Today, I set up a fixture in the dining room and it took some 5 hours from start to finish. Not even really sure where all the time goes it just sloops away. Doing it with my friend who is a builder with some electrical experience. She's giving me a good rate but it's going to add up to do the whole house.
The house is down to studs and had old knob n tube that we already took out. So basically we were connecting two 20' spans through pre-existing paths with no teardown or finishing work on either side.
The fixture itself was done with a metal brace. It's okay if this is how long it takes I guess, I just don't know if this is typical or if we're working slow.
are you just working or are you being taught how to do these things as you go? 5 hours for what you did sounds like a lot for the former but about right for the latter
Mainly my friend is working and teaching with little pedagogical interludes.