Mobile Laundry Trailers for Rent: On-Site Wash Service

The Lavatory Los Angeles is the #1 name in mobile laundry trailer rentals across Los Angeles and Southern California. We bring a full laundry room on wheels to your address, with commercial washers and dryers, a big sink, a folding table, lights and air conditioning, then we hook it up, keep it serviced and haul it away when you are done. Fire camps, job sites, film lots, festivals, shelters, camps, hotels with a broken laundry room and more all get clean clothes on site. Call (818) 593-0069 any hour for same-day delivery, and we can often be there within 1 to 2 hours.

Strictly luxury, never plastic, and we own every unit. There is no broker in the middle and no farmed-out job: the team that quotes your mobile laundry service is the same team that delivers it, services it and picks it up. Our two laundry setups cover nearly every site. The 8-station laundry trailer rental in Los Angeles puts eight washers and eight dryers in one unit for big camps and long jobs, and the 4-station combo trailer with its own laundry room pairs a washer and dryer with four private baths for smaller groups. Call (818) 593-0069 or request a quote with your address, dates and headcount, and we will quote the right setup on the same call.

• What on-site laundry service is
• Our two portable laundry setups
• Jobs and places we serve
• How delivery and service work
• Power, water and drain needs
• Customer reviews
• Customer stories
• Service area
• Questions and answers

What Mobile Laundry Service Looks Like at Your Site

A mobile laundry trailer is a small commercial laundromat built inside a climate-controlled trailer, with industrial machines, a deep utility sink, a folding counter and interior lighting that works around the clock. Our driver parks it. After leveling the unit, he connects power, water and a drain line or holding tank and runs a test load, and from then on people wash and dry their clothes right where they live or work, instead of driving to a laundromat that may be closed, crowded or an hour away.

When a camp manager calls me, my first question is how they want to run it. There are two common ways customers set it up. Some run it self-serve, where people walk in, load a machine and come back later. Others staff a drop-off window: clothes go into tagged bags at a table, a team runs the loads, and everything comes back folded. Fire camps and large base camps usually choose drop-off, since it keeps the line short and gear stays sorted by person. Smaller crews, retreats and families often go self-serve. Either way, the trailer is the same, and we can help you plan the flow before it arrives.

Clean clothes are a health issue as much as a comfort one. Work clothes soaked in sweat, smoke, dust or grease are hard on skin and hard on morale, and they wear out fast when nobody can wash them. A temporary laundry trailer on site fixes that in a day. People stop rewearing the same gear, they spend less time off site, and the camp or project feels like a place people can live and work for weeks.

Two Portable Laundry Setups for Rent in Southern California

We keep the lineup simple. As the largest fleet of luxury sanitation trailers in the West, with over 250 units across our yards, we keep both laundry setups ready to roll for Southern California jobs. Pick the full laundry unit when washing is the main job, or choose the combo when you also need private bathrooms and showers, since it puts every essential service in one compact, self-contained package. Every specification below comes straight from our product sheets.

How to choose between them

Start with the number of people and how long they will stay. A family camp, a small film unit or a remote crew of up to about 30 people usually does fine with the washer and dryer in the combo. Once you are past that, or if laundry is the main reason you are calling, the eight-washer unit is the better fit, since it can turn over a lot of loads in a day. Big camps often pair both: the full laundry unit for clothes, plus our private shower trailer rentals across LA County and toilets for everything else. Not sure? Call us with a headcount and we will size it with you.

Where Our Temporary Laundry Trailers Go Around Los Angeles County and Beyond

If people stay on site for more than a couple of days, someone eventually asks where to wash clothes. These are the jobs where we see that question most often around Los Angeles, though the list is far from complete.

Wildfire camps and emergency response

Smoke and ash soak into everything. Firefighters coming off the line need a clean set of clothes before the next operational period, and incident base camps in the Angeles National Forest, the Santa Monica Mountains and the high desert often stay open for several weeks at a time. We set up drop-off laundry service with a 24 hour turnaround sign and numbered bins, so each person gets their own gear back. For the wider picture of state emergency planning, the California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services coordinates mutual aid across the state. Our emergency and disaster relief trailers in Los Angeles page covers the rest of what we bring to an incident.

Construction, refineries and plant shutdowns

Turnarounds at refineries in the South Bay, distribution center construction in the Inland Empire and solar and utility projects in the Antelope Valley all keep large workforces on site for long stretches. Coveralls wear out. Flame-resistant clothing needs regular washing to stay clean and comfortable, and a portable laundry setup next to the break area means work clothes get washed between shifts instead of piling up behind the seats of pickup trucks.

Film, TV and commercial productions

Wardrobe departments on location in Santa Clarita, the Mojave Desert or a studio backlot need dependable washers close to the costume trucks. A trailer gives the department a private, well-lit, air-conditioned room for costume maintenance, and it parks alongside the rest of the production base camp without drawing attention.

Festivals, stadium events and touring shows

Staff, vendors and performers on multi-day events need towels and uniforms washed. A laundry unit parked in the back lot keeps the event staff looking fresh on day four, without anyone leaving the grounds.

Camps, retreats, ranches and glamping

Summer camps in the San Gabriel and San Bernardino mountains, church and school retreats and glamping sites often have bathrooms but no washers. The combo trailer handles both at smaller sites, and our bunkhouse sleeper trailer rentals for Southern California camps add beds when you need them.

