cb4ea 100755
--- a/api/buildcraft/api/blueprints/Schematic.java
+++ b/api/buildcraft/api/blueprints/Schematic.java
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ public abstract class Schematic {
 	 * Blocks are build in various stages, in order to make sure that a block
 	 * can indeed be placed, and that it's unlikely to disturb other blocks.
 	 */
-	public static enum BuildingStage {
+	public enum BuildingStage {
 		/**
 		 * Standalone blocks can be placed in the air, and they don't change
 		 * once placed.
diff --git a/buildcraft_resources/changelog/7.0.14 b/buildcraft_resources/changelog/7.0.14
index 292bbd3e..cfd93a68 100644
--- a/buildcraft_resources/changelog/7.0.14
+++ b/buildcraft_resources/changelog/7.0.14
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ Bugs fixed:
 * [#2841] Another crash with Oil in the Nether (asie)
 * [#2837] Massive lag with Construction Markers (hea3ven)
 * [#2831] Robots sinking through the ground (hea3ven)
+* [#2825, #2618, #1777] Quarry issues with just about every translucent block (asie)
 * Allow Builders to use arbitrary IPathProviders (asie)
 * Block breaking robots sleeping in mid air (hea3ven)
 * Error in robot AI loading (hea3ven)
diff --git a/common/buildcraft/BuildCraftCore.java b/common/buildcraft/BuildCraftCore.java
index 0c61ba94..71fa1ed6 100644
--- a/common/buildcraft/BuildCraftCore.java
+++ b/common/buildcraft/BuildCraftCore.java
@@ -466,7 +466,6 @@ public class BuildCraftCore extends BuildCraftMod {
 		BuildCraftAPI.softBlocks.add(Blocks.snow);
 		BuildCraftAPI.softBlocks.add(Blocks.vine);
 		BuildCraftAPI.softBlocks.add(Blocks.fire);
-		BuildCraftAPI.softBlocks.add(Blocks.air);
 
 		FMLCommonHandler.instance().bus().register(new TickHandlerCore());
 
diff --git a/common/buildcraft/builders/TileQuarry.java b/common/buildcraft/builders/TileQuarry.java
index b31f1b08..bd5e7de3 100644
--- a/common/buildcraft/builders/TileQuarry.java
+++ b/common/buildcraft/builders/TileQuarry.java
@@ -313,9 +313,7 @@ public class TileQuarry extends TileAbstractBuilder implements IHasWork, ISidedI
 
 		if (!columnVisitListIsUpdated) { // nextTarget may not be accurate, at least search the target column for changes
 			for (int y = nextTarget[1] + 1; y < yCoord + 3; y++) {
-				Block block = worldObj.getBlock(nextTarget[0], y, nextTarget[2]);
-				if (BlockUtils.isAnObstructingBlock(block, worldObj, nextTarget[0], y, nextTarget[2])
-						|| !BuildCraftAPI.isSoftBlock(worldObj, nextTarget[0], y, nextTarget[2])) {
+				if (isQuarriableBlock(nextTarget[0], y, nextTarget[2])) {
 					createColumnVisitList();
 					columnVisitListIsUpdated = true;
 					nextTarget = null;
@@ -340,8 +338,6 @@ public class TileQuarry extends TileAbstractBuilder implements IHasWork, ISidedI
 	 */
 	private void createColumnVisitList() {
 		visitList.clear();
-
-		Integer[][] columnHeights = new Integer[builder.blueprint.sizeX - 2][builder.blueprint.sizeZ - 2];
 		boolean[][] blockedColumns = new boolean[builder.blueprint.sizeX - 2][builder.blueprint.sizeZ - 2];
 
 		for (int searchY = yCoord + 3; searchY >= 1; --searchY) {
@@ -372,17 +368,8 @@ public class TileQuarry extends TileAbstractBuilder implements IHasWork, ISidedI
 
 				for (int searchZ = startZ; searchZ != endZ; searchZ += incZ) {
 					if (!blockedColumns[searchX][searchZ]) {
-						Integer height = columnHeights[searchX][searchZ];
 						int bx = box.xMin + searchX + 1, by = searchY, bz = box.zMin + searchZ + 1;
 
-						if (height == null) {
-							columnHeights[searchX][searchZ] = height = worldObj.getHeightValue(bx, bz);
-						}
-
-						if (height > 0 && height < by && worldObj.provider.dimensionId != -1) {
-							continue;
-						}
-
 						Block block = worldObj.getBlock(bx, by, bz);
 
 						if (!BlockUtils.canChangeBlock(block, worldObj, bx, by, bz)) {
@@ -391,10 +378,6 @@ public class TileQuarry extends TileAbstractBuilder implements IHasWork, ISidedI
 							visitList.add(new int[]{bx, by, bz});
 						}
 
-						if (height == 0 && !worldObj.isAirBlock(bx, by, bz)) {
-							columnHeights[searchX][searchZ] = by;
-						}
-
 						// Stop at two planes - generally any obstructions will have been found and will force a recompute prior to this
 
 						if (visitList.size() > builder.blueprint.sizeZ * builder.blueprint.sizeX * 2) {
diff --git a/common/buildcraft/core/lib/utils/BlockUtils.java b/common/buildcraft/core/lib/utils/BlockUtils.java
index e501e821..f8c319fd 100644
--- a/common/buildcraft/core/lib/utils/BlockUtils.java
+++ b/common/buildcraft/core/lib/utils/BlockUtils.java
@@ -119,6 +119,7 @@ public final class BlockUtils {
 		world.spawnEntityInWorld(entityitem);
 	}
 
+	@Deprecated
 	public static boolean isAnObstructingBlock(Block block, World world, int x, int y, int z) {
 		if (block == null || block.isAir(world, x, y, z)) {
 			return false;
diff --git a/common/buildcraft/core/properties/WorldPropertyIsSoft.java b/common/buildcraft/core/properties/WorldPropertyIsSoft.java
index cf778f19..dc4c7d3d 100755
--- a/common/buildcraft/core/properties/WorldPropertyIsSoft.java
+++ b/common/buildcraft/core/properties/WorldPropertyIsSoft.java
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@ import net.minecraft.world.IBlockAccess;
 import buildcraft.api.core.BuildCraftAPI;
 
 public class WorldPropertyIsSoft extends WorldProperty {
-
 	@Override
 	public boolean get(IBlockAccess blockAccess, Block block, int meta, int x, int y, int z) {
 		return block == null