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Basement cleanup in East Bench

Tom Hanks, owner, 24/7 Express Handyman Service · Updated September 2026

24/7 Express Handyman Service clears out basements in East Bench. 24 to 48 hours is how fast EPA says water-damaged items must be dried to prevent mold growth. (A Brief Guide to Mold, Moisture and Your Home | US EPA) 77% of housing in Salt Lake City's East Bench community was owner-occupied as of the 2010 Census, compared with 49.7% citywide. (East Bench Master Plan (Salt Lake City Planning Division, 2017)) In the Salt Lake City & Millcreek zone, scheduled work is $95/hour with a 2-hour minimum and no dispatch fee, plus a $15 fuel surcharge.

How much does a basement cleanout cost in East Bench?

From $205

A basement cleanout in East Bench starts at $205: the 2-hour minimum at $95/hour ($190) plus the $15 fuel surcharge, with no dispatch fee. Time past 2 hours is billed in 30-minute steps. Larger parts are billed at cost plus 25%. The landfill or transfer-station fee is added at cost, from the receipt. To have it done now, the $100 rush fee brings the truck within 1 hour. Prices as of September 2026.

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Salt Lake City & Millcreek

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Answered 24/7 by Tom or his dispatcher.

Scheduled work is $95/hour with a 2-hour minimum, plus the $15 fuel surcharge, and no dispatch fee. Emergency calls are priced differently: see the price sheet.

Arrival within 24 hours. Rush: add $100 and the truck drops everything and heads straight over, arriving within 1 hour.

In East Bench

Development in the East Bench neighborhood is relatively young and suburban, with larger lots and homes, curving streets and an abundance of cul-de-sacs, a pattern shaped by the steepness of its location on the slope of the foothills. (East Bench Master Plan (Salt Lake City Planning Division, 2017)) Approximately one-third of East Bench neighborhoods developed prior to World War II. (East Bench Master Plan (Salt Lake City Planning Division, 2017)) A scenario magnitude 7 earthquake is estimated to produce an average fault scarp height of 6.1 feet where faulting occurs along the East Bench, enough displacement to cause irreparable damage to any structure built across the scarp. (Maps Show Potential Geologic Effects of a Magnitude 7 Earthquake | Utah Geological Survey) In a scenario magnitude 7 earthquake, landsliding would likely be most severe on Wasatch Range mountain spurs, threatening downslope development such as the East Bench, although prehistoric landslide deposits on these slopes are relatively rare. (Maps Show Potential Geologic Effects of a Magnitude 7 Earthquake | Utah Geological Survey) Salt Lake City's wildland urban interface code adds fire safety rules for properties near undeveloped natural areas, covering building and roofing materials, how buildings are built, landscaping, and the space required between buildings and wildland. (SLC Wildland Urban Interface Fire Code | Salt Lake City Council Office)

Calls come from around Foothill Drive, Parley's Way, Bonneville Shoreline Trail.

County
Salt Lake County
ZIP codes
84108, 84109
Zone and arrival
Salt Lake City & Millcreek: within 24 hours, or 1 hour with the $100 rush fee

In the Salt Lake City & Millcreek zone

Basement loads from Salt Lake County go to the Salt Lake Valley Landfill, which charges a $17 flat rate for a pickup or hand-unloaded trailer and $36 per ton for larger mixed loads. Its household hazardous waste facility takes paint, cleaning supplies, pesticides and batteries from residents, not businesses.

A finished basement crowded with moving boxes, plastic bins, luggage and stacked household items
Photo: Paulo O, CC BY 2.0

What 24/7 Express Handyman Service does on site

  • Carries boxes, bins, old furniture and shelving up the basement stairs and out to the truck
  • Sorts the load into keep, donate, recycle and landfill piles as it comes out, so nothing you want leaves by mistake
  • Sweeps the cleared floor and takes down freestanding shelving units that are going with the load

How it works

  1. Walk-through of the basement, with photos, to agree on what stays, what is donated and what is hauled
  2. Paint, solvents, pesticides, propane and batteries are set aside for you to take to a household hazardous waste drop-off
  3. Carry-out, sorting and loading, then a sweep of the cleared floor
  4. Referred out: standing water or leaks go to a licensed plumber, and heavy mold growth goes to a mold remediation company before hauling

What happens next

  • The written scope and price come first; disposal is billed at cost from the landfill or transfer-station receipt, and nothing leaves the basement until you approve the list.
  • Photograph the damage before anything is moved and keep every receipt; 24/7 Express Handyman Service provides an itemised invoice your insurer may ask for. The dispatch fee and job cost are paid by you on the day.

More about basement cleanup

Every job 24/7 Express Handyman Service takes on is under $3,000 including labor, materials and any change orders (Utah Code §58-55-305); a change that would push a job over that line is referred to a licensed contractor, not written up as a second job. plumbing, electrical, HVAC, gas appliance / combustion system work is referred to a licensed trade.

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