10-15-2018, 11:00 PM
I can't speak to how much he's charging you per hourly rate, or his speed of work, but you would have to describe the project more completely to say whether seven months is unreasonable or not. If by "small house" you mean a 1000 sq. ft two bedroom house, it's different than if you're building a 600 sp ft. mini house. What has or was not included to begin with? Concrete foundation or piers or slab?
I'm just going to go ahead and say it: a single guy can't build a house from scratch to finish (I mean finish finish, not shell finish) in three months. Can't be done. Foundation, floor, wall, roof framing, metal roof, drywall, electrical (subbed), plumbing (subbed), finish floor, bathroom fixtures, tub/shower, electrical fixtures, appliance installation, trim, painting. One guy, three months...ah, no, not gonna happen.
So, not knowing everything, I'm not going to say you had unreasonable expectations, but I'm saying you might want to consider it...
I'm just going to go ahead and say it: a single guy can't build a house from scratch to finish (I mean finish finish, not shell finish) in three months. Can't be done. Foundation, floor, wall, roof framing, metal roof, drywall, electrical (subbed), plumbing (subbed), finish floor, bathroom fixtures, tub/shower, electrical fixtures, appliance installation, trim, painting. One guy, three months...ah, no, not gonna happen.
So, not knowing everything, I'm not going to say you had unreasonable expectations, but I'm saying you might want to consider it...