Handy man fees...Your thoughts

[Meg K.]

Hello,

Am i being unreasonable by telling my handy man that these charges are too much.  He said he went online and searched for average charges.  My argument is he should use local comparisons not national. And i could have done most of these except the ceiling repair :) It's just that i am 2 hrs away from the property in Rochester NY.  Would gas be worth it to fix these minor repairs? (The work is already completed and i will pay) but i don't want him to think he can take advantage of me..especially being that i am a woman.  Thanks.

2	Two installed smoke detectors	25.00	25.00
1	Installed new padlock	25.00	25.00
1	Repair the door with hinge with new holes	50.00	50.00
1	Ceiling repair replaced the new drywall, screwed the stud and patched 2nd times then put the texture for match ceiling. Painted 2nd coat.	85.00	85.00
1	Tile base fell off and removed the old caulked then cleaned installed new caulked.	25.00	25.00
1	Drywall	0.00	0.00
1	Purchased receipts from Home Depot	33.65	33.65
			243.65

[Linda S.]

@Meg K.,

Those seem very reasonable to me, if anything the drywall job alone I'd expect to cost around $200.   If he/she does quality work, don't nickle and dime them-- a good relationship is worth a lot more than a few bucks!