Oklahoma City Portable Toilet Rental

Wind is the first thing to plan for

Oklahoma wind knocks over empty units. A rental on an open lot in Moore or Mustang that is not staked or strapped will end up on its side after the first strong front. Ask the provider how they anchor units, and whether they add tie-downs on exposed sites. It costs little compared with a tipped unit.

Spring brings severe weather, and a site that gets a tornado warning will shut down. After a storm, cleanup and restoration crews need restrooms at once. If your business works in storm recovery, line up a standing relationship with a provider before the season starts.

Oklahoma City is also big on land. The city limits cover an enormous area, so a delivery can be a long drive from the yard. Ask the provider where the truck starts, and if your site is on the far edge of the city, ask whether the quote has a trip charge built in.

Ice storms are the winter version of the problem. A heavy coat of ice on a county road stops a pump truck, and a unit that goes unserviced for ten days is unpleasant. Tell the provider that you have a long rental, and ask how they handle a missed service because of weather.

Oil, defense and a lot of open land

The city grew up on energy, and the energy business still brings crews to town. Drilling support and pipeline crews still work out of town, often on rural sites with no building for miles. A provider that runs trucks out there needs to know the roads, and the quote should reflect the longer route.

Tinker Air Force Base in Midwest City is a major employer, and construction and maintenance on and around the base come with their own site access rules. If your job is on the base, ask the provider whether their drivers can get through the gate. Del City, Midwest City and the east side have steady commercial work as well.

Stockyards City, on the near southwest side, still runs cattle auctions, and the surrounding area has steady renovation of old buildings. The Boathouse District along the river uses temporary restrooms for rowing regattas and festivals. Scissortail Park and the new convention center have driven downtown construction, and tall buildings in the central business district have crews on upper floors.

For downtown high-rise work, ask about crane-lifted units that go up with the building. It saves the crew a ride down in the elevator several times a day.

Bricktown, the river and the fairgrounds

Downtown Oklahoma City has a stadium for the basketball team, a ballpark in Bricktown, a rowing and kayaking district on the river, and a large state fairgrounds that hosts something most weekends. Add the marathon in April, and the calendar is full. Event restroom plans in these zones usually involve the venue, so ask who is responsible before you rent.

Ask that an event quote include a service pass during the event, not just delivery and pickup. Summer afternoons get hot enough that a crowd drinks and uses units fast.

Festivals in the Plaza District and Paseo, and the car shows and rodeos at the fairgrounds, are smaller events that rent a few units. A good provider will ask about crowd size before it asks how many units you want.

Oklahoma City hosts large horse shows and livestock events at the fairgrounds, and those are the kind that need many units for several days with regular service. Ask for a service pass each morning and an extra visit after the busiest day.

Bricktown's canal and brick alleys are tight for a truck, so on event days tell the provider which streets will be closed and where it can stage.

Norman, Edmond and the north side

Norman is a university town with steady campus construction and a football calendar. Edmond has residential growth and new retail. Yukon and Mustang, to the west, are filling in with subdivisions. A provider based in the city will reach all of them, but check whether a trip charge is built in for the farther ones.

Red clay turns slick after a storm, and a pump truck needs a road it can hold.

Moore has been rebuilt after tornadoes before, and contractors there know the routine. Del City, next to the base, has smaller commercial jobs, and Yukon and Mustang keep adding retail and schools on the west side.

Calling about an Oklahoma City site

Give the address, or the nearest crossroads for a rural site, then the headcount and the dates. Say whether the ground is paved or dirt and how exposed the lot is to wind. Anything odd about access goes here too.

Oklahoma City crews start early in summer to beat the heat, and a provider that can deliver before seven in the morning is a help. Ask for it, and for a service day that does not collide with your pour schedule.

Tell the provider whether the site will be fenced and locked overnight. A truck that cannot get through the gate cannot service the unit, and a lot of sites forget to leave a key.

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