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Since I was a kid, I’ve always learned to “follow the sun” when working on something. Whether it’s a new house, painting a barn, or whatever.
See 1st post for more.
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Since I was a kid, I’ve always learned to “follow the sun” when working on something. Whether it’s a new house, painting a barn, or whatever.
See 1st post for more.
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By "following the sun", I mean working on the south and west sides of a building in the morning, and moving to the east and north side in the afternoon on hot days. The opposite goes during winter - East and south side in the morning, west and north side in the afternoon.
I've talked to perfessional carpenters about this a couple of times, and they don't seem to do it. They just start in one place and work wherever they feel they need to.
I realize there are times when you have no choice. Sometimes the west side is the only one that needs finished up on a hot afternoon. But it seems to me that keeping out of the weather as best as you can reduces stress, and you're less tired at the end of the day.
Just curious how you "perfessionals" feel about it, since I'm a lowly DIY...........(-:
*Sometimes you need to stay ahead of the sun, I'd rather work on frozen mud than get on it after the sun hits it.
*"Following the sun" is pretty common when painting.If not painting, sometimes it's nice to work in the sun, or in the shade. It all depends...
*I agree only here in Florida, I do it to prevent getting burned to death in the 97 degree July days!I'd called my tactic more of a "Run from the Sun" method as I'm like cattle looking for shade throughout the day.The summers are brutal but it sure is nice here on days like today when its going to be 79 and the rest of the country seems to be kneedeep in snow.Mike
*Depending on the time of year, I either follow or run from the sun if I have a choice.I have also noticed that even working in full sun in the summer, I tend to keep my back to it. Maybe it is an attempt to keep the glare out of my face.Dave
*I do take the sun into consideration when planning my work, but it is rare indeed that I succeed in following the sun. The sun moves faster than I do.Rich Beckman
*I've noticed that vinyl guys are big believers in this rule.
*Folks here in Oregon are asking "What is this sun and why follow it?" I think I saw the sun about 33 days ago.
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Since I was a kid, I've always learned to "follow the sun" when working on something. Whether it's a new house, painting a barn, or whatever.
See 1st post for more.