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New rural lot with no street address yet: how do I tell the driver where to drop the porta potty? ✓ Solved

Brad L.asked 7 viewsDelivery, Placement & ServicingDeliveryPlacementTruck accessStandard unitJob siteConstruction

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Give the rental company a detailed description with the parcel number and the nearest physical address as a starting point. The most important thing is to provide clear directions from a known landmark. Use the last house on the gravel road as your reference point. Tell the dispatcher: 'From the house at 123 Gravel Road, head west for a quarter mile. The lot is on the north side, and the delivery Read the full answer

We just bought a 5 acre lot out in the county and I'm putting up a pole barn this month before we start the house. Problem is the county hasn't assigned an address yet, so there's no number on the road and nothing useful comes up when you type it into a map. The lot sits about a quarter mile past the last house on a gravel road, and the spot I want the unit is near the build pad, maybe 150 feet in from the road on packed dirt.

I'm renting one standard unit for about six weeks with weekly service, crew of four or five. When I called for a quote they asked for the delivery address and I kind of stalled.

For anyone who has done this, what did you give the rental company? GPS coordinates, the parcel number, the nearest neighbor's address plus directions? And should I mark the spot somehow so the driver doesn't just drop it at the road?

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Owen G.Austin, TX

Give the rental company a detailed description with the parcel number and the nearest physical address as a starting point. The most important thing is to provide clear directions from a known landmark. Use the last house on the gravel road as your reference point. Tell the dispatcher: 'From the house at 123 Gravel Road, head west for a quarter mile. The lot is on the north side, and the delivery spot is marked with an orange stake 150 feet in from the road.'

You should absolutely mark the placement spot. Drive a tall, visible stake with a brightly colored flag or tape at the exact location. This prevents the driver from leaving the standard unit at the roadside. For a crew of four or five, one standard unit meets the minimum for a construction site under OSHA 1926.51. Weekly service visits are standard, but heavy use or hot weather might require more frequent pumping. The rental company will confirm the final directions with you before the driver heads out.

  • Brad L. Thanks, the stake idea makes sense. I'll put one with flagging tape at the pad and a second one at the road where they turn in, so the driver knows which gravel cut is ours. Parcel number plus neighbor directions it is.
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Kim S.Raleigh, NC

Give the rental company the parcel number and GPS coordinates of the placement spot, plus directions from the last known address. The driver will use the parcel number to verify the location with the county assessor's office if needed. Mark the spot with a tall stake and bright flag so the driver sees it from the road. Confirm with the dispatcher that the driver has a truck-mounted GPS or satellite view. For weekly service, ensure the access road stays clear for the vacuum truck to reach within 25 feet of the unit.

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