Porta Potty Rental in Des Moines, IA

A standard portable toilet in Des Moines, IA starts at $270 for a weekend rental (up to 7 days) or $320 per month, with 4 service visits included in every 28-day rental. Upgrades: deluxe flushing units run $374/weekend, ADA-accessible units $374/weekend, luxury restroom trailers from $1610/weekend. Every Des Moines 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, a vetted local partner delivers and services the unit, with one point of contact: us. Enter your ZIP for your exact Des Moines 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 Des Moines jobsite, we recommend sizing to the real crew count including subcontractors, adding a hand-wash station at the break area through the humid June-to-August stretch, and winterizing the unit from late fall so a frozen tank never takes it out of service. Tell us the crew size and we will size the order to the standard.

Our standard Des Moines 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. Weekly is the floor from June through August, when July averages a high near 86 degrees with warm, humid nights, and we add a mid-week visit on busy jobsites and events, especially around State Fair week. In winter, when a January night averages about 14 degrees, we winterize the tank, keep the unit level on frozen ground, and set it where plowed snow will not block the door. 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 Des Moines event needs at least one accessible unit; a larger one needs one per every 20 standard units. ADA units in Des Moines run $374 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 in Des Moines, a fenced jobsite, a driveway, a backyard, or a private lot, you generally do not need a city permit for a portable toilet. The moment any part of the unit sits on a public street, sidewalk, or parking strip, it is in the city right-of-way. For construction work, the City of Des Moines Engineering Department handles right-of-way plan review, permitting, and inspection; for a block party, street closure, or street event, the City Manager's office runs the Event Street Use process with its own petition and applications. The city does not name portable toilets separately, so we confirm what your spot needs and coordinate it before delivery. The unit can never block a sidewalk, curb ramp, hydrant, driveway, or storm inlet. Tell us the exact address and whether it is a job or an event, and we handle the rest.

A standard unit is the jobsite and everyday-event workhorse: enclosed, stocked, and cost-effective at $270/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 $374/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 Des Moines and the surrounding Polk 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 Des Moines, plan a station near the vendors and one near the toilets to cover both inspection points.

Book as early as you can, and tell us the date first. The Iowa State Fair runs 11 days in August and ends on the Sunday two weeks before Labor Day (2027 is August 12 through 22), and the 2026 fair drew a record of more than 1.2 million visitors. The fair handles its own sanitation, but the parking lots, vendor staging, fundraisers, reunions, and backyard parties scheduled around it all want units in the same window as the normal August construction load. We size for peak hour rather than headcount, add hand-wash stations at any food, and schedule a mid-event service visit on multi-day setups, since mid-August averages highs in the 80s with a real chance of heavy rain. If your event uses a public street, the City of Des Moines Event Street Use process applies, and we coordinate the unit placement with it.