Fence repair - replace panels but keep using existing posts

[CAPSLOCK]

Possible dumb question incoming...

I have a 6' wooden privacy fence. At least 2, probably 3 panels need to be replaced. The posts seem quite sturdy.





Is this as simple as removing the dilapidated panels & replacing with new? Would the new ones just slip nicely into the holes in the posts, and get screwed in place? I'm not handy but thinking we could manage if that's all it would require.

Closer pics of the holes in the posts. Ignore the ivy, it is increasing the structural integrity of the fence at this point...

 

[dizneegirl]

Just as easy as replacing if the posts are good. Reuse of holes is probably not as easy and may not not line up easily (stuff probably settled in the time those panels have been there). Doable, though.

You may need additional pieces of wood/supports to make it work. Depending on how worn/rotted the holes may be.

 

[tvguy]

I would replace the posts. If the panels are bad, the posts can't be far behind. And I STRONGLY recommend metal posts. They even have them now that look like 4x4 posts, but are in reality metal posts clad in wood.