Porta Potty LA

Porta potty rental across Los Angeles County

Two quotes on the same job can be far apart, and it is almost never the unit. It is how often it gets serviced, how long you are keeping it, and what a truck has to do to reach the spot.

Three portable restroom types drawn at relative scale A standard single unit roughly four feet square, an accessible unit roughly five feet square with a ramped level entry, and a towed restroom trailer several times longer. Each is labelled with its approximate footprint and what it needs for delivery access. Standard about 4 ft × 4 ft 1 unit per 50 people / day Accessible about 5 ft × 5 ft level entry, needs flat ground Restroom trailer 16 to 24 ft long, multiple stalls needs a tow vehicle and turning room

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Three products, three prices, three delivery problems. Knowing which one the job actually needs is the first decision, and it is usually made before anyone asks about price.

The count comes before the price

For an event, the figure used across the industry is roughly one unit per fifty people over four hours — a starting point that assumes no alcohol and a defined end time. Both of those assumptions push the number up when they fail. On a construction site the count follows the crew rather than the calendar, and it needs revisiting when the crew grows rather than after the existing units are overwhelmed.

A quote built on a lower count is a cheaper quote for a worse event. If two numbers differ substantially, check the unit count before you check the price.

Where the quotes actually diverge

Service frequency is the largest single line and the one most often left unstated. Weekly is the default and it is enough on a lightly used unit; on a busy site it is not. Delivery and pickup are charged largely independently of rental length, which is why a four-week rental frequently costs less than twice a two-week one — and why very short bookings look expensive per day.

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