Holiday lights in Salt Lake City
Tom Hanks, owner, 24/7 Express Handyman Service · Updated September 2026
24/7 Express Handyman Service hangs holiday lights in Salt Lake City. About 160 Christmas decorating injuries occur each day of the holiday season, and nearly half involve falls. (CPSC: Happy Holidays Start with Safety (2025 news release)) 4,225 feet is the elevation of the National Weather Service's official climate station at Salt Lake City International Airport, whose 1991-2020 climate normals record a January average low temperature of 24.2 degrees Fahrenheit and 12.7 inches of average January snowfall, with at least an inch of new snow falling on about 7.6 days in a typical January. (NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991-2020 (Monthly) — Salt Lake City Intl AP, UT) 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 holiday lights job cost in Salt Lake City?
From $205
Holiday lights in Salt Lake City 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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Salt Lake City & MillcreekAnswered 24/7 by Tom or his dispatcher.
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
- Rooflines, gutters, eaves and railings lit with plastic light clips, never nails or staples through the cord
- Every light set checked for broken or cracked sockets, frayed or bare wires and loose connections before it goes up
- Outdoor-rated cords and plug-in timers run to GFCI-protected outlets or a portable GFCI, with no new wiring or outlets added
How it works
- Walk the house with you to plan rooflines, shrubs and ground-level trees, and find the outlets that will power them
- Test each set on the ground and set aside any with damaged sockets or wires
- Set the ladder on level footing, clip the lights along gutters and eaves, and plug into GFCI-protected outlets on a timer
- Referred out: new outdoor outlets or hardwired and switched lighting circuits go to a licensed electrician, and lights high in trees or anywhere near power lines go to an arborist or lighting company
What happens next
- The written scope and price come first; the layout, number of light runs and outlets are agreed on before anyone climbs a ladder.
- 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 Salt Lake City
Salt Lake City has an estimated 30,000 brick homes built before 1970 that the city classifies as unreinforced masonry construction, and its Fix the Bricks program provides financial assistance to retrofit these older homes against earthquake damage. (Salt Lake City's Fix the Bricks Program — SLC.gov Blog) A pilot 2016 grant of over $700,000 funded the retrofit of 29 Salt Lake City homes, while a 2019 grant of more than $5 million aims to retrofit another 200 homes. (Fix The Bricks! Fortifying Salt Lake City, Utah — FEMA Case Study)
Calls come from around University of Utah, Foothill Drive, Research Park, the benches, up by the U.
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
- CPSC: Happy Holidays Start with Safety (2025 news release) — retrieved 2026-09-23
- NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991-2020 (Monthly) — Salt Lake City Intl AP, UT — retrieved 2026-09-19
- CPSC: Put Safety at the Top of Your List When Decorating this Holiday Season — retrieved 2026-09-23
- OSHA Quick Card: Portable Ladder Safety — retrieved 2026-09-23
- Salt Lake City's Fix the Bricks Program — SLC.gov Blog — retrieved 2026-09-19
- Fix The Bricks! Fortifying Salt Lake City, Utah — FEMA Case Study — retrieved 2026-09-19