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[Howard]

Haven't had the opportunity to build much this summer. Not from a lack of projects or time, but when it's 98 deg in the garage at 8:00 in the morning and only goes up from there, well, heat stroke isn't on the agenda. Dallas summers are usually pretty miserable to begin with but this one has been a doozy! Well over a hundred almost every day in July and it looks like this month isn't going to be any different. I have all these things to do but I don't have the motivation to go fight the heat. Ultimately, the plan is to have a property where I can build a shop and have it climate controlled. That would solve that problem but for the forseeable future, it's "come on October!" Is it the same for you guys in the northern climes except in reverse?

[DUD]

Howard I'm not North of You by much, but it is extremely unbearable outside. I am doing some work, but it is on a have to basis. I've got to get in the shop to turn out a small kitchen cabinet, and I am dreading it. Bill

[Ken Weaver]

Howard - I share your experience exactly. Has been the worse summer I remember. More than once its been 88 in the shop at 6:30AM. It gets worse from there.

[WayneJ]

New Jersey has'nt been much better.Last six weeks have been in the 90s most of the time. My electric bill was the highest it ever been for july.This is the fiirst time electric has been over $200. The last three days have been great tho,low humidity and lo 80s. Its hard to do anything when your dripping allover your work.

Wayne

[rg32]

Strange weather we've been having!
In Vermont we’ve had many records broken for the amount of monthly rain fall with many record breaking daily rain storms and flooding, for the most part the temperatures have been below normal. The strange thing is the leaves are falling off the trees as I look out the window (should be a late September occurrence) and August is supposed to be the warmest month for us, it was in the mid- 30’s this morning.
As far as getting project done it has been so wet that I have been unable to paint outside but the last few days have been perfect for it and I just got the chimney done.
It’s a beautiful Vermont day today and in the upper 60’s but in all actuality it should be much warmer and not having these fall like temperatures yet, it is expected to cool off again tonight.
I have not yet turned the AC on in both my car or the bedrooms this summer!

[Russianwolf]

Howard - I share your experience exactly. Has been the worse summer I remember. More than once its been 88 in the shop at 6:30AM. It gets worse from there.

And just think, Ken, the boys are running Two-a-days if not more right now.

Go Tigers!

[crokett]

see now what you do is go outside on a hot day and dig a hole. Or move a load of rocks or whatever. After a few days of hard labor outside, your body adapts. I discovered this when I was doing the jackhammering last month. I don't mind the heat nearly as much now.

[bigsteel15]

I must say this has been the nicest summer we've had in the 6 years we've been in Edmonton.
Couple weeks of mid 80s. Low 90s a few days. Got heat stroke one day due to my own stupidity. That's something I never want to experience again.
Humidity isn't an issue here.
Just the right amount of rain.
Temps as high as 110 in southern parts of Alberta.
My garage is actually quite nice and cool on those hot days.

Let's talk again in the winter.

[mater]

It has been like that here also. So hot it feels like you are in an oven. Needless to say I have goofed off a lot this summer.

[just4funsies]

see now what you do is go outside on a hot day and dig a hole. Or move a load of rocks or whatever. After a few days of hard labor outside, your body adapts.

If you don't DIE first!!

[Tom Miller]

My basement shop doesn't get above 70 degrees in the winter or the summer.

Regards,
Tom

You may commence throwing the smaller items from your cut-off bins at me.

[Stick]

I must say this has been the nicest summer we've had in the 6 years we've been in Edmonton.
Couple weeks of mid 80s. Low 90s a few days. Got heat stroke one day due to my own stupidity. That's something I never want to experience again.
Humidity isn't an issue here.
Just the right amount of rain.
Temps as high as 110 in southern parts of Alberta.
My garage is actually quite nice and cool on those hot days.

Let's talk again in the winter.

Ditto that. Been in the high 90's all of July in southern SK. I don't mind at all! Not one little bit! It's a lot better than 40 below. My wood shop is built with 12" walls, insulated to the hilt. It's the coolest building on the farm, rarely goes over 65 in there even when it's over 100 outside. Same in the winter, it seldom goes less than about 25°F in there, even when it's 40 below outside. That's without heat or A/C. LOML gets heat stroke easy, she really suffers in the summer, but I've never been bothered by the heat. I spent half of July haying on an open station tractor. Never had as much as a headache. Just drank lots of fluids.

[kwgeorge]

One word – AC – I could not work out in the shop without it. I have a fairly good size window unit in the shop and when I built the shop I went over the top on insulation. I can easily pull the shop down to 72 degrees and maintain it all day long. Yes it is more electric bill but it is the only way to keep the shop cool enough to use. Of course there is maintenance involved having to clean out the saw dust quit regularly but it is worth it.

Ken

[Howard]

Went out to the garage a few minutes ago, at 8:40pm, and took the car on an errand. Outside temp gauge read 108 in the garage. It was so hot the fluorescent lights quit working. I guess it is too much for the ballasts. I had to get a few tools to work on my son's desk and I was a sweat ball after only 5 minutes or so. oy... oy....

[ExYankee]

Last spring I had my 16x24 shop sprayed with Spray-on Polyurethane Foam (SPF) I cost quite a bit relative to fiberglass but I had 36 in centered roof joist and did not want to reframe things so I went with the foam. If I recall it was about $1500 but I’m glad I did it. I installed a min max thermo meter and watched how much the building would change without the A/C or heat running. Over the past 10 months (Nov-Aug) thing max was 84.6° and the min 62.5° without side temps of 9° to 101°

Since I only have time in the shop on weekends I fire up the A/C Friday night its been low 80’s most weekends inside)and it keeps it very pleasant . Two weekends ago I fired up (would “Iced up” be a better phrase/) the second A/C, both are 6000BTU to combat the high 90°’s we’ve had the last two months. That was the first time it’s been needed.

When cooler weather comes around I need to get doing some outside projects but for now it nice to putter in the nice cool shop and listen to NPR.