Renting a Porta Potty for a Home Remodel, Septic Failure or New Build
When your only bathroom is torn out, your septic fails or the water is shut off, a long-term porta potty keeps your household going. Long-term rentals are billed every 28 days at the same rate, with weekly cleaning included.
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- Written by Riley, owner
- Published October 13, 2026
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Updated by Riley, owner
When does a home project need a porta potty?
A home project needs a porta potty any time your family or crew loses a working bathroom for more than 1 day. Common reasons include a bathroom remodel in a 1-bath home, a failed septic system, a water main shut-off and a new home build with no plumbing yet.
- Bathroom remodel: the only toilet comes out for weeks.
- Septic failure: you cannot flush until the system is pumped or repaired.
- Water shut-off: a main line repair leaves the house dry.
- New build: framers, roofers and electricians need a toilet before the plumbing is done.
Contractors often ask the homeowner to provide the toilet. Having one on site also keeps the crew out of your house.
Even a short project adds up. Three days without a working toilet is a long time for a family with kids or older parents at home.
How does 28-day billing work?
Long-term porta potties are billed every 28 days, not by calendar month. The rate stays the same every cycle, weekly service is included and there is no separate pickup or removal fee. Call or text when you are done, and billing stops on the pickup date.
Example: a bathroom remodel that runs 6 weeks crosses into a second 28-day cycle. Your free quote shows how the cycles add up before you book.
Projects run long. You do not need to know the end date, because the rental keeps going until you ask for pickup.
See the porta potty rental cost guide for how quotes are itemized.
What does weekly service include?
Weekly service on a long-term porta potty has 4 parts: pump the tank, clean and sanitize the surfaces, restock toilet paper and hand sanitizer and recharge the deodorizer. Each standard unit holds about 60 gallons of waste and is rated for around 200 uses between pump-outs.
Example: a family of 4, each using the unit about 5 times a day, adds up to about 140 uses a week. That fits inside weekly service.
A bigger household or a busy crew may fill the tank faster. An extra service visit can be added any week you need one.
How fast can I get a porta potty if my septic fails?
Call by 12 noon Monday through Saturday for same-day delivery in Hastings, Adams County and most towns within about 40 miles. A rush fee applies to same-day orders. Towns 40 to 80 miles out usually get next-day delivery, which has no rush fee.
A septic or plumbing problem rarely gives warning. Read how same-day porta potty delivery works so you know the cutoff.
Have your address, a spot picked out and a card ready. That is all we need to get a truck on the way.
Should I add a hand-wash station at home?
A standard porta potty has hand sanitizer inside, which works for quick use. A 2-sink hand-wash station adds soap, paper towels and about 18 gallons of fresh water. On a 28-day rental, the station gets refilled at each weekly service.
Families with young kids often want soap and water. Remodel crews working with drywall mud, paint or grout also need it.
Our portable hand-wash stations need no hose or power. In hard freezes, water stations are swapped for sanitizer.
Where should a long-term porta potty go at my house?
Put a long-term porta potty on firm, level ground about 4 feet by 4 feet, within about 10 feet of where the service truck can stop. The driver comes back every week, so a spot near the driveway beats a spot behind the garage.
Keep the unit off the septic tank and drain field, especially if the septic is the reason you need a unit. A heavy truck can damage the lines.
A spot near a porch light helps at night. Our long-term porta potty rental page covers more about setup.
What about a new home build?
A new home build usually needs a porta potty from the first day of framing until the plumbing passes inspection. That can be several 28-day cycles. A crew of 20 or fewer workers needs at least 1 toilet under OSHA Table D-1.
Bare dirt lots get soft after rain. Put the unit on gravel or near the driveway cut so the truck can reach it every week.
Read our OSHA job site toilet guide for crews larger than 20.
Related guides
The 3 guides below pair well with this one. Read them if you are still deciding on unit count, delivery timing or setup, since each answers one common worry in about 4 minutes and links straight to a quote.
Quick answers
Can my contractor use the same porta potty my family uses?
One unit can serve both if the total use stays near what weekly service handles. If the crew is large or the job runs long hours, add a second unit or an extra service visit.
What if my remodel only takes 10 days?
A 10-day job fits inside one 28-day cycle. Call or text when the bathroom is back in use, and billing stops on the pickup date.
Is there a removal fee at the end of a long-term rental?
Long-term rentals have no separate pickup or removal fee. The cost is the 28-day rate, with weekly service included, plus any trip fee shown on your quote.
Can the porta potty go on my front lawn?
A front lawn works if the ground is firm and the truck can stop within about 10 feet. After heavy rain, the truck stays on the street or driveway, so pick a spot close to the edge.