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Originally Posted by wooohooo
Sorry by support what do you mean? Where do I place them?
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He means the horizontal 2x4s or 2x6s that traditionally are put near the top and bottom between the posts.
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Originally Posted by Shazam
What he said. There's really no need to cement them in. The back fence in our place is only held in with soil and it's straight as an arrow (built in 02).
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It really depends on where you live. Calgary has good soil for posts, black, clay, and some stone, a good mix. If you live in an area that is mostly sand, it won't hold a post properly at all.
BTW, cement is a component of concrete. 
edit - this would be considered a traditional fence. This one uses 3 supports/spans but this is the basic design you see a lot. Easy to build, but they do sag over time. a 2x6 helps a lot here.
