Listing prep in Federal Heights
Tom Hanks, owner, 24/7 Express Handyman Service · Updated September 2026
24/7 Express Handyman Service preps homes for listing photos in Federal Heights. 20 square feet outside, or 6 per room inside, is the most paint a minor repair can disturb in pre-1978 housing before EPA lead-safe renovation rules apply. (Renovation, Repair and Painting Program: Contractors | US EPA) 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, the dispatch fee is $199–$349 by time of day, due on arrival and covering the first 60 minutes on site; typical arrival is 60–90 minutes.
How much does a listing prep job cost in Federal Heights?
Listing prep in Federal Heights is billed as a same-day call-out: a dispatch fee by time of day that covers the first 60 minutes on site ($199 daytime (7 a.m.–6 p.m. weekdays), $249 evenings and weekends (6–10 p.m., and all day Saturday and Sunday), $299 overnight (10 p.m.–7 a.m.), $349 holidays and declared storm nights (federal holidays, and storm nights announced before the storm)), then $150/hour in 30-minute steps, plus the $50 supplies fee and the $15 fuel surcharge. Example: loose hardware, a sticking door and caulk touch-ups the day before photos, about 3 hours: $564.
- Example: loose hardware, a sticking door and caulk touch-ups the day before photos, about 3 hours$564Estimate this job
- Example: a short punch list on a Saturday, about 1.5 hours$389Estimate this job
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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.
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 typical arrival
- Salt Lake City & Millcreek: 60–90 minutes
What 24/7 Express Handyman Service does on site
- Wall dings, nail holes and scuffed trim patched and touched up in the rooms the camera will see
- Crooked blinds, sagging cabinet doors, loose knobs and burned-out bulbs fixed or swapped before the shoot
- Sticking or squeaky doors adjusted, missing door stops and towel bars replaced, and gaps in caulk and trim closed
How it works
- Walk the house room by room from the photographer's angles and list what shows
- Patch first, then hardware and adjustments, then paint touch-ups so everything is dry by shoot time
- Final pass to clean up dust and debris and leave each room camera-ready
- Referred out: paint work in a pre-1978 home beyond 6 square feet per room inside or 20 square feet outside goes to an EPA lead-safe certified firm, and flickering lights or outlets that do not work go to a licensed electrician
What happens next
- The written scope and price come first; the list is built around the photographer's time slot so the paint is dry before the shoot.
- 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
- Renovation, Repair and Painting Program: Contractors | US EPA — retrieved 2026-09-23
- National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Edward & Harriett Rosenbaum House (Utah SHPO) — retrieved 2026-09-23
- Real Estate Disclosures about Potential Lead Hazards | US EPA — 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
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(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.