Portable Restroom FAQ

Costs vary by unit type, rental duration, and delivery distance. Standard units typically start at $75–$300/day for short-term rentals, with weekly and monthly rates available. A construction site on a monthly rate works out at a fraction of the event-day price. Call 916-619-1714 for a free estimate on your site rather than a range.

Most companies require a minimum of one day for events and one month for construction sites, and we are the same. There is no contract beyond that and no notice period — when the job or the event is finished, you call and we collect.

Delivery and pickup are typically included within the service area. Additional fees may apply for locations outside the standard range, and we tell you about those when we quote rather than adding them to the final invoice.

For long-term rentals, units are serviced once per week — pumped, cleaned, restocked. More frequent servicing is available upon request, and through a Sacramento July and August we usually recommend it on any site with a real headcount.

Waste pump-out, interior cleaning and sanitizing, restocking toilet paper, and refilling hand sanitizer. We also check the door latch, the vent stack and, on a flushing unit, the foot pump — the parts that quietly fail between visits if nobody looks at them.

Renters are typically responsible for damage beyond normal wear and tear. Ask about damage waiver options when you book; on a long construction rental it is usually worth having. Heavy ordinary use is not damage — we mean a unit that has been tipped over or vandalized.

On a flat, level surface with clear access for delivery trucks. Keep units at least 25 feet from food service areas and within reasonable walking distance for guests. On a job site, place them through the work areas rather than all together at the gate.

A standard unit needs roughly a 4×4 ft footprint. Delivery trucks need at least 10 ft of clearance width and overhead access. A restroom trailer needs considerably more — a wide gate, a clear tow route and a turning area — which is why we check the route before confirming a date.

We deliver to most locations including private property, construction sites, parks, and event venues. Some locations may require permits. We cover Sacramento County plus Placer, Yolo and northern San Joaquin — call and ask about yours, the answer is usually yes.

Yes — ADA-accessible units are larger with ramps, grab bars, and extra interior space for wheelchair access. Many events and job sites are legally required to provide them. They also need a firm level surface and a step-free approach, which is the part that most often gets overlooked.

Yes. Units can be winterized with antifreeze solutions, and some luxury trailers include heating. On a January morning in the valley a heated trailer is a very different experience from a standard unit, and it is worth the difference if guests are involved.

Yes — OSHA requires 1 unit per 10 workers on job sites, serviced at least weekly. We set the count against your peak crew rather than your current one, place the units through the work areas, and move them forward as the trades move down the job.

Costs vary by unit type, rental duration and delivery distance. Standard units typically start at $75 to $300 a day for short-term rentals, with weekly and monthly rates available that work out far cheaper per day. A construction site on a monthly rate is a fraction of the event-day price. Call 916-619-1714 and we will quote your site rather than give you a range.

Most companies require a minimum of one day for events and one month for construction sites, and we work the same way. There is no contract beyond that and no notice period — when the job finishes, you call and we collect.

Yes, within our service area. Delivery, placement, weekly service, restocking and pickup are all inside the quoted number. Sites well outside the area carry a distance charge, and we tell you about it when we quote rather than adding it to the final invoice.

For long-term rentals, units are serviced once per week: pumped out, washed and sanitized inside, restocked with toilet paper and hand sanitizer, and re-dosed with deodorizer. More frequent servicing is available on request, and we recommend it through the Sacramento summer on any site with a real headcount.

Waste pump-out, interior cleaning and sanitizing, restocking toilet paper, and refilling hand sanitizer. We also check the door latch, the vent stack and, on a flushing unit, the foot pump — the parts that quietly fail between visits if nobody looks at them.

Renters are typically responsible for damage beyond normal wear and tear. Ask about damage waiver options when you book; on a long construction rental it is usually worth having. Ordinary use is ordinary use — we are talking about a unit that has been tipped over or vandalised, not one that has been used hard.

Yes, and that is how most of our work runs. Monthly porta potty rental on a weekly service route is the standard arrangement on a construction site and on any long remodel. The monthly rate is significantly better than the weekly equivalent because the delivery and pickup are spread across the whole term.

Yes. We run portable toilet service and pumping for units owned by contractors, farms and property managers on the same weekly routes as our own stock. Because we run the trucks anyway, septic pumping on the same property can usually go on the same visit.

Yes — it is most of what we do. OSHA requires one unit per 10 workers on job sites, serviced at least weekly, and we set the count against your peak crew rather than your current one. Units are placed through the work areas, moved as the job moves, and serviced on a fixed weekday for the whole rental.

The working rule is one per ten workers. Sixty people on site means six units, distributed rather than grouped, so nobody has a long walk. Order against the busiest week of the job — usually when the finish trades overlap — rather than the average, because that is the week a shortfall gets noticed.

