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How do you prevent disturbing a wooden fence when digging a foundation?

When digging a foundation beside a wooden fence, how can I ensure my excavation doesn't cause the fence to collapse? I'm digging into chalky ground and the foundations will be around 450mm wide and ...
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Easiest way to dig trench along existing fence

My friend cannot currently allow his dogs in his backyard because they dig under his privacy fence. I wanted to fix it for him and just planned on digging a trench (8-10inches deep, 6-8inches wide) ...
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Trenching up against fence posts

I am planting a small nut orchard. I have about 1500' of fence line enclosing a few acres. So far, I have placed all of the poles for the fencing. These are 12' 6 inch diameter treated wood posts,...
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