Pine needles in Upper Avenues
Tom Hanks, owner, 24/7 Express Handyman Service · Updated September 2026
24/7 Express Handyman Service clears pine needles in Upper Avenues. At least 50% of home ignitions in wildfires are started by burning embers carried through the air. (Protect Your Home from Wildfire: Ember Awareness Checklist | USU Extension) 18-inch water main built in 1911 from City Creek to Thirteenth Avenue gave a boost to development in the Upper Avenues, according to the Avenues Historic District National Register documentation. (Avenues Historic District (amended), National Register of Historic Places Registration Form (NPGallery)) 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 pine needles job cost in Upper Avenues?
From $205
Pine needles in Upper Avenues 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
- Scoops pine needles, leaves and twigs out of gutters and downspouts by hand and bags the debris.
- Sweeps needle litter off low-slope roof sections, out of roof valleys and from where the roof meets a wall or dormer.
- Rakes needles out from under decks, along the foundation and out of window wells.
How it works
- Roof pitch, height and number of stories are checked from photos to decide what can be reached safely.
- The cleanup is priced in writing.
- Gutters are cleared from a secured ladder, roof litter is swept off, then each downspout is flushed to confirm flow.
- Referred out: steep or high roofs and roof repairs (roofer), work near overhead power lines, and branch removal above ladder reach (arborist).
What happens next
- The written scope and price come first; before-and-after photos of the gutters and roof valleys follow the visit.
- 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 Upper Avenues
Brick became the preferred building material in the Avenues after the late 1860s, when Salt Lake City had several brickyards, including one in the Upper Avenues area, though small adobe houses were built until the 1880s. (Avenues Historic District (amended), National Register of Historic Places Registration Form (NPGallery)) Salt Lake City's Plat D was extended to include the upper bench lands in the late 1890s, and in 1907 the city council designated the east-west streets as avenues, giving the neighborhood its name. (Avenues Historic District (amended), National Register of Historic Places Registration Form (NPGallery)) On the upper slopes of the Avenues, the below-grade garage was a common adaptation to the steep topography. (Avenues Historic District (amended), National Register of Historic Places Registration Form (NPGallery)) Salt Lake City's Wildland Urban Interface Fire Code adds extra fire safety rules for properties near undeveloped natural areas, covering building and roofing materials, how buildings are built, allowed landscaping, and the space required between buildings and wildland. (SLC Wildland Urban Interface Fire Code | Salt Lake City Council Office) A 2004 proposal to extend the Avenues Historic District north to Eleventh Avenue was made, but the boundary increase has not been pursued. (Avenues Historic District (amended), National Register of Historic Places Registration Form (NPGallery))
Calls come from around Salt Lake City Cemetery, City Creek Canyon, Bonneville Shoreline Trail, the Aves.
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
- Protect Your Home from Wildfire: Ember Awareness Checklist | USU Extension — retrieved 2026-09-23
- Avenues Historic District (amended), National Register of Historic Places Registration Form (NPGallery) — retrieved 2026-09-23
- Ask an Expert: Wildfire Safety Starts at Home | USU Extension — retrieved 2026-09-23
- OSHA QuickCard: Portable Ladder Safety — retrieved 2026-09-23
- SLC Wildland Urban Interface Fire Code | Salt Lake City Council Office — retrieved 2026-09-23