1 Layout of pits with reference to grid pillars and
keeping allowance from face of substructure. Excavation in slopes or steps as specified and / 2 or required, stacking soil at a distance at least half the depth of excavation from excavation area. Checking for subsoil water and providing shoring 3 & strutting wherever required and barricading the pits.
4 De-watering and dressing the bottom level of
pits. 5 Identification of stratum (soil / rock).
6 Check for obstacles encountered (cables, pipes).