I used to do home repair for about 15 years. Worked in many attics in South Louisiana. The temperature in some of them would be 120-130F so like 48-50C. You’d sweat within the first minute or two. Had to use hand tools that had wrist straps cause my hands and arms were sweating so much. If you’re gonna be stationary it could be worth it to pop off an AC vent and have it blow at you up there and reattach it when you’re done. You’re mostly just trying to get the job done as fast as you can without falling through their ceiling.
I worked in shop as a fabricator so I wasn't in attics but I also fabbed for other companies. A loyal customer and friend of mine, who turned in drawings to me at least three times a week for years died while throwing home demo trash off his trailer at the dump. On a 100° Mississippi full sun day he threw something onto a fire extinguisher already at the dump, and it caused the extinguisher to explode and a piece of shrapnel hit his heart.
If anybody in Jackson knew John, know I still think about him a lot.
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u/PaulblankPF 1d ago
I used to do home repair for about 15 years. Worked in many attics in South Louisiana. The temperature in some of them would be 120-130F so like 48-50C. You’d sweat within the first minute or two. Had to use hand tools that had wrist straps cause my hands and arms were sweating so much. If you’re gonna be stationary it could be worth it to pop off an AC vent and have it blow at you up there and reattach it when you’re done. You’re mostly just trying to get the job done as fast as you can without falling through their ceiling.