SquirrellyMama Posted May 9, 2017 Share Posted May 9, 2017 What is a reasonable time to be able to start mowing on a weekday morning? I usually wait until 9am on a Saturday. Can I mow earlier during the week? Silly question, I know. Kelly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JFSinIL Posted May 9, 2017 Share Posted May 9, 2017 Have you heard others out mowing that early? I'd stick to 9 or later, could be folks still enjoying their quiet morning time (older folks, new mom who just got baby down after a bad night, dude who was out too late either partying or working late, etc.). Or just ask your neighbors. Or use a push mower, it is so much quieter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pawz4me Posted May 9, 2017 Share Posted May 9, 2017 Maybe depends on your neighborhood, or at least your immediate neighbors? All of ours are people who work during the day and/or have school aged children. So it's a pretty safe bet everyone's up and going (and probably most are gone) by 8:00 a.m., at least until school is out for the summer. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnnE-girl Posted May 9, 2017 Share Posted May 9, 2017 I think our noise ordinance allows construction and yard noise starting at 7:00am on weekdays. I know I've seen landscaping crews out that early in the summer. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GailV Posted May 9, 2017 Share Posted May 9, 2017 The lawn services start earlier -- I think around 8am, but it could be even earlier. Of course, they get to mow and then leave, and not deal with the neighbors :tongue_smilie: Our municipal law bans everything until 7am. During all the rains and flooding last week I think some lawn services were racing to start nearly that early just so they could get stuff in. I usually wait until later because it's humid here and I want the lawn to dry some. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SquirrellyMama Posted May 9, 2017 Author Share Posted May 9, 2017 Have you heard others out mowing that early? I'd stick to 9 or later, could be folks still enjoying their quiet morning time (older folks, new mom who just got baby down after a bad night, dude who was out too late either partying or working late, etc.). Or just ask your neighbors. Or use a push mower, it is so much quieter. I've wanted a push mower for a while. I could get the mowing done as soon as the sun came up. Kelly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elegantlion Posted May 9, 2017 Share Posted May 9, 2017 I've started at 7:30 in morning before where we used to live. Generally 8 am is a good point around here. It might also depend upon your climate, people start earlier here in June through August because of the heat and humidity (central US). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QueenCat Posted May 9, 2017 Share Posted May 9, 2017 When we lived further south, as soon as it's light was the norm in our neighborhood in the July/August heat. By 9am, it was too hot and humid. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baseball mom Posted May 9, 2017 Share Posted May 9, 2017 (edited) Around here they start as soon as it is light. As for the push mower, my neighbor has a push mowers that is WAY louder than a riding mower. And he never picks up sticks, he just mows over them. Very Loud. It wouldn't bother me if you were my neighbor and wanted to mow early. Edited May 9, 2017 by Baseball mom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FriedClams Posted May 9, 2017 Share Posted May 9, 2017 (edited) Deep South? 7. Lawn crews start earlier though. It's so hot I can't really blame them. ETA - the limiter here is usually the dew, which makes the lawn too wet to more until there's a little sun. Edited May 9, 2017 by FriedClams 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marbel Posted May 9, 2017 Share Posted May 9, 2017 In my neighborhood, the lawn services start by 8am. School buses are going by at 7; garbage trucks may be coming through by 7. During leaf season people could be running leaf blowers at 8am and late into the night. I would just go by the sounds in the neighborhood, what other people do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kewb Posted May 9, 2017 Share Posted May 9, 2017 Our town rules-8am on a weekday and 9am on the weekends. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Katy Posted May 9, 2017 Share Posted May 9, 2017 Check your town rules. I usually do mine around 10am - late enough for the dew to have burned off, early enough to not be too hot yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SparklyUnicorn Posted May 9, 2017 Share Posted May 9, 2017 We have no rules. You can make whatever noise you want at whatever time so long as it is not at a level that is physically painful. I personally would wait until 8. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cjzimmer1 Posted May 9, 2017 Share Posted May 9, 2017 I'd be cringing if my neighbors mowed before 9. We are not morning people. And while first shift people would be gone at that time, it's very possible for second or third shift workers to be sleeping. I've never seen lawn care people in our neighborhood that early either but frankly we always have so much dew that the grass really isn't dry before 9 anyways. