I'm in the process of digging holes for a chain link fence, but I've
encountered a few issues. There is a shed in my back yard where I had
planned to dig a hole at the corner and then have it run about 7ft away to
the corner of my neighbor's wooden fence. I had the utility company come
and mark the lines, but they marked almost everywhere that I would be able
to connect to the wooden fence. There is one spot, however, that I am
trying to dig next to the fence. The problem is that it is directly next
to a huge tree and there are roots I can not get past only 12 inches down.
As there is no gate, it's a four foot fence, and it's only the two posts
which compose this stretch of the fence, will it be an issue if I just lay
construct it (with concrete) only a foot deep?


I've also attached pictures which show the location of the hole in
question. As can be seen, I believe it'll be less exposed to the elements
due to the neighbors wooden fence.






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