A pre Christmas finishing gift for the builder

Hardwood floors, tile, countertops, kitchen. All of this lined up to complete before Christmas. This is like a nice gift for the builder to see a bunch of the good stuff go in all at once. I suspect that this stage of the project which represents 1/10 of the build by time and effort equals 90% of what interests aspiring builders out there in becoming a builder. I think a better approach is to find more satisfaction in the early stages where the going is really tough and to line up a bunch of small wins.