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

[itsari]

Handy man is a derogitry term for a tradesman which shows no respect for the knowledge of the man the op was wishing to hire .

I ordered 10 sliding doors recently and if i wanted the the company to visit the house and measure the required size  a payment of 1500 baht deposit was required . I decided to measure the doors my self .

[Ralf001]

On 8/14/2023 at 8:10 PM, bignok said:

Tradies going to Uni?

 

 

Probably depends on the trade but teah fairly common, I have 5 staff attending the Welding Institute Of Thailand at the moment gaining their welding qualifications.

[Andrew Dwyer]

11 minutes ago, itsari said:

Handy man is a derogitry term for a tradesman which shows no respect for the knowledge of the man the op was wishing to hire .

I ordered 10 sliding doors recently and if i wanted the the company to visit the house and measure the required size  a payment of 1500 baht deposit was required . I decided to measure the doors my self .

From the website of the construction site in question:

 

[Skipalongcassidy]

On 8/14/2023 at 6:21 PM, 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

Maybe they do not want the cheapster business... their choice

[Reginald Prewster]

Since winter last year we set up our farm I always hear:

"We come and look, first consultation is free."

 

If somebody would ask me or my wife for a survey fee he would earn nothing else than laughing and the noise when somebody ends the phone call on the other end..

 

Top expert or even the entire A-Team, there is no such a thing, like a survey fee in our vocabulary, complete BS! 

[norfolkandchance]

Called a Lawyer to ask him how much to sign my LC. B2000. I declined. Called me back a hour later and said OK B1000. I declined.

[Elkski]

This wnrire thread is worthless without knowing the size of this project.  It must be substantial if it required a lengthy email exchange.  

In my American handyman business i dont have a minimum charge dir a visit but i may soon dor certain customers that i think are just trying to get free advice before i even come.  We do lots of sprinkler repairs. A few ask for a quote and i ask how can i give a quote to fix things underground that neither of us can see.  I don't know how the digging will be hindered by rocks and roots   im beginning to learn which folks are the problem customers