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kitten18 Posted May 9, 2017 Share Posted May 9, 2017 7:00 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spryte Posted May 9, 2017 Share Posted May 9, 2017 In a neighborhood - I'd not do it earlier than 8 am. But honestly - we wait till 9. Our last home had lawn services for all, as part of the HOA. I think the earliest they came was 8, and I found it irritating with my babies, who were not good sleepers. I guess I think of it the way I'd think of evening. I probably wouldn't mow past 7:30 pm, either, even though it's light till 9 in summer. I know there are people trying to put kids to bed, or enjoying the evening. I know there are people sleeping in the morning, too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gardenmom5 Posted May 9, 2017 Share Posted May 9, 2017 What is a reasonable time to be able to start mowing on a weekday morning? I usually wait until 9am on a Saturday. Can I mow earlier during the week? Silly question, I know. Kelly according to city ordinances when you can do outdoor construction/maintenance things that make lots of noise . . . weekday 7am. weekend 9am Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zoobie Posted May 9, 2017 Share Posted May 9, 2017 There are noise ordinances here, so I'd check if your town has that. Landscaping power tools are limited to use 7am-9pm weekdays and 9am-9pm on weekends. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
regentrude Posted May 9, 2017 Share Posted May 9, 2017 Our noise ordinance allows noise as of 7am. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maize Posted May 9, 2017 Share Posted May 9, 2017 I think 8:00 is entirely reasonable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ealp2009 Posted May 9, 2017 Share Posted May 9, 2017 We have a push mower and it's great. Electric mowers are also nice and quiet Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FaithManor Posted May 9, 2017 Share Posted May 9, 2017 8 am is reasonable. In our area it starts earlier because the county road maintenance garage is two blocks away. They being moving equipment as early as 5:30 am so you hear big trucks, back up beeping, etc. before the sun comes up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vonfirmath Posted May 9, 2017 Share Posted May 9, 2017 What is a reasonable time to be able to start mowing on a weekday morning? I usually wait until 9am on a Saturday. Can I mow earlier during the week? Silly question, I know. Kelly Here in Texas, you often hear people out mowing earlier (7:30ish?) -- because that kind of thing needs to be done before it gets too hot. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
solascriptura Posted May 9, 2017 Share Posted May 9, 2017 As early as ordinances allow, but to be a considerate neighbor probably 9. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JudoMom Posted May 9, 2017 Share Posted May 9, 2017 I usually wait until 8. If rather start as soon as the sun comes up, but try to be considerate of our neighbors. I figure 8 is a good compromise. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
katilac Posted May 9, 2017 Share Posted May 9, 2017 Eight is definitely reasonable, and I'd personally not have a problem with seven. You just can't accommodate everyone, and, where I live, you risk heatstroke if you avoid early morning and mid-evening. Also where I live, no one questions the need to load up the fishing boat at bloody four in the morning, so I'm not losing sleep over mowing the lawn, lol. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted May 9, 2017 Share Posted May 9, 2017 (edited) Anything after 7:00, though I've heard lawnwork as early as 6:30. People here try to get lawn work done before it gets dangerously hot, which is usually by 9:00 or so in the dead of summer. Edited May 9, 2017 by Kinsa Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HTRMom Posted May 9, 2017 Share Posted May 9, 2017 I think 7 is acceptable if necessary. I'd wait until 8 if possible. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cinder Posted May 9, 2017 Share Posted May 9, 2017 Thanks to this thread I've just learned that in my county lawn mowing may commence at 6 am. :scared: That's for weekdays; weekends it's 7. Oh my--and it's supposed to stop by 8 pm on Sat and Sun; 10 pm on weekdays. I think the earliest I've ever heard mowers going was 7. Most folks wait until later in the morning because there is usually dew on the grass. And a lot of mowing gets done in the late evening--no dew and the temps start cooling slightly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KungFuPanda Posted May 10, 2017 Share Posted May 10, 2017 Around here they start as soon as it is light. As for the push mower, my neighbor has a push mowers that is WAY louder than a riding mower. And he never picks up sticks, he just mows over them. Very Loud. It wouldn't bother me if you were my neighbor and wanted to mow early. I thought they meant motorless reel mowers. 7:00 Evil! Occasionally we'll get a commercial crew starting something at 7 for a one-shot thing like downing a tree, but most residents wait until 9 except when it's dangerously hot. I wouldn't complain to you, but I may fashion a crude voodoo doll to exact my revenge. I'm awake earlier, but mower noise before 9 is miserable. Our street is generally quiet and peaceful in the morning. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laundrycrisis Posted May 10, 2017 Share Posted May 10, 2017 Whatever your noise ordinance allows. If there isn't one, 8 am. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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