Shelters, outreach and facility outages

Shelters, outreach programs and hygiene days use our trailers to give people a clean set of clothes along with a shower. Hotels, dorms, senior living buildings and hospitals call us when their own laundry room is down for a remodel or a broken line, since a temporary trailer in the parking lot means the sheets and towels still get washed while the repair work goes on inside.

Farms and seasonal housing

On farms in Ventura County and the Central Valley, harvest workers often stay in seasonal housing for weeks at a time. A self-contained laundry trailer parked near the housing saves a long drive into town after a full day in the field.

How Our Mobile Laundry Trailer Rentals Work, Step by Step

Plans change on long jobs. A camp that started at 80 people can grow to 300 in a week. When that happens, call us and we can add a second unit, swap to a larger one or extend the dates without starting over.

Power, Water and Drain Needs for a Commercial Laundry Trailer

Washers and dryers use more power and water than a bathroom trailer, so it pays to check these items before delivery day. I tell every customer the same thing: “Send me a photo of the spot and the power panel, and I can tell you in five minutes if it works.”

• Power for the 8-station unit: two separate 50 amp, 240 volt circuits within 100 feet. No power on site? We can bring a generator sized for the full load.
• Power for the combo: one 220 volt, 50 amp circuit, or two 110 volt, 20 amp circuits, within 100 feet.
• Water: a hose bib or hydrant connection is best for the full laundry unit. The combo carries a 105 gallon fresh water tank, which we top off on service days.
• Wastewater: both units hold 750 gallons. We pump on a schedule, or connect to a sewer cleanout where the site allows it.
• Ground and access: a level pad of pavement, gravel or firm dirt, about 30 feet long, with room for the steps and a clear path for a truck and trailer.

Modern commercial washers use far less water than the old top loaders many people picture. If you want to compare models, the ENERGY STAR guide to commercial clothes washers shows how efficiency is measured. For permits, parks and street placement, the rules depend on the city and the property. We can tell you what we usually see in your area when you call.

Reviews of Our Self-Contained Laundry and Shower Trailers

Trusted by agencies, studios, builders and families, our team holds 5-star reviews from customers who rented laundry, shower and bathroom units for camps, job sites, long-term rentals and remote events. Here is what a few of them said.

Customer Stories: Portable Laundry at Work in Southern California

Big sites usually need more than laundry. Our luxury bathroom trailer rentals for Los Angeles job sites run from two stations to nine, so one call covers clothes, showers and toilets for the whole camp.

Service Area: Same-Day Laundry Trailer Delivery Across Greater LA

We deliver mobile laundry units across Los Angeles, Orange, Ventura, Riverside and San Bernardino counties, including the Antelope and Santa Clarita valleys. That covers Long Beach, Pasadena, Burbank, Torrance, Santa Monica, Lancaster, Palmdale, Anaheim, Irvine, Thousand Oaks, Oxnard, Ontario, Riverside and the towns in between. The areas we serve every day get same-day delivery, and the surrounding mountain and desert communities are covered too. For larger or longer jobs we deliver nationwide. Browse the laundry trailer service areas across Southern California or call for a delivery window.

Units are staged around the region for rapid same-day deployment, with 24/7 immediate dispatch. If your site sits up a canyon road, behind a locked gate or out on desert dirt, tell us when you call (818) 593-0069 and we will plan the route before the truck rolls.

Questions About Renting a Mobile Laundry Trailer in LA

How many people can one laundry trailer handle?

It depends on how often people wash. The 8-station unit, with eight washers and eight dryers, handles large camps and big crews. The combo, with one washer and dryer, suits groups of up to about 30 people staying on site. Call us with your headcount and we will size it.

Do you supply detergent or staff to run the machines?

Most customers supply their own detergent and decide whether people wash their own loads or a team runs drop-off service. Tell us how you plan to run it, and we will help you set up the tables, bins and flow around the trailer.

Can the laundry trailer run without a water hookup?

The combo carries a 105 gallon fresh tank, which we refill on service visits. The full laundry unit works best on a hose bib or hydrant line, and we can talk through water delivery options for remote sites.

What happens to the wastewater?

It goes into a 750 gallon holding tank, which we pump on a schedule set by how much the machines run. Where the site has a sewer cleanout, we can connect to it instead.

How long can I rent one?

From a few days to many months. Short rentals cover events and emergencies, and long rentals get a regular service schedule so the tanks never get close to full.

Is a laundry trailer different from a laundromat service?

Yes. A pickup laundry service takes clothes away and brings them back days later. A trailer puts the washers and dryers at your site, so people have clean clothes the same day and nothing leaves the property.

How fast can you deliver in Los Angeles County?

We offer same-day delivery and 24/7 dispatch, and in much of LA County we can often be there within 1 to 2 hours of your call. Call (818) 593-0069 to check a window.

Book Mobile Laundry Trailer Rentals in Los Angeles Today

As the #1 mobile laundry trailer rental company in Los Angeles, backed by more than 30 years in rental, we make booking simple. Give us the address, the dates and the headcount, and we will match the unit, confirm power and water and get your laundry setup there fast. Call (818) 593-0069 any time, or request your free quote now.