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Prime Dumpster rents porta potties across Nicholasville, Kentucky, one of the fastest growing towns in the Bluegrass and a place where three kinds of order come in steadily. Construction crews building subdivisions and commercial pads along the US 27 corridor and out toward Brannon Crossing keep units on site for months. Event hosts running a church festival, a ball tournament, a horse farm open day or a wedding reception need a cluster of units for a weekend. Homeowners mid renovation want a single unit parked discreetly beside the driveway.
Four inputs drive your price: how many units you need, how long you keep them, how many service visits we make, and which model you choose. Below are the ranges, the job site count and the guest count treated separately, what Kentucky actually requires of a contractor, and the one Nicholasville permit rule that can cost you weeks if you find it late.
The length of the rental sets the shape of the bill. A Saturday in a Nicholasville yard is a delivery and a pickup. A subdivision running from February to November is a long string of service visits, and those visits become the bulk of the cost.
The visit schedule is the second lever and the most useful one to get right. Four framers are comfortable on weekly service. Twenty five workers in a Kentucky August are not, and a two-day tournament crowd is a daily job, so we match the rhythm to the headcount.
Access changes the delivery line. Gravel farm lanes off Catnip Hill Road, soft ground on fresh pads, narrow lanes around the courthouse square and gated commercial sites all call for different handling. Spring mud is the usual problem here. Tell us about the final approach when you call.
The model you pick carries the remainder. Standard units are the trades answer. Accessible, flushing, sink and solar units and trailers each sit higher, and for a guest-facing event out on a farm a trailer often works out better value than a row of individual units.
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Scheduling your porta potty delivery is a breeze. Just tell us when and where you need it, and we’ll handle the rest. Prime Porta Potty is all about quick and reliable service, getting the right unit to your site when you need it.
Done with your event or need your porta potty serviced? Just give us a call to arrange a fast and convenient pickup. We’re ready to quickly remove or service your unit and make your experience hassle-free.
The prices below reflect average ranges for a standard five-day rental period. Your account manager will confirm tonnage, overage rates, and other project specifics during your free, custom quote.
| Unit Type | Average Price Range | Best For |
|---|---|---|
| Standard Porta Potty | $199–$349 | Construction sites, small events, backyard projects |
| ADA-Compliant Porta Potty | $200–$300 | Public events and job sites that need an accessible unit |
| Deluxe Flushing Porta Potty | $300–$400 | Weddings, parties, and guest-facing events |
| Deluxe Porta Potty with Sink | $300–$400 | Events where guests need a sink inside the unit |
| Solar Porta Potty | $500–$600 | Remote sites and off-grid events |
| Handwashing Station | $150–$250 | Food areas, job sites, and events |
| Restroom Trailer | From $1,500 | Weddings, corporate events, and long-term sites |
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*Specifications and exact dimensions may vary slightly based on model and location
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Perfect For:
Starting At: Contact Us For Best Price
*Specifications and exact dimensions may vary slightly based on model and location
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Perfect For:
Starting At: Contact Us For Best Price
*Specifications and exact dimensions may vary slightly based on model and location
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Perfect For:
Starting At: Contact Us For Best Price
*Specifications and exact dimensions may vary slightly based on model and location
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Starting At: Contact Us For Best Price
*Specifications and exact dimensions may vary slightly based on model and location
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*Specifications and exact dimensions may vary slightly based on model and location
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*Specifications and exact dimensions may vary slightly based on model and location
Request a Quote NowKentucky answers the construction question by adopting the federal rule and says nothing at all about events, which makes these two very different conversations.
On a Nicholasville job site, the federal worker sanitation table governs. Kentucky runs a full state plan covering private employers, but its construction regulations adopt the federal sanitation sections by reference with only definitional changes, and the state's published list of standards unique to construction contains no sanitation entry at all. So the numbers are the federal ones. One facility covers a crew of twenty or fewer. Above twenty workers it is one toilet seat and one urinal for every forty workers, and above two hundred workers, one of each for every fifty. Lavatories are required at every place of employment by the same federal rule, with a narrow mobile crew exception. The table is in the federal construction sanitation standard and the coverage is set out on the Kentucky state plan page. Nicholasville sets no local count on top.
For an event, nobody publishes a number. The city has no event restroom ratio and the state has no mass gathering sanitation table of the kind some states write, so the count is a planning decision and should be recorded as one. Our working figure is one unit per fifty guests over roughly four hours, raised by fifteen to twenty percent where alcohol is served, and raised further where a crowd stays put rather than circulating. Our porta potty calculator gives you a starting figure, and your account manager will test it against your hours, your guest list and whether food is being served.
One point worth planning for. Because no local figure exists, nothing stops an organizer under-ordering, and on a hot Jessamine County weekend that shows up fast. If your event sells tickets or draws a crowd from outside town, budget for the higher end rather than the ratio minimum.
A Standard Porta Potty is the workhorse for Nicholasville trades and for a private gathering on your own land.
An ADA-Compliant Porta Potty gives a wheelchair room to turn, with a level entry and grab bars inside. Any event the public attends should include at least one.
A Deluxe Flushing Porta Potty adds a foot flush and a fresh water tank, which is exactly what a wedding party notices.
