Branch pruning in East Bench

What 24/7 Express Handyman Service does on site

• Dead, broken and diseased branches removed from the ground or a short ladder with hand pruners, loppers or a pruning saw
• Each cut made just outside the branch collar, with no flush cuts and no stubs left behind
• Dead limbs rubbing the house or hanging over walks and driveways cut back, and the brush hauled away

How it works

1. Walk the trees and mark dead, broken or rubbing limbs that can be reached safely from the ground or a short ladder
2. Look for overhead power lines before any ladder goes up, and skip any limb near a line
3. Cut to the branch collar, bag or bundle the brush, and haul it away
4. Referred out: any limb near a power line goes to the electric utility or a certified line clearance professional, and climbing work, large limbs or anything above ground-level ladder reach goes to a certified arborist

What happens next

• The written scope and price come first; every branch to be cut is marked before any saw comes out.
• 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.

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.