The number of portable toilets you need is driven by how many people, for how many hours, whether alcohol or food is served, and whether the units get serviced during the event. Industry planning charts start from roughly one unit per 50 to 75 people for a four-hour event and add units for alcohol, longer hours and women-heavy crowds. This category covers the planning math, the ADA percentage rule for clusters and how to sanity check a quote.
One thing people often miss is that the ADA 5 percent rule applies to the total number of units in each cluster at a single location, not the entire…
We're scouting locations for a 12-day indie film shoot with a 50-person crew. The days run 12 hours, craft services will be on site, and the ground…
I'm planning a backyard wedding for 120 guests this spring at my parents' house. The reception will be under a tent on the lawn and run about six…
I'm planning an October 2026 black-tie charity gala for 400 guests, mostly donors expecting a premium experience. The venue is indoor/outdoor with a…
Hi everyone, I'm planning a backyard wedding for 100 guests at my parents' house this spring. The reception will last about four hours, and we're…
I'm coordinating a film shoot with a crew of 50 people, working 14-hour days for two weeks. The location is a rural field with firm ground, and a…
Our October street fair runs Friday evening through Sunday, expecting 5000 people total over three days. We'll have food vendors and beer gardens, so…
We're running a three-week film shoot with a 50-person crew on a rural location. The days are long, 12 hours on set, with lunch catered on site.…
Order four standard units and one ADA unit for your auction. The ADA Standards for Accessible Design require an accessible unit in any cluster of…
I'm coordinating our city's annual fall festival for next year and starting the permit application. We expect around 500 attendees over 10 hours in a…
I have a 50-man crew on a six-month residential addition site. We are crowded, the ground is flat gravel, and the truck can reach the spot. The OSHA…
We're planning our October 2026 craft fair in a city park, expecting around 200 attendees over an 8-hour day. The crowd is mostly women, with many…
Yes, you need an ADA-compliant portable toilet for a cluster of four units in a public park. The 2010 ADA Standards for Accessible Design require…
We're finalizing the details for our outdoor wedding next month, and the porta potty count is the last big question. We'll have 300 guests for about…
I'm planning our backyard wedding for 100 guests, about 60 women and 40 men. It's a five-hour reception with dinner and an open bar. The ground is…
I'm planning a craft fair for October 2026 in a city park with about 200 attendees across an 8-hour day. The park has grass fields, and the service…
I'm planning an Oktoberfest for October 2026 with 200 guests, an 8-hour run time, and a beer garden serving alcohol all day. The crowd is mixed…
Two standard units and one handwash station are not enough for your 31-person, 12-hour film shoot. You need three standard units and one…
I'm planning a backyard wedding for 100 guests, about 70 of whom are women, with an open bar and dinner service. The event will run about six hours.…
I'm organizing an October 2026 craft fair in a city park with an expected 300 attendees, mostly women, over a 10-hour day. There will be food vendors…
I run a 50-person residential construction crew, all men, on a six-month project. We have a tight city lot, and I am trying to save space. I am…
We're running a 50-person film crew in a remote field for 12-hour days over a two-week shoot. There are no existing facilities, and we absolutely…
I'm bidding a six-week commercial job with a 75-person crew, all men. The site is a cleared lot with good truck access. I'm trying to optimize the…
I'm organizing a weekend camp for 50 scouts, mostly kids aged 8 to 12, at a wooded park with gravel access roads. We'll be there from Friday evening…
I'm running a pipeline crew of 75 men on a narrow rural right-of-way. We need to meet OSHA 1926.51 sanitation rules, but space is tight for full…
