Move-day timelines almost never match what people assume. These are the questions Atlanta customers ask us most when planning the calendar.
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Bears Moving Co. doesn't charge a cancellation or reschedule fee as long as you let us know at least 48 hours before your scheduled arrival window. Inside 48 hours, we'll always try to move you to the next available slot at no charge before considering any fee — closings get pushed back, weather changes, and life happens.
Many other Atlanta movers require non-refundable deposits of $100–$500 that disappear the moment you reschedule, so always read the deposit policy in writing before you book.
A typical 3-bedroom Atlanta home with a 3-person crew takes 4–8 hours from truck arrival to final walkthrough, assuming the new home is within 30 miles, neither location has more than one flight of stairs, and the home is fully packed before we arrive.
Add 1–2 hours for any of these: stairs at both ends, a long carry (more than ~75 feet from truck to door), an unpacked kitchen or closet, or a separate stop at a self-storage unit. We give every customer a realistic time range — not a low-balled best case — so the final invoice matches the estimate.
Two to three weeks is comfortable for most of the year. For a Saturday between May and September, or for any date in the last three days of a month, book four to six weeks out — those slots are the first to disappear across every reputable company in the metro.
If you need a certificate of insurance for a high-rise or an elevator reservation, add another week so the paperwork is accepted before your window is confirmed.
m. and second slots that generally start early afternoon, and you get an arrival window rather than a single minute. First slots are the most predictable because nothing can run long ahead of them, which is why they are the ones building elevator reservations should be matched to. We call the morning of the move with the crew's ETA and again if traffic shifts it.
Yes, and it is common in Atlanta — a single-day move with a stop to pick up or drop off at a facility you have rented (we do not provide the storage ourselves). The only real planning point is the facility's access hours and elevator or cart policy, since most self-storage sites close their gates in the early evening.
Tell us the facility name and unit floor at quote time so the schedule accounts for the second stop.
We work Saturdays and Sundays at the same hourly rate as a weekday, and weekend slots fill first. Major holidays are limited but not impossible; give as much notice as you can. Because the rate does not change by day, the only reason to prefer a weekday is availability — mid-week dates almost always offer a wider choice of start times and crew sizes.