Auburn Bay Movers, Calgary

Two movers and one truck, and a median of 5 hours on site. For a one-bedroom that is long, and a sign that a one-bedroom in Auburn Bay is often a whole suite inside a house rather than a compact apartment. Half of the 11 completed at this size ran between 2.88 and 6.25 hours, the widest hours band of the four sizes here, and half cost between $519 and $982. Where a job lands inside that band is mostly the carry: stairs, distance to the truck, and whether the packing is finished.

Still two movers and one truck, and the median runs 5.5 hours on site, with half of the 19 completed at this size between 4.63 and 6.38 hours. That band is tighter than the one-bedroom's, because a two-bedroom apartment or condo is a fairly predictable volume. Half of them cost between $720 and $1,317. These jobs usually begin at a building door, so the elevator window and a clear spot for the truck are worth settling with the building before the date.

This is the size Auburn Bay produces most: a third of the work completed here. Three movers, one truck and a median of 6 hours on site, with half of the 30 at this size running between 4.06 and 7.88 hours and costing between $783 and $1,453. The third mover is what keeps a house this size inside a working day. The garage and the basement decide which half of the band you land in, so a walkthrough before the date earns its twenty minutes.

Three movers, one truck and a median of 7.5 hours: a four-bedroom-plus day in Auburn Bay, with half of the five completed at this size running between 4.75 and 7.75 hours and costing between $1,148 and $1,986. That is a short list, so read the $1,363 median as the middle of a handful of days rather than as a rate. The hourly rate is the same one a one-bedroom is billed at; what makes the day long is how much of the house is packed when the crew arrives.