Looking for a handy man

[peterfranks]

As the title says, I'm looking for a handy man who can complete a few small jobs in the house at a reasonable price.

 

One of those jobs will be fixing a broken water pipe in the wall.

 

To be precise, I'm looking for someone who charges per day, not one who quotes 6000 baht for a 2 hour job.

 

I'm East of Pattaya

[bbko]

7 hours ago, peterfranks said:

To be precise, I'm looking for someone who charges per day, not one who quotes 6000 baht for a 2 hour job.

Over the past many years anytime I've hired a handyman they all quoted me prices for the task, not one ever said 300-400-500b per day.

Good luck.

[peterfranks]

36 minutes ago, bbko said:

Over the past many years anytime I've hired a handyman they all quoted me prices for the task, not one ever said 300-400-500b per day.

Good luck.

Where did I say that I expected 300 - 400 - 500b for the day?

 

I said that 6000 baht for what turned out to be a 2.5 hour job is a rip-off.

 

Maybe you would agree with that price?

Edited July 14, 2022 by peterfranks

[sanuk711]

46 minutes ago, bbko said:

Over the past many years anytime I've hired a handyman they all quoted me prices for the task, not one ever said 300-400-500b per day.

Good luck.

I am doing renovation in Issan--have learnt that it is best to say to them--I will pay for all parts needed-- q/ whats the price of the job  A/ X amount--Ok how long do you think that will take.

Divide the hours/days into the quote -- then ask him why he wants a 2,000 baht an hour.

[peterfranks]

3 minutes ago, sanuk711 said:

I am doing renovation in Issan--have learnt that it is best to say to them--I will pay for all parts needed-- q/ whats the price of the job  A/ X amount--Ok how long do you think that will take.

Divide the hours/days into the quote -- then ask him why he wants a 2,000 baht an hour.

 

Yes I always tell them I buy all the parts, and although I had no idea how long it actually would take to complete, I knew that 6000 was way too much, even if it would take a full day.

 

I had 3 plumbers quote, and their prices varied between 4000 and 6000 baht.

 

I paid the labourer 1600 baht for a full day, and he completed the job including reinstall new tiles before midday.

The rest of the day he did some other small jobs.

 

Unfortunately he's not available at the moment.

[DUNROAMIN]

11 hours ago, sanuk711 said:

I am doing renovation in Issan--have learnt that it is best to say to them--I will pay for all parts needed-- q/ whats the price of the job  A/ X amount--Ok how long do you think that will take.

Divide the hours/days into the quote -- then ask him why he wants a 2,000 baht an hour.

Asking a Thai to do the maths, would be like talking to a brick wall.

[actonion]

I live in East Pattaya too that's  handy init     ????

Edited July 15, 2022 by actonion

[bbko]

11 minutes ago, actonion said:

I live in East Pattaya too that's  handy init     ????

Same here, just off Soi Nern Plab Wan.

Edited July 15, 2022 by bbko

[brianthainess]

1 hour ago, DUNROAMIN said:

Asking a Thai to do the maths, would be like talking to a brick wall.

And that would be before the wall was even built.

[brianthainess]

" I've come for the builder labouring job" "Do you have vertigo ?"  "No I only live round the corner"  very handy indeed. ????