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The beauty of the modern economy is that options exist, and this is especially important for business owners comparing porta potties vs. restroom trailers for their construction sites. Considering the challenging working conditions and long hours associated with this industry, providing sanitary and comfortable restroom facilities is incredibly important to improving employee satisfaction, making hiring easier, and even meeting recent regulatory requirements for job sites. Continue reading to learn more about how Lang Specialty Trailers' comprehensive catalog of restroom trailers compares to outdated porta potties at construction sites, or send us a quote request to get started!
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Restroom Trailer: With a bevy of different sizes to offer from 12’ long up to 35’, including the newest 2-Station Sentry Series Restroom POD, there are very few places a restroom trailer cannot go. Each trailer is positioned with a regular pickup truck, or suitable on-site moving equipment with a trailer hitch, and can be placed out of the way of heavily trafficked areas. The Sentry Series can even be hoisted with a crane to rooftops to provide restroom access to those working at the top floors of a construction site.
Restroom Trailer: Lang Specialty Trailers understands how important comfort and convenience are to customers and offers optional climate control systems for each restroom trailer. Depending on the operating or destination climate, buyers can add A/C units or heating strips to make users feel comfortable no matter the weather. Climate control also offers a significant boost to employee retention and satisfaction, and Lang Specialty Trailers has noted this as a selling point for construction businesses who’ve purchased restroom trailers. Not having to use a hot and smelly porta-potty in the summer or a literal ice box in the winter goes a long way to keeping employees happy and productive.
Restroom Trailer: For those electing to own and use a restroom trailer at their construction sites, maintenance and cleaning do become more of an added responsibility. However, Lang Specialty Trailers designed each trailer in such a way that they are exceptionally easy to clean, maintain, winterize, and prepare for use. We’ve compiled an extensive list of resources on how to properly clear interiors, exteriors, empty waste tanks, and winterize our trailers.
Porta-Potty: Similar to the points about climate control above, porta-potties on construction sites do not provide the necessary comfort and privacy employees should expect from available bathroom facilities while at work. With a flimsy latch, no lights, and hand sanitizer instead of handwashing stations, portable toilets significantly lack both comfort and privacy.
Restroom Trailer: When it comes to comparing the comfort and privacy of porta-potties vs. restroom trailers for construction sites, the trailer outperforms the alternative option. Starting with security, each station features a robust door that solidly latches and securely locks. With proper lighting, premium quality furnishings, and individual running sinks within each station (some units feature a handwashing station located at the rear of the trailer), construction site employees will feel all the comforts of a home restroom while at work.
Porta-Potty: Porta-potties indeed offer reasonable access to private restroom facilities at construction sites and other remote working locations, but they may soon lack the requisite added amenities needed to meet various health and safety codes. Recent legislative changes in British Columbia state that any site, “with 25 workers or more to provide flush toilets, hand-washing facilities, and clean washrooms.” Sadly, traditional portable toilets in their current design will fall short of these requirements.
Restroom Trailer: Providing restroom trailers at construction sites is a sure-fire way to get ahead of any possible legislative changes dictating the level of amenities required. With flushing toilets, secure locking doors, private gendered or non-gendered bathrooms, handwashing stations, and climate control, restroom trailers are in line to become the ideal bathroom solution for construction sites and other remote working environments.
Porta-Potty: Renting porta-potties is still a suitable strategy for short-term construction projects with smaller workforces. However, the rental cost and headaches that go with organizing that rental quickly become too much to handle on large, long-duration projects with robust workforces.
Restroom Trailer: Yes, there is an elevated upfront cost of adding one or more restroom trailers to your construction business, but they will quickly pay for themselves and provide your business with more long-term flexibility. Once the restroom is paid off, you’ll only have to worry about regular maintenance practices and relocating the trailer from site to site using an existing work vehicle.
Comparing porta-potties vs. restroom trailers for construction sites highlights a clear difference in comfort, cleanliness, and compliance offered by each product. While porta-potties may serve as a short-term solution for small workforces, they lack the amenities needed for long-term job site efficiency and worker satisfaction. Restroom trailers from Lang Specialty Trailers offer a superior alternative, with climate control, secure facilities, and compliance with evolving industry regulations. Investing in a restroom trailer ensures a better experience for your workforce while providing long-term value for your business. Explore our selection today and upgrade your construction site facilities.
