Eight hours - a standard work day, a decent night's sleep and for one apprentice it was the time taken to build a wooden playhouse as part of the ITAB Apprentice of the Year competition.
Tom Ferguson was one of only two competitors to complete the project at the regional ITAB Apprentice of the Year competition earlier this month in Palmerston North.
"It was a huge task. Some of the competitors only got half way through. I finished with only five minutes to spare."
Tom was placed second in the regional competition and will be heading to Wellington next month to compete in the national competition as part of the Certified Builders national conference.
This was Tom's first time entering in the competition after encouragement from his employer Adan of Adan Larsen Builders and tutor Dave Freebairn.