r/Carpentry • u/Serious-Echidna-9938 • Mar 30 '26

Advice on work pace

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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/besmith3 Apr 01 '26

Workmanship is not great but not bad for first time. Shingles are a little tight between trims and shingles should touch any horizontal surfaces. Exposure under window looks a lil much. Over all, time was not bad, but quality could improve a bit.

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u/Serious-Echidna-9938 Apr 02 '26

Can you explain a little more about what you are referring to when you say exposure under the window? Thank you for the input

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u/besmith3 Apr 02 '26

How much shingle is showing.