Yes, Richardson Porta Pros sets up restrooms for film shoots on tight schedules, often within 24 hours of the call. A single-camera indie shoot might need one standard portable toilet, while a full crew of 50 or more wants a restroom trailer with running water and a private space for talent.
Depends on the shoot. A two-day commercial with a crew of 15 can run on two standard units and a handwashing station, since OSHA 1926.51(c)(1) calls for one toilet facility for 20 workers or fewer on a jobsite, and production crews fall under that same logic. A feature shoot with 60 people crosses into the next bracket, needing a toilet seat and urinal per 40 workers under that same standard. Talent and department heads usually want something better than a job-site unit, which is where a deluxe flushable porta potty or a luxury restroom trailer comes in. If the production is shooting near Richardson city limits and pulling crew from Murphy, 8.5 miles northeast, or Sachse, 10.3 miles east, plan the unit count around call sheet headcount, not just the visible crew on set. Add an ADA accessible porta potty if anyone on set needs one, since ADA Standards section 213.2 requires at least one accessible unit in any cluster, and section 304.3.1 calls for a 60 inch turning circle inside it. We also handle portable sink rental for hair and makeup stations, and a temporary power pole or portable generator rental film crews use for lighting rigs pairs naturally with the same delivery run.
Film budgets move fast, so pricing has to be simple. A standard unit runs in the range below for a single day, and weekend shoots carry their own rate.
| unit | day | week | month |
|---|---|---|---|
| standard | $100 - $350 | $130 - $500 | $125 - $325 |
| ada | $200 - $400 | $240 - $400 | - |
| deluxe | $85 - $1200 | $150 - $290 | - |
| trailer | $175 - $2500 | $1650 - $2500 | - |
A weekend shoot on a standard unit typically lands around $250 in prose, not the table, since a shorter block always costs less per day than a longer one, and weekend rates sit outside the day-to-week-to-month order. Delivery adds its own line item, and a rush delivery fee for next-day service falls in a different band than a scheduled weekly drop. Multi-day shoots with a locked schedule should look at the porta potty rental cost breakdown or check the monthly porta potty rental numbers if the production runs for weeks on a standing set. Trailers scale hardest by duration: an event-length rental for a premiere or wrap party sits far above a single day rate, so check the restroom trailer rental cost page before locking a number into a budget line.
Because talent contracts and insurance riders often specify it. A 2 stall restroom trailer works for a small crew and a couple of principal actors, while an 8 stall restroom trailer covers a full union crew on a bigger set. Trailers give you real plumbing, a lockable door with a 32 inch clear opening under ADA Standards section 404.2.3, and a floor surface that meets the slip-resistant standard in section 302.1, which matters when hair and makeup teams are hauling gear across it all day. A shower trailer rental gets added when a shoot runs into stunt work or outdoor conditions that leave crew needing to rinse off between takes. Handwashing still needs its own coverage separate from the trailer sinks; 29 CFR 1910.141(d)(2) requires soap and towels or a hand-drying device at any washing station, and hand sanitizer alone does not satisfy that rule. If the shoot involves painting a set piece or applying any coating, OSHA 1926.51(f)(1) requires washing facilities for that specific work. Productions filming further out, near Farmers Branch at 13.0 miles west or Rowlett at 13.3 miles southeast, should still route their request through the same film set restroom rental booking process, since the delivery radius covers both. For general crowd or extras staging, a temporary fence rental or crowd control barrier rental keeps background talent and equipment separated from the public.
Book as soon as the shoot date is locked, ideally one to two weeks out for standard units and earlier for trailers, since trailers have fewer units in rotation. Rush jobs still get handled through emergency porta potty rental when a shoot date moves last minute.
Yes. Most restroom trailer rental units include climate control, which matters for Texas exterior shoots. Ask about the specific trailer size when booking, since the 4 stall restroom trailer and larger units carry different equipment than a compact 2 stall.
Placement in a public right of way needs confirming with the city before delivery day. Check the porta potty permit requirements page, and if the location sits on private property with no city road frontage, permitting is usually simpler.
Under OSHA 1926.51(c)(1), a crew of 50 lands in the 20-to-40-plus bracket needing at least one toilet seat and one urinal per 40 workers. Use the how many porta potties do i need guide to match unit count to your actual call sheet.
A deluxe flushable porta potty has a flushing mechanism and a nicer interior finish, while a standard unit is a fixed 60 to 70 gallon holding tank with no flush. Talent riders often specify deluxe or trailer-grade only.
Yes. Richardson Porta Pros delivers film set restroom rental across Richardson and the surrounding metro, with same-day and next-day drop-off available on most orders.
Pricing depends on the unit and how long you need it. See our cost breakdown and request a free quote for an exact figure.
Standard rentals include scheduled service — a pump-out, a clean, a restock and fresh deodorizer. Busy or hot-weather sites can be serviced more often.
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