Ember vents in Federal Heights
Tom Hanks, owner, 24/7 Express Handyman Service · Updated September 2026
24/7 Express Handyman Service screens attic and crawl vents in Federal Heights. 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) 27 percent of Federal Heights residences were built in Colonial Revival styles, according to an architectural survey of the neighborhood, with another 10 percent Neo-Classical, 16 percent Bungalow and 15 percent English Tudor. (National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Edward & Harriett Rosenbaum House (Utah SHPO)) 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 Federal Heights?
From $205
Ember vents in Federal Heights 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 Federal Heights
Most of the bungalows and English Tudor cottages in Federal Heights are in the original Federal Heights subdivision, while most of the Colonial Revival and Neo-Classical residences are in the Bonneville-on-the-Hill development above it. (National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Edward & Harriett Rosenbaum House (Utah SHPO)) The Federal Heights land was annexed to Salt Lake City in October 1907, and by 1909 its developer was surveying, platting, grading and improving the subdivision's streets and building lots. (National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Edward & Harriett Rosenbaum House (Utah SHPO)) Federal Heights borders two protected open spaces, the Red Butte Canyon Research Natural Area and the Tomahawk Natural Area, and has access to numerous hiking trails on the foothills. (Federal Heights Neighborhood | Council District 3 (SLC.gov)) In the Bonneville-on-the-Hill section of Federal Heights, lot sizes were increased and parcels sold ad hoc, and wealthy families built increasingly grander mansions there from the 1920s into the 1970s. (National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Edward & Harriett Rosenbaum House (Utah SHPO)) About 30,000 typical brick homes built in Salt Lake City before 1970 are considered unreinforced masonry houses, which emergency management experts call an enormous safety risk in a major earthquake. (Salt Lake City's Fix the Bricks program — SLC.gov Blog)
Calls come from around Block U, University of Utah, Red Butte Canyon Research Natural Area, Fed Heights.
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
- National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Edward & Harriett Rosenbaum House (Utah SHPO) — 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
- Federal Heights Neighborhood | Council District 3 (SLC.gov) — retrieved 2026-09-23
- Salt Lake City's Fix the Bricks program — SLC.gov Blog — retrieved 2026-09-23