Move-out fixes in Sugar House

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

24/7 Express Handyman Service patches walls before move-out in Sugar House. 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) 601 properties make up the Highland Park National Register historic district, which sits about half a mile southeast of the Sugar House Business District between Elizabeth Street, 1500 East, 2700 South and Parkway Avenue. (Sugar House Community Master Plan (Salt Lake City Planning)) 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 Sugar House?

Move-out fixes in Sugar House 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 & Millcreek

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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 Sugar House

Sugar House architecture is primarily residential, ranging from imposing Victorian residences and spacious homes near the Salt Lake Country Club to Craftsman bungalows and tracts of post-World War II cottages. (Sugar House Community Master Plan (Salt Lake City Planning)) From 1910 to 1926, developers Kimball and Richards annexed and built approximately 600 homes on 250 acres of vacant land south of Parley's Creek that they had purchased in 1909. (Sugar House Community Master Plan (Salt Lake City Planning)) Most of Emigration Creek through Sugar House is bounded by steep banks and runs through existing residential areas, and many residents have rear yards within close proximity of the streambed. (Sugar House Community Master Plan (Salt Lake City Planning)) Converting two-story older homes originally built as single-family dwellings into multi-family units is fairly common in Sugar House, and these conversions were often done illegally without a building permit or compliance with city zoning and code regulations. (Sugar House Community Master Plan (Salt Lake City Planning))

Calls come from around Sugar House Park, Sugar House Monument, Westminster University.

County
Salt Lake County
ZIP codes
84106, 84105
Zone and typical arrival
Salt Lake City & Millcreek: 60–90 minutes
Empty apartment bedroom with bare walls and carpet, ready for a move-out walkthrough
Photo: aismallard, CC BY-SA 3.0

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

  1. Walk the unit with the lease's move-out checklist and flag every hole, ding and loose fixture
  2. Patch and texture first so the compound has time to dry before any paint goes on
  3. Touch up paint, reinstall hardware and make a final pass with the checklist before the walkthrough
  4. 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.

More about move-out fixes

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.

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