Kids birthday party: can little kids manage a standard porta potty? ✓ Solved
Little kids manage a standard unit at a birthday party if an adult helps with the step and you add a handwash station.
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Megan H. replied
Questions tagged “Standard unit”
419 questions across all categories.
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Crew starts Monday: Friday delivery or Monday morning for the jobsite unit? ✓ Solved
Monday morning delivery is the safer call when the crew starts Monday, as long as you lock a real arrival window on the ticket.
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Tyler R. replied
3-day outdoor festival: does a handwash station need a fresh water hookup? ✓ Solved
No, a standalone handwash station with its own fresh water tank does not need a continuous hookup for a three-day festival if serviced correctly. The…
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Jules T. replied
Backyard wedding with 80 guests: Standard or deluxe units?
I'm planning a backyard wedding for 80 guests at my parents' house this spring. The event will run for about five hours in the evening, starting with…
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Jules T. replied
Harvest crew for three weeks: monthly rate or short-term pricing? ✓ Solved
For a three-week harvest crew of ten, you want a monthly rental rate with weekly service, not an event rate. The monthly rate is the normal pricing…
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Ray M. replied
Why does our porta potty smell like ammonia in the heat?
Our company has six standard units and one ADA-compliant unit for a crew of about 80 on a nine-month commercial job in Phoenix. The rental company…
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Ray M. replied
Outdoor catering setup: put the handwash station by the food, or by the porta potties? ✓ Solved
Place the handwash station at the food line. The caterer’s request aligns with the health department logic for temporary food service, which focuses…
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Nina R. replied
Can a standard unit handle a 9-month new build in a wet climate?
We are starting a nine-month new build in the Pacific Northwest, right through the rainy season. The crew will average about eight people, five days…
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Luis A. replied
What's included in a 'damage waiver' for a porta potty?
A damage waiver for a portable toilet rental covers accidental damage to the unit, not graffiti or intentional vandalism. It is an optional fee that…
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Nina R. replied
Soft ground after rain: should we lay plywood before they drop the porta potty? ✓ Solved
Yes, you should put down plywood or scrap boards before the delivery. A standard unit weighs about 200 pounds empty and can sink into soft ground,…
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Ray M. replied
Why does our unit smell like ammonia after a week?
We have a standard portable toilet on a residential addition project, and it's starting to smell like strong ammonia about five days into the weekly…
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Ray M. replied
Weekend farm stand through fall: leave the unit all week or pick up between Saturdays?
We run a small produce stand on Saturdays from September into early November. Crowd size jumps around with the weather, maybe 40 to 80 people over…
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Dave P. replied
New rural lot with no street address yet: how do I tell the driver where to drop the porta potty? ✓ Solved
Give the rental company a detailed description with the parcel number and the nearest physical address as a starting point. The most important thing…
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Kim S. replied
When does a portable urinal-only unit make sense for a work site?
We have a 30-man crew on a six-week residential gut rehab project. We have two standard portable toilets on site, but there's still a line at peak…
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Ray M. replied
City right-of-way permit for a porta potty: what are the 2026 requirements?
I'm bidding a residential gut rehab in Chicago's Lincoln Park and need to put a portable toilet on the sidewalk, which means a city right-of-way…
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Hector V. replied
Rental delivered to the wrong side of my driveway. Can I move the porta potty myself?
The crew dropped a standard unit on the street side of my driveway this morning while I was at work. I need it closer to the house for a bathroom…
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Luis A. replied
Landscaping crew for 6 weeks: do we need a porta potty on the client's yard? ✓ Solved
Yes, you rent a standard portable toilet for a landscaping crew of five or six for six weeks. The OSHA construction sanitation standard, 29 CFR…
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Deb K. replied
Long road job: one unit mid-site or one at each end? ✓ Solved
Put one standard unit at each end of the quarter-mile job site. OSHA 1926.51 requires one toilet for a crew of 18, so a single unit in the middle…
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Deb K. replied
Family reunion weekend: one unit enough for about 60 people with outdoor food? ✓ Solved
One standard portable toilet is not enough for 60 people over two days. You need two. The industry guideline for event planning is about one unit per…
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Nina R. replied
90% male construction crew: can we use more urinals?
We have a 60-person road crew, almost all men, working a 10-hour day, five days a week for the next three months. The site is gravel and dirt, and…
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Brad L. replied
Fence crew on a different yard every week: have the unit moved each job, or rent fresh each time? ✓ Solved
Marcus is right on the routing, but the driver needs you to confirm the new site has truck access and level ground ready before they roll. A four-man…
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Ray M. replied
Pumpkin patch weekends with a few hundred visitors: how many porta potties, and do we need a handwash station? ✓ Solved
You need at least four standard portable toilets and one ADA-compliant unit for a few hundred weekend visitors. Add a handwash station too, because…
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Jules T. 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
Fence crew that changes job sites every few days: can we haul one porta potty around on our own trailer? ✓ Solved
A rental company will not allow you to move their standard portable toilet yourself. Moving the unit yourself voids the rental agreement and any…
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Marcus B. replied
OSHA 1926.51: Does it apply to our 6-person road crew?
OSHA 1926.51 does not require a porta potty for a six-person road crew if they have a truck and immediate access to a nearby toilet facility. The…
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Deb K. replied