Bears Moving Co. moves single pieces and furniture-only loads in Decatur — store and Marketplace pickups, deliveries the retailer won't carry upstairs, moving one heavy item between floors, and rearranging a room. Two movers, a padded truck, and a true 2-hour minimum with fuel, pads, straps, dollies, floor protection, and basic disassembly and reassembly included. Licensed GA HHG #9320 and fully insured.
This is not a whole-home move — it's the job most movers won't take.
Sectionals and sleeper sofas, king and queen mattress sets, armoires and china hutches, dining tables with stone or glass tops, dressers and wardrobes, desks and filing cabinets, treadmills and Pelotons, recliners and lift chairs, patio sets, upright and spinet pianos, gun safes, disassembled pool tables, large mirrors and artwork, and appliances that aren't hard-plumbed.
Common Decatur pickup points include Decatur Square consignment and antique shops, estate sales in Oakhurst and Winnona Park, Marketplace pickups near Avondale, and storage retrievals off Scott Boulevard. Decatur calls are heavy on antiques, hutches, upright pianos, and pieces bought at the Square that need a careful two-mover carry rather than a rental van.
We move in and out of the Oakhurst village around East Lake Drive, the Winnona Park area near Agnes Scott College, the historic core off East Trinity Place, the 335 W. Ponce condos, and the Avondale Estates Tudor district.
Our crews know that the brick streets in Avondale Estates take longer to walk a hand truck across, that the alleys behind Ponce and Commerce are tighter than they look on Google Maps, and that the homes near Glennwood Elementary and Oakhurst Elementary often have detached garages with original carriage doors that need extra protection.
We've moved offices in the downtown Decatur square, families in and out of every street off College Avenue, and apartments in the new builds along Church Street.
About 15 min east of downtown Atlanta. Drive time to Decatur is inside the hourly rate, so a single-item pickup in DeKalb County doesn't carry a trip charge. The Decatur areas we get furniture calls from most: Oakhurst, Winnona Park, Avondale Estates, Kirkwood, and East Lake.
Decatur is a uniquely 'careful' city for movers. The housing stock is dominated by 1920s–1940s craftsman bungalows in Oakhurst, MAK, and Winnona Park, mid-century ranches in Medlock and East Lake, and a tight downtown core where Ponce de Leon and Commerce Drive turn into a logistics puzzle on weekends and during farmers-market hours.
Our crews approach every Decatur job with three assumptions baked in: original hardwoods that scuff if you look at them wrong, narrow front porches that don't accommodate a 4-wheel dolly without floor protection, and mature oak canopies that mean we sometimes can't get a 26-foot truck within 100 feet of the front door.
We bring extra floor runners, longer hand-truck straps, and walk-board ramps for porch steps on every Decatur booking. For moves into or out of the downtown Decatur condos (335 W. ), we handle the COI and loading-dock reservation in advance.
Decatur's older bungalows and craftsman homes have narrow front doors, steep porch steps, and short driveways, so we frequently take doors off hinges and remove sofa legs rather than force a piece through.
Before anything moves we measure the piece against the narrowest point on the route — doorway, stair turn, elevator diagonal — and decide whether to remove legs, take a door off its hinges, or hoist over a rail. Floor runners, corner guards, and pads go down first, and doorframes get protected on every carry.
Every piece is shrink-wrapped or blanket-wrapped before it leaves the room it's in, not after it's on the truck. That's the difference between a furniture mover and a truck with two people in it.
Most Decatur single-item jobs finish inside the 2-hour minimum; antique crating and disassembly add time but never a separate fee. Everything bills at our transparent hourly rate with a true 2-hour minimum — no trip charge, no fuel surcharge, no per-stair or per-flight fee, no charge for pads, straps, dollies, or floor protection.
Basic disassembly and reassembly (bed frames, table legs, sectional feet, treadmill folding) is part of the rate, not an add-on.
Two things change the number: distance to a pickup point outside DeKalb County, and whether the item needs specialty handling — a safe over about 600 lbs, an upright piano, or a stone slab. Tell us the piece and the stairs when you call and we'll give you the honest hour range before you book.
Plenty of Decatur jobs never leave the house: a sectional moving from the basement to the main floor, a bedroom set relocating so hardwoods can be refinished, a home office swapping rooms, or heavy furniture staged for carpet install or a home sale. Two movers for two hours handles most of it, and we put everything back exactly where you point.
If you're staging a Decatur home for sale, we'll move pieces to a garage or storage unit and bring them back after closing on the same hourly rate.
Call us: (404) 514-4814 · Mon–Sat, 8am–6pm · Licensed GA HHG #9320 · BBB A+
Yes — single-item jobs are exactly what this service is for. Two movers and a padded truck with a true 2-hour minimum, whether it's one sectional or a truckload of furniture with no boxes.
Most Decatur single-item jobs finish inside the 2-hour minimum; antique crating and disassembly add time but never a separate fee. It bills at our transparent hourly rate with a 2-hour minimum, and fuel, pads, straps, dollies, floor protection, and basic disassembly are included. No trip charge and no per-stair fee.
Yes, that's one of our most common Decatur calls. Send the pickup address and the seller's window, and we'll pick up, pad, transport, and place the piece in the room you want it — not just inside the front door.
No. There is no per-stair, per-flight, or elevator fee in Decatur. Decatur's older bungalows and craftsman homes have narrow front doors, steep porch steps, and short driveways, so we frequently take doors off hinges and remove sofa legs rather than force a piece through.
Yes. In-home moves and rearranging are billed on the same hourly rate with the same 2-hour minimum — common before flooring installs, home staging, or when a room changes purpose.
Basic disassembly and reassembly is included: bed frames, table legs, sectional feet, desk tops, treadmill folding. Complex built-ins, wall-mounted units, and IKEA flat-pack assembly from scratch are quoted separately.
Yes. Bears Moving Co. is licensed under GA HHG Mover #9320 and carries full cargo and liability insurance on every job, including single-item moves. We can issue a Certificate of Insurance for your building within 24 hours.