Movers in Georgetown | Payne Free Moving

Georgetown is the toughest access in the District, and our crews treat it that way. The federal-style townhouses west of Rock Creek sit on cobblestone and brick streets with no Metro stop, steep front steps, narrow one-way blocks a big truck can barely thread, and parking that is gone by the time the coffee is cold. A typical Payne Free Moving job here is a three-story townhouse off N Street emptying out before a sale, or a one-bedroom coming down a converted rowhouse near M Street. Marcus Payne ran dispatch for a big DC-area mover before he founded this company in 2012, so Georgetown’s cobblestones, its tight one-way streets, and the Temporary No-Parking sign that lets a truck sit out front are problems our W-2 crews solve all the time.

We scout a Georgetown move hard before the date, because the street decides almost everything. Most blocks need a No-Parking sign posted ahead so the truck can claim the curb, and that is on us. Where a one-way cobblestone street is too tight for a 26-foot truck, we shuttle the load with a smaller one and keep the runs short. The steep front steps come down with a ramp and a spotter, and on a three-story townhouse we blanket the staircase and the original banister before a heavy piece ever moves. With no Metro and tight parking, we time the truck around the worst of the M Street and Wisconsin Avenue traffic. Our crews wrap and pack in-house and never subcontract, and we handle full households, apartments, offices, and pianos. Our trucks stay padded for the humid Georgetown summer and the rare winter ice on the brick streets.

Pricing is flat-rate and set on paper up front. A local Georgetown move runs $145 an hour for two movers, $185 for three, and $245 for four, or as a flat band a two-bedroom lands around $1,200 to $2,050 and a three-bedroom around $2,050 to $3,400. A DC truck needs a No-Parking sign posted on the street, which we handle, so figure a small permit and sign fee. Payne Free Moving is a licensed and insured mover with US DOT and MC authority, registered across DC, Maryland, and Virginia, and $1M in cargo coverage. Ask Marcus for a flat figure on the estimate page, then read how our local moves run.