Hunting camp: Will a standard unit attract bears to our site?
Setting up our hunting camp in western Montana for a 3-week season with six hunters. We cook and eat at camp, so there's food around. The ground is…
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Home Renovations & Long-term
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Six-month garage build: what if we need to move the porta potty mid-project?
We're six weeks into a six-month garage build and have a standard portable toilet on site for our crew of five. It's sitting on gravel right now, and…
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Luis A. replied
Gutting our only bathroom in a townhouse with a shared driveway: where can the porta potty actually go? ✓ Solved
The service driver will not wheel the unit through the gate unless the rental company agrees to that service in the contract, and an extra labor fee…
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Marcus B. replied
Porta potty for a 6-month farmhouse renovation: rent or buy?
We're starting a six-month renovation of our farmhouse and we'll be living on-site the whole time. The house only has one bathroom, which is getting…
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Luis A. replied
Can a porta potty serve a family of four for a month-long remodel?
Our only bathroom is getting ripped out for a month while we expand our kitchen, so we’re looking at renting a porta potty for the first time. There…
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Rina K. replied
Hunting camp: Will a porta potty attract bears to our site?
We're setting up a base camp for a two-week elk hunt in the Montana backcountry. There will be six of us, no alcohol, but we'll be cooking meals. The…
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Ray M. replied
Porta potty for a 6-month garage conversion: will weekly service be enough?
We are converting our detached garage into an ADU for my mother-in-law, a six-month project. It's just me and one contractor using the portable…
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Luis A. replied
Porta potty for a 6-month garage build: weekly or bi-weekly service?
We are about to start a six-month garage build on a level gravel driveway with easy truck access. The crew will be four people working full days,…
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Marcus B. replied
Farming season: can we reduce service frequency for a porta potty used only on weekends?
We run a working ranch and hire weekend crews during the farming season. The crews are about 10 people, working Saturdays and Sundays only. The…
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Marcus B. replied
Our well is dry until spring 2027. Can a long-term porta potty rental handle a family of four for 6 months?
Our well pump failed and the replacement is on a long backorder, so we have no running water until spring. I just ordered a standard portable toilet…
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Marcus B. replied
Hunting camp: will a porta potty attract bears or other wildlife?
We run a hunting camp in Montana. The crew will be about six people for a week in October, with food cooked on a camp stove. Our spot is in a…
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Ray M. replied
Porta potty for a 4-month farmhouse rebuild. Winterize it?
We're starting a full farmhouse rebuild in Montana this November, and our only bathroom is getting gutted. The crew will have 5 to 8 people working…
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Ray M. replied
Driver set our porta potty right by the front walk. Can my husband and I scoot it behind the garage ourselves?
We're doing a kitchen and half bath redo and the unit showed up yesterday while we were at work. The driver put it about six feet from our front…
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Marcus B. replied
Hunting camp: will a standard porta potty's holding tank crack if it freezes solid in October?
I have a hunting camp with a remote cabin that has no septic. We use a standard portable toilet for a crew of about six people over long weekends in…
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Sam O. replied
Can a porta potty be left in place over a snowy winter?
We're halfway through renovating a small cabin in the mountains and had to pause for winter. The crew left a standard portable toilet on a gravel pad…
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Ray M. replied
Hunting camp: will a porta potty freeze solid in October?
I run a hunting camp in Montana, up in the mountains outside Bozeman. We have a crew of about 10 people for a week in mid-October, no alcohol, just…
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Sam O. replied
Well pump failed until spring 2027. Can a family of four rely on one porta potty for 6 months?
Our well pump failed last week and the replacement parts are backordered until spring 2027. We're a family of four with no running water until then.…
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Marcus B. replied
Will a standard porta potty work for a 6-month garage build?
We're starting a detached garage build in November here in Portland, and it's going to take about six months. There will be a crew of four to six…
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Marcus B. replied
Family of four during a septic repair: Is one porta potty enough for two weeks?
Our septic system is getting replaced starting Monday, and the contractor says it will take about two weeks. The rental company recommended a single…
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Marcus B. replied
Can a standard porta potty handle 10 people for a 3-day weekend music festival?
We're hosting a small music festival on our farm with about 10 campers staying the whole weekend. Everyone will be camping, so the standard portable…
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Dave P. replied
Six-month barn build: what happens if we cancel the rental early?
We are building a new barn on our ranch, and the contractor's crew of 10 to 12 is using a standard portable toilet. The rental company dropped it off…
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Marcus B. replied
Six-month garage build: what happens if we skip a service visit?
We started our detached garage build six months ago thinking we'd be done in four, but we're looking at another two months at least. We have a…
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Marcus B. replied
Well is dry until spring 2027. Can a family of four use a porta potty full-time?
Our well pump failed last week and the replacement is on a six-month backorder. We're a family of four living in a rural house with no municipal…
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Ray M. replied
Hunting camp: can a standard unit handle 8 people for two weeks?
We're setting up a hunting camp in a remote area, no septic or water. There will be eight of us for a full two weeks. The ground is uneven forest…
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Marcus B. replied
Roofing crew starts Monday and asked to use our downstairs bathroom. Should I just rent a porta potty instead? ✓ Solved
The roofing contractor is responsible for providing portable toilets for their crew, not the homeowner. The OSHA construction sanitation standard (29…
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Sam O. replied