Increased rainfall affects outdoor jobs

BRUNSWICK COUNTY, NC (WWAY) — As heavy rainfall continues with no end in sight, some area businesses are seeing negative impacts. We have seen about 10 more inches this month than the average for July.

Landscapers cannot cut wet grass, and are having to adjust how they conduct business.

Bowman’s Best Lawn Care says while the increased rainfall has not caused them to lose money, it is having a negative impact on time management.

Typically, they send out a couple crews five days per week to take care of their customers.

Now, when the weather is nice, they have to send out more crews so they can get the work done in a shorter period of time.

One man, who owns a handyman company in Leland, says he’s thankful he doesn’t rely solely on landscaping.

“Usually this street is, there’s quite a few guys out doing lawns, but today, you don’t see anybody. Until things dry out, things will be slow. That’s the nature of the business,” said Sterling Anderson.

Anderson says it’s just too sloppy to get any landscaping done when the weather is like this, and he ends up doing more indoor projects.

Although everyone seems to be ready for a break from the rain, it does not look like it will be slowing down any time soon.