One month. That is standard across the industry and it is also the point at which the monthly rate becomes far better value than a weekly booking. There is no contract beyond the month and no notice period to give when the job ends.

Weekly as standard: pumped, washed, sanitized and restocked, on the same weekday for the length of the rental. On heavy sites and through the Sacramento summer we recommend twice a week, and we will suggest it rather than wait for the call.

Yes, and they should be. Repositioning during a normal service visit is part of the rental rather than a separate charge. A unit left where the first delivery put it usually ends up too far from the work — or fenced off entirely — by the time the building goes vertical.

On public projects, prevailing-wage work and most commercial contracts, yes. An accessible unit is a larger footprint with a ramp-level entry, grab bars and turning space inside, and it needs firm level ground. Plan it in with the rest of the order rather than adding it after somebody asks.

Yes, on the same order and the same delivery. A sink station next to the units costs very little and it is expected on food-adjacent, healthcare and public work. Crews also simply use the restrooms more when there is somewhere to wash.

Yes. Contractors running multiple jobs put them all on one account with one coordinator and one invoice, and we move units between sites as jobs finish instead of collecting and re-delivering them.

A trailer is a towable unit with real bathrooms inside: flushing porcelain toilets, sinks with running water, lighting, ventilation and usually air conditioning and heating. A portable toilet is a single molded cabin with a waste tank. They serve the same need at completely different levels, and the price reflects that.

Stall count follows guest numbers and how long people are on site. As a rough guide, a four-stall trailer covers most weddings up to about 200 guests for a four to five hour event; longer events and bar service push the requirement up. Tell us the numbers and the timeline and we will size it properly rather than guess high.

Ideally yes — a garden hose connection and a standard outlet. Most sites have both. Where a site has neither, we bring a fresh water tank and a quiet inverter generator, which adds to the cost but works well and is invisible to guests.

A two-stall unit fits down most residential driveways. Larger trailers need a wide gate, a clear tow route and a turning area, plus a reasonably level spot to sit on. We check the route before confirming a date, because a trailer that cannot get in is the worst possible delivery-day discovery.

Yes. Trailers run through the Sacramento winter with the heating on and the water lines protected, and a heated trailer on a January morning is a very different experience from an unconditioned unit. Standard units can be winterised with antifreeze solutions as an alternative.

The day before, as standard, on anything with a guest list. It means the trailer is leveled, connected, tested and stocked well ahead of time, and if something needs fixing there is a day to fix it rather than an hour.

Yes, and overnight where we can. Pumping and cleaning a trailer in the middle of an afternoon with guests on site is not a good look, so on festivals and multi-day bookings we schedule the service visit outside event hours.

Sometimes. On a long commercial project, a site with client visits, or a job where the general contractor wants a decent site office facility, a trailer on a monthly rate makes sense. On an ordinary residential build it does not, and standard units plus a sink are the better spend.

It is a restroom trailer finished to a hospitality standard: hard flooring, solid-surface counters, framed mirrors, proper lighting, wood trim, interior sound and full climate control, with flushing porcelain toilets and hot running water. The mechanicals match any restroom trailer; the finish is what you are renting.

Several times the price of a bank of standard units, and roughly a step above a standard trailer of the same stall count. On a wedding or a client-facing event it is usually judged worth it; on a construction site it almost never is. We quote both so the comparison is in front of you.

Above roughly 150 guests, yes — it is one of the best-value items on a luxury quote. An attendant keeps the unit stocked, clean and dry all evening and deals with anything that goes wrong before a guest notices it. Below that number it is optional.

Usually, but it depends on the tow route and the gate rather than the size of the property. We check that before confirming a date. Remote venues also generally need a fresh water tank and a quiet generator, which we bring and site away from the guest area.

Yes, and it is a genuinely good use for one. On a whole-house renovation where the family stays on site, a VIP unit on a monthly rate costs far less than relocating, and it is a bathroom rather than a portable toilet on the driveway.

Yes, heating and air conditioning are standard on this equipment. In a valley that runs past 100 degrees in August and into the thirties in January, that is the single most noticeable difference between a luxury unit and a standard one.

Yes. Accessible stalls with ramp entry, wider doors, grab bars and interior turning space are available at the same finish level as the rest of the unit, and a standalone accessible unit can sit alongside it where that works better for the layout.

For a Saturday in peak wedding season — May through October around Sacramento — as early as you can, because the good units go first. Off-season and midweek bookings are far more flexible. Either way, call and we will tell you what is genuinely available.

As a rough guide, a four-stall trailer covers most weddings up to about 200 guests over a four to five hour reception. Bar service, a longer event or a hot afternoon push the requirement up; a wedding under eighty guests is usually fine on a two-stall unit. Tell us the guest count and the timeline and we will size it properly.

