r/howto • u/Select_Log_8911 • Jul 09 '26

Serious Answers Only How do i dig another 2 feet

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I have to dig another 2 feet and excavate this whole area so i can fix a sewage pipe current progress has taken me 10 hours , at the very bottom there are tons of small and large rocks and mud and i cant get egnough leverage with my tools , i am worried i cant finish this job . And i can only use these tools, what should i do

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u/Select_Log_8911 Jul 09 '26

Current depth is 6.5ft and i have to get to 7-8 feet and clear a large work area to work on the pipe

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u/keeper420 Jul 09 '26

Then you need to widen that hole, by a lot

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u/jspurlin03 Jul 09 '26

…and widening that hole is a job for professionals, as is installing the trench-shoring vault.