Porta Potty Rental Questions and Answers

A standard porta potty for a one-day event starts at $175, including delivery the business day before and pickup the business day after. There is no cheaper hourly rate, because the two truck trips cost the same either way.

Event prices are a flat price for the whole event, Friday to Monday. Construction and monthly prices are per 28-day cycle. Your quote states which one applies.

Event prices include delivery and pickup. Monthly rentals add a one-time $50 delivery charge on the first invoice and no pickup fee.

We read you the all-in total on the call, with sales tax, and text the same itemized quote. There is no fuel surcharge and no card fee to add later.

GearReady charges no fuel surcharge and no card processing fee. Every charge on your invoice was on your quote.

Delivery is charged once per trip, so a second or third unit on the same truck costs less per unit. Ten or more units get a volume price.

Churches and registered nonprofits get 10 percent off event rentals. Send a tax-exempt form and sales tax is removed.

Send a written quote for the same unit, dates and service from a local company. If it is complete, we will try to match it.

For anything longer than an event weekend, a 28-day rental is usually cheaper than a second event rental. You can end it early with no fee.

A written quote is held for 7 days. Availability is not held until the booking is paid.

Some online prices leave out delivery, pickup, fuel, card fees or tax. Compare all-in totals; ours lists every line.

The first rental period is charged by card at booking to hold your date. There is no separate damage deposit.

Drivers do not collect payment. Pay by card on the call, by payment link, or by invoice on an approved contractor account.

Another person’s card can pay if they approve the charge by phone or through the payment link.

Approved contractor accounts can pay by invoice with net-15 terms. New accounts start with a card on file.

Cancel 24 hours or more before delivery for a full refund. Inside 24 hours, a $50 trip fee applies. Date changes are free up to 24 hours before delivery.

We can pencil in a date for 24 hours while you get approval. It is confirmed once paid.

Every booking gets an itemized invoice by email or text, and a paid receipt.

Same-day delivery is open across Niagara County and northern Erie County when you call by 11 a.m., Monday to Saturday.

Book standard units 3 to 7 days ahead, 2 to 3 weeks ahead for June weekends and holidays, and 4 to 8 weeks ahead for restroom trailers.

Delivery runs Monday to Saturday, 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. There is no Sunday delivery or pickup.

Event units arrive the business day before so they are set, stocked and ready before guests arrive. The extra days cost nothing.

We give a delivery window, and the driver texts about 30 minutes ahead. For a set time, book the day before.

You do not need to be there. Mark the spot, leave gates open, and the driver sends a photo when the unit is placed.

Send a dropped pin, GPS coordinates or a cross-street with a description. That works for farms, fields and new lots.

GearReady is a local operator. Our trucks and units leave our Lockport yard, and the person who answers can see the schedule.

Addresses within about 30 minutes of Lockport have no distance charge. Farther addresses add a distance line on the quote.

A standard unit has a toilet, urinal and sanitizer. A deluxe unit adds a fresh-water flush and a sink. A restroom trailer has real flush toilets, sinks, mirrors and lights, and needs water and power.

Our standard units have a urinal beside the toilet seat.

Every unit comes with two rolls of toilet paper and a hand-sanitizer dispenser. Deluxe units add soap and paper towels.

The translucent roof lets in daylight. For night use, hang a battery lantern on the coat hook.

Blue and gray units are standard, and pink units are available for many events.

Restroom trailers have heat and air conditioning. Porta potties do not; winter units get de-icer in the tank.

Event units are kept separate from job site units, and every unit is washed and inspected before it leaves the yard. Ask for photos on the call.

A standard unit needs a level patch about 4 by 4 feet. An accessible unit needs about 6 by 6 feet. A 2-station trailer needs about 8 by 20 feet.

People use both names for the larger wheelchair-accessible unit. Whether a setup meets the ADA depends on placement, path and count, not just the unit.

A walker or cane user can usually manage a standard unit, but the accessible unit’s flat floor and grab bars are safer. Wheelchair users need the accessible unit.

The accessible unit has more than 16 square feet of floor, enough room for a helper.

The 2010 ADA Standards call for 5 percent of units in each cluster, and at least one, to be accessible.

Monthly and construction units are serviced weekly. Event units arrive clean and are not serviced during a one-day event.

Pumping the tank, scrubbing the seat, urinal, walls and floor, fresh deodorizer, two rolls of toilet paper and a sanitizer refill.

Extra service visits are $65 each, or you can set up a standing twice-weekly schedule for busy sites.

For one or two workers, every-other-week service is possible at a lower rate. Larger crews need weekly service.

If a gate is locked or the unit is blocked, we come back the next business day. Give us a gate code or contact to avoid misses.

We can pump and clean customer-owned units on our route for a per-visit price. Call for a quote.

We do not pump RV tanks. Call a septic pumper for RV service.

On level, firm ground within about 25 feet of pavement or gravel, away from windows, and with the door facing away from wind.

Our trucks stay off lawns. The crew carries the unit across grass to your spot.

A standard unit is 43.5 inches wide, so it fits through a 4-foot gate. An accessible unit is 62 inches wide and needs a 6-foot gate.

Street placement needs approval from the city, village or town, or a NYSDOT permit on a state route. Driveways and yards need none.

Please do not move a unit with waste in it. Call us and we relocate it for a small charge.

We fit a padlock hasp at no charge for job sites and parks.

Event units are picked up automatically the business day after. Monthly units stay until you call or text, one business day before the cycle ends.

Call us. We clean up a tipped unit for a service charge. Damage from vandalism or misuse is billed at repair cost, never more than replacement.

Units in open, windy spots are staked or strapped at no charge to prevent tipping.

A standard unit weighs about 175 pounds empty and does not mark pavement. Pavers and soft asphalt can dent in summer heat; a plywood pad helps.

Rain does not affect the unit. Date changes are free up to 24 hours before delivery.