03-27-2013, 09:12 PM
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dieselarchitect
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Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: Lafayette Indiana
Posts: 38,970
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Originally Posted by JB3
vent about billable hours by professionals.
Had a structural engineer come by to look at a foundation that was heavily cracked. He wasn't overly concerned, though he suggested injecting epoxy in the cracks and putting in a couple steel straps as insurance. Took a few pics, shot the shyte, ect.
This visit took about 15 minutes including conversational segways about wives, kids, cars, ect, yet today I get a bill for 1.5 hours of consultation plus the charge for coming by. 
at 75 dollars an hour, plus the 75 dollar visit fee, they doubled their charge over what was actually done. would have been about 100 bucks, now its about 200. |
Did he write up his recommendations? Did he have to travel to your location and back? It all takes time. If he is riding to your location in his car he cannot be making money from any other client.
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[SIGPIC] Diesel loving autocrossing grandpa Architect. 08 Dodge 3/4 ton with Cummins & six speed; I have had about 35 benzes. I have a 39 Studebaker Coupe Express pickup in which I have had installed a 617 turbo and a five speed manual.  [SIGPIC]
..I also have a 427 Cobra replica with an aluminum chassis.
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