Porta Potty Rental in Richmond, VA

A standard portable toilet in Richmond, VA starts at $295 for a weekend rental (up to 7 days) or $345 per month, with 4 service visits included in every 28-day rental. Upgrades: deluxe flushing units run $399/weekend, ADA-accessible units $399/weekend, luxury restroom trailers from $1610/weekend. Every Richmond 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 Richmond 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 Richmond jobsite we recommend sizing above the OSHA minimum through the humid summer, when the city sees roughly 43 days a year at 90 degrees or higher, adding a hand-wash station at the break area, and on tight rowhouse and alley sites placing the unit on your own lot so it never blocks the alley or sidewalk. Tell us the crew size and we will size the order to the standard.

Our standard Richmond 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. Richmond summers are humid, with about 43 days a year at 90 degrees or higher, so large crews and food-service events get a mid-week visit rather than a stretched schedule. Festival and riverfront events usually need service timed outside peak crowd hours. In winter we add antifreeze to the tank for long rentals, and on alley and rowhouse sites we place units where the truck can reach them without blocking the alley. 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 Richmond event needs at least one accessible unit; a larger one needs one per every 20 standard units. ADA units in Richmond run $399 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 genuinely private property with clear truck access, a driveway, a fenced construction site, a rear yard, or a private lot, you generally do not need a city permit for a portable toilet in Richmond. The moment any part of the unit sits in a street, on a sidewalk, or elsewhere in the public right-of-way, it falls under the City of Richmond Department of Public Works Right-of-Way Management Division, which issues a Work in Streets Permit and lists dumpsters and portable storage units among the items that need one. Fees depend on the type and duration of the work and are due before issuance, and a pre-construction meeting with the Right of Way Inspector is required five business days before any obstruction. We did not find a rule written specifically for portable toilets, so we confirm with DPW. A Richmond mailing address in Henrico or Chesterfield County answers to that county instead. The unit can never block a sidewalk, a curb ramp, a driveway, an alley, or a fire hydrant. Tell us the exact address and we confirm what your spot needs and coordinate it before delivery.

A standard unit is the jobsite and everyday-event workhorse: enclosed, stocked, and cost-effective at $295/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 $399/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 Richmond and the surrounding Richmond City 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 Richmond, plan a station near the vendors and one near the toilets to cover both inspection points.

As early as you can, and earlier for fall. The Richmond Folk Festival, a free three-day festival on the downtown historic riverfront with six stages, runs October 9 to 11 in 2026, and Brown's Island hosts Riverrock and the Friday Cheers concert series through the warm months. Those weekends pull restrooms and hand-wash stations off the market in blocks. Riverfront sites also have limited truck access, so we need the exact site, the drop point, and the expected crowd to plan placement and pump-outs outside peak hours. A free, open-gate event needs more units per head than a ticketed one, and we size for that. If any unit will sit in a street or on a sidewalk, the City of Richmond requires a Work in Streets Permit, with a pre-construction meeting five business days ahead, so build that into your timeline.