Fall cleanup in Upper Avenues
Tom Hanks, owner, 24/7 Express Handyman Service · Updated September 2026
24/7 Express Handyman Service puts yards to bed in Upper Avenues. 2 to 3 inches of leaves or compost worked into beds in late fall gives soil microbes all winter to break it down. (Six Focus Areas for Fall Yard Care | USU Extension) 18-inch water main built in 1911 from City Creek to Thirteenth Avenue gave a boost to development in the Upper Avenues, according to the Avenues Historic District National Register documentation. (Avenues Historic District (amended), National Register of Historic Places Registration Form (NPGallery)) 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 fall cleanup job cost in Upper Avenues?
From $205
Fall cleanup in Upper Avenues 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
- Leaves raked, blown or mulched off the lawn, beds, walks and window wells, then bagged or hauled to green waste
- Spent annuals pulled and frost-browned perennials cut back to a few inches above the ground
- Hoses drained and stored, patio furniture put away, and dead, reachable branches taken down from the ground
How it works
- Walk the yard together and list what gets cleared and what stays standing for winter, such as ornamental grasses
- Clear leaves and debris from the lawn first, then beds, walks and window wells
- Cut back and bag spent plants, keep diseased material out of the green waste, and haul everything away
- Referred out: tree limbs above ground-level ladder reach or near power lines go to a certified arborist, weed or pest spraying goes to a licensed pesticide applicator, and backflow testing goes to a certified backflow tester
What happens next
- The written scope and price come first; the cleanup checklist is agreed before any raking or cutting starts.
- 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 Upper Avenues
Brick became the preferred building material in the Avenues after the late 1860s, when Salt Lake City had several brickyards, including one in the Upper Avenues area, though small adobe houses were built until the 1880s. (Avenues Historic District (amended), National Register of Historic Places Registration Form (NPGallery)) Salt Lake City's Plat D was extended to include the upper bench lands in the late 1890s, and in 1907 the city council designated the east-west streets as avenues, giving the neighborhood its name. (Avenues Historic District (amended), National Register of Historic Places Registration Form (NPGallery)) On the upper slopes of the Avenues, the below-grade garage was a common adaptation to the steep topography. (Avenues Historic District (amended), National Register of Historic Places Registration Form (NPGallery)) Salt Lake City's Wildland Urban Interface Fire Code adds extra fire safety rules for properties near undeveloped natural areas, covering building and roofing materials, how buildings are built, allowed landscaping, and the space required between buildings and wildland. (SLC Wildland Urban Interface Fire Code | Salt Lake City Council Office) A 2004 proposal to extend the Avenues Historic District north to Eleventh Avenue was made, but the boundary increase has not been pursued. (Avenues Historic District (amended), National Register of Historic Places Registration Form (NPGallery))
Calls come from around Salt Lake City Cemetery, City Creek Canyon, Bonneville Shoreline Trail, the Aves.
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
- Six Focus Areas for Fall Yard Care | USU Extension — retrieved 2026-09-23
- Avenues Historic District (amended), National Register of Historic Places Registration Form (NPGallery) — retrieved 2026-09-23
- Ask an Expert: Five Fall Must-Do Yard Tasks | USU Extension — retrieved 2026-09-23
- Ask an Expert: Final Fall Pruning and Projects | USU Extension — retrieved 2026-09-23
- SLC Wildland Urban Interface Fire Code | Salt Lake City Council Office — retrieved 2026-09-23