Akron Porta Pros rents chain link temporary fence panels by the day, starting around 30 dollars a panel and dropping fast once you're covering a full site perimeter. Standard panels run 6 feet by 10 feet. Delivery to Akron job sites is scheduled around your excavation, framing or demo timeline, not the other way around.
The workhorse size is the 6 x 10 chain link temporary fence panel, galvanized steel mesh on a tube frame, standing on rubber or concrete feet so nothing gets driven into the ground. That matters on Akron sites where a permit for temporary fence rental doesn't cover trenching for posts, the same way a porta potty placement guide walks through ground clearance for restroom units. Panels link together with clamps, so a perimeter around a half-acre lot goes up in a morning, about as fast as scheduling a standard porta potty rental for the same crew. If you're pricing out chain link temporary fence against wood or vinyl privacy screening, chain link wins on speed and on visibility, which site supervisors like when they're watching a crew from the trailer. For crowd lines instead of a hard perimeter, look at crowd control barrier rental instead, it's a different product built for pedestrian flow, not site security, and pairs well with event restroom rental planning for the same footprint.
Daily pricing for chain link panels sits in a straightforward band. Weekly and monthly jobs get quoted once we know your linear footage and how long the fence needs to stay up, since a construction job in Cuyahoga Falls, 9.0 miles north of Akron, runs a very different timeline than a two-day event fence in Tallmadge, 6.5 miles east, and either way it helps to check temporary fence cost before committing to a duration.
| Duration | Price Range |
|---|---|
| Day | $30 - $75 per panel |
Most fence rental gets bundled with delivery, and that delivery fee depends on truck access and how far the crew has to walk panels onto site. If your job also needs sanitation, pair the fence with a portable toilet rental delivery on the same trip, or a portable restroom rental if you'd rather bundle the order, and you'll often save a stop. Construction sites juggling fencing, a dumpster, and restrooms tend to do better booking all three through construction site services rather than three separate calls.
Because most jobs don't need the fence forever. A homeowner doing a renovation in Barberton, 8.2 miles southwest of Akron, needs six to eight weeks of perimeter, not a permanent asset sitting in the yard afterward, and usually pairs it with a home renovation porta potty for the same stretch. Rental panels also get swapped for damage, so a bent frame from a delivery truck backing in doesn't become your problem to fix. Cyclone chain link temporary fence panels, the industry term for this galvanized mesh style, get inspected and re-racked between rentals, which is more upkeep than most crews want to handle themselves. If you're weighing rental against ownership for a recurring event, like a fairground that fences off the same lot every year the way county fair restrooms get booked annually, run the math against temporary fence cost for a season before deciding either way.
Site security overlaps with sanitation logistics more than people expect. A fenced perimeter around a roll-off dumpster rental keeps scavengers out, which matters under OSHA 1926.25 housekeeping rules that require debris cleared and contained in the work area. Storage containers benefit too, since a storage container rental full of tools and materials sitting behind chain link is a lot less tempting than one sitting open on a curb in downtown Akron, and the same logic applies to a mobile office trailer rental parked on an active site.
Book at least a week out for anything over 100 linear feet. Panel inventory moves fast during Akron's spring and summer construction season, and short-notice orders sometimes mean a longer delivery window than you'd like.
Placement in the public right of way needs confirming with the city before you set panels at the curb or sidewalk. Check porta potty permit requirements for the same right-of-way logic, since it applies to fencing too, and the dumpster permit requirements page covers the parallel question for roll-off placement.
Yes. The tube-frame base sits on rubber feet, no digging or anchoring needed, which is why it works on parking lots, gravel yards and finished driveways alike.
Measure your perimeter in linear feet and divide by 10, since each panel covers 10 feet, and the how many porta potties do I need guide walks through the equivalent math for restroom counts. A quarter-acre lot typically needs 30 to 40 panels depending on shape.
Yes, delivery covers Kent, 14.1 miles northeast, and Green, 10.8 miles south, along with everywhere between, plus porta potty rental in Canton, OH further southeast when a job spans both counties. Check service areas or request a quote for your specific address.
Yes. Akron Porta Pros delivers chain link temporary fence across Akron and the surrounding metro, with same-day and next-day drop-off available on most orders.
Pricing depends on the unit and how long you need it. See our cost breakdown and request a free quote for an exact figure.
Standard rentals include scheduled service — a pump-out, a clean, a restock and fresh deodorizer. Busy or hot-weather sites can be serviced more often.
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