Do you let contractors use your bathroom?

[Anonymous]

They're only doing work outdoors and worried about covid as we have an immunocompromised family member and unvaccinated children in the house. Wondering what the norm is here if they are at the house all day? We are not too far from commercial areas with bathrooms.

[Anonymous]

No, I make them squat in the backyard.

Of course I let them use the bathroom. You can insist that they be masked, but they can't be expected to go all day without facilities. Or I guess you can rent a portapotty, but that seems silly.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:They're only doing work outdoors and worried about covid as we have an immunocompromised family member and unvaccinated children in the house. Wondering what the norm is here if they are at the house all day? We are not too far from commercial areas with bathrooms.

Typically yes, we do. But in your situation I would not. I would go to them and let them know that you are sorry you aren't able to just to be nice. Usually when we have outside contractors (roofers etc) they leave for lunch and are fine and have planned for that situation.

[Anonymous]

Yes, I do

[Anonymous]

absolutely but i don't have someone that's immunocompromised.

[Anonymous]

Of course I let them. Have them mask up, and clean the bathroom at the end of the day. Just don't use it yourselves until it's been cleaned. But these are human beings and they need to use the bathroom.

[Anonymous]

just limit them to one bathroom. it's almost inhumane deny them use of bathroom

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:They're only doing work outdoors and worried about covid as we have an immunocompromised family member and unvaccinated children in the house. Wondering what the norm is here if they are at the house all day? We are not too far from commercial areas with bathrooms.

How small is your home?
How likely is the person going to be within a few feet of the contractor while they are in your home for a prolonged period of time?
Does your immunocompromised family member ever go out in public? Prior to covid did they go in public?
Has the person been to a doctors office or hospital in the past 2 years? What about before that?

I think you and many others have some weird ideas about how covid is spread. It's truly bizarre to me. Being an airborne illness doesn't mean that if it wafts through your home on a cloud!

[Anonymous]

Can you all go outside for 5 minutes and let them in with masks on? I mean, they probably don't expect it, but it's the humane thing to do.

[Anonymous]

Yes of course. Ask them to use a mask and don’t get within 6 feet of them while they’re inside.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:They're only doing work outdoors and worried about covid as we have an immunocompromised family member and unvaccinated children in the house. Wondering what the norm is here if they are at the house all day? We are not too far from commercial areas with bathrooms.

How small is your home?
How likely is the person going to be within a few feet of the contractor while they are in your home for a prolonged period of time?
Does your immunocompromised family member ever go out in public? Prior to covid did they go in public?
Has the person been to a doctors office or hospital in the past 2 years? What about before that?

I think you and many others have some weird ideas about how covid is spread. It's truly bizarre to me. Being an airborne illness doesn't mean that if it wafts through your home on a cloud!

Does that family member even live with you?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:They're only doing work outdoors and worried about covid as we have an immunocompromised family member and unvaccinated children in the house. Wondering what the norm is here if they are at the house all day? We are not too far from commercial areas with bathrooms.

We have done several projects and the contractor has rented a portapotty in every case. It is their new covid protocol. I am paying for it, but that is okay.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:They're only doing work outdoors and worried about covid as we have an immunocompromised family member and unvaccinated children in the house. Wondering what the norm is here if they are at the house all day? We are not too far from commercial areas with bathrooms.

You have to provide something for them. That is insane to say commercial areas to go to the bathroom.

[Anonymous]

Yes, we let them use the bathroom.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:They're only doing work outdoors and worried about covid as we have an immunocompromised family member and unvaccinated children in the house. Wondering what the norm is here if they are at the house all day? We are not too far from commercial areas with bathrooms.

We have done several projects and the contractor has rented a portapotty in every case. It is their new covid protocol. I am paying for it, but that is okay.

We are having a job done right now and the port-a-potty arrived 3 days before the job began. I would not hire a contractor right now that did not do that. Not worth it. If the job is indoors, then there is no reason not to allow them to use the public bathrooms in the house as once they are working indoors, we've accepted the risk.