Question Store Temperature

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ammo_ozzie

ammo_ozzie

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I just wanted to ask what a good overall temperature would be for a store about 2300 sq ft? The owner, who is a business consultant-not picture framer, says it doesn't matter what it is set on as long as the employees and customers are happy with it. I feel that it shouldn't go below 72 degrees in the winter (set on heat) and the same in the summer (set on AC). I have about $3000 in length moulding and I am looking for suggestions. Thank you
 
My first concern is for customers. Second is for employees. They need to be comfortable in order to concentrate on work or even to move if it's cold. Only people matter.

If moulding isn't comfortable when people are comfortable what good is it?
 
That is why I keep it no lower than 72 degrees. Working does make a person hot and a lot of times the customers will linger in here since it is a lot cooler than being outside. I haven't noticed any real significant changes in the mouldings but I don't want it to get any worse.
 
72° danged cold in my book for any retail store to maintain during a long hot summer. And it isn't healthy to work in that cold an environment when you have to go outside often for any kind of loading/unloading of artwork or materials. You get sweated doing the outside work and then you chill inside until such time as you finally dry out and you wind up with a nasty summer cold which isn't any fun at all in my opinion.

What is your concern about your length moulding?? You mentioned that the temp shouldn't go below 72°, I would be more concerned with the temps going way higher than lower. I have stored length moulding for months in temps over 78°to 80° and higher with no adverse effects to the mouldng. It is more important to store it in a safe flat position to minimize warping than to worry about a few degrees variance in heat. I would also be more concerned with the humidity level in your storage area than the temps. Unless the temps soar to the upper 90's, I can't see any major cause for concern. And I doubt that your boss will let the store reach that temperature without doing something about it.

Lower temps shouldn't affect your moulding adversely at all in my opinion.

Edit: Maybe I misunderstood your original post. I thought you were more concerned with low temps than high temps. My bad. We have a programmable thermostat and my boss has it set to 75°during the day and 85° after dark. I don't remember if she has different settings for winter but it isn't an issue down here anyway as we rarely get really cold weather during the winter months.
 
Thank you for relpying. I picked the 72 degrees because that isn't too cold for the store with going in and out of the building. Also, the building that I am in is brick and the back of the store faces due east and the front faces due west so as the day goes on, the store heats up and that constant temp (mostly) keeps it a comfortable temperature for my employees and the customers. The humidity here is sometimes unbearable and keeping the store constant with AC makes for happier employees and customers. Thank you again.

As for the owner, he is here for about 30 mins every 2-3 weeks. He does pay the bills but I make sure we never pay more than we are suppose to.
 
78 summer, 68 winter

I know that one of our suppliers have very little as far as temp control goes so in the summer the warehouse gets over 100 in the afternoon so they work early morn to 3pm. They have racks and racks of moulding mats etc and it doesn't seem to cause any issues. Same in the winter they have large heaters but it gets cold.
We turn our heaters or airconditioners off at night and on days we are closed.
 
ammo_ozzie said:
... I have about $3000 in length moulding and I am looking for suggestions. Thank you
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Don't worry about the moulding. It wil be comfortable in any environment where people are comfortable.

What's harmful to moulding is a very fast and drastic change of temperature or humidity. It would be better to set the thermostat at 75 degrees and leave it alone, than to turn it off at night, set at 72 degrees, and wait until the afternoon sun makes it 80 degrees in the store before turning it on. That would change both temperature and humidity very quickly.

Another factor to consider is the way you store your moulding. Vertical is OK if it is supported and not allowed to bow. Horizontal storage is OK if the entire length is supported and it is not allowed to bow.

I have seen horizontal moulding storage on pegs sticking out from the wall every few feet, with small-profile mouldings sagging between the pegs. Don't do that.
 
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