What Times Do You Guys Work?

J87513

What times of the day you you all usually work? What is the usual schedule?

mdshunk

7:30 - 4:00

dirt diggler

winter - 7am-5pm
summer - 4am-9pm


gotta make hay while the sun shines ...

ruskent

During the summer it seems like all i do is work. Normally out of the house by 7am and get home by around 730.

This year i am working further away from home base, so i will proably leave my house at 5am and be home leave the job by 3. It all depends on where i am working. I just hate sitting in traffic, and will change do whatever i have to, to drive at a time with less.

Since its winter i do office work/planting from around 10.30am to around 3 pm.

Matt

A.W.Davis

For me it all depends on the homeowners, but normally 95% of the time I work 7:00-3:00 with just a short 15 minute lunch.

Occasionally I will work 4-10 hour shifts, if the homeowner doenst mind.....and it works with my schedule

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andybuildz

when working for customers its usually 7:00 ish at the supply house if necessary and 8 on the job...till 5-ish. 1/2 hour for lunch for the guys a cpl of 10-15 min breaks sometimes spread out in different increments.
Some guys I know don't pay for the lunch break. I do.

Then there's estimates several times a week after work and paper work at all different hours.

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Ted W

Usually 8 AM till i'm tired or at a good stopping point, usually around 5. Some customers don't want me there till 9 as they have to get the kids off to school. Sometimes I start at 7. I don't keep track of the time, just make my bid and get it done as fast as I can without compromising quality. Then again, I have no helpers or employees, and I don't generally stop for lunch cuz it makes me lazy.

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faber307

7:30 leave town
3:30 ish leave last job when practical

Boogga

6am usually to 7pm weekdays
6:30am to 6:00pm weekends (Sundays shorter hour - Family time - I have three girls, they keep me busy)

(activities include on site and in the office)

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fez-head

Averages are 9am to 4pm for daytime work

12am to 5am for commercial projects that have to be done at night (not to often).

Mrmac204

7 - 5:30

problem is, a lot of sites are not open at 7am.... and they tend to lock up before 5....
oh well

DesPro

It all depends on the circumstances of the job, if onsite or in the shop .
Residential remodels are typically 8 - 4:30
New construction can be daybreak til' 4:30.
In the shop 6:30 - 4:00, or sometimes til 9 or 10 pm.
For businesses that need to remain open during reno it may be
night-shift .... from closing time til 3 - 6 am.

Our typical work day with usual circumstances is 7 - 4.
Weekend options are usually 8-4:30
The crew rarely opts for weekend O T so usually it's just me.
Last year I took two weekends off.

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Ed the Roofer

Temporarily, as in the past 2 years plus 1/2 year yet to go, I start after my wife gets home from her morning shift job, which is usually around 11:00 a.m. I am a stay at home dad for the mornings, and Little Eddie turns 4 in about 2 weeks. I wouldn't have it any other way, as time is too short. The amazing thing is that I still get just as much production done by my roofing crew, without me being there.

I pick and choose the most qualified estimates to run and close at a 52 % rate. This % may go down slightly when I have more time and run some of the less qualified leads though.

I love the independance that being in business for myself allows, even with the ongoing typical drawbacks, it is very well worth it for a higher quality of life for my family.

Ed

Danahy

9-5

Boogga

Work Work Work, alot of our time during the week is contributed to work.

168 hours per week
Usually 7-5 weekdays and 7-1 saturdays (standard)
Then 56 hours of working

Therfore 33 percent of the week we're working.

I could be about 50%

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paintr56

I try to set my estimates in the morning 7:30 or 8:00 then go to the job 8:00 or 9:00 like to be done by 4:00. Some times longer, some times shorter.

Jim Bunton painter

Chris G

10-5

pitbull

Like the above.
It depends on the contract. Summer just gone, I was in the workshop at about 6.30am, and left about 10.30pm. 6-7 days of the week. Or a few years ago I was doing 8-5 days then come back and do 8-5 ( or get paid for 8-5) nights, so basically a 16hr working day. But then at the moment, Im taking it easy and work whenever.

BRNDIVY

I'm usually in the office from 8-4 and the guys are out sun up to sun down most days.

TimNJ

Usually leave the house around 8:00 and most jobs I am back home by around 2:00-3:00.