Porta Potty Rental in Merced, CA

A standard portable toilet in Merced, CA starts at $345 for a weekend rental (up to 7 days) or $395 per month, with 4 service visits included in every 28-day rental. Upgrades: deluxe flushing units run $449/weekend, ADA-accessible units $449/weekend, luxury restroom trailers from $1610/weekend. Every Merced rate is all-inclusive: delivery, pickup, fuel, and environmental and local fees are built into the one price, so there are no surprise line items. Online orders are $0.39 higher than the phone price; either way, we deliver and service the unit ourselves. Enter your ZIP for your exact Merced rate.

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OSHA's construction sanitation rule, 29 CFR 1926.51(c)(1), sets the floor: 1 toilet for 20 or fewer workers; 1 toilet seat and 1 urinal per 40 workers from 20 up to 200; and 1 toilet seat and 1 urinal per 50 workers above 200. OSHA also expects a worker to reach a toilet within about a 10-minute walk. On a busy Merced jobsite we recommend sizing above the bare OSHA minimum through the long valley summer, adding hand-wash stations at the break area, and keeping units on high, firm ground in the wet months. Tell us the crew size and we will size the order to the standard.

Our standard Merced monthly rental includes 4 service visits over the 28-day period, roughly weekly. Each visit pumps the tank, sanitizes the interior, and restocks paper, soap, and hand sanitizer. Merced averages about 101 days a year at 90 degrees or higher, so weekly is the floor on busy sites: large crews, harvest and packing work, and summer events get a mid-week visit added, especially during heat waves. In winter we schedule around morning tule fog and keep the truck route on firm ground after storms. Service is built into the rate, so compliance never depends on anyone remembering to call.

For an event open to the public, yes. The 2010 ADA Standards for Accessible Design require that at least 5 percent of the single-user portable toilets in each cluster be accessible, with a minimum of one, and each accessible unit is marked with the International Symbol of Accessibility. (Units provided only for construction workers are exempt.) In practice a small Merced event needs at least one accessible unit; a larger one needs one per every 20 standard units. ADA units in Merced run $449 for a weekend. The accessible unit has ground-level entry, interior grab bars, and a full wheelchair turning radius, and it needs firm, level ground with a clear approach path. Tell us your guest count and we will build the right ratio in.

On private property with clear truck access, a jobsite, a farm or packing yard, a driveway, or a private event space, you generally do not need a city permit for a portable toilet in Merced, and that covers most local placements. In the street it is different: the Merced Municipal Code makes it unlawful to place any structure or obstruction along or over a public street or alley without first obtaining an encroachment permit from the city manager or a designee, requires insurance naming the city, and treats an obstruction of a street, curb, or sidewalk as a nuisance the city engineer can remove. Outside city limits, a county road follows Merced County's own process. The unit can never block a sidewalk, a curb ramp, a driveway, a fire hydrant, or the clear pedestrian path. Tell us the exact address and whether the drop is private or in the street, and we confirm the path and coordinate it before delivery.

A standard unit is the jobsite and everyday-event workhorse: enclosed, stocked, and cost-effective at $345/weekend. A deluxe flushing unit adds a foot-pump flushing bowl and an in-unit sink for guest-facing events like weddings and corporate functions at $449/weekend. A luxury restroom trailer is a climate-controlled, multi-stall unit with porcelain toilets, running-water sinks, and mirrors, indistinguishable from a fine-venue bathroom, from $1610/weekend. Pick by how guest-facing the site is and how long the rental runs.

Yes. We deliver and service portable toilets throughout Merced and the surrounding Merced County area, with same-day and next-day drop-offs available in most of the area when you book early. Weekend event units are delivered clean before your event and picked up after. Enter your ZIP or call (866) 858-3867 and we will confirm the soonest available delivery for your address.

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Yes. A freestanding hand-wash station pairs with any toilet unit and needs no power or water hookup: it has a foot-pump faucet, soap, and paper towels, stocked at delivery and every service visit. One station serves roughly four toilet units, the ratio most health departments expect. For food and drink events in Merced, plan a station near the vendors and one near the toilets to cover both inspection points.

They shorten the service interval. Merced averages about 24 days a year at 100 degrees or more, and in September 2022 the city's record ran from 105 to 116 degrees for nine straight days. In heat like that units get used more, odor builds faster, and hand-wash water runs out sooner, so we treat weekly service as the minimum, add a mid-week visit on busy jobsites, farm crews, and events when a heat wave is forecast, and place units in shade where the site allows. Tell us the site, dates, and crew or guest count, and we plan the schedule around the forecast.