Altadore Movers, Calgary

A one-bedroom apartment or condo is the shortest day Altadore produces: two movers, one truck and a median of 2.75 hours on site, with half of the 10 at this size finishing between 2.31 and 3.56 hours. Half of them cost between $332 and $596. The load is a bedroom, a living room and a kitchen's worth of boxes, and the bed frame is usually the only piece that needs both movers at once. Stairs, a lift, and how close the truck can sit to the door are what move a job inside that band.

Two bedrooms in Altadore is still a two-mover, one-truck job, but it is a long one: a median of 6 hours on site, with half of the 15 at this size running between 4.25 and 7.63 hours. That is more than double the one-bedroom median, and the reason is that a two-bedroom here is as often half of a house as it is a suite. That means more furniture, and stairs between the door and the truck. Half of these cost between $700 and $1,346.

A three-bedroom house move in Altadore picks up a third mover and runs 6.25 hours at the median, with half of the 14 at this size between 5.5 and 7.75 hours, a tighter band than the smaller sizes, because a three-bedroom house is a fairly predictable volume. Half cost between $1,158 and $2,065. The extra mover is what keeps the job inside a working day: with three people, the heavy pieces come down the stairs in one pass rather than two.

Four movers, one truck and a median of 9.25 hours: a four-bedroom-plus move in Altadore is a full day and then some, with half of the 8 at this size running between 8.38 and 10.31 hours. Half cost between $2,039 and $2,569, a narrow band for a job this large. At this size the garage and the basement are as much of the work as the bedrooms are. What shortens the day is how much of the house is packed before the crew arrives.