Porta Potty Rental for Custom Home Builds

Why does a custom home lot need its own portable toilet?

Most custom lots in this area start with nothing on them. There is no sewer lateral or the septic system is not in yet, there is no water meter, and the nearest public restroom can be miles down a two-lane road. Crews cannot drive off the hill every time someone needs a toilet.

California also requires it. Any employer with workers on a construction site has to provide a toilet and a place to wash hands (Cal/OSHA Title 8 §1526 and §1527). Where there is no sewer or water supply, the rule names chemical toilets as an accepted way to comply. On a bare lot, a portable toilet is the practical answer.

How does the unit count change from grading to finish?

The state ratio is one toilet and one hand-wash station for every 20 workers or fraction of 20. A crew of fewer than five can use one single-user unit, and at that size the hand washing can be inside the unit. From five workers up, the wash station has to stand outside the toilet.

A custom home rarely has the same headcount two months in a row. Count the people on the lot on the busiest day of each phase, including every subcontractor's crew.

You can add a unit for the busy months and send it back afterward. Call us when the schedule changes. The arithmetic is in our porta potty calculator, and the exceptions are explained in the Cal/OSHA portable toilet guide.

I am an owner-builder. Do the same rules apply to me?

If you pull the permit yourself and hire licensed subcontractors, each of those contractors is responsible for sanitation for its own employees. In practice nobody wants six subs each bringing a unit to one lot, so the owner-builder rents one and everyone uses it.

If you use anyone other than a licensed subcontractor, the Contractors State License Board warns that you may be considered an employer, with the duties that come with it (CSLB owner-builder checklist). Providing a toilet and washing facilities is one of an employer's duties on a construction site.

Either way, renting the unit yourself has one advantage on a long build. It stays on the lot when a subcontractor finishes and leaves, so there is never a week with crews on site and no toilet.

Where does a porta potty go on a sloped or hillside lot?

Placement is the hard part of a hillside build. Three things have to be true at once: the unit sits level, the crew can reach it, and our pump truck can reach it every week.

• Level ground only. A unit on a slope leans, the door swings, and the tank does not pump out fully. Use the graded pad, a flat spot at the top of the driveway, or a small bench cut for the purpose.
• Next to the access road. The service driver works with a hose from the truck. The unit needs to sit within about 30 feet of where our service truck can park.
• A driveway the truck can climb. A loaded pump truck is heavy. Steep dirt driveways that work for a pickup can stop us after rain. If the upper pad is hard to reach, put the unit at the bottom during the wet months and move it up later. We can move a unit when we are on site for your regular service. If you need it moved sooner and we have to make a special trip, a relocation fee applies, and the amount depends on the location.
• Out of the drainage path. Hillside lots concentrate runoff. State stormwater guidance says to keep portable toilets about 50 feet from drainage courses where the site allows (CASQA WM-9). Keep the unit off swales, brow ditches and the low corner of the pad.
• Staked on ridgelines. The same guidance says units should be secured in high winds. Ridge and hilltop lots take the worst of the Santa Ana winds in fall and winter. On windy or exposed sites, ask us about staking or tying down the units.
• Inside the gate, with a way in for us. If the lot has a locked gate, we need the code or a lock on a chain we can open on service day.

What should I know about wine country and De Luz lots?

Many custom homes here are built on estate lots of several acres, not city lots.

Temecula Valley Wine Country lies east of the Temecula city limit in unincorporated Riverside County. Permits for a build there come from the county, not the City of Temecula. Lots tend to be large, and the house pad can be a long way from the paved road. Plan the unit location around the pad, not the street.

De Luz is the hill country west of Temecula that runs toward Fallbrook. Roads there can be narrow and winding, and a driveway may cross a seasonal creek bed. Tell us about any water crossing or weight-limited bridge before delivery day.

La Cresta and the Santa Rosa Plateau west of Murrieta, and the rural lots around Lake Mathews and Woodcrest, can bring the same questions: unpaved access, gates and wind.

On any of these lots the unit should sit on your property. A unit placed in a county road right-of-way needs an encroachment permit (Riverside County Transportation). With acres to work with, that is almost never necessary.

What does a year-long rental cost?

Rentals bill every 28 days, so a full year is 13 billing periods, not 12. At the starting rate of $189, one construction unit comes to $2,457 for the year, plus a delivery and pickup fee. Weekly pumping, cleaning and restocking are included. There are no fuel or environmental surcharges.

Hand-wash stations are quoted when you call, and multi-unit orders are quoted by the job. See pricing for the current list.

Can I get the dumpster and temporary fence from you too?

Yes. A custom build needs all three, and they are easier to manage through one contact.

• Dumpsters come from our sister company, Victory Dumpsters. Most custom homes need a roll-off at framing, drywall and final cleanup, with swaps in between.
• Temporary fence panels are arranged through our partners. An unfenced rural lot with lumber, copper and tools on it is a target, and an open excavation is a hazard. See temporary fence rental.
• Portable toilets and hand-wash stations come from our own yard.

Put the toilet and the dumpster near each other at the site entrance if you can. Both trucks then use the same firm route in, and the rest of the pad stays clear. The full bundle is described on our job site services page.

Where do you deliver for custom home builds?

We deliver to custom home sites in Temecula, Murrieta, Wildomar, Canyon Lake, Woodcrest and Lake Mathews. Canyon Lake is gated, so the owner has to authorize our truck before each visit. Other areas are listed on our service areas page.

For other project types, go back to construction porta potty rental. If you are a builder running several homes at once, see the page for general contractors.

Custom home build FAQ

The lot has no water. How does the hand-wash station work? It is self-contained. The station carries its own fresh water, soap and paper towels, and we refill it on the weekly service visit.

Can the crew use the new house's bathrooms once they are plumbed? Not until the fixtures are set, the sewer or septic is connected and the water is on, which is close to the end of the job. Most owners also do not want finish trades using new bathrooms. Keep the unit until final cleanup.

Do I need an ADA-accessible unit on a private build? Federal accessibility standards exempt portable toilets used only by construction workers on a construction site (U.S. Access Board). Some builders order an accessible unit anyway for the extra floor space.

What if the build stops for a few months? Call us. We can pick up the unit and bring one back when work restarts, so you do not pay for an empty site.

How fast can you deliver? Same-day and next-day delivery are available. For a remote lot, give us directions, gate details and a contact who will be on site.

Can you service the unit on a set day? Service runs on a set route, which is how we keep pricing competitive. You can request a specific service day. If your site needs a day that requires a special trip, the price may change. Tell us about concrete pours and crane days so the pump truck is not in the way.

Get a porta potty on your lot before grading starts

Call (951) 517-3600 between 7 a.m. and 7 p.m. any day of the week, or send the form below with the lot address, access notes and your start date. We will reply with a unit count for each phase and a full price.