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Versatile Placement Options
Porta-Potty: Traditional portable toilets feature a small footprint and are easily hoisted from the back of a delivery truck into position with relative ease. Even a collection of individual porta-potties may only take up a few dozen square feet of space at a construction site. This, however, may be the only realistic advantage this product has when comparing porta-potties vs. restroom trailers.Restroom Trailer: With a bevy of different sizes to offer from 12’ long up to 35’, including the newest 2-Station Sentry Series Restroom POD, there are very few places a restroom trailer cannot go. Each trailer is positioned with a regular pickup truck, or suitable on-site moving equipment with a trailer hitch, and can be placed out of the way of heavily trafficked areas. The Sentry Series can even be hoisted with a crane to rooftops to provide restroom access to those working at the top floors of a construction site.
Climate Control
Porta-Potty: The only climate control you’ll be lucky to have in a porta-potty is a stiff breeze flowing through the upper ventilated roof. While some nicer models may have fans to help circulation, the options used at construction sites often do not. Resulting in an uncomfortable and unwelcome experience at the height of summer or even as the colder weather settles in.Restroom Trailer: Lang Specialty Trailers understands how important comfort and convenience are to customers and offers optional climate control systems for each restroom trailer. Depending on the operating or destination climate, buyers can add A/C units or heating strips to make users feel comfortable no matter the weather. Climate control also offers a significant boost to employee retention and satisfaction, and Lang Specialty Trailers has noted this as a selling point for construction businesses who’ve purchased restroom trailers. Not having to use a hot and smelly porta-potty in the summer or a literal ice box in the winter goes a long way to keeping employees happy and productive.
Maintenance & Cleaning
Porta-Potty: Depending on the length of the rental for the porta-potty, maintenance and cleaning may be required on-site. This involves adding another large vehicle to your construction site, an unsightly process, and the feeling that things are quite always left as clean as you’d like them to be. While the maintenance and cleaning are typically always handled by the independent rental business, calling, scheduling, and ensuring things are left to the satisfaction of your employees is an added concern.Restroom Trailer: For those electing to own and use a restroom trailer at their construction sites, maintenance and cleaning do become more of an added responsibility. However, Lang Specialty Trailers designed each trailer in such a way that they are exceptionally easy to clean, maintain, winterize, and prepare for use. We’ve compiled an extensive list of resources on how to properly clear interiors, exteriors, empty waste tanks, and winterize our trailers.
Comfort & Privacy
Porta-Potty: Similar to the points about climate control above, porta-potties on construction sites do not provide the necessary comfort and privacy employees should expect from available bathroom facilities while at work. With a flimsy latch, no lights, and hand sanitizer instead of handwashing stations, portable toilets significantly lack both comfort and privacy. Restroom Trailer: When it comes to comparing the comfort and privacy of porta-potties vs. restroom trailers for construction sites, the trailer outperforms the alternative option. Starting with security, each station features a robust door that solidly latches and securely locks. With proper lighting, premium quality furnishings, and individual running sinks within each station (some units feature a handwashing station located at the rear of the trailer), construction site employees will feel all the comforts of a home restroom while at work.
New Rules for Construction Site Bathrooms
Porta-Potty: Porta-potties indeed offer reasonable access to private restroom facilities at construction sites and other remote working locations, but they may soon lack the requisite added amenities needed to meet various health and safety codes. Recent legislative changes in British Columbia state that any site, “with 25 workers or more to provide flush toilets, hand-washing facilities, and clean washrooms.” Sadly, traditional portable toilets in their current design will fall short of these requirements.Restroom Trailer: Providing restroom trailers at construction sites is a sure-fire way to get ahead of any possible legislative changes dictating the level of amenities required. With flushing toilets, secure locking doors, private gendered or non-gendered bathrooms, handwashing stations, and climate control, restroom trailers are in line to become the ideal bathroom solution for construction sites and other remote working environments.
Cost To Own vs. Rent
Porta-Potty: Renting porta-potties is still a suitable strategy for short-term construction projects with smaller workforces. However, the rental cost and headaches that go with organizing that rental quickly become too much to handle on large, long-duration projects with robust workforces. Restroom Trailer: Yes, there is an elevated upfront cost of adding one or more restroom trailers to your construction business, but they will quickly pay for themselves and provide your business with more long-term flexibility. Once the restroom is paid off, you’ll only have to worry about regular maintenance practices and relocating the trailer from site to site using an existing work vehicle.
Buy Restroom Trailers from Lang Specialty Trailers
Comparing porta-potties vs. restroom trailers for construction sites highlights a clear difference in comfort, cleanliness, and compliance offered by each product. While porta-potties may serve as a short-term solution for small workforces, they lack the amenities needed for long-term job site efficiency and worker satisfaction. Restroom trailers from Lang Specialty Trailers offer a superior alternative, with climate control, secure facilities, and compliance with evolving industry regulations. Investing in a restroom trailer ensures a better experience for your workforce while providing long-term value for your business. Explore our selection today and upgrade your construction site facilities.Request A Quote
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