Bears Moving Co. moves single-family houses in Dunwoody — the bedrooms plus the garage, attic, basement, shed, and patio that come with them. A Dunwoody 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.
Houses hold more than people expect, and a Dunwoody move day goes long when the crew shows up sized for the bedrooms alone. Dunwoody 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 Dunwoody 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 regularly in and out of the Dunwoody Village core off Chamblee-Dunwoody Road, the Georgetown ranches between I-285 and Peeler Road, Mount Vernon Woods and the Mount Vernon Estates streets, the Winters Chapel Road corridor along the Peachtree Corners border, the Branches neighborhood off Tilly Mill, and the high-rises and corporate housing around Perimeter Mall, State Farm, and Ashford-Dunwoody.
Our crews know which Perimeter buildings (Three Ravinia, the Terraces, Concourse) require dock-height adjustments for 26-foot trucks, that GA-400 access from Mount Vernon Road backs up after 7am, that Winters Chapel Road narrows at the Gwinnett line so a 26-footer sometimes swaps for a 20, and which Dunwoody Village townhomes have shared HOA driveways that restrict truck staging.
Dunwoody 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 Dunwoody areas we load houses out of most: Dunwoody Village, Perimeter Center, Georgetown, Mount Vernon Woods, Winters Chapel, and Tilly Mill.
Movers in Dunwoody deal with two very different worlds. The Perimeter Center cluster (Three Ravinia, Terraces, Hammond Hills high-rises, the apartments along Ashford-Dunwoody) operates on strict freight-elevator windows and almost always requires a Certificate of Insurance naming the property manager.
The named residential neighborhoods — Dunwoody Village off Chamblee-Dunwoody Road, Georgetown between I-285 and Chamblee-Dunwoody, Mount Vernon Woods off Mount Vernon Road, Winters Chapel along the Peachtree Corners border, plus Tilly Mill and Branches — are dominated by 3,000–4,500 sq ft split-levels and ranches built between 1970 and 1995, with finished basements, two-car garages, and long driveways that fit a 26-foot truck without issue.
The wrinkle: many Dunwoody homes have basement-level workshops or third-bay garage storage that doubles the inventory most customers estimate. We scope basement and attic contents at quote time so the crew size matches reality.
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 Dunwoody house move, not a preference.
A Dunwoody 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.
Most Dunwoody residential moves run 8–10+ hours with a 3- or 4-mover crew for a 4-bedroom split-level in Georgetown, Mount Vernon Woods, or Winters Chapel, 8–10+ hours for a 4-bed with a finished basement, and 8–10+ hours for 5-bedroom homes. Perimeter high-rise studios and 1-beds typically finish in our 2-hour minimum to 4 hours. Drive time is included in the hourly rate — no per-mile fuel surcharge.
The most common pricing trap with other Dunwoody movers is a 'flat rate' quote based on bedroom count that doesn't account for the basement workshop or garage attic; we always ask.
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 Dunwoody 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 Dunwoody house move as long as we count them in the walkthrough.
Nearly every Dunwoody 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 Dunwoody house move.