Ember vents in Bonneville Hills
Tom Hanks, owner, 24/7 Express Handyman Service · Updated September 2026
24/7 Express Handyman Service screens attic and crawl vents in Bonneville Hills. 1/8-inch metal mesh screening over vents helps keep wildfire embers from getting into a house. (Prepare and Protect Your Home | National Interagency Fire Center) 1300 South and 2100 East form a commercial node, and the majority of that node is located in the Bonneville Hills neighborhood. (Bonneville Hills Neighborhood | Council District 6 (Salt Lake City)) 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 an ember vents job cost in Bonneville Hills?
From $205
Ember vents in Bonneville Hills 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%.
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Dispatch fee $199–$349 by time of day, due on arrival, covering the first hour on site. After that, $150/hour in 30-minute steps. Fuel surcharge $15. Supplies fee $50. Full price sheet and estimator
Typical arrival in the Salt Lake City & Millcreek zone: 60–90 minutes.
24/7 Express Handyman Service confirms the address, the zone rate and the dispatch fee, and takes a card, before rolling.
What 24/7 Express Handyman Service does on site
- Covers gable, soffit and crawlspace vents with 1/8-inch corrosion-resistant metal mesh fastened on every edge.
- Replaces torn or rusted vent screens and clears needles and debris packed into exterior vent openings.
- Cuts and labels plywood vent covers the homeowner can put up if a wildfire is threatening.
How it works
- Every exterior vent is counted and measured, and dryer, bath fan and furnace exhausts are flagged to be left alone.
- The screening is priced in writing.
- Mesh is installed vent by vent, and each opening is checked afterward to confirm air still moves through it.
- Referred out: dryer, bath fan, furnace or water heater exhausts and any change to the attic ventilation design (licensed HVAC or roofing contractor).
What happens next
- The written scope and price come first; a photo of each screened vent and a vent count follow the visit.
- 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 Bonneville Hills
Bonneville Hills is a predominantly single-family residential neighborhood closest to Foothill Village, a semi-regional shopping center, and its streetscapes resemble older East Bench neighborhoods, with uniform home setbacks and extensive street trees. (Bonneville Hills Neighborhood | Council District 6 (Salt Lake City)) The Bonneville Hills neighborhood consists of predominantly single-family homes built during the middle of the 20th century. (East Bench Master Plan (Salt Lake City Planning Division, 2017)) The Salt Lake City segment of the Wasatch fault generates large earthquakes of about magnitude 7 on average every 1,350 years, and the most recent was about 1,300 years ago. (Maps Show Potential Geologic Effects of a Magnitude 7 Earthquake | Utah Geological Survey) A brick building with rows of bricks turned endways every five to six rows may be unreinforced masonry, a pattern once used to add strength before steel reinforcing was required. (Unreinforced Masonry | Earthquakes (Utah Division of Emergency Management)) Utah updated its building codes in the 1970s to outlaw construction of new unreinforced masonry buildings, so URM buildings are typically older structures. (Unreinforced Masonry | Earthquakes (Utah Division of Emergency Management))
Calls come from around Foothill Village, Anderson-Foothill Library, 13th and 21st.
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.
Sources
- Prepare and Protect Your Home | National Interagency Fire Center — retrieved 2026-09-23
- Bonneville Hills Neighborhood | Council District 6 (Salt Lake City) — retrieved 2026-09-23
- Protect Your Home from Wildfire: Ember Awareness Checklist | USU Extension — retrieved 2026-09-23
- Six Things You Can Do to Make Your House Ember-Safe | Crystal Lakes Fire Protection District — retrieved 2026-09-23
- East Bench Master Plan (Salt Lake City Planning Division, 2017) — retrieved 2026-09-23
- Maps Show Potential Geologic Effects of a Magnitude 7 Earthquake | Utah Geological Survey — retrieved 2026-09-23
- Unreinforced Masonry | Earthquakes (Utah Division of Emergency Management) — retrieved 2026-09-23