Storm securing in Upper Avenues
Tom Hanks, owner, 24/7 Express Handyman Service · Updated September 2026
24/7 Express Handyman Service secured a storm-hit house in Upper Avenues. 100 mph is the speed straight-line thunderstorm winds can reach, with damage paths hundreds of miles long. (Severe Weather 101: Damaging Winds Basics - NOAA National Severe Storms Laboratory) 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 storm securing job cost in Upper Avenues?
From $205
Storm securing 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
- Boarding broken windows and doors and patching holes in siding so the house is weathertight and closed to entry.
- Tarping small roof openings and clearing loose debris away from doors and walkways.
- Securing or removing loose gutters, trim and fence panels that the next gust could throw into windows.
How it works
- Walk the outside with you to list openings, hanging pieces and trip hazards, and flag anything near wires.
- Close openings first: board windows and doors and tarp roof holes.
- Secure or remove loose materials, then photograph everything for your records.
- Referred out: downed lines go to the power company, gas odors to the gas utility, and structural damage from fallen trees to a licensed contractor or engineer.
What happens next
- The written scope and price come first; temporary securing is done before permanent repairs are planned.
- 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
- Severe Weather 101: Damaging Winds Basics - NOAA National Severe Storms Laboratory — retrieved 2026-09-23
- Avenues Historic District (amended), National Register of Historic Places Registration Form (NPGallery) — retrieved 2026-09-23
- SLC Wildland Urban Interface Fire Code | Salt Lake City Council Office — retrieved 2026-09-23