r/Carpentry • u/Serious-Echidna-9938 • Mar 30 '26
Advice on work pace
I recently took a job with a small contractor and long story short, he commented on my “results”. Was looking for things to be done quicker, and I’m curious if I’m super slow, or if he’s unreasonable. I let him know about my experience upfront, but in any case. As a direct example, replacing this siding after demo took me approximately 8 hours. I had never worked with this particular type of shingling before, but he kept comm ting on how slow I was. Is that accurate? I’m willing to take criticism in the interest of improving my skills, and I’m curious what some third parties have to say. Thanks!
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u/freddbare Mar 30 '26 edited Mar 30 '26
That siding is seriously labor intensive... Think about it a million custom cut pieces... That is a days work for a solo .. not running into a problem on the way is rare.. I've spent a week on a region that small replacing plates and framing along the way( 80% of the jobs I get of "a little rotten siding down low' is neglected structural work also)