Six-month garage build: what if we need to move the porta potty mid-project?

Call the rental company and have the driver move it on your next scheduled service visit, right after he pumps it. That's how we handle it on garage and addition jobs whenever staging takes over the original spot.

Even an "empty" unit isn't empty. After a pump out the driver puts fresh charge water and deodorizer back in the tank, so you're still sliding a top heavy box with liquid sloshing in the bottom. Drag a standard unit across gravel and you risk tipping it or cracking the skids, and most rental agreements put that damage on you.

When you call, give them three things: the date the spot has to be clear, the new location, and confirmation that the vacuum truck can still pull up close to it. Fifty feet down the same gravel driveway is an easy move for a driver who is already on site. Ask whether it gets folded into the service stop or billed as a separate trip, since that varies by operator, and have them note the answer on the invoice.

While you're at it, face the door away from the staging area so nobody backs a load of lumber into it. If you get wind out there, have the driver stake or strap it again after the move.

We've done this a bunch of times and the crew never went a day without a working unit.