Open Job Site Gets Gusty: Stake the Porta Potty?
We're starting a six-month residential gut rehab in Chicago, right on the lakefront. The wind whips through here. The rental company dropped a single…
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Delivery, Placement & Servicing
Truck access, level ground, staking and tie-downs, weekly pumping, what the driver does, missed service and pickup.
153 questions
Service truck access: what if our driveway is too steep for the vacuum truck?
We're gutting our only bathroom for a full remodel, so I rented a standard portable toilet for the driveway. The rental company asked about truck…
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Owen G. replied
Our site has a 10% grade. Can a vacuum truck still pump the unit?
We're setting up a standard portable toilet for a small crew of five working on our house remodel for the next month. The only flat spot on our…
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Luis A. replied
Can a porta potty be serviced if it's on a wooden deck?
I'm renting a standard portable toilet for our bathroom renovation, which is scheduled to last about six weeks. The only spot I can put it is on our…
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Jake W. replied
Can the service hose reach a unit 100 feet from the truck?
We're setting up a construction site with a long, narrow gravel driveway. The only good spot for the portable toilet is about 100 feet from where the…
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Luis A. replied
Crew dragged the porta potty a few feet with the skid steer and now there's blue water under it. Cracked tank? ✓ Solved
Yes, that's a cracked holding tank from the drag. Dragging a standard unit with a skid steer puts stress on the plastic tank, especially if the…
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Ray M. replied
Can a service hose reach a unit 75 feet from the truck?
Our Chicago residential rehab site has a narrow alley entrance. The vacuum truck can park on the street, but the closest spot is 75 feet from where…
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Tyler R. replied
Missed service because a dumpster blocked the unit: Who pays?
We have a standard portable toilet on our driveway for a bathroom renovation. The rental company comes every Tuesday morning for the service visit.…
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Luis A. replied
Missed service because the unit was locked. Who pays the trip charge?
I'm the GC on a 12-week residential gut rehab in Chicago with a crew of 15. We have one standard portable toilet and one ADA-compliant portable…
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Deb K. replied
Service truck access: What's the maximum hose length for pumping a unit?
We have a standard portable toilet on my current residential addition project. The unit is on the far side of the lot, about 60 feet from the curb…
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Deb K. replied
Missed service because a car was blocking the unit: who is responsible for the fee?
The driver for my rental company showed up for our weekly service visit but couldn't pump our standard portable toilet today. A subcontractor's truck…
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Luis A. replied
Why was our service missed when the unit was only 30 feet from access?
Our ranch has a standard unit for seasonal hands, placed on flat gravel about 30 feet from a two-track road. The vacuum truck parks right there, no…
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Ray M. replied
Driver says our gravel driveway is too soft. What's the minimum ground bearing?
Last week the vacuum truck got stuck in the gravel on our driveway when the driver came for the service visit. He said the ground was too soft to…
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Luis A. replied
What's the maximum distance a service hose can reach?
A portable toilet service hose can typically reach a unit located up to 100 feet from the vacuum truck. Your unit, at 150 feet from the nearest truck…
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Hector V. replied
Driver says our unit is too close to a tree. How much clearance does the truck need?
We have a standard unit on a six-week residential addition in Chicago. It sits on level grass about 15 feet from a mature oak tree. The driver just…
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Nina R. replied
Service truck got stuck in our muddy field. Who covers the cost of the tow truck?
We rent two standard portable toilets for our seasonal ranch crew of 15. The toilets have been on a gravel pad near our barn for three months with…
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Deb K. replied
What if the service truck can't reach our unit due to mud?
We have a standard portable toilet on our site for a crew of 15, placed about 40 feet from the access road on what was level ground. Last night's…
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Kim S. replied
Mid-project layout change: will they relocate our porta potty, or is that a full pickup and redelivery? ✓ Solved
Most rental companies will treat an 80-foot move as a simple relocation, not a full pickup and redelivery, if the unit remains on the same site and…
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Kim S. replied
What happens if a porta potty tips over in high winds?
We have a construction site on the lakefront with consistent high winds. We have three standard portable toilets and one ADA-compliant unit, all…
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Owen G. replied
Missed service because the unit was behind a fence: who's responsible?
We're in month two of a full bathroom remodel, so we've got a standard portable toilet sitting on our gravel driveway. The rental contract said to…
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Ray M. replied
What's the maximum hose length for a vacuum truck?
Our construction site has a standard portable toilet set up for the crew about 100 feet from the road, on flat dirt. The driver from the rental…
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Ray M. replied
Missed service because of mud: who's responsible?
We have a standard unit for a crew of 12, and it's on a six-month rental for a residential gut rehab. The unit is placed about 50 feet from the…
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Kim S. replied
What happens if the service truck can't reach our unit because of parked cars?
We're about seven weeks into our only-bathroom renovation in Portland, with a standard portable toilet sitting at the end of our driveway. The rental…
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Jake W. replied
Door latch snapped on our driveway porta potty mid remodel: call the company now or wait for service day? ✓ Solved
Call the company now to report the broken latch. A broken latch is normal wear and tear on a rental standard unit, not damage you caused. The rental…
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Kim S. replied
What happens if the service truck can't reach our unit due to snow in October 2026?
We run a ranch with a crew of 15 seasonal hands from October through December. The site has three standard units and one ADA-compliant unit on gravel…
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Kim S. replied