AD Movers specializes in shotgun house moves in New Orleans — mastering the narrow hallways, the 36-inch doorways, the dogleg turns through living rooms, and the raised-floor front steps that every Uptown, Mid-City, Bywater, and Tremé shotgun presents. If you've been told your furniture "can't fit," call us first. We've heard that before.
New Orleans has more shotgun houses per capita than any other American city. They are among the most architecturally charming homes in the country — and among the most challenging to move. AD Movers has become the city's most experienced shotgun house moving company by solving the same puzzles, thousands of times.
Shotgun houses are typically 12–15 feet wide, with interior doorways often as narrow as 28–36 inches. Large furniture — king beds, sectionals, armoires — must be angled carefully through each opening in the sequence of rooms.
In a true shotgun, there is no hallway. Each room opens directly into the next. This means moving a piece from the back bedroom to the front door requires navigating through every room in between — each with its own set of angles and obstacles.
Most New Orleans shotguns are raised 2–4 feet off the ground, with steep front stairs. Large furniture items must be lifted over the stair railing or carefully navigated down the steps — requiring 2–3 person carries on heavy pieces.
King bed frames, large dressers, sectional sofas, and tall armoires often need to be partially or fully disassembled to exit or enter a shotgun. Our crew brings standard disassembly and reassembly tools on every New Orleans shotgun job.
AD Movers has developed a specific system for shotgun house moves in New Orleans that minimizes time, damage risk, and frustration:
"I have a single shotgun in the 7th Ward and I was told by another company that my king bed wouldn't come out. AD Movers sent two guys who disassembled it, blanket-wrapped every piece, and got it out in 40 minutes. They clearly had done this a hundred times. Nothing was scratched. Absolutely incredible."
"My Bywater double shotgun is notorious — every room opens into the next, the staircase to the upper unit is a spiral, and the doors are 30 inches wide. AD Movers walked it before starting, made a plan, and executed perfectly. My armoire has been a problem in two previous moves. These guys solved it in 15 minutes."
"Moving from a Freret Street shotgun to a Mid-City camelback. The crew knew immediately what to take apart and what to angle. They removed the front door and one interior door — had everything out in 2 hours. Most professional crew I've ever worked with in 10 years of New Orleans moves."
More shotgun house moves than any other company in the city — we've seen every layout, every stuck piece, every 30-inch doorway across Uptown, Bywater, Mid-City, and beyond.
Every AD Movers truck carries basic disassembly tools — so when a king bed frame or armoire needs to come apart in a shotgun, we're not making a special trip. We're ready.
Shotgun house moves take a bit longer due to tight access — and our instant quote tool factors in home size so you know what to expect. No surprise add-ons for difficult access.
Every shotgun house move is covered by full cargo and liability insurance. We're LPSC licensed — and we've never left a shotgun with a scratch on a door frame. Zero damage record.
Use our instant quote tool — enter your shotgun house address, home size, and move date. Shotgun houses often take a bit longer, and our pricing reflects that honestly upfront.
King beds, large armoires, sectional sofas, antique pieces — let us know what you have so we can bring the right tools and plan the right approach before we even arrive.
We walk the house first, make a plan, and execute — disassembling what needs to be disassembled, wrapping everything, and navigating every room in sequence. Done right, damage-free, every time.
As shotgun house movers in New Orleans, we've worked in every shotgun-dense neighborhood in the city — Uptown, Garden District, Mid-City, Broadmoor, Bywater, Marigny, Tremé, the 7th Ward, Freret, Carrollton, and Central City. We know the specific architectural variations in each area and come prepared for them.
Whether you're moving a camelback, a double shotgun, a Creole cottage, or a classic single-barrel shotgun, our crew has moved it before. And if your furniture has "gotten stuck" in a previous move — call us. We solve stuck furniture for breakfast.
Get My Shotgun House Quote →As a shotgun house moving company in New Orleans, AD Movers has built its reputation specifically on the city's most challenging moves. We don't just handle shotguns — we've refined a complete system for them over 13 years and 500+ shotgun house moves.
Every truck carries disassembly tools. Every crew member is trained on New Orleans shotgun house technique. Every job is planned before the first piece moves. And every piece arrives damage-free. That's the AD Movers difference.
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A shotgun house is a narrow single-story home where rooms are arranged in a straight line — front door to back door — with no hallway. Doorways are often 28–36 inches wide. Moving large furniture requires carefully angling pieces through multiple door openings in sequence, which requires experienced movers who have done it hundreds of times.
Usually yes, but it requires disassembly. King bed frames almost always need to be broken down into their components (headboard, footboard, side rails) to navigate through shotgun doorways. AD Movers brings disassembly tools on every job — we handle this routinely.
Shotgun moves typically take longer than comparable-sized homes with open layouts — a 2-bedroom shotgun might take 3–5 hours where a 2-bedroom apartment with wide hallways takes 2–3 hours. Our instant quote tool factors in home size, so you see a realistic ballpark upfront at admoversla.com/moving-quote/.
Almost always yes. Most sectional sofas separate into sections that can be maneuvered through shotgun doorways individually. For fixed-frame sectionals, we assess all exit options — back doors, side access, window removal — before committing to a route.
A double shotgun is two shotgun houses side by side under one roof — essentially a duplex with the shotgun layout on each side. Extremely common in New Orleans. AD Movers handles single shotguns, double shotguns, camelbacks, and all New Orleans architectural variants.
Shotgun houses are concentrated in Uptown, Mid-City, Bywater, Marigny, Tremé, the 7th Ward, Carrollton, Broadmoor, Freret, and Central City. AD Movers has moved in all of these neighborhoods — and we know the specific quirks of each area's shotgun stock.
We walk your shotgun before we move a single piece. We identify every potential challenge before it becomes a stuck situation. We bring the right tools. And we don't leave until everything is in your new home — damage-free. That's the AD Movers promise on every shotgun house move in New Orleans.
Get My Shotgun House Quote →500+ shotgun houses moved. Disassembly tools on every truck. Zero damage record. Get your transparent ballpark price in 60 seconds — no calls required.
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