Narrow alley access: Will the service truck's hose reach 50 feet?
We're renovating our house in Portland and have a standard portable toilet on our driveway. The driveway is gravel and level, but it's down a narrow…
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Jake W. replied
Questions tagged “Standard unit”
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419 questions
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
Our porta potty got tagged with graffiti. Who handles cleanup?
Our crew of 40 has a standard portable toilet on site, rented for a 12-week commercial build. It's on level ground with truck access for weekly…
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Marcus B. replied
Driver says our unit is too close to a tree. How much clearance does the truck need?
We have a standard unit on a six-week residential addition in Chicago. It sits on level grass about 15 feet from a mature oak tree. The driver just…
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Nina R. 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
Driveway extension for two weeks: where should the porta potty sit once they tear up the asphalt? ✓ Solved
Place the portable toilet on a stable, accessible spot like the front lawn near the driveway, ensuring it's level and the service truck can reach…
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Carl D. replied
Community garden on a vacant lot: is one porta potty enough all season, and how often should it be serviced? ✓ Solved
Luis is right about the second unit for Saturdays, but he missed the ADA cluster rule. If you place two standard units together, the ADA 5 percent…
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Marcus B. replied
Four day reroof on an occupied house: do I still need a porta potty if the homeowner says use the bathroom?
I do mostly framing but picked up a tear off and reroof on a two story house next week. Crew of six, four days if the weather holds, and the family…
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Deb K. replied
Driver says our unit is too close to a fence. How much space is needed?
The porta potty is on my driveway for a bathroom renovation. It's been there for two weeks with weekly service. The delivery driver dropped it off…
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Brad L. replied
Can a porta potty handle a year at a remote cabin with no service?
I run a ranch with a guest cabin that has no septic system. The cabin is 40 miles from the nearest paved road, and the access road is dirt. A service…
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Ray M. replied
Remote cabin build: Porta potty rental for 8 months or buy?
I'm building a small cabin on a wooded lot with no utilities yet. It's just me and my partner working on weekends, and we expect the project to take…
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Marcus B. replied
Service truck access: what if our site has a steep incline?
Our site is a residential addition in Chicago with a steep gravel driveway. The crew of 12 will be here for 10 weeks. I have one standard portable…
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Owen G. replied
Porta potty for a 9-month barn build: rent or buy?
My family is starting a nine-month barn build on our property outside Bozeman. We have a crew of four to six people working five days a week. There's…
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Ray M. 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
Missed service due to a locked gate: who is responsible for the fee?
Our house has a long driveway and we keep the side gate to the back yard padlocked. The rental company dropped off a standard portable toilet for our…
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Ashley M. replied
Neighborhood garage sale weekend: is one porta potty at the clubhouse lot enough?
I'm on our HOA social committee and we're running the community garage sale again the last Saturday of October. About 70 homes signed up, and last…
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Kim S. replied
Porta potty for a 6-month farmhouse renovation: rent or buy?
We're starting a six-month renovation of our farmhouse and we'll be living on-site the whole time. The house only has one bathroom, which is getting…
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Luis A. replied
200-person wedding with a 5-hour open bar: is three standard units enough?
We're planning our wedding for October 2026 on my parents' property in Charleston. We'll have 200 guests, a five-hour open bar, and heavy appetizers.…
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Nina R. 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
OSHA 1926.51: Do inspectors count temporary workers in our total?
OSHA 1926.51 counts every worker on site, including temporary workers, toward the total for toilet provisioning. You must provision for 45 toilets on…
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Carl D. replied
Missed service because the unit was behind a fence: who's responsible?
We're in month two of a full bathroom remodel, so we've got a standard portable toilet sitting on our gravel driveway. The rental contract said to…
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Ray M. replied
Missed service due to a locked gate: who covers the fee?
We've had a standard unit on our gravel driveway for three weeks during a bathroom renovation. The rental company requires truck access for their…
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Nina R. replied
Hunting camp porta potty: Will a monthly service hold up for 5 months of light use?
I'm setting up a hunting camp in the mountains for this season. The camp will be used by about eight people, just on weekends from October through…
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Ray M. replied
Can a standard porta potty handle a year at a remote hunting camp?
We run a hunting camp in Montana that gets used a few weekends each season, maybe 8 guys at a time. The ground is uneven and a service truck has to…
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Marcus B. 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