7 minutes ago, Kwasaki said:

Where I live and carrying out building projects the Mrs sorted it 200 or 300 baht here and there no problem Bill.

Perhaps the projects were small, in Thai and needed no paperwork.

5 minutes ago, scubascuba3 said:

Different countries different cost of living and fees for jobs, remember why many of us are here

Please explain why many of us are here?

5 minutes ago, billd766 said:

Please explain why many of us are here?

The Temples and culture.......etc

48 minutes ago, chuang said:

Nothing is for free not even in your country 

Free quotes are common.

5 minutes ago, billd766 said:

Please explain why many of us are here?

Cheap stuff?

Your statement is the stupidest of the day.

 

Ask a construction worker probably an engineer or architect to come and quote you for some work with their advice on the site to see what work needs to be done and expect them not to ask you for the cost of  consultant their time doing it. ?

 

Do you live on which planet?

11 minutes ago, scubascuba3 said:

Different countries different cost of living and fees for jobs, remember why many of us are here

Do you not know what Thai folk pay for Uni learning, in their money it is a lot of dosh, coughed up by mum and dad hoping they make it, and make their pension.................????

8 minutes ago, billd766 said:

Please explain why many of us are here?

Alzheimer's? cheaper here than back home amongst other reasons

Just now, scubascuba3 said:

Alzheimer's? cheaper here than back home amongst other reasons

That explains your posts on this subject..........

1 minute ago, BE88 said:

Your statement is the stupidest of the day.

It is a little confusing ---the heading is "A handyman" who wants to charge 2000 baht for a "survey fee----which its seems he is not--- some people think that if he has to spend time , maybe measuring etc , that he should get some compensations--others feel thats the price of winning the contract.

1 minute ago, transam said:

That explains your posts on this subject..........

Well done

9 minutes ago, oxo1947 said:

It is a little confusing ---the heading is "A handyman" who wants to charge 2000 baht for a "survey fee----which its seems he is not--- some people think that if he has to spend time , maybe measuring etc , that he should get some compensations--others feel thats the price of winning the contract.

I contacted this firm in Pattaya called XXX Construction. Is a Handyman ????

It seems to me that this is not about confusion but about competence for 60 $

Really ridiculous

Just now, BE88 said:

I contacted this firm in Pattaya called XXX Construction. Is a Handyman ????

It seems to me that this is not about confusion but about competence for 6 $

Really ridiculous

your post makes no sense

10 minutes ago, scubascuba3 said:

your post makes no sense

Why you think also people work for free ?

The OP did not say what made him do, certainly not a new house, perhaps a job worth a few thousand B.

8 minutes ago, BE88 said:

Why you think also people work for free ?

very common to get free quotes, that's why. When were you last charged for a quote for work?

1 hour ago, scubascuba3 said:

2,000 baht is very high don't you think? maybe even falang price? they obviously are losing business trying to charge this

I see another point; if the survey fee is 2,000Baht then what's the daily cost of actual work done by his staff?

 

But what's not stated is 'how big is the job?' and 'does it need thorough / complex inspections before giving a quote?' 

 

 

Just now, scubascuba3 said:

very common to get free quotes, that's why. When were you last charged for a quote for work?

I explained it above in my edited post, it depends on the job you ask to do.

45 minutes ago, transam said:

Do you not know what Thai folk pay for Uni learning, in their money it is a lot of dosh, coughed up by mum and dad hoping they make it, and make their pension.................????

Tradies going to Uni?

 

 

2 hours ago, Nickcage49 said:

I contacted this firm in Pattaya called XXX Construction.

 

Don't make the same mistake I made.

 

We exchanged texts and pictures about what I wanted done, I sent him my location and then I suggested he come look at the job. He said "that will be a 2000 baht "survey fee".

 

I'm like WHAT? You don't give free estimates? He said no.

 

I asked him why and he said "we have costs of doing business". LOL. No, really? So you collect 2000 baht fees all day and don't do any work for it? Just unfreakingreal!

 

So I told him which part of my body he could kiss.

 

Just unbelievable.

I doubt you said kiss my ...

 

 

2 hours ago, Nickcage49 said:

I asked him why and he said "we have costs of doing business". LOL. No, really? So you collect 2000 baht fees all day and don't do any work for it?

"So you collect 2000 baht fees all day and don't do any work for it?"

How did you, rationally, come to that conclusion?

2 hours ago, observer90210 said:

The scammer handyman must have lived abroad

Who has he scammed?

2 hours ago, Nickcage49 said:

We exchanged texts and pictures about what I wanted done, I sent him my location

Perhaps they just didn't want the job?

1 hour ago, scubascuba3 said:

2,000 baht is very high don't you think? maybe even falang price? they obviously are losing business trying to charge this

Alternatively, perhaps they have more than enough business and didn't particularly want his?  

1 hour ago, bbko said:

I'm thinking, how big was the job the OP wanted an estimate for? He didn't mention what he wanted done in his post ...

...nor the location of the work.

2 hours ago, Nickcage49 said:

I contacted this firm in Pattaya called XXX Construction.

A handyman who wants to charge 2000 baht for a "survey fee"

 

Make up your mind, did you contact a "handyman" or a construction company!?

8 minutes ago, Liverpool Lou said:

Alternatively, perhaps they have more than enough business and didn't particularly want his?  

Spot on i reckon. Too busy but if pay turn up.

57 minutes ago, scubascuba3 said:

very common to get free quotes, that's why. When were you last charged for a quote for work?

While my electrician doesn’t charge for a quote he expects to be paid for his travel time, he doesn’t give an amount but if you don’t give a reasonable payment you may find that any date you want him to come is unfortunately not possible.

We pay travel, he is happy to work for us.

His travel is not as expensive as the handyman and he needs 2 hours for a round trip.

1 hour ago, bignok said:

Cheap stuff?

No.

1 minute ago, billd766 said:

No.

Women?

1 hour ago, oxo1947 said:

It is a little confusing ---the heading is "A handyman" who wants to charge 2000 baht for a "survey fee----which its seems he is not--- some people think that if he has to spend time , maybe measuring etc , that he should get some compensations--others feel that's the price of winning the contract.

And if he does not win the contract, you think he should should do the work for free?