This could be a line of trees or shrubs up your driveway or in an area where snow can cause a problem or form a snow drift to fill a body of water on your property when it melts.
How to determine where to put a snow fence.
Tabler here are some tips on how to install a snow fence.
Our driveway runs mostly north to south with a bend that angles southwest.
Snow fencing is designed for snow.
I believe moving sno is thought to evaporated if it covers over 2 miles as per studies by r a.
There are many benefits to installing a snow fence the first of which is the reduction in snow removal costs.
Snow fencing reduces the wind speed causing most blowing snow to fall behind the barrier.
For instance our winds come mostly out of the west and north.
Find out what the main wind direction in the area is and the rate of snow transport.
How snow fencing works.
Also be sure to find out the average snow fall for the area.
A second option is to put a seasonal snow fence in place.
It should go upwind of the spot you want to keep clear.
Following are installation instructions for snow fence.
My experience is the snow collected behind the fence is not snow flakes but particles that have been migrated along the terrian.
We put the snow fence parallel to the driveway to the west and northwest along the path of the driveway.
When the snow is at rest the particles freeze together making a smooth snow drift.
To install a snow fence start by deciding where you want to reduce snow and wind on your property.
Before you put up your snow fence you need to know where it goes.
Next measure the space to determine the length the fence needs to be spray paint the ground to mark the line and choose the fence height you want before buying the fence materials.
For the fence to work the general rule is that the fence should be installed 35 times the height of the fence away from the road or driveway.
The snow behind a fence is migrating particles of different size relative to the shear stress of wind.
Snow fences trap snow can improve driver visibility and reduce ice on the roads source.
So if you have a 4 fence it will need to be 140 from the roadway.
Snow fence should be installed upwind of the area that you want to keep clear.
Then dig holes for the fence posts drive the posts into the.
