This vinyl fence project involved a brand new installation of roughly 60 linear feet of 8 ft x 6 ft vinyl panel fence. The layout the client wanted incorporated the pool deck we had just completed for them, and the above ground pool as another boundary.  There was one gate that needed to conform to additional safety requirements due to the pool, and the posts were concrete sleeved in 5 in x 5 in vinyl post. Pro TIP #4 How to make your vinyl installation turn corners and make a perfect 45 degree angle! 

Like with any new fence installation project, I like to do a rough layout but build each piece off the last. Using a level, or line level, or even better a laser level will ensure you are straight and true to your layout. The nature of the vinyl fence products are such that you start with a post set level at one end of your run, and then build the panel attached to the post at one end and locate your next post. You then auger your post hole, for this project an 8 in bit was used for the 5 in x 5 in sleeve, and connect your panel to the new post, BEFORE setting the new post in concrete!! Once you have the panel assembled and connected to the first post and your new second post, then you proceed to pour your fast setting concrete into the post hole and set your post.

Pro TIP #4: Here is a neat tip to modify any pre-cut post and panel vinyl fence system, such as the one featured in this project. To turn your fence run, at a neat 45 degree angle, you have to adjust the post for the fence panel to sit more deeply inside the post cavity. Because the post will be on an angle the depth the panel will set inside the post is increased. Once you account for this, you may need to rout or otherwise trim the pre-cut opening where the post sleeve accepts the panel rail. Then fasten with a lag bolt and nut with washer assembly on the inside of the joint for added security if needed.