Thumb Fence Co. — Seasonal Snow-Fence Rental | Huron County, Michigan
Renta-Fence · Seasonal snow-fence rental

Snow fence up in October. Gone in May. Never think about it.

We install snow fence on your shoreline lot before hard frost, take it down in spring, and store it over summer. No drifted-in driveway, no buried deck, no giant spring cleanup — and nothing in your garage.

Port Austin based · Fully insured — certificate on request · We've measured every shoreline lot in Huron County from the air — your quote takes one conversation · 50% deposit holds your install date · Founding Forty: $100 off rentals through Sept 30

Renta-Fence — a Thumb Fence Co. rental program
How it works

Three visits a year. None of them yours.

1

We measure from the air

Every shoreline property from Caseville to Port Hope is already measured. Your proposal shows your own lot from above, the engineered fence line — placed for your shore's actual winter wind — and your exact price.

2

Installed before hard frost

September–November: posts driven, fence tensioned, placed at the vegetation line above the state high-water mark. MISS DIG utility locates before a post goes in the ground, on every job. Fully insured — we'll hand you the certificate. Photos when it's done.

3

Gone by Memorial Day

April–May: fence comes down, gets rolled, and disappears into our storage — not your garage. Renewal is a text message, not a project.

Pricing

One seasonal price. Install and removal included.

One simple structure: a $150 seasonal service fee + $4.00 per foot for classic red-oxide wood slat (poly mesh $150 + $3.00/ft). Install, takedown, summer storage, and one storm re-set — all included. Prefer to own your fence? We'll sell you the materials and handle the labor every season.

The Founding Forty — first-season rates, first pick of the route

Our first 40 properties get $100 off a seasonal rental (runs 100 ft and up; $50 off single-roll rentals), their rate locked for the 2027 season, and first pick of install week — the route is built in booking order. Servicing your own fence? Your founding perk: the same 2027 rate lock, first pick, and free first-year summer storage. Two-man crew, six-week install window before the ground freezes. Deposit in by September 30 claims your slot; the early-bird credit appears right on your invoice. Not combinable with the neighbor discount — you get whichever saves you more.

Claim my slot
Typical shoreline lotWood rental / seasonPoly rental / seasonOwn-your-fence yr 1Own — renewals
Single 50-ft section (one roll)$350$350$420$250
100 ft$550$450$720$385
150 ft$750$600$1,020$518
200 ft$950$750$1,319$650
300 ft$1,350$1,050$1,919$915

Just need one roll across a driveway mouth, barn doors, or the garden? The single 50-ft section is $350 flat, wood or poly — same full service. Every price includes fall install, spring takedown, summer storage, and one courtesy storm re-set (extra service visits $95). $350 job minimum; small mobilization fee may apply outside the Caseville–Port Austin core route. Fence comes in 50-ft rolls; final footage confirmed at your on-site walk-through. Neighbors save: 3+ adjacent lots get 5–10% off — ask us to quote the folks next door. Sandy-beach lots: on some beaches the fence builds a dune over its own base by spring — that's the fence working. If yours buries, removal is metered fairly (measured with photos before we dig, from $95) and hard-capped at $750 per 200 ft, in writing — or add Dig-Out Protection at signing — $45, $165 or $295 per 200 ft of fence by your site's rating, pro-rated by the foot above 200 ft — and burial is covered no matter what the winter does. Every order runs on our Seasonal Service Terms; paying your invoice accepts them. No surprise invoices, ever.

Already own snow fence? We'll tend it.

Your fence — bought from us or anywhere, any year — our crew: installed before frost, removed in spring. $120 season base + $2.65/ft wood ($2.40/ft poly), $250 minimum. A single 50-ft section is $250 flat. Add summer storage in our barn for $50, and we'll tell you straight if a section won't survive another winter.

Get my quote

Fence already buried in the sand?

DIY snow fence entombed in a dune is the worst spring chore on the shoreline — so we bring the excavator. Text us a photo of it and we'll send back a price range, same day. The job is metered by how buried your fence actually is: we measure the buried footage with a tape and photograph it before anything moves, and that's what you're billed on. Most run $500–$900. April route fills first-come — and if you'd rather never dig again, our seasonal rental caps removal at $750, guaranteed.

Text a photo → (989) 658-0086
Need fall or spring cleanup?

We work with trusted local cleanup and landscaping crews — tell us when you book and we'll connect you. One call still handles the whole property.

Storm re-set included

One courtesy re-set per winter if a gale knocks a section down; extra service visits $95.

Insured, and it's in writing

$1M general liability — ask and we'll email the certificate before you commit. MISS DIG on every job, a written seasonal agreement, and a fixed price. Worth asking whoever else quotes you.

Neighbors save

Three or more adjacent lots get 5–10% off — ask us to quote the folks next door.

Why it works

Placed by the physics, not by guesswork

The engineering

  • A snow fence doesn't block snow — it slows the wind so the drift lands in a managed zone before your driveway and doorway.
  • Placement follows your shore's actual prevailing winter wind — northwest off the lake at Caseville is a different problem than the field-blown drift at Harbor Beach, and we set the line accordingly.
  • Bottom gap, post depth, tension: the details that decide whether a fence works in February or lies flat in December.

The honest math

  • Could you DIY it? Sure — about $600–900 in materials, a hard half-day driving 13–26 steel posts twice a year, and six months of dirty rolls in the garage.
  • Most of our neighbors do the same math they did on dock service: some chores are worth owning, this one isn't.
  • Away for the winter? That's exactly who we built this for — the fence goes up after you leave and is gone before Memorial weekend.
Cartoon diagram: fast wind slows as it passes through a snow fence and drops its snow into a managed drift zone
The whole trick in one picture — read the simple science on the blog.
Service area

The Lake Huron shoreline of Michigan's Thumb

Core route: Caseville · Oak Beach · Port Austin · Grindstone City
Full county: Sebewaing to Port Hope and Harbor Beach — if your lot touches Huron County shoreline, we've already measured it.

Coming 2027: fence builds

Privacy, farm, and dune fencing — built by the same crew, properly licensed. Renta-Fence customers get first place on the spring build list.

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Get your quote

Your shoreline is already measured

Send the address and we'll reply with your custom proposal — an aerial view of your lot with the fence line drawn and your exact price. No visit needed to quote; one walk-through to confirm before install. Four fields is all we need — name, email, address, phone. Your shoreline is already measured, so don't go hunting for numbers; your proposal lands in your inbox as a PDF, so the email is the one we can't do without. See a sample of exactly what you'll get — the public-data version first, then the measured proposal and service agreement after a twenty-minute walk-through.

Optional — answer these and we'll have your numbers ready before we call

Prefer to talk? Call or text (989) 658-0086, email thumbfenceco@gmail.com (include your shoreline address), or message us on Facebook.