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What Is a Standard Porta Potty?
It is the unit you picture when someone says porta potty. No sink, no flush, no add-ons. Just a stall, a seat, and a holding tank sized to handle a work crew or a backyard party without a mid-week panic call. Savannah Porta Pros stocks these as the base of every job, from a single unit at a home renovation to a block of them lined up outside a festival gate. If you want something with a flush and a hand rinse, look at the deluxe flushable porta potty instead, or if the site needs an accessible stall alongside the standard units, check the ADA accessible porta potty page. Some people search for a porta john rental or a general portable toilet rental, and they mean the same unit described here. It is the workhorse of the fleet, and it is what most quote requests in Savannah start with.
What Are Standard Porta Potty Dimensions?
A standard unit measures about 44 by 48 inches on the ground and stands roughly 92 inches tall, with a 60 to 70 gallon holding tank underneath the seat. That footprint fits most driveways, job site corners and event layouts without eating up much space. It is worth checking clearance before delivery day, especially on a tight lot in old Savannah where a fence line or a parked trailer can cut into the drop zone. If you are also renting a temporary fence rental or a construction dumpster rental for the same job, plan the layout together so the delivery truck has room to set both without repositioning twice.
How Much Does a Standard Porta Potty Rental Cost?
| duration | low | typical | high |
|---|---|---|---|
| day | $100 | $150 | $350 |
| week | $130 | $200 | $500 |
| month | $125 | $200 | $325 |
| weekend | $125 | $250 | $400 |
| event | $200 | $400 | $800 |
Most delivery fees run separately, typically 50 to 150 dollars for a weekly rental or more for a single day drop-off, so ask what is bundled before you book. A contractor running a month-long remodel in Garden City, 7.5 miles north of Savannah, pays a different rate than a weekend wedding needing one unit for two days. For a longer view of pricing across unit types, the porta potty rental cost page breaks it down further, and if you only need day-rate numbers the porta potty rental per day page has that isolated. Anyone planning a project that stretches past a few weeks should look at monthly porta potty rental pricing instead of renewing week to week, since the per-day cost drops as the term extends.
How Many Standard Porta Potties Do I Need?
OSHA 1926.51(c)(1) sets the baseline for construction sites: one toilet facility for 20 workers or fewer, then one toilet seat and one urinal per 40 workers once you pass 20, dropping to one per 50 once the crew hits 200 or more. A framing crew of 15 in Pooler, 14.7 miles northwest of Savannah, needs just one unit under that math. A larger build downtown needs several, spaced so nobody walks across the whole site to reach one. ANSI/PSAI Z4.3 sets the standard service interval at once a week for up to 10 users over a 40 hour week, which is the number Savannah Porta Pros uses to schedule pump-outs on standing rentals. If your crew works with paints, coatings or solvents, OSHA 1926.51(f)(1) also requires washing facilities for that contaminant exposure, separate from the toilet count, so pair a standard unit with a handwashing station rental rather than assuming the porta potty covers it. For a full breakdown by headcount and hours, the how many porta potties do I need guide walks through the math, and the OSHA portable toilet requirements page covers the regulation in more detail. If you are placing units in the public right of way anywhere in Savannah, that placement needs confirming with the city before delivery, since permit rules were not verified for this page.
Events carry different math than job sites. A wedding at a venue expecting 150 guests over four hours needs a different count than a construction crew running eight-hour shifts five days a week, and the wedding restroom rental and event restroom rental pages both walk through that separately. If the job also needs a dumpster, the roll-off dumpster rental page covers those units, and delivery for one of those needs about 60 feet of straight clearance behind the truck, which matters on a tight residential street in Richmond Hill, 19.0 miles southwest of Savannah.
How much does a basic porta potty rental cost per day?
Day rates for a standard unit run 100 to 350 dollars depending on how many you order and how far out the delivery is. A single unit for a weekend home project sits toward the lower end. Multi-unit event orders or rush same-day delivery push toward the top of that range.
How long can I rent a standard porta potty?
As long as the job needs it. Rentals run from a single weekend up through month-long construction terms, and pricing drops per day the longer the term runs. Check the monthly porta potty rental page if the project runs past four weeks.
Is a standard porta potty near me available on short notice?
Often, yes, especially for a single unit. Availability tightens around big events, so call early if the date is fixed. For a burst pipe or a sudden crew addition, the emergency porta potty rental page covers rush delivery.
Do standard porta potties come with a sink?
No. A standard unit is seat and tank only, no water, no sink. If handwashing matters for the job, especially with harmful contaminants under OSHA 1926.51(f)(1), pair it with a portable sink rental or a hand sanitizer station instead.
What is the difference between standard and deluxe units?
A standard unit has no flush and no sink. The deluxe flushable porta potty adds a flush mechanism and often a hand rinse, at a higher day rate, and suits events where guests expect more than a job site setup.
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