City right-of-way permit for 2026: New signage requirements?
I'm applying for a right-of-way permit to place a standard unit on the sidewalk for a 16-week commercial building renovation. My crew has 15 people…
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Marcus B. replied
Questions tagged “Placement”
280 questions across all categories.
280 questions
What happens if the service truck can't reach our unit because of parked cars?
We're about seven weeks into our only-bathroom renovation in Portland, with a standard portable toilet sitting at the end of our driveway. The rental…
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Jake W. replied
October 2026 wedding: Can porta potties go on a gravel driveway?
We're getting married in October 2026 at a private property with a gravel driveway that will double as guest parking. The venue has no indoor…
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Lisa G. replied
City requires a permit for a porta potty on my property. Is that legal?
We are doing a full gut of our only bathroom in a 1920s Portland bungalow. The contractor set a standard unit on the driveway for the crew and us to…
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Marcus B. replied
Our site has a 10% grade. Can a vacuum truck still pump the unit?
We're setting up a standard portable toilet for a small crew of five working on our house remodel for the next month. The only flat spot on our…
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Luis A. replied
Backyard birthday party Saturday, but they drop the unit Thursday and pick up Monday. Will it be gross by party time?
Throwing a 40th birthday party in our backyard a week from Saturday, about 50 adults from 2pm until late evening. We booked one standard unit plus a…
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Deb K. replied
Backyard wedding: can we put porta potties behind a hedge?
We're planning our wedding for next spring in my parents' backyard in Charleston. We'll have about 140 guests, a tent, a band, and catering, so we…
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Priya N. replied
Does the ADA cluster rule apply to two porta potties on a sidewalk?
Yes, the ADA cluster rule applies to two portable toilets placed on a sidewalk. The 2010 ADA Standards for Accessible Design require that where…
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Hector V. replied
Construction site overnight: should we lock the porta potty, or does locking it cause more headaches? ✓ Solved
Locking the standard unit overnight is a bad idea. It creates more problems than it solves. The rental company requires free access for the service…
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Ray M. replied
Can a porta potty be serviced if it's on a wooden deck?
I'm renting a standard portable toilet for our bathroom renovation, which is scheduled to last about six weeks. The only spot I can put it is on our…
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Jake W. replied
What's the best way to stop kids from tipping over a porta potty on a remote worksite?
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…
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Priya N. replied
Neighborhood Halloween outdoor movie night: one porta potty enough for about 120 people on the HOA lawn? ✓ Solved
Kim is right about the count and the ADA unit, but you need to order the handwash station with the units. The rental company will connect it to the…
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Brooke L. replied
Car show in a paved lot for about 500 people over six hours: how many porta potties, and one cluster or two? ✓ Solved
For a six-hour car show with 500 people and no alcohol, rent nine standard portable toilets and one ADA-compliant portable toilet. Place them in two…
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Jules T. replied
Backyard wedding: Can we put a porta potty on a sloped lawn?
We are planning our backyard wedding for October 2026 on my family's hillside property in Charleston, SC. We expect 140 guests over about 6 hours…
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Dave P. replied
Missed service because a dumpster blocked the unit: Who pays?
We have a standard portable toilet on our driveway for a bathroom renovation. The rental company comes every Tuesday morning for the service visit.…
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Luis A. replied
2026 marathon: should we place porta potties at the start, finish, or both?
I'm coordinating a 5k race for 300 runners this fall, and our budget for portable toilets is tight. The course is a loop in a city park, so the start…
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Nina R. replied
Late fall framing job: do we need antifreeze in the porta potty before overnight freezes start?
We are framing an addition on a vacant lot through November. Crew is usually 6 to 8 guys. The standard unit sits on gravel by the driveway and gets…
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Carl D. 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
Drywall crew of 12 on a house remodel: does OSHA want a separate handwash station, or is the sanitizer on the unit enough? ✓ Solved
OSHA 1926.51 requires a separate handwash station with water for a 12-person drywall crew, not just a hand sanitizer dispenser on the unit. The…
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Jake W. replied
What happens if a porta potty tips over in high winds?
We have a construction site on the lakefront with consistent high winds. We have three standard portable toilets and one ADA-compliant unit, all…
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Owen G. replied
Kitchen remodel starting Monday: can they deliver the porta potty Sunday evening so the crew has it at 7am? ✓ Solved
Luis is right, Sunday delivery is rare. The office schedules routes by geography and job type, not by customer request. Residential remodels are low…
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Kim S. replied
What's the one mistake you see first-time renters make?
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…
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Luis A. replied
October 2026 wedding: can we put a porta potty on a sloped lawn?
We're getting married in my parents' backyard in October 2026. The ceremony site is on a flat area, but the only practical spot for a portable toilet…
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Nina R. replied
City right-of-way permit: can we place a porta potty on the sidewalk for a renovation?
We're starting a three-month renovation on our 1920s bungalow here in Portland, and our only bathroom is getting gutted. Our house has a tiny front…
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Hector V. replied
Hosting a high school cross country meet on our farm: how many porta potties, and where along the course? ✓ Solved
Split them, and put more at the start line than at the tents, because that is where the line forms in the last ten minutes before each gun. I helped…
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Toni S. replied