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Remodel ran long. Can I keep the driveway porta potty another month? ✓ Solved

Jake W.asked 48 viewsHome Renovations & Long-termMonthly rentalHome remodelStandard unitService visitDrivewayExtend rental

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Call them before the pickup date on the calendar. Rental companies do not assume you want to keep a driveway standard unit past the original term. If you stay quiet they will show up and haul it. Read the full answer

We're six weeks into a bathroom remodel and the contractor just said we need another four weeks before the house toilet is usable again. We already have a standard unit on the driveway with weekly service visits baked into the monthly rate.

Beige porta potty on asphalt driveway beside a house

The original quote was for two months. Nobody mentioned what happens if we just keep it. Does the rental company roll us into another month at the same rate, or do they write a new contract and re-quote delivery?

The pad is still level asphalt and the vacuum truck can pull straight in from the street. I'm fine paying for another month of service. I just want to know if I need to call them before the pickup date they already put on the calendar, or if they assume we want it gone when the original term ends.

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Ashley M.Boise, ID

Call them before the pickup date on the calendar. Rental companies do not assume you want to keep a driveway standard unit past the original term. If you stay quiet they will show up and haul it.

When I extended a remodel rental the office rolled the same unit into another month without a new delivery. The pad and truck access did not change, so they kept the weekly service visit on the same route day and billed another month at the monthly rate already on the account. They did not rewrite a full contract for a one-month holdover. Some shops treat holdovers as a short addendum on the existing order; ask which paperwork they use so you get it in writing.

Tell them the house toilet still is not usable and confirm the next pickup window so nobody arrives with a truck while you still need the unit. If the vacuum truck can still pull straight in from the street, say that when you call. Access problems are what usually force a re-quote or a unit swap, not a simple date extension.

  • Hector V. One nuance: if your rental has already run a year, the company may want to inspect the unit before extending. They will check for damage, and sometimes swap it for a fresh one.
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Rina K.Orlando, FL

Yes, you can usually keep the same driveway unit another month, but only if you tell the rental office before the scheduled pickup.

Ashley's right that silence means the truck shows up. On my last remodel holdover I called three days before the printed end date. The dispatcher kept our standard unit on the same weekly service visit route and just pushed the pickup calendar out. No second delivery, no pad check, because nothing about access had changed.

One thing worth asking when you call: what is the new hard pickup date, and is the service day still the same weekday. Route calendars get busy, and a holdover sometimes slides you to a different service day if that truck is full. Put the new end date in an email or text so you and the driver are looking at the same calendar. If they already have a pickup ticket in the system for the original date, make sure that ticket gets canceled; otherwise a different driver can still roll up and grab the unit while you think the extension is done.

  • Luis A. Also check the rental agreement for an automatic month-to-month clause. My contract renews automatically if I do not call to cancel, which is the opposite of most companies.

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