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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Questions tagged “Long term rental”
159 questions across all categories.
159 questions
Family of four during septic repair: Is one porta potty enough for two weeks?
Our septic system is getting replaced next week, so we are going to be without a working bathroom for about two weeks. There are four of us: two…
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Ray M. replied
What happens if a porta potty is stolen from a construction site?
I'm a superintendent on a 40-person commercial site in Phoenix. We've had tools walk off, and now I'm thinking about the standard portable toilet we…
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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
OSHA 1926.51: do subcontractor crews count toward the toilet ratio?
Yes, OSHA 1926.51 includes all subcontractor workers in your total toilet count. The standard applies to every employee on the construction site,…
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Deb K. 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
How do operators decide on service frequency for a new long-term site?
We're kicking off a six-month residential gut rehab with a crew of about twelve people on site from 7 AM to 4 PM, five days a week. The rental…
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Ray M. replied
Month bathroom remodel with two kids: is a flushing deluxe worth it over a standard unit? ✓ Solved
Ray is right on comfort, but the deluxe unit's sink does not replace a handwash station for a family. The small sink on a deluxe unit has a limited…
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Sam O. 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
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
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
Hunting camp: Will a standard unit attract bears or other wildlife?
We operate a hunting camp on the ranch, and I'm renting a standard unit to leave up there for the entire season, about a month. The camp is remote, a…
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Sam O. replied
Why is the monthly rental rate lower per week than a weekly rate?
I'm renting a standard portable toilet for a six-month construction job in Chicago. The quote shows a monthly rental rate that breaks down to less…
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Nina R. 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
Office remodel: 25 workers for 3 months. How many porta potties?
We're gutting a two-story office building downtown, with 25 construction workers on site daily for three months. The crew is all trades, no mobile…
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Brad L. 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
Porta potty for a 9-month barn conversion: rent or buy?
We're converting an old barn into a guest studio, no septic yet. The project will take about nine months with a crew of five working weekdays. I have…
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Marcus B. 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
How do operators dispose of waste in rural areas without a treatment plant nearby?
I run a ranch about 50 miles from the nearest wastewater treatment plant. We have a standard portable toilet for seasonal crews and a deluxe portable…
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Deb K. replied
Our well is dry. Can a porta potty serve a family of five for a month?
Our well pump burned out last week and the drilling company says it will be a month before the new well is ready. We're a family of five, two adults…
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Luis A. replied
Office building renovation: 60 workers over 9 months. How many units?
We're starting a full gut rehab on a three-story office building downtown. The crew will be steady at 60 workers for the full nine months, Monday…
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Tyler R. replied
Hunting camp porta potty: Will bears try to get into the holding tank?
We run a hunting camp on our ranch in Montana, grizzly country. The camp has a crew of eight guys for two weeks, no alcohol, just campfire cooking. I…
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Sam O. replied
Porta potty for a 10-month historic renovation: weekly or bi-weekly service?
We're starting a 10-month historic renovation on our 1920s house in Portland. The crew is just five people, working weekdays from 8 to 4. We ordered…
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Marcus B. replied
Missed service because the unit was behind a fence: who's responsible?
We're in month two of a full bathroom remodel, so we've got a standard portable toilet sitting on our gravel driveway. The rental contract said to…
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Ray M. replied