During stop at painters yesterday I finally found out root cause for all the delay. His wife had a serious medical emergency and barely escaped with her life. He turned his back on shop as a result. He is now reengaged so I have hopes we will actually see some progress.
Cant blame him a whole lot there. Still Though he should have said so right up front. Would have been far less stressful for all involved, especially himself given the pressure he was under with his wife.