How Safe / Unsafe Is This?

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A person I follow on tiktok called @spoontobunker just posted on their story that they had a "small soil collapse" in their 6ft hole. Is there any safe way for him to "brace" it now? I'm asking the professionals because had told this user (based on my common sense) that this was extremely dangerous [im well aware 30ish people due every year in such holes] But I dont know the exact physics even if I know the principles of shoring vs bracing. Someone told me that it would be unsafe for them to ...

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Originally published on March 22, 2026. Curated by Construction News.

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