Bears Moving Co. hauls junk in Dunwoody — garage, basement, and attic cleanouts, single-item pickups, old appliances and mattresses, post-renovation debris, rental turnovers, and full estate cleanouts. We load it, sweep up, and take it to donation, recycling, or the transfer station.
Pricing is not hourly: we quote from the characteristics of the job — how much of the truck the load fills, what it weighs, what is in it, how hard it is to reach, how far we drive, and what disposal costs — and you get that number on site before anything moves. Licensed GA HHG #9320 and fully insured.
Junk removal is a cleanout service, not a move. We show up with a truck and a crew, you point at what is going, and we do the carrying, loading, and sweeping. Nothing has to be dragged to the curb first and nothing has to be broken down ahead of time — that is our job.
Common Dunwoody loads include condo and apartment cleanouts scheduled through the loading dock, single-item pickups the building's bulk-trash rules will not take, office suite clear-outs of desks, chairs, and files, and appliance and mattress removals that need a freight elevator. In Dunwoody we mostly clear condos and apartments through the dock, pull appliances and mattresses the building will not accept at the chute, and empty small office suites.
We cannot take hazardous materials: paint and solvents, chemicals, motor oil and fuel, propane tanks, batteries, medical waste, or anything containing asbestos. Everything else — furniture, appliances, mattresses, electronics, yard waste, construction debris — is fair game.
Junk removal is not billed by the hour. Every job is quoted from the characteristics of the load: how much of the truck it fills, what it weighs, what is in it, how hard it is to get out, how far we drive, and what the disposal site charges to take it.
We start with volume, because that is what the truck can carry. We price by how much of the truck your load fills — a quarter, a half, three quarters, or a full truckload — and we quote that on site once we can see the pile, before anything gets loaded. A single-item pickup carries a small minimum because the truck and crew still have to make the trip.
Weight comes next. Dense material like concrete, brick, dirt, roofing shingles, tile, and plaster costs more than the same volume of furniture, because the transfer station charges by the ton rather than by the cubic yard. A half truckload of demolition rubble can weigh more than a full truckload of household goods.
Item type matters where disposal is regulated. Refrigerators, freezers, and window air conditioners carry a refrigerant recovery fee. Mattresses and box springs have their own disposal charge. Electronics and e-waste, tires, and treated construction debris each have handling costs we pass through at cost rather than marking up.
Labor and difficulty are the fourth factor. A pile already stacked in the driveway is the cheapest version of any Dunwoody job. Stairs, a long carry from the back of the house, a tight basement turn, or a hot tub, shed, playset, or swing set that has to be dismantled before it will fit through a door all add crew time to the quote.
Dunwoody buildings run on reserved freight elevators, dock windows, and a Certificate of Insurance on file, and most of them will not take bulk items at the trash chute — we book the window and handle the paperwork.
Location and travel are folded in as well: the drive to the property and the drive from the property to the right disposal or recycling facility. Tipping fees vary by county, so where the load ends up is part of what it costs to take it.
Finally, disposal and recycling. Furniture in good shape is donated, electronics go to an e-waste recycler, and the rest is weighed in at the transfer station where the dump fee is charged by the ton. You see the number before we load, and it does not move unless the pile does.
A Dunwoody building job is usually a quarter to a half truckload, and the elevator window plus the length of the hallway carry set the labor side of the quote.
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.
About 25 min north of Atlanta via GA-400. Dunwoody buildings run on reserved freight elevators, dock windows, and a Certificate of Insurance on file, and most of them will not take bulk items at the trash chute — we book the window and handle the paperwork. The Dunwoody areas we get junk removal calls from 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.
Furniture in good shape is donated, electronics go to an e-waste recycler, and the rest is weighed in at the transfer station where the dump fee is charged by the ton.
Sorting is part of the job, not an upsell: anything a donation center will accept goes there, metal and appliances go to a scrapper, electronics go to a certified e-waste recycler, and the landfill is the last stop rather than the first.
If you want proof of where something went — common on estate and office cleanouts — ask when you book and we will send the donation receipt or the scale ticket from the transfer station.
A single-item pickup is its own kind of job: one sofa, one mattress, one refrigerator, one treadmill. Those carry a small minimum because the truck still has to make the trip, and they are usually done in under half an hour once we are on site.
A whole-house or estate cleanout is the other end of the range. Those are priced by total volume across the day, sometimes across more than one trip, and we walk the property with you first so the number is settled before we start.
A Dunwoody building job is usually a quarter to a half truckload, and the elevator window plus the length of the hallway carry set the labor side of the quote.
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Yes. Garage, basement, attic, estate, and rental-turnover cleanouts in Dunwoody, plus single-item pickups and construction debris. We load it, sweep the area, and take it to donation, recycling, or the transfer station.
It is quoted by the job, not by the hour. Truck volume is the main factor — a quarter, half, three-quarter, or full load — with weight, item type, difficulty of removal, travel, and disposal fees layered on. A Dunwoody building job is usually a quarter to a half truckload, and the elevator window plus the length of the hallway carry set the labor side of the quote.
You get the number on site before we load anything.
Because the cost is driven by what happens after the truck leaves. Landfill tipping fees are charged by the ton, refrigerant appliances and mattresses carry their own disposal fees, and recycling and donation each have their own logistics. Pricing by the load reflects those real costs; pricing by the hour would not.
No. We do the carrying from wherever the items are — basement, attic, backyard, second floor. Curbside piles are cheaper only because they are faster to load, but they are never required.
We cannot take hazardous materials: paint and solvents, chemicals, motor oil and fuel, propane tanks, batteries, medical waste, or anything containing asbestos. Everything else — furniture, appliances, mattresses, electronics, yard waste, construction debris — is fair game.
Yes. Dismantling is common on Dunwoody jobs and is quoted as part of the labor and difficulty portion of the price, so you see it in the number up front rather than as a surprise line afterward.
Furniture in good shape is donated, electronics go to an e-waste recycler, and the rest is weighed in at the transfer station where the dump fee is charged by the ton. Ask for a donation receipt or a scale ticket when you book and we will send it after the job.
Yes. Bears Moving Co. is licensed under GA HHG Mover #9320 and carries full cargo and liability insurance on every job, including cleanouts. Building Certificates of Insurance are issued within 24 hours of booking.