Standard porta potty
$125 to $250 a weekend
Why Does Monthly Cost So Much Less Per Day?
Because most of what you pay for on a short rental is movement, not the unit. Delivery runs $50 to $150 and it costs the same whether the unit stays three days or thirty. Book four separate weekends and you pay that mobilisation four times. Book a month and you pay it once, then add routine weekly service at $30 to $60 per visit. That is the whole arithmetic, and rebooking short rentals is the most common way people overspend on site sanitation. The wider comparison sits on porta potty rental cost.
What Is Included in a Monthly Rental?
The unit, the agreed service schedule and the pump-outs that go with it. Each service visit empties the holding tank, recharges the deodorising treatment and restocks paper. A standard porta potty rental is built around a 60 to 70 gallon holding tank, with a base about 44 inches square and a height of about 92 inches, and that tank capacity is what sets your service interval. Sites with heavier use need more frequent visits, not a bigger tank. For a long stay the deluxe flushable porta potty adds a flush mechanism and a 15 to 20 gallon fresh water reservoir, which crews on multi-month jobs notice.
How Often Should a Monthly Unit Be Serviced?
The ANSI/PSAI Z4.3 baseline is one unit per ten workers over a 40 hour week with one service visit, which works cleanly for a small, steady crew. Scale beyond that and the visit count has to rise with it. A unit shared by a framing crew of twenty is not on the same schedule as one serving two people on a rural property. We set the interval from real headcount and shift pattern, and adjust it if the site ramps up. See how often are porta potties cleaned for how intervals are decided and do porta potties smell for why they matter.
How Many Units Does a Long Job Need?
On construction work, OSHA 1926.51(c)(1) sets the floor: one toilet for 20 or fewer workers, then one toilet seat and one urinal per 40 workers above 20. Long jobs also tend to grow, so it is worth speccing for the peak crew rather than the crew on day one. Washing is a separate requirement under OSHA 1926.51(f)(1), which is why monthly restroom orders normally include a handwashing station rental. If your site has an accessibility obligation, an ADA accessible porta potty meets the 2010 ADA Standards for a 60 inch turning space under section 304.3 and a 32 inch clear door opening under section 404.2.3. Work your own numbers on how many porta potties do I need and OSHA portable toilet requirements.
What Happens When Winter Arrives?
This is what separates a monthly rental in Milwaukee from one somewhere mild. Milwaukee sits on Lake Michigan and the winters are genuinely cold, cold enough that an untreated holding tank can freeze solid and stop taking waste. From roughly November through March we switch to a winter tank treatment and route service around freeze conditions. A unit set where the plow piles snow is unreachable for everyone. Say so at booking if your rental crosses that window. See porta potty in winter.
Where Do Monthly Units Usually Go?
Active builds, covered on construction site services, and long residential projects, covered on home renovation porta potty. Also farms and properties without plumbing where a unit stays put for a season. Placement on private property needs no permit. Placement in the public right of way in Milwaukee may require a permit from the City of Milwaukee, which matters more on a monthly rental because the unit sits there far longer. See porta potty permit requirements and the porta potty placement guide before you fix a spot.
Can You Extend or End Early?
Extending is straightforward and nearly always cheaper than a new booking. Ending early means telling us as far ahead as you can so we can route the pickup. If the site goes quiet for a stretch, tell us rather than leaving a unit unserviced, particularly in a freeze.
Is monthly cheaper than weekly on a three week job?
Usually yes, once you count delivery. Ask us to price both against your actual dates.
Do I get the same unit for the whole month?
Yes in normal operation. A unit is only swapped if it is damaged.
Can I add a second unit mid-month?
Yes. Crews grow, and adding a unit part way through is routine rather than a new contract.
Tell us the crew size, address and how long the job actually runs through request a quote and we will price the month against your real schedule. If you would rather sort out placement, permits or service frequency first, reach us through contact.
What we rent
Four units cover almost every job
Typical Milwaukee ranges, not a quote. Delivery is $50 to $150 and a weekly service visit $30 to $60. See the full cost breakdown.
Deluxe flushing
$200 to $350 a weekend
ADA accessible
$199 to $300 a weekend
Restroom trailer
Quoted by stall count
The rest of the yard
One mobilisation, not three
Roll off dumpsters10, 20, 30 and 40 yardTemporary fencingPanels 6 feet by 12 feetStorage containers20 foot and 40 footHandwashing stationsSinks and sanitiser standsSeptic and grease trapsPumping, cleaning, emergenciesSite power and lightLight towers, temporary poles
We deliver across Milwaukee County and the surrounding metro:
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