My contractor and his team seem to only be on site about 5-6 hours per day. We’re just starting to fall behind schedule and I don’t know if my frustration at the short hours is appropriate, given the intensity of the work. As the homeowner, should I have expectations around how the contractor and his team spend their time?
An average work day is eight hrs per day. However, if the crew is meeting at a construction office first, and then returning after work, this could be part of their work day. Also keep in mind that the materials may need to be picked up.
How many men in the crew is not known. if they are showing up in their personal vehicles this would not apply. An entire crew should not be needed to pick up materials.
Hi Rita,
Typical hours crews are on the site are 8-9 hours for a labor intensive project that is determined if the project takes more than 1 day to complete. These details should have been reviewed with you by the Salesperson/Contractor/their Project Manager. They are ultimately responsible in telling you this when you signed the contract as to the schedule and when the work should get completed. Depending on your preferences for when the crew arrives, they normally start very early (7:30 am or mostly 8:00 am).
I would call whomever your contact person is at the company (not the crew) and address this with them. You are very much entitled to have expectations and the contractor should be able to resolve this with you.
Greg
That greatly depends on the project at hand the conditions outside. You cannot expect them to work around the clock or at night time. Many times their work days starts way before they reach the job site either in meetings or getting materials and even though it might not seem like it they are often working over 8 hours a day. Many different things cause delay is schedule and if you and your contractor agreed on certain amount of hours at the job site that are not being met feel free to talk to them, if not 5-6 hours on the job site every day are completely acceptable in many cases.
8 hours a day is pretty typical during most stages of the remodeling process. However, part of those 8 hours could be spend on meetings, dealing with subs, etc. Having said this, If a project is falling behind, we always try to add extra man power or extra hours if possible. It is the General Contractor’s responsibility to keep the project on time. I think the best option is to simply talk to your contractors about ways that you guys can get the project back on track.
Most sub contractors will work on an average of 6-8 hours per day. Most that are employees will check in the office/warehouse first and then drive to the project site. Even if the owner of the company is one of the workers you may still the same. They still need to go to their office and do paper work. In a pinch I have had my subs give an 8 hour+ day.