Move-out fixes in Federal Heights
Tom Hanks, owner, 24/7 Express Handyman Service · Updated September 2026
24/7 Express Handyman Service patches walls before move-out in Federal Heights. 30 days after a renter moves out is the deadline for a Utah landlord to send back the deposit balance. (Utah Code 57-17-3: Application of deposit or prepaid rent, notice, return) 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 move-out fixes job cost in Federal Heights?
Move-out fixes 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: 10 nail holes and 2 small drywall dings patched on a weekday afternoon, about 2 hours: $414.
- Example: 10 nail holes and 2 small drywall dings patched on a weekday afternoon, about 2 hours$414Estimate this job
- Example: the same punch list the evening before the walkthrough, about 2 hours$464Estimate 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
- Nail, screw and anchor holes filled, sanded flush and spot-primed so they disappear under touch-up paint
- TV mounts, shelves and curtain rods taken down, and the holes they leave patched and textured to match the wall
- Door stops, closet doors, cabinet pulls, towel bars and blinds reset or replaced so everything works at the walkthrough
How it works
- Walk the unit with the lease's move-out checklist and flag every hole, ding and loose fixture
- Patch and texture first so the compound has time to dry before any paint goes on
- Touch up paint, reinstall hardware and make a final pass with the checklist before the walkthrough
- 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 leaking faucets or outlets that do not work go to a licensed plumber or electrician
What happens next
- The written scope and price come first; patching starts as soon as you approve it, so the compound has drying time before the walkthrough.
- 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
- Utah Code 57-17-3: Application of deposit or prepaid rent, notice, return — retrieved 2026-09-23
- National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Edward & Harriett Rosenbaum House (Utah SHPO) — retrieved 2026-09-23
- Renovation, Repair and Painting Program: Contractors | 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.