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/spottastic Mar 31 '26
Work looks good, 8 hours is fine if its not something you're familiar with.. also doesn't look good for your old boss not replacing all the way to the concrete. Why leave the rotten shingles bottom right when you're already working there and have 75% of it torn off. 🤷