Brooklyn Sidewalk Shed and Scaffolding handles temporary fencing rental for construction sites in all five boroughs. We install the 8-foot fence NYC requires before work starts and remove it when the work ends.
DOB requires construction fencing for new buildings, demolition work, excavations and alterations covered by NYC Building Code Section 3303.13. The fence goes up before work begins and stays until the work ends. NYC’s default construction fence is solid, so we start there.
Our construction site fence rental covers three kinds of fence
This page covers site fencing for construction. For event barricades or backyard fences, look elsewhere.
Most fence rental pages skip the rule that matters most: solid is the default on NYC construction sites, and chain link is the exception. Here is what DOB’s construction fence page says. For the wider code, read NYC construction site rules.
| Rule | What DOB says |
|---|---|
| Height | At least 8 feet |
| Material | Solid for the full length: wood, corrugated metal or another rigid material |
| Color | Hunter green on every solid fence |
| Viewing panels | 12-inch by 12-inch openings, one for every 25 feet of frontage, set 3 to 6 feet above ground and blocked with transparent, non-frangible material |
| Gates | Only where the site needs access, in solid material, sliding or in-swinging |
| Signs | A project information panel and the other signs DOB requires |
DOB approves chain link in limited cases:
Where chain link qualifies, it needs new or good-condition galvanized steel mesh and posts, with opaque, sturdy cloth over the fence and gates. A solid fence replaces it when work resumes on a stalled site.
Not sure chain link is allowed on your site? Send the address and building type, and we tell you which fence fits.
A fence that extends more than 3 feet into the sidewalk needs DOT approval with the DOB filing. Moving the fence, moving the gates or changing the fence length needs a Post Approval Amendment from DOB.
In an emergency, a licensed contractor can start a fence before the permit exists, and the application follows within 2 business days (Admin. Code §28-105.4.1). Call us first and we set the fence.
The default for new buildings, demolition and excavation. Plywood or corrugated metal, painted hunter green, with viewing panels and gates built in.
For the qualifying sites above. Every chain link job gets opaque cloth over the fence and gates, because DOB requires it.
As the work moves down the wall, the crew relocates the stage in drops. When the work ends, the same team dismantles it.
Plastic mesh, barricades and traffic control do not count as construction site fencing, so we leave them off this page. Need a hard edge at the curb instead? See jersey barriers with fence panels.
One crew handles the full run:
Work starting soon? The fence has to be up first. Send us your start date.
A construction fence, a barrier line at the curb, a sidewalk shed and a scaffold often share one frontage. One crew builds all four, so the pieces meet at the right spots and nobody works around a vendor who is late.
One call to one contractor covers scaffolding and site protection in NYC. See how the rest fits: jersey barriers with fence panels, sidewalk sheds and scaffolding. Browse our full service list.
Our shed and scaffolding projects include 136 Chester Ave in Brooklyn (2019), 2404-2432 Cambreleng Ave in the Bronx (2021) and 2 Park Ave in Manhattan (2025). These examples demonstrate our shed and scaffolding work, not temporary fence installations.
Call Brooklyn Sidewalk Shed and Scaffolding at (929) 566-7313 with the site address and linear feet, or send the quote form.
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