Garage cleanout in Federal Heights
Tom Hanks, owner, 24/7 Express Handyman Service · Updated September 2026
24/7 Express Handyman Service clears out cluttered garages in Federal Heights. 6,600 residential garage fires were reported to U.S. fire departments each year from 2009 to 2011. (Residential Building Garage Fires (2009-2011), Topical Fire Report Series Vol. 14 Issue 12 | U.S. Fire Administration) 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 garage cleanout cost in Federal Heights?
From $205
A garage cleanout 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%. The landfill or transfer-station fee is added at cost, from the receipt. To have it done now, the $100 rush fee brings the truck within 1 hour. Prices as of September 2026.
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Salt Lake City & MillcreekAnswered 24/7 by Tom or his dispatcher.
Scheduled work is $95/hour with a 2-hour minimum, plus the $15 fuel surcharge, and no dispatch fee. Emergency calls are priced differently: see the price sheet.
Arrival within 24 hours. Rush: add $100 and the truck drops everything and heads straight over, arriving within 1 hour.
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.
- County
- Salt Lake County
- ZIP codes
- 84102, 84103
- Zone and arrival
- Salt Lake City & Millcreek: within 24 hours, or 1 hour with the $100 rush fee
In the Salt Lake City & Millcreek zone
From Salt Lake City's east side and Millcreek, a garage load goes to the Salt Lake Valley Landfill: $17 flat for a standard-bed pickup, or $36 per ton of mixed trash from larger trucks with a $17 minimum. Salt Lake County residents drop off common household amounts of hazardous waste free.
What 24/7 Express Handyman Service does on site
- Sorts garage contents into keep, donate and haul piles with you, then loads the haul pile.
- Hauls broken furniture, old bikes, lumber scraps, boxes, carpet remnants and worn-out tools and shelving.
- Sweeps the floor once it is clear and sets paint, chemicals and fuel cans aside for a household hazardous waste drop-off.
How it works
- Send photos of the garage so the written scope names what goes and roughly how much.
- Get a written scope and price, with disposal added at cost from the receipt.
- On the day, items are sorted with you, the haul pile is loaded and tied down, and the floor is swept.
- Referred out: paint, solvents, pesticides, fuel, propane tanks and batteries go to a household hazardous waste drop-off; tires are not hauled; garage wiring and gas appliances go to a licensed electrician or gas fitter.
What happens next
- The written scope and price come first; the landfill or transfer-station fee is added at cost from the receipt, and nothing is hauled until you approve the scope.
- 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.
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
- Residential Building Garage Fires (2009-2011), Topical Fire Report Series Vol. 14 Issue 12 | U.S. Fire Administration — retrieved 2026-09-24
- National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Edward & Harriett Rosenbaum House (Utah SHPO) — retrieved 2026-09-23
- Commercial Dumping | Wasatch County, UT — retrieved 2026-09-24
- Materials Accepted - Landfill | Salt Lake County — retrieved 2026-09-24
- Safe Disposal - Household Hazardous Waste | Salt Lake County — retrieved 2026-09-24
- Pricing - Landfill | Salt Lake County — retrieved 2026-09-24
- Summit County Landfills | Summit County, UT — retrieved 2026-09-24
- Recycling + Waste Diversion Information | Summit County, UT — retrieved 2026-09-24
- Transfer Station Information | Wasatch County, UT — retrieved 2026-09-24
- Wasatch County Household Hazardous Waste - Recycle Utah — retrieved 2026-09-24
- 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
Water still coming? Door that won't lock?
(801) 999-0827Answered 24/7 by Tom or his dispatcher. 24/7 Express Handyman Service confirms the address, the zone rate and the dispatch fee, and takes a card, before rolling.