Getting backyard fence replaced - what to look for and lookout for

[cbelt3]

Don't follow my experience. We got the vinyl fence, and our landscaper installed it. And totally screwed up. "Oh yeah, I've put this in loads of places'. What they won't tell you is that each hollow post is supposed to have a nice srong 4x4x8 inside it, THEN it all gets cemented down. Ours didn't except in a few spots. So now- the fence is falling over in a few spots. I have to go back, slice off the bottom of the posts, drop a 4x4 into it, put the post back up, dig out the sides, lever it up, cement around, blah, blah, blah. Total pain in the posterior.

I miss my old house and the nice wooden fence. Power wash and re-stain every five years, done.