Yes, the ADA cluster rule applies to a construction site with 10 standard portable toilets. The 2010 ADA Standards for Accessible Design require that…
We've got a remote worksite that closes on weekends, and vandals keep tipping over our standard portable toilets. We stake them down with rebar and…
Ten years driving a vacuum truck, and I've pumped everything from the expected to the truly bizarre. Last week on a construction site, I opened a…
We're planning an October backyard wedding for 100 guests, with more women than men. The event runs six hours, with dinner and an open bar. The…
We're getting married on my parents' property next spring, 140 guests, a tent, a band and no indoor bathrooms. The rental company gave me two…
I rented two standard portable toilets from the same company for a small construction crew. Both are the same model, but one has a urinal mounted on…
A restroom trailer needs both electrical power and a fresh water supply on site, and your yard's existing outlet and hose bib will likely work if the…
I have a residential addition project in a suburb with a long gravel driveway that turns into a mud pit after heavy rain. We have one standard unit…
I'm getting a new deck built and need a portable toilet for the crew for about a week. It's a standard build, no food or alcohol, just three guys…
I'm organizing a three-day music festival in a city park this August, expecting about 5,000 people daily with alcohol sales and food vendors. We're…
Had a head-scratcher this morning. A concrete truck parked right in front of a standard portable toilet on my route. The truck was there for the day,…
We're planning our October 2026 wedding in our backyard, which has a gentle slope. We're expecting 120 guests over 6 hours with dinner and an open…
Weekend party rentals in busy season usually need two to four weeks of lead time if you want a specific Saturday for a standard unit plus a handwash…
You can lock a standard unit overnight, but you must coordinate the lock with the rental company for the service visit. The driver needs to open the…
I'm a site super for a small commercial build, and I'm placing our first porta potty order for a crew of 30. We'll be on site ten hours a day, five…
You need more than 7 standard units for a 10-hour event with 350 people; plan for 9 or 10 standard units plus one ADA-compliant portable toilet.…
We run a working ranch and have a standard portable toilet on a long-term rental for our seasonal hands. It sits in a pasture about 30 yards from the…
I have a standard unit that's been on my ranch for the seasonal hands for three months. The rental company is coming to pick it up next week. The…
The blue liquid in a portable toilet is a deodorizer, and the formulas used in public spaces today are not toxic. It is a mixture of a blue dye,…
I'm looking at starting a small portable toilet rental operation with about twenty standard units. The biggest capital cost is the vacuum truck. I…
We're having our wedding in my parents' backyard next spring, with about 140 guests for a six-hour reception under a tent. The caterer is bringing a…
A high-rise unit is serviced from the ground using a dedicated waste line. The waste line is a large-diameter pipe, usually 4 to 6 inches, that runs…
Jules is right about the unit count for guests, but you must also provide separate toilets for staff and volunteers under OSHA 1910.141. For 20 or…
Bump the service visit to twice a week while the heat sticks. Weekly is the usual baseline on a quiet lot, but a dozen people in August will cook the…
Hector is right on the count, but the ADA cluster rule applies if you rent two or more units, even for a private event. The 2010 ADA Standards…
