Plaster hanging in Bonneville Hills
Tom Hanks, owner, 24/7 Express Handyman Service · Updated September 2026
24/7 Express Handyman Service hangs heavy items on plaster in Bonneville Hills. 3/4 to 7/8 inch is the usual total thickness of plaster over old wood lath, per the National Park Service. (Preservation Brief 21: Repairing Historic Flat Plaster: Walls and Ceilings (National Park Service)) 1300 South and 2100 East form a commercial node, and the majority of that node is located in the Bonneville Hills neighborhood. (Bonneville Hills Neighborhood | Council District 6 (Salt Lake City)) 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 plaster hanging job cost in Bonneville Hills?
From $205
Plaster hanging in Bonneville Hills 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
- Find the studs and lath behind plaster before choosing a fastener for mirrors, art, shelves and coat racks.
- Drill through tape with a masonry bit so the plaster doesn't crack or chip around the hole.
- Use screws long enough to reach through the plaster into framing, or toggles sized for thick hollow walls.
How it works
- Weigh the item and decide whether it needs a stud or can hang from the lath.
- Locate framing with a magnet or small test holes, then mark and tape the drill points.
- Pre-drill, set the fasteners, hang the piece and check that it is level and tight.
- Referred out: loose, bulging or delaminated plaster that needs reattaching or replastering goes to a plaster contractor.
What happens next
- The written scope and price come first; what's being hung, where, and the fastener for each piece are agreed before any drilling.
- 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 Bonneville Hills
Bonneville Hills is a predominantly single-family residential neighborhood closest to Foothill Village, a semi-regional shopping center, and its streetscapes resemble older East Bench neighborhoods, with uniform home setbacks and extensive street trees. (Bonneville Hills Neighborhood | Council District 6 (Salt Lake City)) The Bonneville Hills neighborhood consists of predominantly single-family homes built during the middle of the 20th century. (East Bench Master Plan (Salt Lake City Planning Division, 2017)) The Salt Lake City segment of the Wasatch fault generates large earthquakes of about magnitude 7 on average every 1,350 years, and the most recent was about 1,300 years ago. (Maps Show Potential Geologic Effects of a Magnitude 7 Earthquake | Utah Geological Survey) A brick building with rows of bricks turned endways every five to six rows may be unreinforced masonry, a pattern once used to add strength before steel reinforcing was required. (Unreinforced Masonry | Earthquakes (Utah Division of Emergency Management)) Utah updated its building codes in the 1970s to outlaw construction of new unreinforced masonry buildings, so URM buildings are typically older structures. (Unreinforced Masonry | Earthquakes (Utah Division of Emergency Management))
Calls come from around Foothill Village, Anderson-Foothill Library, 13th and 21st.
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
- Preservation Brief 21: Repairing Historic Flat Plaster: Walls and Ceilings (National Park Service) — retrieved 2026-09-23
- Bonneville Hills Neighborhood | Council District 6 (Salt Lake City) — retrieved 2026-09-23
- East Bench Master Plan (Salt Lake City Planning Division, 2017) — retrieved 2026-09-23
- Maps Show Potential Geologic Effects of a Magnitude 7 Earthquake | Utah Geological Survey — retrieved 2026-09-23
- Unreinforced Masonry | Earthquakes (Utah Division of Emergency Management) — retrieved 2026-09-23