Take down and store holiday lights

Tom Hanks, owner, 24/7 Express Handyman Service · Updated September 2026

24/7 Express Handyman Service takes down holiday lights in Salt Lake, Park City and Heber. 41% of holiday decorating incidents involved falls, the most frequent type, ahead of cuts and back strains. (CPSC: Put Safety at the Top of Your List When Decorating this Holiday Season)

What light takedown costs

Salt Lake City & Millcreek	from $205
Park City & Summit County	from $225
Heber Valley & Wasatch County	from $225

Light takedown in Salt Lake City & Millcreek 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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Quick answers

What is the safest way to take down holiday lights?

Wait for a dry, calm day with no ice on the roof edge, unplug everything first, and work from level ladder footing. Falls are the most frequent holiday decorating incident, at 41 percent in CPSC data. On an extension ladder, do not stand on the top three rungs.

How should holiday lights be stored so they work next year?

Wind each string loosely on a reel, card or cardboard tube, then store it in a dry, labeled bin. Before packing, check each set for broken or cracked sockets, frayed or bare wires, or loose connections, as CPSC recommends, and throw out damaged sets instead of saving them.

Can light clips stay on the gutters all year?

Often, yes. Clips that sit on the outer lip and do not block water flow can stay up and save time next season. Pull any that trap leaves in the gutter, have cracked, or were attached to shingles you do not want disturbed.

A tangled bundle of lit multicolor C9 holiday light strings held up in one hand — Photo: frankieleon, CC BY 2.0

What 24/7 Express Handyman Service does on site

Lights unplugged, unclipped and lowered from rooflines, gutters, railings and ground-level trees and shrubs
Each set checked for broken or cracked sockets, frayed or bare wires and loose connections, with damaged sets bagged for disposal
Strings wound on reels or cards, labeled by location and packed in bins on a garage or basement shelf

How it works

Pick a dry, calm day with no ice on the roof edge or gutters
Unplug timers and cords, then unclip the lights from the ground or a properly set ladder
Inspect, wind and label each run, and store bins, clips and timers together
Referred out: strings caught in high branches or near power lines go to an arborist or the utility, and any hardwired fixtures or outlets go to a licensed electrician

When to stop and call

If the gutters are iced over or the lights run along a second-story roofline, leave the ladder in the garage. 24/7 Express Handyman Service can take them down, test them and pack them for next year.

What happens next

The written scope and price come first; you say what stays up, what comes down and where the bins go before work 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.

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: 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

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