278 questions across all categories.
We have a standard portable toilet on our residential addition site in Chicago, rented for 12 weeks. The unit sits on level gravel behind the house,…
We're hosting a weekend wedding at our property, which is at the end of a long, narrow gravel lane. The rental company quoted us for a standard…
We host a lot of things in our barn but this is the first one this late in the year. My brother in law's 50th is the Saturday before Thanksgiving,…
We're about to start a full gut on our only bathroom and the contractor figures five to six weeks before the toilet is back. We're renting one…
Yes, the ADA cluster rule requires an ADA-compliant unit in a cluster of six portable toilets at a festival. The 2010 ADA Standards for Accessible…
Sam is right about the deluxe unit, but check the seat height before renting. A deluxe unit has a lower seat than a standard unit, but it may still…
Sam covered the basics, but you need to confirm the rental company's policy on extended service intervals. Some operators require weekly service…
I'm coordinating a two-day food and craft festival in a city park for October 2026, expecting about 1,200 attendees daily over six hours each day.…
We're starting a full bathroom renovation in a couple of weeks, which means we need a portable toilet on our property for at least a month. I called…
No, do not move a rented standard unit yourself with a forklift or telehandler. The rental company will move it, usually for a fee. A standard unit…
Yes, you can likely get standard portable toilet units delivered with four days' notice. Call a rental company immediately as weekend dates book…
A restroom trailer needs level ground. The maximum slope it can handle is slight, more than an inch per foot of trailer length is too much. The…
A 50-foot hose reach is standard for most vacuum trucks. The driver will not need to move your portable toilet if it is 50 feet from where the truck…
I'm planning a weekend wedding for 150 guests on a soft lawn at a private estate. The ground is level but has some give, and I'm worried about the…
Place the standard unit and handwash station on a curbed island where the plow can't reach it. That keeps them clear of snow piles and blade strikes.…
We've got a cattle pasture on our ranch that's more hill than flat, and the seasonal crews need a toilet up there for a month at a time. The service…
We've had a standard unit in the side yard for about three weeks while our septic line gets dug up and replaced, and it'll be there at least another…
Luis is right about the driver handling it, but you must call the rental company first to confirm their policy. Some companies require a work order…
We're renting a six-stall restroom trailer for a backyard wedding with 120 guests over six hours, serving food and alcohol. The venue has a grassy…
An ADA-compliant portable toilet must provide a wheelchair turning space that is a 60-inch diameter circle or a T-shaped space per Section 304 of the…
I've been driving a vacuum truck for nine years, servicing construction sites, fairs and farms. I see a lot of creative placements. Last summer, I…
We have a standard portable toilet and a deluxe unit with a flushing bowl and sink for our seasonal crew of 12, placed in a field about 200 feet from…
The roofing contractor is responsible for providing portable toilets for their crew, not the homeowner. The OSHA construction sanitation standard (29…
We have a standard portable toilet on a residential gut rehab in Chicago. The unit is placed about 50 feet from the curb, behind a chain-link fence,…
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…
