A construction site is always full of busy workers and a lot of waste. Dumpsters and portable toilets, like all other necessary pieces of equipment, should be considered some of the essential elements of equipment that every construction jobsite requires to keep running smoothly, along with tools, materials, and the hard workers themselves.
Portable restrooms are essential for maintaining the morale and productivity of the construction site and crew. They are crucial for keeping the construction process moving forward in a timely manner. Without a porta-potty on a construction site, crews are forced to leave the site to find a restroom, which can lead to less production, slower progress, and higher costs per man-hour of work. It also poses potential liability issues. Renting portable toilets for a construction site is a practical business decision that offers many benefits.
So the next challenge you’ll face is determining the hows. How many portable restrooms will I actually need? How often will they need to be serviced? How can I find the best place on my job site to put the porta potty? Below are some tips for understanding the factors affecting portable toilets for construction sites:
Servicing a Porta Potty
The biggest things that will determine how often a portable restroom needs to be serviced is the amount of traffic/use and the length of time for the construction project. To maintain sanitary conditions and meet industry requirements, long-term construction projects will require numerous toilet service visits. Every seven days is the rule of thumb to service and clean toilets. However, this can vary depending on the amount of workers on the site (some weeks there may be more than others), as well as the season—summer heat can certainly create a need for more frequent servicing visits—and usage volume.
Number of People Working on the Project
As a simple rule of thumb: each construction site needs a minimum of one portable toilet for every ten workers. If there are more than 20 workers, 1 toilet seat and 1 urinal per every 40 workers is standard. On especially large projects where crew numbers exceed 200, one toilet and 1 urinal for every 50 is the standard. Whenever possible, having a urinal/toilet combination unit onsite is recommended to accommodate a higher volume of use.
Plan Out the Actual Layout and Size of Your Job Site
For bigger worksites, rather than placing all of your porta potties in one location, it is recommended that they are conveniently located and easily accessible at various locations around the site. Having the toilets strategically placed within the work zone will cut down on the amount of time it takes for crew members working in the far back lot to “take care of business”. Those saved minutes can really add up over the course of weeks and months so proper planning and placement are important to avoid lost time and productivity.
Make a Good Job Site Investment with a Portable Restroom
Time is money. It’s the oft quoted phrase attributed to Benjamin Franklin. The quote is absolutely true on your job site as it is on any other. By offering a restroom on the job location, you eliminate the distance workers must travel to use a toilet and the time they need to search for an alternative facility when no near restroom is available. Here is the annual cost of 10 minutes of wasted toilet time per employee, per day.
Hourly Rate 5 Employees 10 Employees
$10.00 $2,125.50 $4,250.00
$13.00 $2,762.50 $5,525.00
$15.00 $3,187.50 $6,375.00
(Formula: Hourly Rate divided by 60 Minutes Per Hour x 10 Minutes x Number of Employees x 255 Days Per Year. Referenced through a study conducted by the Portable Sanitation Association International).
When you think about these clear and distinct disadvantages of not having toilets on your site it’s easy to see why renting portable toilets for your site is an absolute must. Because builders and laborers require bathroom breaks just like those who work in an office environment, keeping a few clean portable toilets on hand is important for employee morale as well as being seen favorably by clients. Keeping both satisfied is critical to success.
Of course a dumpster is also required to keep your job site clean and efficient from construction waste. The problem is you often can’t rent a dumpster and porta potty from the same place so you’re left with multiple invoice for waste management. That’s not the case with redbox+ Dumpsters of Greensboro thanks to our Elite dumpster.
This revolutionary dumpster is a combination of a dumpster and a porta potty. That means it’s a 2-in-1 service leaving you with just one invoice. Plus, we will handle all of the servicing. All you have to do is fill up the dumpster and use the portable restroom and we’ll take care of the rest.
If you’re looking for a dumpster with a porta potty in High Point, NC, be sure to check out redbox+ Dumpsters of Greensboro! Our innovative product combines a portable restroom and a dumpster to create the most efficient option for your construction site. Call us at 336-344-7227 to learn more!