Tip-over anchors in Federal Heights
Tom Hanks, owner, 24/7 Express Handyman Service · Updated September 2026
24/7 Express Handyman Service anchors furniture and TVs in Federal Heights. Every 53 minutes, a child is treated in an emergency department for a tip-over injury, per CPSC. (Ahead of Sunday's Game, CPSC Reminds Families to Tackle the Deadly Hazard of TV and Furniture Tip-Overs) 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 a tip-over anchors job cost in Federal Heights?
From $205
Tip-over anchors 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
- Strap or bracket dressers, bookcases, wardrobes and hutches to wall studs.
- Secure TVs on stands with tip-restraint straps, or move them onto a wall mount.
- Check freestanding ranges for an engaged anti-tip bracket and add one where it is missing.
How it works
- Walk each room and list anything tall, top-heavy or holding a TV.
- Find the studs behind each piece and choose straps or brackets rated for its weight.
- Fasten the anchors to the furniture and the studs, then pull-test each piece.
- Referred out: disconnecting or reconnecting a gas range to reach its anti-tip bracket goes to a licensed gas fitter.
What happens next
- The written scope and price come first; the pieces to anchor and the hardware for each are agreed before install.
- 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
- Ahead of Sunday's Game, CPSC Reminds Families to Tackle the Deadly Hazard of TV and Furniture Tip-Overs — retrieved 2026-09-23
- National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Edward & Harriett Rosenbaum House (Utah SHPO) — retrieved 2026-09-23
- CPSC Anchor It! Campaign Marks 10 Years: Fewer Furniture Tip-Overs Lead to Safer American Households — retrieved 2026-09-23
- Childproofing Your Home: Several Safety Devices to Help Protect Your Children from Home Hazards (CPSC Publication #252) — 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