How do I get hold of you?
Phone is fastest for anything urgent, because a delivery slot is a conversation rather than a form field. (215) 703-8974 is the same number everywhere on this site and in every listing that carries our name.
The quote form suits jobs with detail: multiple units, an event with a run of dates, a site that also needs a dumpster and temporary fencing. Type it once and we can price the whole movement rather than three separate ones.
There is no counter to visit. We are a service-area business, so there is no yard address published here to turn up at, and any address you find attached to a company like ours is usually a mailbox rather than a place where trucks live.
What should I have ready before I call?
Five things, and in Philadelphia the first one matters more than the other four put together.
- The street address, not the neighbourhood. A block in Point Breeze and a block in Fishtown price differently, and two ends of the same street can too.
- Where the unit is going. Curbside, driveway, rear yard, roof deck access, behind a locked gate.
- The dates. A weekend, a week, or a jobsite that runs to Christmas.
- How many people. Crew size for a site, guest count and hours for an event.
- Anything unusual about access. Trash day, a permit parking block, a school run, a shared alley, a height restriction under a rail bridge.
If you are not sure what to ask for, the rental checklist runs through it in order, and the sizing calculator does the count.
What can you answer straight away?
Unit counts, service frequency, what fits, and roughly what it costs. Counts on a construction site come straight off OSHA 1926.51(c)(1), which requires one toilet for 20 or fewer workers and then one toilet seat and one urinal per 40 above that. Servicing follows ANSI/PSAI Z4.3, the standard for non-sewered waste systems, which treats a weekly visit as the baseline under normal use.
What fits is usually a yes. A standard cabin measures about 44 by 48 inches with a 92 inch height on the common manufacturer models, and an ADA unit runs near 62 inches square because the 2010 ADA Standards require a 60 inch turning space under section 304.3.1.
Price bands are on the cost page and they are market ranges, not quotes.
What needs a look first?
Anything where the truck route is in doubt, which across Philadelphia is most of the rowhouse grid. On a narrow block with cars parked both sides, we would rather spend two minutes on the phone about the street than send a truck that cannot do the job, because a failed delivery is normally chargeable and nobody enjoys that call. The placement guide covers the clearances we work to.
Permits also need a look rather than a yes. Philadelphia routes portable toilet permits through the Department of Public Health under its infectious waste program, on the same application that covers holding tanks, which is not where most people go looking. Private property placements do not need one. Details on the permit requirements page.
Something urgent
Burst line, failed septic, a unit that has not been serviced, an inspection tomorrow morning. Say that first on the call rather than at the end of it. See emergency porta potty rental and emergency septic service for what we can genuinely turn around.
Outside the city
Same number, same process. We cover Montgomery, Bucks and Delaware counties plus the New Jersey side, from Camden at 7.3 miles out to Doylestown at 26.2. Drive distances for every suburb are listed on service areas.
For a New Jersey address, mention it early. The crossing sets the delivery window more than the mileage does.
Before you call
Read the FAQ if your question is one of the common ones, about us if you want to know who you are dealing with, or start from the home page for the full catalogue.
Next step
Get a delivery date
Tell us the address, the dates and the headcount. We size the order and confirm the route.