To think tradesman should have told me it was his first time?

[LurkingHubby]

We are currently having work done in our house - what would be considered a large and potentially unusual project for the trade involved. Although it has not been explicitly said, we are now of the opinion that it is the first time this tradesman has undertaken such a project: the work is progressing very slowly (we are now a week in to what we thought was a one-week project and not even one-third finished), and the quality of what has been delivered so far is not what we would expect from a professional - in fact Monday will be spent putting right what has been done so far this week.
We chose the individual because he was friendly and pleasant and seemed to be offering the best service - but we are now regretting our decision and considering options for finding someone else to complete the job. I would have expected to have been told that this was the first time he had done such a project, as this would form part of our decision-making. AIBU?

Sometimes people's time expectations are out of whack too because they have little to no experience in that area. For example, a standard hair and makeup takes 1.5 hours (45 mins for hair, 45 mins for makeup) but you'd be surprised at the number of clients who think you can just bang it out in less than half an hour and have a full glam look.

I totally clicked on this thread for the wrong reasons. As you were.

45 minutes for make-up? That must be a lot of make-up
I do see the point of your analogy though.

It doesn't necessarily look like a lot of makeup but it's how artfully it's applied and blended. That takes time.