Tradies on a Victorian construction site have flushed away their portaloo problems by plopping a makeshift temporary toilet in the middle of a new build.
The tradie throne isn’t hidden away in a corner but sits proudly smack bang in the centre of the work area, mostly in full view of other tradies and passers-by. What a great way to honour World Toilet Day.
Sick of sweaty, stinky portaloos or the trek to find a toilet elsewhere, the site’s crew waited until the home’s foundations were poured and the frame was up before answering nature’s call by installing their own makeshift dunny.
Complete with a toilet seat, some hand-cut foam boards for “privacy,” and a cheeky spray-painted sign reading “Site toilet, keep clean”, this inventive loo has won the hearts (and laughs) of tradies nationwide.
Taking toilet humour to new depths
Offering a practical yet hilarious solution to the universally hated “portable poo saunas” that plague Aussie worksites, the makeshift-shitter has gone viral among tradies, racking up hundreds of likes, shares, and laughter reactions.
Some commenters praised the ingenuity, while others expressed envy at the “luxury” these tradies are getting to enjoy.
Tradie Michael Simpson summed up the sentiment perfectly: “I’d rather shit in there than the Portable Poo Saunas outside,” he said.
Meanwhile, construction worker Brian Corkill gave credit where credit was due.
“At least they have one, and it works. Good on ’em!” he wrote.
Where the job-site dunny’s design really hits the skids is its lack of privacy. The hand-cut foam board walls barely cover the torsos of those sitting on the throne (and not at all from certain angles).
“I’d rather shit in there than the Portable Poo Saunas outside!”
Tradie Michael Simpson
This open-air approach may be great for ventilation, but it means no slacking off for a sneaky scroll of social media – although construction bosses have assured us a mid-dump read of Build-it was still permissible.
However, tradie Aaron White only saw that as a benefit.
“Better than a portaloo and this way the apprentice doesn’t disappear for an hour to watch Pornhub,” he said.
Meanwhile, Carpenter Rob Williams couldn’t resist cracking a joke about the lack of privacy: “Must have been designed by a sparky so they can see their partner going,” he quipped.
