Fence Accessory & Flood Protection

Sandbags

Sometimes overlooked, sandbags provide a critical service in stabilizing temporary fencing — and with much of our service area in or near flood plains and rivers, we also offer emergency sandbags for purchase.

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1 per base: Standard
2 per base: High wind
Flood response: Fast-fill

Sandbags — A pallet of sandbags ready for delivery.

Stock sizes

How many do you need?

Request one bag per panel fence base, or in a high-wind area, we recommend two bags per base.

Sandbags

Sandbags specifications
Fence ballast	Standard: 1 bag per panel base · High wind or windscreen: 2 bags per base
Flood sandbags	Availability: For purchase · Supply: Stockpile on hand plus sandbag-filling equipment on site

Keeps fence standing.

Without sandbags on the bases of panel fencing — especially when applying windscreen — sections may be susceptible to tipping in strong gusts of wind.
Winter application of sandbags.

When the ground is frozen solid and trenching is impossible, sandbags on the lower portion of silt fence hold it in place, ready for excavation as the earth thaws.
Emergency sandbags available.

With a stockpile on hand plus fast-fill ability, we can respond rapidly to severe weather and rising rivers.

Common applications

Sandbags are used to ballast panel fence bases, hold silt fence in frozen ground, and protect homes and businesses from flooding across Chicagoland, Southern Wisconsin, and Northwest Indiana.