Construction Porta Potty Rental in Reno, NV

Conditions for Job Sites

New Housing

About 17.1% of Reno's housing units were built in 2010 or later (ACS 2020–2024), above the U.S. share of 11.4% and higher than three in four U.S. places in our data: newer construction sits alongside older stock, so job sites range from new homes to additions and repairs. About 4.7% were built in 2020 or later, in the top tenth of U.S. places in our data.

Apartments, Townhouses and Rentals

The most common housing type is detached houses, about 50% of units (lower than three in four U.S. places in our data), followed by buildings with five or more units at about 32% (ACS 2020–2024). Detached houses usually have a driveway or yard where a crew's unit can stand within reach of the service truck. Apartment and condo projects bring larger crews, and a property manager decides where units go. About 50% of occupied homes are renter-occupied (ACS; owner share lower than three in four U.S. places in our data), so property managers and landlords often book the units for renovations and decide where they stand.

DOE's Building America map puts Washoe County in the Cold climate region (IECC 2021 zone 5B, PNNL county guide). Winters in this region are long enough that freezing, not heat, is usually the main limit on units that carry water.

Freezing Nights

About 122 nights a year drop to 32°F or below, more than three in four U.S. places in our data, so freezing weather covers a large part of the year. Winter job sites need units that keep working through months of freezing nights: ask how the provider keeps holding tanks and any hand-wash water from freezing between service visits.

Heat

About 65 days a year reach 90°F or more, more than three in four U.S. places in our data, most of them in the summer months. On sunny, dry sites, place units in shade where the site allows. Ask whether the service schedule changes in the summer months, when crews use units more.

Placement and Access

Put units on firm, level ground the service truck can reach, close to where crews work, clear of crane swing, excavation and vehicle routes, and move them as the work moves.

Dry, Windy Sites

Only about 7 inches of precipitation falls in an average year, in the driest tenth of U.S. places in our data. Stake units on open lots or set them against a structure, and keep them away from dust thrown up by grading.

Who to Ask About Local Rules

Reno is an incorporated city with its own municipal government. For a unit placed in the street, on a sidewalk or in another public right-of-way next to the job site, ask the Reno city government before you book what applies.

If you rent your home, check with the landlord or property manager before a unit goes on the property.