How Much Does It Cost to Rent a Temporary Fence? (2026)

What a temporary fence costs in total

Rent plus delivery, setup and pickup, for standard 6 x 12 ft chain link panels on stands:

Setup and pickup are charged once, so they weigh heavily on a one-month job and fade on a long one. Rates run 10-20% higher in spring and summer, and many companies take 10-20% off for six months or more.

What is in the quote

• Rent: $20-$50 per panel per month, or $1.50-$3.50 per foot. Stands are usually included.
• Delivery: $100-$300, more if you are far from the yard.
• Setup and pickup: about $1-$2 per foot to install, and 30-50% of that again to take it down.
• Sandbags: $3-$8 each, usually two per stand, so the panels stay up in wind.
• Privacy screen or windscreen: $35-$70 per panel per month. Screens catch wind, so they need more sandbags or bracing.
• Gates: $100-$300 for a walk gate, $200-$500 for a vehicle gate.

Ask whether the price has a minimum term, a damage fee for bent panels, and a charge if you keep the fence a few days past the month.

Construction site or event

Construction fence is billed by the month and often stays up for a whole project, which is where the long-term discounts come from. Events are billed by the day or weekend at $2.50-$7 per foot, so a weekend often costs as much as a month would. Crowd events also use steel barricades, which rent for $20-$60 each.

Rent or buy?

A 6 x 12 ft chain link panel with its stand costs about $100-$175 to buy, so 200 ft (17 panels) is roughly $1,700-$3,000. Buying pays off once you would rent for more than about a year, or if you fence a site again and again. For a single remodel or a few months, renting is cheaper and the company handles the setup.

If the fence should stay, compare with a permanent one in the fence cost calculator: chain link costs $15-$40 per foot installed.