Patio storage in Federal Heights
Tom Hanks, owner, 24/7 Express Handyman Service · Updated September 2026
24/7 Express Handyman Service stores patio sets for winter in Federal Heights. 1-pound cylinders are the largest propane tanks that should be stored indoors at a home, garages included; 20-pound grill tanks stay outside. (Minnesota State Fire Marshal: LP gas inside buildings) 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, scheduled work is $95/hour with a 2-hour minimum and no dispatch fee, plus a $15 fuel surcharge.
How much does a patio storage job cost in Federal Heights?
From $205
Patio storage in Federal Heights 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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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
- Patio chairs, tables, cushions and umbrellas cleaned, dried, stacked and moved into a garage or shed, or covered in place
- Propane grill cleaned of grease, the cylinder valve closed, the tank disconnected and left outdoors upright, and the grill covered or moved in
- Umbrella bases, planters and fire-pit covers put away in fall, and everything set back out in spring
How it works
- Walk the patio with you and decide what goes inside, what gets covered and where it will fit
- Clean and dry furniture and cushions so they do not mildew in storage
- Close the grill tank valve, disconnect the tank and set it upright outdoors, then stack, cover and label everything else
- Referred out: natural gas grills piped to the house, gas fire pits and leaking hoses or regulators go to a licensed gas contractor or the grill's service provider
What happens next
- The written scope and price come first; storage spots are agreed on before anything is moved.
- 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 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.
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
- Minnesota State Fire Marshal: LP gas inside buildings — retrieved 2026-09-23
- National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Edward & Harriett Rosenbaum House (Utah SHPO) — retrieved 2026-09-23
- NFPA Grilling Safety tip sheet — 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