Bears Moving Co. moves single-family houses in Alpharetta — the bedrooms plus the garage, attic, basement, shed, and patio that come with them. A Alpharetta three-bedroom house typically runs 4–8 hours with a 3-mover crew; four bedrooms and up run 8–10+ hours with a 3- or 4-mover crew once the garage and basement are in the count.
One hourly rate covers the crew, the truck, fuel and drive time, blankets, shrink wrap, dollies, floor runners, door-jamb protection, and basic bed, table, and TV disassembly and reassembly. Licensed GA HHG #9320, fully insured, no per-stair fees and no long-carry charge for a driveway the truck can't reach.
Moving out of a house is a different job than moving out of an apartment, and Alpharetta houses are what this page is about. Alpharetta is subdivision territory — two-story traditionals, split-levels, and ranches with an attached garage, a floored attic over it, a bonus room, and a basement that has been quietly filling up since the family moved in.
We scope by bedroom count first and then by the rooms that aren't bedrooms — because those are what decide the truck size. The garage, the floored attic, the basement, the shed, and the patio are where a three-bedroom quietly becomes a four-bedroom load — lawn equipment, deep freezers, storage shelving, bikes, holiday bins, and the treadmill nobody remembers owning.
Nearly every Alpharetta house gives us a driveway right at the garage, so the truck parks close and the carry is short. The friction is inside: split-level landings, a stair turn at the basement door, and a bonus-room staircase that a king box spring does not want to take.
Floor runners, corner guards, and door-jamb pads go down before the first item leaves the house, and furniture is wrapped in the room it's standing in rather than out on the driveway where the weather gets a vote.
If the house is in a neighborhood with an HOA gate, a narrow cul-de-sac, or a shared drive, tell us at booking and we'll plan the approach instead of improvising with a loaded truck in the street.
We move in and out of the Avalon residential towers and townhomes, the Windward Estates and golf-course communities, the Country Club of the South gated community, the downtown Alpharetta townhomes near Old Milton Parkway and the Alpharetta City Center, and the Crabapple-area subdivisions.
Our crews know that Avalon's loading dock is shared across multiple buildings (timing slips by 30+ minutes if you're not first in the slot), that Windward and Country Club of the South require gate-code call-in 30 minutes ahead, and that Old Milton Parkway closes a lane during summer farmers-market events — we pre-route around it.
Alpharetta families typically move inside the same school district, jump one subdivision over for more square footage, or head further out where the lots get bigger. The Alpharetta areas we load houses out of most: Avalon, Downtown Alpharetta, Windward, and Crabapple.
Alpharetta moves split between three distinct zones, each with its own logistics. Avalon and the surrounding mixed-use developments (Avalon residences, the Foundry, Maxwell Retail) are urban-style with structured parking, freight elevator windows, and concierge COI requirements that make them feel more like Buckhead than a suburb.
Windward, Country Club of the South, and the larger gated communities are estate-scale moves: 4–6 bedroom homes on half-to-full-acre lots, formal dining rooms, primary suites with sitting areas, and frequently a finished basement that doubles the box count. Downtown Alpharetta (around the Alpharetta City Center, Old Roswell Street, Milton Avenue) has been redeveloped into a mix of modern townhomes and converted commercial buildings with tight street access.
Crabapple (technically straddling Alpharetta and Milton) is mostly newer subdivisions with HOA-controlled loading. GA-400 northbound is the universal access route and backs up 4–6:30pm.
Washers, dryers, standalone freezers, refrigerators, grills, riding and push mowers, tool chests, workbenches, shelving units, and patio sets all move with us. Appliances are disconnected only when the lines are simple shutoffs — gas and hardwired connections need a licensed tech, and we'll tell you that before move day rather than after.
Fuel comes out of mowers, blowers, and generators before they load; propane tanks travel separately or not at all. That's a safety rule on every Alpharetta house move, not a preference.
A Alpharetta three-bedroom house typically runs 4–8 hours with a 3-mover crew; four bedrooms and up run 8–10+ hours with a 3- or 4-mover crew once the garage and basement are in the count. A three-bedroom house with a full garage usually needs a bigger truck than the bedroom count suggests, which is why we ask about the garage, the attic, and the shed on the phone.
Two trips with a small truck costs more than one trip with the right one.
Loading order matters on a house: heaviest and squarest first, mattresses and long items on the walls, boxes filling the voids, and the fragile pieces loaded last so they come off first at the new address.
Everything bills at one transparent hourly rate covering the crew, the truck, fuel and drive time, all pads and wrap, dollies and straps, floor and doorway protection, and basic disassembly and reassembly. There is no per-stair fee, no long-carry fee, no fuel surcharge, and no equipment rental line.
An Avalon townhouse or condo typically runs 3–6 hours with a 2- or 3-mover crew. A 4-to-5 bedroom Windward or Country Club of the South home runs 8–10+ hours with a 3- or 4-mover crew, often two trucks. A downtown Alpharetta townhouse runs 3–6 hours with a 2- or 3-mover crew. Drive time is included in the hourly rate; no GA-400 toll surcharge, no per-mile add-on.
The most common pricing trap we close for Alpharetta customers: other movers either flat-rate the job (and miss the basement/attic at quote time) or under-staff to win the bid and then run the clock at single-mover speed — we'd rather quote the right crew up-front.
You get a real arrival window the day before with your crew lead's name. We walk the whole house with you — including the garage, attic hatch, basement, and shed — flag the fragile and high-value pieces, set protection, and start loading. Time starts when the truck arrives and stops when the last item is placed.
At the new house we walk it again before anything comes off the truck so furniture lands in the right rooms the first time. Beds and tables are reassembled, boxes go to the rooms they're labeled for, and the wrap and blankets leave with us.
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A Alpharetta three-bedroom house typically runs 4–8 hours with a 3-mover crew; four bedrooms and up run 8–10+ hours with a 3- or 4-mover crew once the garage and basement are in the count. It bills at one transparent hourly rate covering the crew, truck, fuel, drive time, pads, wrap, dollies, floor protection, and basic disassembly and reassembly — no per-stair fee and no fuel surcharge.
Yes — that's the difference between a house move and an apartment move. Shelving, tool benches, lawn equipment, deep freezers, holiday storage, bikes, and patio furniture are all part of a Alpharetta house move as long as we count them in the walkthrough.
Nearly every Alpharetta house gives us a driveway right at the garage, so the truck parks close and the carry is short. The friction is inside: split-level landings, a stair turn at the basement door, and a bonus-room staircase that a king box spring does not want to take.
If the truck can't reach the door, there's still no long-carry fee — we shuttle with dollies and the hourly rate covers it.
Yes. Washers, dryers, refrigerators, and freezers move with us; simple shutoff disconnects are fine, but gas lines and hardwired connections need a licensed technician before we arrive.
A two-bedroom typically runs 3–6 hours, a three-bedroom 4–8 hours, and four bedrooms or more 8–10+ hours. How finished your packing is, stairs, and how much lives in the garage are the real variables.
Homeowners pack and label their own boxes and we move everything. We don't sell packing services or storage. Furniture wrapping, padding, basic disassembly, and reassembly are always included.
Yes — Bears Moving Co. is a Georgia-licensed household goods carrier, GA HHG #9320, BBB A+ accredited, with full cargo and liability insurance on every Alpharetta house move.