Can a restroom trailer be serviced if it's parked on grass?
We're hosting a weekend music festival on a large, flat grassy field with an expected crowd of 500 people over two days, serving food and alcohol.…
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Jules T. replied
Questions tagged “Placement”
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280 questions
Backyard wedding: can porta potties be placed on a gravel path?
We're having our wedding in my parents' backyard in Charleston next spring, with 140 guests, a tent, a band and full catering. There are no indoor…
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Owen G. replied
My mom uses a walker and our only bathroom is getting gutted for 5 weeks. Is a standard porta potty going to work for her? ✓ Solved
No, a standard portable toilet will not work for your mom. You need an ADA-compliant portable toilet. An ADA unit has a wider door, more interior…
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Marcus B. replied
City says we need a permit for a porta potty on our property. Why?
Our house is down to the studs for a bathroom renovation that will take about six weeks. I ordered a single standard portable toilet for the crew of…
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Hector V. replied
What's the OSHA rule for porta potties on a bridge project?
OSHA 1926.51(c) requires one toilet and one urinal per 40 workers for a crew of 45 on a construction site. Your bridge project needs two units. The…
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Marcus B. replied
What's the maximum hose length for a vacuum truck?
Our construction site has a standard portable toilet set up for the crew about 100 feet from the road, on flat dirt. The driver from the rental…
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Ray M. replied
What's the maximum slope a porta potty can be placed on without needing special leveling?
My backyard has a gentle slope, maybe a 5-degree incline, and I'm trying to figure out where to put a standard portable toilet for our bathroom…
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Deb K. replied
Porta potty for a 4-month farmhouse rebuild. Winterize it?
We're starting a full farmhouse rebuild in Montana this November, and our only bathroom is getting gutted. The crew will have 5 to 8 people working…
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Ray M. 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
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
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
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
HOA fall cookout for about 80 people. Do we need a separate handwash station with the porta potties?
Our HOA is putting on a Saturday afternoon cookout by the pool common area. Roughly 80 people, burgers and sides from a couple of food trucks, soft…
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Priya N. replied
October 2026 wedding: can porta potties be placed on a slight hill?
We're getting married in October 2026 at my parents' property in Charleston, South Carolina. The wedding will have a tented reception for 140 guests,…
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Jules T. replied
What's the protocol if a porta potty tips over in high winds?
We're building a three-story office in an open field west of Phoenix. The site is exposed and we get those afternoon monsoon gusts. Last week a…
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Ray M. replied
Thanksgiving for 45 and our house is on septic: where can the porta potty truck safely drive? ✓ Solved
Yes, there is a real risk to your septic lines if the delivery truck drives over the drain field. The weight of a vacuum truck can crush the pipes…
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Owen G. replied
Mid-project layout change: will they relocate our porta potty, or is that a full pickup?
We're six weeks into a twelve-week residential gut rehab in Chicago, and the site plan changed. The standard portable toilet is currently on the side…
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Tyler R. replied
Haunted corn maze on our farm Friday and Saturday nights: do the scare actors inside need their own porta potty?
We're turning the back cornfield into a haunted maze for the last three weekends of October. Friday and Saturday nights, 7 to 11, with about 15 high…
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Kim S. replied
Our site has 120 workers across three buildings. One toilet bank or separate ones?
We have a 12-acre site with three separate buildings under construction, all spread out. We've got 120 workers total, split across the three…
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Deb K. replied
Driver set our porta potty right by the front walk. Can my husband and I scoot it behind the garage ourselves?
We're doing a kitchen and half bath redo and the unit showed up yesterday while we were at work. The driver put it about six feet from our front…
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Marcus B. replied
October 2026 festival: ADA unit placement on uneven ground?
We're planning an October 2026 weekend festival in a city park, expecting about 600 people a day. It's a two-day event with food vendors and beer…
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Nina R. replied
Missed service because of mud: who's responsible?
We have a standard unit for a crew of 12, and it's on a six-month rental for a residential gut rehab. The unit is placed about 50 feet from the…
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Kim S. replied
What happens if the service truck can't reach our unit due to mud in October 2026?
Our site has a standard portable toilet and an ADA-compliant unit for a crew of 25, and we're on week three of a six-month build. The access road is…
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Carl D. replied
Our site is muddy. What's the minimum ground firmness needed for the delivery truck?
We're getting a standard portable toilet delivered next week for our 8-week home renovation. The access road to our backyard is a dirt track, and…
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Deb K. replied
What happens if the service truck can't get down our narrow driveway?
We're renovating our only bathroom for the next six weeks, so we have a standard portable toilet on our driveway. The driveway is narrow, maybe ten…
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Luis A. replied