Do you get bored on long jobs?

[billwmeyer]

I get bored one some projects too, but I eventually finish them. I started a bathroom remodel about 2 1/2 years ago, and then my daughters house burned down and she and her 2 boys moved in with us the same day. I finally got started back on it this fall and finished it. Well except for the shower. I got tired and quit at that point, but I will get back to it, someday.

Bill

[DUD]

I have so many tasks to do, I start one, then anothe, then go back to the other one. I am not organized. Bill

[MilDoc]

Sometimes, especially long projects. But I still get 'er done!

[JimD]

When I finished our basement (about 800 ft2 with a living area with kitchenette, bedroom and bath) I didn't really get bored. I like to work an hour or so a night when I am in town and more on the weekends. By not driving myself very hard, I can keep it up for the months it takes me to do the larger jobs. The basement was also nice in that I could complete one portion and move on to the next. The drywall taping got old, however. It's also somewhat nasty work (sanding). Painting is no fun but my wife helped a little with that phase.

Jim

[ironhat]

I'd say that it's more frustration than boedom because I never expect the job to take as long as it does and I'm the slowest woodworker on the planet - even my wife says so (not much of a gauge, actually). Between available time and available well being it's never enough.

[smorris]

I usually have 2-3 small jobs going on at any given time so if a big one gets boring I just punt and do one of the little ones for a while.

[Schleeper]

I've been know to temporarily discontinue working on projects in the past, and I used to think it was because of boredom, but it wasn't. Sometimes I just need time to figure out how to to accomplish the next step. More often than not, however, it's been a matter of getting sidetracked by something more interesting.

I'm sure you're all familiar with this old rule of thumb: 80% of the total time spent on a project invariably goes into completing the last 20% of the job. For those of us who rely on instant gratification to keep us motivated, that can be a real buzz kill.