A house move is not an apartment move with more boxes. It means bedroom sets and sectionals that need real muscle, a kitchen's worth of fragile packing, a garage and often a yard, stairs at one or both ends, and a truck plan that fits everything in the right order. We move houses, townhomes, and condos across Southern California every day, and the difference shows in how we plan: the right crew size for the real contents, materials for every fragile thing, and floor and door protection at both homes.

Houses hold the items that end most DIY moves: pianos, safes, marble and stone pieces, oversized sectionals, appliances, and gym equipment. Our rule is simple: we size the crew for safety, not for the lowest bill.

• Tell us early, with photos. For anything heavy, high-value, or going up or down stairs, we ask for photos of the item and the staircase or access route before move day. A few pictures let us bring the right crew, equipment, and materials instead of improvising on your doorstep.
• Extra-heavy items are priced honestly. Items that may run over 250 pounds carry extra-heavy handling on the quote, and you will see it before you book, never as a surprise on the day.
• The riskiest jobs get a second set of eyes. Very heavy pieces or tricky access (tight turns, long stair runs, balconies) are reviewed and signed off by our Fleet Manager before the day, so the plan on paper is a plan that actually works.
• Never two movers by default. A single heavy item is not automatically a two-person job. Weight, shape, and stairs decide the crew, and we would rather quote one more mover than risk your item, your home, or our crew.

Pianos and other specialty pieces have their own page: Piano Movers. For estates and high-value homes, see White-Glove Movers.

The honest answer: it depends on the crew size and the hours, and those depend on your house. Local house moves are billed by the hour at one all-inclusive rate based on crew size, with wrapping, basic tools, and furniture disassembly and reassembly included. Here is how the number actually forms:

• A 3-bedroom house is usually a 3-person crew for most of a day. What moves the hours up or down: how much is packed before the crew arrives, stairs at either end, the garage, and the drive between homes.
• A 4-5 bedroom house usually means a bigger crew and often packing the day before, so you are paying for two shorter, well-run days instead of one brutal one.
• Billing mechanics: a 3-hour minimum, then 15-minute steps. The clock starts after you sign at the house, never for the drive to you.

A few honest notes on pricing. Monday through Thursday is our discounted weekday rate, so flexible dates save real money on a house-sized job. California requires Double Drive Time: if the drive between your two homes is over 15 minutes, that drive time is counted twice, and we tell you before you book. Depending on the job, a trip fee may apply, and if it does it shows on your quote.

For the full price tables by crew size and home size, see Moving Cost, and for an exact number, a quick free quote takes minutes.

Most of our house moves are local: within Orange County, Los Angeles, the Inland Empire, and San Diego. We move houses in every city we serve; find yours through our location hubs: Orange County Movers · Los Angeles Movers · Inland Empire Movers · San Diego Movers.

Leaving Southern California, we handle long-distance and interstate house moves too, with common lanes to Salt Lake City, Las Vegas, Phoenix, and the Bay Area. Long moves start with a quick, free video estimate so we see the real house, bring the right materials, and give you an honest price before we pack a thing. See Long-Distance Movers.

We would rather be straight with you. If you are moving a studio's worth of boxes and just need a truck and two hands for an hour, a smaller local outfit may be cheaper, and that is fine. We are also not the bargain-basement option; we use better materials and experienced, insured crews, and that costs a little more. And one important one: we do not lift or relocate the physical building. Some companies called "house movers" jack up a structure and transport it; that is structural house moving, a different trade with different permits. We move everything in and about your house, and the house move itself, door to door. If your job is the building, you need a structural moving contractor; if your job is your home and everything in it, that is exactly what we do well.