Digging an average trench that's 24 inches deep and 8 inches wide can be a DIY job. A licensed professional should install the utilities.
How do you dig a trench?
- Loosen hard soil using a pick axe. ...
- Define the sides of the trench using the point of your shovel. ...
- Pull soil out of the bottom of the trench with a grub hoe once it becomes too deep to use a shovel. ...
- Place all the soil that you pull out of the trench on one side.