Standard porta potty
$125 to $250 a weekend
What Is a 40ft Storage Container?
A shipping container repurposed for ground storage. Steel walls, steel floor structure, cargo doors at one end, and a lock. It arrives on a truck and sits at ground level, so you load it by walking in rather than climbing onto a trailer. Nothing about it needs power, water or setup. It is a locked room that shows up on a truck, which is exactly why job sites like them.
Should You Rent a 40 Foot or a 20 Foot?
Length is the only real difference, and it matters more for the site than for the contents. The 20ft storage container fits places a 40 foot cannot: a residential driveway, a tight urban lot, a corner of a small parking area.
Go with 40 foot when you have the room and the volume to justify it, since one 40 foot container beats two 20 foot containers on delivery, pickup and locks to manage. Go with 20 foot when access is the constraint rather than capacity, because a container that will not fit is not a bargain at any size and a failed delivery is still a truck roll. Storage container rental covers the range, and storage container rental cost covers what shapes the price.
What Does the Delivery Site Need?
Length, and more of it than the container. The delivery truck sets the container down by tilting and rolling it off, which means it needs a straight approach and clear space well beyond the length of the box itself. A spot that measures exactly 40 feet is not a spot.
You also need a firm, level surface. Gravel, asphalt and concrete all work. Soft ground and saturated lawn do not, particularly in a Toledo spring near the Maumee River when the ground holds water.
Overhead clearance matters too, because the container rises as it comes off the truck, so watch for branches, service drops and building overhangs. And leave room at the door end, since cargo doors swing wide and a container backed up against a fence is a container you cannot open.
What Do People Store in Them in Toledo?
Construction materials and tools, first and most. A locked container solves the theft problem that open staging areas create, for the duration of the build. Sites running one usually also run a roll-off dumpster rental and a chain link temporary fence with 6 foot by 12 foot panels around the perimeter, and construction site services covers the whole package.
Household storage during renovation or a move. A container in the driveway during a whole-house project keeps furniture out of the way and out of the weather, and it pairs naturally with a home renovation porta potty for the crew.
Everything else falls into the same pattern: retail and business overflow, seasonal inventory and files, farm equipment on properties around Lucas County, and event staging and signage that needs a secure home for the run of a multi-day event.
Does Toledo Weather Affect Storage?
Steel containers handle rain and snow without trouble, and the lock keeps working in the cold. The thing to think about is condensation, because a sealed steel box with a temperature swing outside and moist contents inside will produce moisture on the ceiling, and Toledo gets plenty of swing between November and March. Keep contents dry going in, use pallets rather than setting things on the floor, and leave a little airflow where the design allows it.
Do You Need a Permit for a Container in Toledo?
On private property, no. Your own lot, driveway or job site is your business.
In the public right of way, a 40 foot container is a substantial obstruction and placement may require a permit from the City of Toledo. Ask before scheduling, not after. Dumpster permit requirements covers how to approach that question for containers on the street, and porta potty permit requirements covers the same ground for sanitation equipment.
What Else Does the Site Usually Need?
Crew facilities, mostly. A standard porta potty rental covers the toilet requirement, with counts set by OSHA 1926.51(c)(1) at one toilet for 20 or fewer workers and then one seat and one urinal per 40 above that. A weekend runs $125 to $250 as a typical market range, with delivery at $50 to $150, and OSHA 1926.51(f)(1) requires washing facilities in the circumstances it names, which a handwashing station rental handles. Longer or larger jobs sometimes add a mobile office trailer rental or a temporary power pole.
Send the site address, the dates and a note on the access route through request a quote and we will confirm whether a 40 foot container fits before anything gets dispatched. If you are not sure the space works, describe it at contact and we will tell you straight. Pricing context is on porta potty rental cost and general questions on faq.
What we rent
Four units cover almost every job
Typical Toledo ranges, not a quote. Delivery is $50 to $150 and a weekly service visit $30 to $60. See the full cost breakdown.
Deluxe flushing
$200 to $350 a weekend
ADA accessible
$199 to $300 a weekend
Restroom trailer
Quoted by stall count
The rest of the yard
One mobilisation, not three
Roll off dumpsters10, 20, 30 and 40 yardTemporary fencingPanels 6 feet by 12 feetStorage containers20 foot and 40 footHandwashing stationsSinks and sanitiser standsSeptic and grease trapsPumping, cleaning, emergenciesSite power and lightLight towers, temporary poles
We deliver across Lucas County and the surrounding metro:
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