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You can put a standard portable toilet in a residential backyard as long as you have a rental company deliver it. The 15-foot flat gravel spot you…
The standard portable toilet holds 50 to 70 gallons in its holding tank, which adds significant weight when full. This is why rental companies stress…
Our jobsite standard unit has been tipped over twice this month. It's a long-term rental for a 50-person crew on a 6-month commercial build. The…
Our Montana ranch has a standard portable toilet placed for seasonal hands and hunting guests. The spot is a grassy flat with firm ground, but the…
You need to ask for staking when you order. Most rental companies do not stake a standard unit for a one-day rental unless you request it. Drivers…
Owen and Jules covered the basics, but confirm with your rental company whether the trailer's onboard fresh water tank and generator are included or…
I run a ranch and have dealt with portable toilets for seasonal crews and hunting camps for years. My driver makes a 40-mile trip each way to service…
We're getting married next October in a field on my fiancé's family farm. The ceremony starts at sunset, and the reception with a DJ, catering and an…
Place the portable toilet on the level ground in your side yard. A standard unit must be on level ground to prevent tipping and to keep the contents…
Sixty to eighty feet is usually within reach for a normal service visit as long as the hose can walk a clear path to the unit.
A permit office checks the restroom plan for unit count, ADA compliance, placement away from food and water sources, and the service schedule. Kim is…
Placement rules for portable toilets follow health department and permit office requirements for distance from food, water and property lines, plus…
I rented a standard portable toilet for my crew at a house remodel. The crew is four guys, working eight-hour days for three weeks, no food on site.…
Sixteen years of hauling portable toilets, and I'm still surprised by where people need them. I've delivered a standard unit to the roof of a…
I'm planning a 150-guest wedding for a late September afternoon into evening. The ceremony and reception are in a field at a private farm. We're…
An ADA-compliant portable toilet is a unit built to the 2010 ADA Standards for Accessible Design, not just a larger standard unit. The key…
Hi everyone, I'm helping organize our community garden's annual plant swap and potluck next month. We expect about 80 people over a Saturday…
The driver also checks the unit's placement for adequate truck access on every service visit; a blocked unit is logged as a missed service and the…
I've been mentoring a new event coordinator and realized how often new planners underestimate portable toilets. The most common mistake is not…
We've got a remote worksite that closes on weekends, and vandals keep tipping over our standard portable toilets. We stake them down with rebar and…
I rented two standard portable toilets from the same company for a small construction crew. Both are the same model, but one has a urinal mounted on…
I have a residential addition project in a suburb with a long gravel driveway that turns into a mud pit after heavy rain. We have one standard unit…
Had a head-scratcher this morning. A concrete truck parked right in front of a standard portable toilet on my route. The truck was there for the day,…
You need more than 7 standard units for a 10-hour event with 350 people; plan for 9 or 10 standard units plus one ADA-compliant portable toilet.…
We run a working ranch and have a standard portable toilet on a long-term rental for our seasonal hands. It sits in a pasture about 30 yards from the…