The day before, always. It means the unit is leveled, connected, tested, stocked and dressed well ahead of the day, and if anything needs adjusting there is time to do it. Same-day delivery to a wedding is a risk we are not willing to take on somebody else’s behalf.

On a flat, level surface with clear access for the delivery truck, close enough that guests are not walking far in the dark, and out of the ceremony sightlines and photograph backgrounds. Keep units at least 25 feet from food service. We will walk it with you or work from a site plan.

Above roughly 150 guests we recommend it, and it is one of the best-value items on the quote. The attendant keeps the unit stocked, clean and dry all evening and handles anything that goes wrong quietly. Below that number it is genuinely optional.

No — it is most of the vineyard and ranch bookings we do. We bring a fresh water tank and a quiet inverter generator, sited away from the guest area so nobody hears it. It adds to the cost and it works well.

Yes. Either an accessible stall inside the trailer or a standalone ADA unit nearby, on firm level ground with a clear approach and turning space. Worth planning in even when no guest has raised it, because the alternative is discovering the need on the day.

Trailers run heating and air conditioning as standard, which on a 105-degree Sacramento afternoon or a cold January morning is the thing guests actually notice. Standard units can be winterised with antifreeze solutions, but a conditioned trailer is a different experience entirely.

For a Saturday in peak season, as early as you can — the better units are committed months out. Midweek and off-season dates are far more flexible. Call with your date and we will tell you honestly what is available rather than holding something we cannot deliver.

Yes — ADA-accessible units are larger with ramps, grab bars, and extra interior space for wheelchair access. Many events and job sites are legally required to provide them. A standard unit does not satisfy the requirement no matter how new it is, because the door width, the entry height and the interior turning space are all different.

It is roughly five feet by five instead of four by four, the entry is level or ramped rather than stepped, the door is wide enough for a wheelchair, grab bars are fitted on the correct walls, and there is enough clear floor space inside to turn around with the door closed. Everything is reachable from a seated position.

At least one, and the usual planning figure at larger events is around five percent of the total unit count. They should be distributed across the restroom areas rather than grouped in one place, so nobody has to cross a festival site to reach one.

It matters more than the unit. An accessible unit on grass, gravel or a slope, or with a curb between it and the path, is not accessible. It needs a firm level surface, a step-free approach from an accessible route, and clear space beside the door. We plan that in and bring mats or a pad where the site has nothing suitable.

On public projects, prevailing-wage work and most commercial contracts, yes. And on any site where a worker needs one, the site needs one regardless of contract language. They go on the same monthly rate and weekly service route as the rest of the units.

Yes, meaningfully — they are physically larger and there are fewer of them in any fleet. On a monthly construction rate the difference is modest against the total; on a single event day it is more noticeable. We quote it as part of the whole order rather than as a separate premium.

Yes. Where the event is already taking a restroom trailer, an accessible stall with ramp or lift entry, a wide door, grab bars and turning space is often the neater answer than a separate unit standing on its own.

Yes. A sink at standing height defeats the purpose, so where handwashing is separate we put an accessible-height portable sink next to the accessible unit. It goes on the same order and the same delivery.

A self-contained sink: a fresh water tank, a foot-operated or push tap, a basin, soap, paper towels and a greywater tank that catches the waste. It needs no plumbing and no power. The standard unit is a two-station version so two people can wash at once.

On food service, agricultural, healthcare-adjacent and public-facing work, yes — it is a requirement rather than a courtesy. On an ordinary job site it is not mandatory but it is the cheapest thing you can add, and crews visibly use the restrooms more and treat them better when there is somewhere to wash.

Not for agricultural field sanitation, and not where food is being handled. Those rules call for potable water and soap. Hand sanitizer is a supplement, and every restroom unit we deliver has a dispenser in it, but it does not replace a sink where a sink is required.

Restroom units should sit at least 25 feet from food service, so the catering sink goes at the food end and the crew or guest sinks go beside the units. Keeping that separation is a health-department expectation at any public event and it is easy to plan.

Yes, heated stations are available. They are worth it for food handling, healthcare-adjacent sites and cold-weather work, and they need either a power supply or an internal heater depending on the unit. Standard units run cold water only.

Weekly as standard, on the same route and the same day as the restroom units: fresh water in, greywater out, soap and towels restocked, basin cleaned. On heavy sites, food events and through the summer we increase the frequency rather than let the tank run dry.

Yes — an accessible-height sink reachable from a seated position, meant to pair with an accessible restroom unit. An ADA unit with a standing-height sink next to it is only half the provision, so we supply them together.

Yes, though most orders pair them with restroom units. Standalone sink rental is common for food events, farmers markets and short catering jobs where the venue already has restrooms but nothing usable for handwashing.