Do I need to be home when they deliver the porta potty to my driveway? ✓ Solved
You do not need to be home for a driveway drop if the pad is open and marked.
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Deb K. replied
Questions tagged “Standard unit”
419 questions across all categories.
419 questions
Renting a porta potty for a bathroom remodel: what should I know before it arrives?
Our only bathroom is getting a complete gut renovation starting next week, and the project is scheduled for six weeks. I've never rented a portable…
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Luis A. replied
Can I clean the porta potty myself between weekly services?
We are halfway through a six-week bathroom remodel. The rental company drops a standard portable toilet on our driveway every Friday afternoon and…
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Ray M. replied
How much to rent a porta potty per month, and what does the monthly rate include? ✓ Solved
A monthly rental rate for a standard portable toilet covers the unit, a weekly service visit, and delivery and pickup. The weekly service includes…
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Ray M. replied
Backyard wedding with 100 guests and open bar.
We're planning a backyard wedding for 100 guests with an open bar running about six hours. The ground is level grass, and a truck can get within 20…
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What's the weirdest thing you've found in a porta potty on a service run?
Ten years driving a vacuum truck, and I've pumped everything from the expected to the truly bizarre. Last week on a construction site, I opened a…
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Priya N. replied
What's the proper etiquette for using a shared jobsite porta potty?
I'm new to a framing crew of 30 guys on a six-month build. We have two standard units on site. The service truck can pull right up to them on the…
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How many porta potties for a backyard party of 75 people for one afternoon? ✓ Solved
Hector is right on the count, but the ADA cluster rule applies if you rent two or more units, even for a private event. The 2010 ADA Standards…
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Jules T. replied
How many porta potties for a crew of 30 on a job site, and does a urinal count?
I'm a site super for a small commercial build, and I'm placing our first porta potty order for a crew of 30. We'll be on site ten hours a day, five…
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Nina R. replied
How much to rent a porta potty for a week? Is there a weekly rate between the event and monthly prices
I'm getting a new deck built and need a portable toilet for the crew for about a week. It's a standard build, no food or alcohol, just three guys…
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Owen G. replied
Flushing porta potty vs a standard unit for a backyard wedding.
We're getting married on my parents' property next spring, 140 guests, a tent, a band and no indoor bathrooms. The rental company gave me two…
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Jules T. replied
80-person wedding with a 4-hour open bar: two units or three?
We're planning an 80-guest backyard wedding with a 4-hour open bar. The rental company suggested two standard units. Our ground is level grass, and a…
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Hector V. 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
Youth soccer tournament on grass fields: how many porta potties and do we need handwash stations? ✓ Solved
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.…
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Jules T. replied
Why do some porta potties have a urinal inside and some do not?
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…
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Jules T. replied
What condition does the unit need to be in at pickup to avoid extra charges?
I have a standard unit that's been on my ranch for the seasonal hands for three months. The rental company is coming to pick it up next week. The…
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Marcus B. replied
How far ahead do I need to book porta potties for a Saturday birthday party? ✓ Solved
Weekend party rentals in busy season usually need two to four weeks of lead time if you want a specific Saturday for a standard unit plus a handwash…
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Owen G. replied
Can we lock our jobsite porta potty overnight so neighbors stop using it? ✓ Solved
You can lock a standard unit overnight, but you must coordinate the lock with the rental company for the service visit. The driver needs to open the…
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Deb K. replied
Porta potties for a graduation party: how many, which type, and where to put them in a backyard ✓ Solved
Two units is a good start, but consider adding a handwash station for your food event. The rental company will confirm the placement is on level…
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Priya N. replied
Rental company says they could not access the unit and charged me anyway. Is that normal?
I rented a standard unit for a three-person crew working on my property for two weeks. The portable toilet is placed on level gravel about 50 feet…
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Ray M. replied
How often should a construction porta potty get pumped in summer heat? ✓ Solved
Bump the service visit to twice a week while the heat sticks. Weekly is the usual baseline on a quiet lot, but a dozen people in August will cook the…
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Hector V. replied
What drives the price difference between a weekend and a monthly rental?
I'm looking at quotes for a standard portable toilet. A weekend rental for two days comes in at a weekly rate that's double what I pay for a monthly…
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Owen G. replied
Why does our unit smell like sulfur after a heavy rain?
We've got a standard unit on a residential addition site. It's been there about three weeks with weekly service, and the crew of eight uses it. The…
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Tyler R. replied
Family reunion on a gravel lot: how close does the truck need to get for delivery and service? ✓ Solved
A vacuum truck needs to park within about 25 feet of the portable toilet for service. For delivery, a standard unit can be moved by hand over level,…
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Ray M. replied
Adding urinal stations vs more toilets: which cuts the line more at a festival?
We ran a two-day outdoor music festival last year with about 2000 people a day, mostly men. The ground is a flat field with truck access. We had a…
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