Bears Moving Co. moves single-family houses in Atlanta — the bedrooms plus the garage, attic, basement, shed, and patio that come with them. A Atlanta two-bedroom house typically runs 3–6 hours with a 2- or 3-mover crew, and a three-bedroom runs 4–8 hours with a 3-mover crew. Porch steps and how far the truck parks from the door are the two variables that move the number.
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.
Houses hold more than people expect, and a Atlanta move day goes long when the crew shows up sized for the bedrooms alone. The detached houses in Atlanta are mostly older bungalows, cottages, and craftsman homes — narrow front doors, porch steps, a hall that turns twice before it reaches a bedroom, and a crawlspace or half-basement where the tools and holiday bins live.
We scope by bedroom count first and then by the rooms that aren't bedrooms — because those are what decide the truck size. The parts of a house that blow up a time estimate are the parts nobody walks through: the crawlspace, the back porch, the tool bench, the grill, the potting bench, and the closet under the stairs.
We count all of it in the walkthrough so the crew size matches the actual load.
Truck placement is the first decision on any Atlanta house move. Short driveways, street-only frontage, and low limbs over older blocks decide whether the 26-footer parks at the door or a hundred feet down the curb, so we scout it before move day and run four-wheel dollies down the sidewalk when we have to.
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 high-rises along Peachtree Street and West Peachtree (Viewpoint, SkyHouse Midtown, 1010 Midtown, The Atlantic), the lofts off Krog Street and Edgewood, the bungalows around Grant Park and Inman Park, the Beltline-adjacent townhomes from Old Fourth Ward to Reynoldstown, and the larger homes in Ansley Park, Brookwood, and Atkins Park.
Our crews know which Midtown buildings have a 6am–8am loading window and which require weekend appointments only, where to stage on Krog Tunnel without a parking ticket, and which streets in Inman Park don't allow 26-foot trucks. We've moved offices in and out of Tech Square, Colony Square, and Ponce City Market, and we issue COIs for all of them.
Most Atlanta house moves are one older home to another a few miles away, or an upsize out to a subdivision once a second child arrives and the crawlspace stops being enough storage. The Atlanta areas we load houses out of most: Midtown, Old Fourth Ward, West End, Grant Park, Inman Park, and Virginia-Highland.
Atlanta moves split cleanly into three logistics buckets, and the bucket determines the crew size and truck we send. In-town high-rises (Midtown, Downtown, parts of West Midtown) almost always require a reserved freight elevator window, a Certificate of Insurance naming the building 24+ hours in advance, and a pad/cardboard wrap on elevator interiors — we handle all of it as part of the booking.
Pre-war and bungalow neighborhoods like Inman Park, Grant Park, Virginia-Highland, and Old Fourth Ward come with narrow porches, original hardwoods, and street parking that disappears during weekday rush — we time-shift those moves to 9am or 1pm starts to dodge the worst of it.
Single-family neighborhoods on the south and west sides (West End, Adair Park, Capitol View) typically have driveway access but older trim and tight stairwells that need door-jamb pads. Our dispatcher pre-screens every Atlanta booking against the I-75/85 connector, the Downtown Connector, and current GDOT closures so the crew rolls with a working route, not a guess.
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 Atlanta house move, not a preference.
A Atlanta two-bedroom house typically runs 3–6 hours with a 2- or 3-mover crew, and a three-bedroom runs 4–8 hours with a 3-mover crew. Porch steps and how far the truck parks from the door are the two variables that move the number.
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.
Most in-town Atlanta moves are billed at our standard transparent hourly rate with a 2-hour minimum. Studios and 1-bedrooms in Midtown and Old Fourth Ward typically finish in 2–4 hours with a 2-mover crew. 2-bedroom condos and bungalows in Inman Park or Virginia-Highland run 3–6 hours with a 2- or 3-mover crew depending on stairs. 3-bedroom homes on the south/west sides typically run 4–8 hours with a 3-mover crew.
Drive time between any two in-town Atlanta addresses is included — there is no separate travel-time line item, no fuel surcharge, and no per-stair or per-flight fee. The most common upsell trap with other Atlanta movers is a low advertised hourly rate that excludes the truck, fuel, or insurance — ours always includes them.
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 Atlanta two-bedroom house typically runs 3–6 hours with a 2- or 3-mover crew, and a three-bedroom runs 4–8 hours with a 3-mover crew. Porch steps and how far the truck parks from the door are the two variables that move the number.
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 Atlanta house move as long as we count them in the walkthrough.
Truck placement is the first decision on any Atlanta house move. Short driveways, street-only frontage, and low limbs over older blocks decide whether the 26-footer parks at the door or a hundred feet down the curb, so we scout it before move day and run four-wheel dollies down the sidewalk when we have to.
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 Atlanta house move.