A Deluxe Porta Potty with Sink keeps handwashing inside the cabin and saves ground beside a food line or on a tight commercial lot.
A Solar Porta Potty lights itself, which suits evening events on a farm and sites with no temporary power.
A Handwashing Station stands beside your toilets and is the cheapest way to meet the federal washing duty for a crew.
A Restroom Trailer gives separate stalls, climate control and plumbed sinks for a barn wedding, a corporate day or a long build with daily staff. Our porta potty options page shows the whole range and your account manager will match a model to the ground and the guests.
On private property in Nicholasville, with the owner's agreement, a portable restroom does not normally need a city permit.
Public ground is where Nicholasville differs from most towns its size, and the difference is worth knowing before you plan. City law makes it unlawful to erect, maintain or continue any wall, fence, retaining wall or other obstruction or encroachment on or in any public street, highway, alley or public way that interferes in any way with the free and unlimited use of it by pedestrians and vehicles, unless an express permit for that placement is obtained from the city commission. That is not a counter transaction. It is a decision of the elected commission, which means the lead time is governed by the meeting calendar rather than by a clerk's in-tray, and a short notice street placement is effectively off the table.
The enforcement side is just as clear. On a complaint, the mayor notifies the person maintaining the obstruction to appear before the commission within thirty days and show cause why it should not be removed. If the commission finds an obstruction exists, it orders removal within thirty days, and failing to remove it after that order is a misdemeanor. The city also requires a specific written permit from the city administrator before anyone moves or disturbs dirt, gravel, rock or other material from a public street, alley, road or thoroughfare, which catches site work at the edge of the pavement.
The practical answer is to keep the unit on private ground. Where that genuinely cannot work, your account manager will contact City Hall at 517 North Main Street on 859-885-1121 early enough for a commission date, and the city's own streets department page carries the public works contacts. Nicholasville publishes no special event sanitation requirement, so for an event on private land the count stays a matter between you and your account manager.
Set the unit on firm, level ground with a clear run for the service truck, back from food service, drinking water and the busiest footpath. On a job site, put it where the crew works rather than where it looks tidiest.
Every visit pumps the tank, rinses and sanitizes the interior, recharges the deodorizer and restocks paper, soap and sanitizer. On a tournament weekend or a festival we plan daily service, because a unit that fills by lunchtime undoes the whole order.
The contents leave by tanker for a permitted treatment facility, which is the only lawful destination for this waste. Prime Dumpster arranges the haul and the disposal through licensed operators and your account manager keeps the service record tied to your job, which is what a general contractor or an inspector asks for. Keep the approach clear on service days. Soft ground after rain stops a tanker as surely as a locked gate, so on fresh pads a gravel pad under the unit pays for itself.
To learn more about the benefits of portable toilets, check out our blog post “Benefits of Porta Potty Rentals.“
One or two standard units can usually reach Nicholasville within a few days. The tight windows are the spring and fall horse season, graduation in May, the summer tournament weekends and the peak building months, when accessible units and trailers commit first.
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Delivery runs northeast into Lexington, southeast to Richmond and Berea, north to Georgetown and northwest to Frankfort, covering the Jessamine County communities and the horse farm country between them.
A standard unit is $199 to $349 and an accessible unit $200 to $300. Flushing and sink models run $300 to $400, solar units $500 to $600, handwashing stations $150 to $250, and restroom trailers start at $1,500. Your account manager confirms your figure once the dates and the service schedule are agreed.
Start from one unit per fifty guests across about four hours, then add fifteen to twenty percent where alcohol is served. Neither Nicholasville nor Kentucky publishes an event ratio, so the number is a planning choice. Your account manager will build it from your guest count and hours.
Kentucky adopts the federal sanitation rule, so the federal table governs. Twenty workers or fewer need one facility. Above twenty it is one toilet seat and one urinal per forty workers, and above two hundred, one of each per fifty. Washing facilities are required too, and the city adds no local count.
Weekly service fits most job site rentals here, while tournaments and festivals need daily visits. Each service call pumps the tank, sanitizes the interior, recharges the deodorizer and restocks supplies. Your account manager sets the frequency at booking and will step it up if the headcount rises.
On private ground in Nicholasville, with the owner's agreement, no city permit is normally needed. A public street or alley is very different, because an obstruction there needs an express permit from the city commission itself. Keep the unit on private land where you can, and your account manager will advise.
An accessible unit is much wider inside so a wheelchair can turn, with a level threshold, grab bars and the accessibility symbol on the door. A standard unit is narrower with a step. Public events should carry at least one accessible unit, and your account manager will recommend how many.
A two-day Nicholasville rental usually sits at the lower end of the standard range, because a single delivery and a single collection bracket it with no service call between. Accessible, flushing, sink and solar units price higher over the same two days, and a trailer higher again.
Tell us about your event or project and your zip code. Give us the dates, the expected numbers and a note on ground conditions, and we will set out the units, the schedule and the right city contact.
Your Prime Dumpster account manager handles the details, from unit count and service schedule to permit contacts and delivery timing, so you can focus on your event or project.
| Business Name: | Prime Dumpster |
| Address: | Nicholasville, Kentucky 40356 |
| Phone: | 859-347-4333 |
| Website: | https://primedumpster.com/ |
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